Famous people born in 1900

The best-known people born in 1900, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
June 29 · d. 1944
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
May 17 · d. 1989
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Erich Fromm
German-American sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980)
March 23 · d. 1980
Photo: Müller-May, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Wolfgang Pauli
physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
April 25 · d. 1958
Photo: Bettina Katzenstein, CC BY-SA 4.0
Margaret Mitchell
American author and journalist (1900–1949)
November 8 · d. 1949
Photo: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Aumuller, Al, photographer., Public domain
Giorgos Seferis
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
March 13 · d. 1971
Photo: Nobel Foundation, Public domain
Luis Buñuel
Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)
February 22 · d. 1983
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 (1900–2002)
August 4 · d. 2002
Photo: Richard Stone, Public domain
Dennis Gabor
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography
June 5 · d. 1979
Photo: Associated Press, Public domain
Spencer Tracy
American actor (1900–1967)
April 5 · d. 1967
Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (work for hire), Public domain
Eyvind Johnson
Swedish writer (1900–1976)
July 29 · d. 1976
Photo: Meyere de, Jan, Public domain
Jacques Prévert
French poet and screenwriter (1900-1977)
February 4 · d. 1977
Photo: The original uploader was PRÉVERT Catherine at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 1.0
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1900-1958)
March 19 · d. 1958
Photo: The original uploader was ABlockedUser at English Wikipedia . ( Original text: Post office of the GD, Public domain
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002)
February 11 · d. 2002
Photo: Oto Vega Ponce, CC BY-SA 3.0
Urho Kekkonen
eighth President of Finland (1900–1986)
September 3 · d. 1986
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author / Kuvasiskot studio, CC BY 4.0
Helen Hayes
American actress (1900–1993)
October 10 · d. 1993
Photo: Toronto Star, Public domain
Hans Krebs
German-British biochemist (1900-1981)
August 25 · d. 1981
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Pridi Banomyong
Thai prime minister (1900-1983)
May 11 · d. 1983
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Charles Francis Richter
American seismologist
April 26 · d. 1985
Photo: en:Caltech photograph, Public domain
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
June 25 · d. 1979
Photo: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0
Richard Kuhn
Austrian-German biochemist (1900-1967)
December 3 · d. 1967
Photo: ETH Zürich, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aaron Copland
American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)
November 14 · d. 1990
Photo: CBS Television, Public domain
Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin
British-born American astronomer
May 10 · d. 1979
Photo: Smithsonian Institution/Science Service, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Adlai Stevenson II
American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 (1900–1965)
February 5 · d. 1965
Photo: Warren K. Leffler., Public domain
Anna Seghers
German writer (1900–1983)
November 19 · d. 1983
Photo: Hochneder, Christa, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Jan Hendrik Oort
Dutch astronomer (1900–1992)
April 28 · d. 1992
Photo: Joop van Bilsen, CC0
Thomas Wolfe
American writer
October 3 · d. 1938
Photo: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet marshal (1900–1982)
February 12 · d. 1982
Photo: Главархив Москвы, CC BY 4.0
Ragnar Granit
Finnish scientist (1900–1991)
October 30 · d. 1991
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Sándor Márai
Hungarian writer (1900–1989)
April 11 · d. 1989
Photo: public domain, CC0

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Month by month

January

January 5 · Yves Tanguy, French painter (1900–1955)
January 6 · Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (1922 - 1934)
January 15 · William Heinesen, Faroese Danish-language writer (1900-1991)
January 16 · Edith Frank-Holländer, Mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank (1900–1945)
January 25 · Theodosius Dobzhansky, geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1900-1975)
January 30 · Isaak Dunayevsky, Soviet composer (1900–1955)

February

February 7 · Josip Primožič, gymnast (1900-1985)
February 9 · Eliseu Maria Coroli, Italian missionary bishop
February 12 · Pink Anderson, American singer-guitarist (1900–1974)
February 13 · Roy Harrod, English economist (1900–1978)
February 21 · Madeleine Renaud, French actress
February 26 · Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (1900-1989)

