Famous people born in 1885
The best-known people born in 1885, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Niels BohrDanish physicist (1885–1962)
October 7 · d. 1962
Photo: The American Institute of Physics credits the photo [1] to AB Lagrelius & Westphal , which is the Sw, Public domain
Sinclair LewisAmerican writer and playwright (1885–1951)
February 7 · d. 1951
Photo: Oscar White, Pach Brothers Studio, Public domain
D. H. LawrenceEnglish writer and poet (1885–1930)
September 11 · d. 1930
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author (passport office), Public domain
George S. PattonUnited States Army general (1885–1945)
November 11 · d. 1945
Photo: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0
Faisal I of Iraq1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933
May 20 · d. 1933
Photo: Vandyk photographic studio, Public domain
Sacha GuitryFrench playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
February 21 · d. 1957
Photo: Studio Harcourt, Public domain
Georg LukácsHungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971)
April 13 · d. 1971
Photo: Horst Sturm, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Will DurantAmerican historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981)
November 5 · d. 1981
Photo: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0
Chester W. NimitzUnited States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)
February 24 · d. 1966
Photo: "Official U.S. Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archive"., Public domain
George de HevesyHungarian chemist (1885–1966)
August 1 · d. 1966
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Karen HorneyAmerican-German psychoanalyst
September 16 · d. 1952
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mikhail FrunzeSoviet army officer (1885–1925)
February 2 · d. 1925
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Robert DelaunayFrench painter (1885–1941)
April 12 · d. 1941
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
George MinotAmerican physician (1885-1950)
December 2 · d. 1950
Photo: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain
Bess TrumanFirst Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
February 13 · d. 1982
Photo: Harris & Ewing, Public domain
Erich von StroheimAustrian actor and director (1885–1957)
September 22 · d. 1957
Photo: Uncredited., Public domain
Harlow ShapleyAmerican astronomer (1885-1972)
November 2 · d. 1972
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Uzeyir HajibeyovAzerbaijani composer (1885–1948)
September 18 · d. 1948
Photo: Naum Granovsky, Public domain
Princess Alice of BattenbergMember of the House of Battenberg (1885–1969)
February 25 · d. 1969
Photo: Henry Walter Barnett, Public domain
Heinrich BrüningGerman chancellor (1885-1970)
November 26 · d. 1970
Photo: Unknown Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Alice PaulAmerican suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)
January 11 · d. 1977
Photo: Unknown Unknown, Public domain
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January
- January 2 · Anna Hübler, German pair skater (1885-1976)
- January 8 · John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (1885-1945)
- January 9 · Charles Bacon, American athlete (1885–1968)
- January 16 · Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (1885-1967)
- January 21 · Umberto Nobile, Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer (1885-1978)
- January 27 · Jerome Kern, American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
February
- February 1 · Friedrich Kellner, German Justice inspector (1885-1970)
- February 1 · Camille Chautemps, French politician (1885–1963)
- February 7 · Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (1885–1953)
- February 17 · Romano Guardini, German Catholic philosopher (1885–1968)
- February 24 · Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939)
- February 26 · Aleksandras Stulginskis, Second President of Lithuania (from 19 June 1920 until 7 June 1926)
March
- March 13 · Lev Rudnev, Soviet architect (1885–1956)
- March 15 · Gerda Wegener, Danish artist (1885-1940)
- March 16 · Sydney Chaplin, English actor (1885-1965)
- March 17 · Ralph Waldo Rose, American track and field athlete (1885-1913)
- March 29 · Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian poet, writer and translator (1885–1936)
- March 31 · Jules Pascin, French painter (1885-1930)
April
- April 1 · Wallace Beery, American actor (1885-1949)
- April 1 · Clementine Churchill, Wife of Winston Churchill and life peer (1885–1977)
- April 14 · Ekaterina Svanidze, first wife of Josef Stalin (1885–1907)
- April 29 · Egon Erwin Kisch, Austrian/Czech publicist and writer (1885-1948)
- April 29 · Frank Jack Fletcher, United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient
- April 30 · Luigi Russolo, Italian Futurist artist and composer (1885–1947)
May
- May 2 · Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966)
- May 14 · Otto Klemperer, German conductor and composer (1885–1973)
- May 14 · Nikolai Krylenko, Russian revolutionary, politician and chess organiser (1885-1938)
- May 22 · Giacomo Matteotti, Italian politician (1885-1924)
- May 22 · Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (1885–1957)
- May 31 · Alois Hudal, Roman Catholic Bishop, Nazi supporter and anti-Semite of Austrian descent
June
- June 3 · Yakov Sverdlov, Soviet politician
- June 9 · John Edensor Littlewood, English mathematician (1885–1977)
- June 14 · Percy Hobart, British Army general (1885–1957)
- June 16 · Lilly Reich, German designer (1885–1947)
- June 19 · Adela Pankhurst, British-Australian suffragette and political activist
- June 22 · Milan Vidmar, Slovenian chess player (1885–1962)
July
- July 5 · André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (1885–1962)
- July 6 · Ernst Busch, German field marshal (1885-1945)
- July 8 · Hugo Boss, German fashion designer (1885–1948)
- July 14 · Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1885-1959)
- July 19 · Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat (1885–1954)
- July 21 · Jacques Feyder, Belgian-French film director (1885-1948)
August
- August 11 · Sophia Parnok, Russian writer
- August 15 · Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)
- August 16 · Dora Gabe, Bulgarian poet
- August 26 · Jules Romains, French writer (1885-1972)
- August 27 · Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian film director (1885–1967)
- August 30 · Alexander Shliapnikov, Russian politician and syndicalist (1885-1937)
September
- September 4 · Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (1885–1970)
- September 5 · René Grousset, French historian (1885-1952)
- September 10 · Dora Pejačević, Croatian composer (1885–1923)
- September 22 · Ben Chifley, Australian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (1945 to 1949)
- September 22 · Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (1885-1940)
- September 28 · Emil Väre, Olympic wrestler (1885–1974)
October
- October 5 · Ida Rubinstein, Russian actress and dancer
- October 8 · Khải Định, Annamese emperor (1885–1925)
- October 11 · Alicia Moreau de Justo, British-born Argentine politician (1885-1986)
- October 13 · Viggo Brun, Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978)
- October 28 · Per Albin Hansson, Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 1932–1936 and 1936–1946 (1885–1946)
- October 31 · Karl Radek, Russian revolutionary (1885-1939)
November
- November 1 · Anton Flettner, German aviation pioneer (1885–1961)
- November 7 · Frank Knight, American economist (1885-1972)
- November 9 · Theodor Kaluza, mathematician, physicist and university teacher (1885-1954)
- November 14 · Sonia Delaunay, French painter (1885–1979)
- November 24 · Anna Louise Strong, American journalist
- November 27 · Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian writer (1885-1944)
December
- December 3 · Edward Lasker, German-American chess player (1885-1981)
- December 5 · Louise Bryant, American activist and journalist (1885–1936)
- December 6 · Birger Sjöberg, Swedish poet and songwriter (1885-1929)
- December 27 · Alexandre Volkoff, Russian actor and film director (1885-1942)
- December 28 · Vladimir Tatlin, Russian artist (1885–1953)
- December 31 · Princess Viktoria Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein, German princess (1885–1970)
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