March

March 2 · Kurt Weill, German composer (1900–1950)
March 7 · Fritz London, German-American physicist (1900-1954)
March 8 · Howard H. Aiken, pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer (1900-1973)
March 17 · Alfred Newman, American composer (1900-1970)
March 29 · Jiří Wolker, Czech poet, journalist and playwright (1900–1924)
March 31 · Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, British soldier (1900–1974), Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947

April

April 3 · Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958
April 10 · Jean Duvieusart, Belgian politician (1900-1977)
April 19 · Aleksandr Ptushko, Soviet animation and fantasy film director (1900-1973)
April 24 · Elizabeth Goudge, English fiction writer (1900-1984)
April 25 · Gladwyn Jebb, acting Secretary-General of the United Nations (1900-1996)
April 28 · Maurice Thorez, French politician (1900-1964)

May

May 1 · Ignazio Silone, Italian writer and politician (1900-1978)
May 12 · Helene Weigel, German actress and artistic director (1900–1971)
May 20 · Lorenzo Fernández, Uruguayan footballer (1900-1973)
May 22 · Devdas Gandhi, Indian activist (1900–1957)
May 26 · Vítězslav Nezval, Czech poet, writer and translator (1900–1958)
May 28 · Park Hon-young, North Korean politician (1900–1955)

June

June 6 · André Chamson, French writer (1900-1983)
June 21 · Choe Yong-gon, North Korean vice-marshal and politician (1900－1976)
June 22 · Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967)
June 24 · Raphael Lemkin, Polish Jewish lawyer (1900–1959)
June 24 · Georgia Hale, American silent film actress (1905–1985)
June 28 · Leon Kruczkowski, Polish writer (1900–1962)

July

July 4 · Robert Desnos, French writer
July 15 · Filipp Golikov, Soviet marshal (1900-1980)
July 18 · Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and writer (1900–1999)
July 19 · Arno Breker, German sculptor and architect (1900–1991)
July 24 · Zelda Fitzgerald, American writer (1900–1948)
July 27 · Charles Vidor, Hungarian-American film director (1900-1959)

August

August 4 · Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina (1900-1983)
August 4 · Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian (1900–2018)
August 8 · Robert Siodmak, German-born American film director (1900-1973)
August 11 · Charley Paddock, American athlete and Olympic gold medalist (1900-1943)
August 18 · Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian diplomat and politician (1900-1990)
August 19 · Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher

September

September 1 · Pedro Cea, Uruguayan footballer (1900-1970)
September 6 · Julien Green, American author (1900–1998)
September 9 · James Hilton, British novelist and screenwriter (1900–1954)
September 13 · Gladys George, American actress (1904–1954)
September 20 · Humberto Castelo Branco, Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967)
September 29 · Miguel Alemán Valdés, 53th President of Mexico

October

October 14 · W. Edwards Deming, American professor, author, and consultant (1900-1993)
October 15 · Mervyn LeRoy, American film director and producer (1900–1987)
October 17 · Jean Arthur, American actress
October 25 · Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist
October 26 · Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941)
October 27 · Lidia Ruslanova, Russian-Soviet singer (1900-1973)

November

November 3 · Adolf Dassler, German entrepreneur, founder of Adidas shoe company (1900–1978)
November 9 · Bluma Zeigarnik, Soviet psychologist
November 19 · Aleksandr Novikov, Soviet marshal of aviation
November 19 · Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian mathematician (1900-1980)
November 21 · Emanuel Ringelblum, Polish historian (1900-1944)
November 25 · Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (1900–1980)

December

December 6 · Agnes Moorehead, American actress (1900–1974)
December 8 · Kateryna Bilokur, Ukrainian painter (1900-1961)
December 9 · Joseph Needham, British biochemist, historian and sinologist (1900–1995)
December 12 · Mária Telkes, Hungarian–American scientist and inventor (1900–1995)
December 17 · Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (1900-1973)
December 17 · Mary Cartwright, British mathematician (1900–1998)

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