| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Ansel Adams |
Photographer |
20-Feb-1902 |
22-Apr-1984 |
Yosemite photographer |
| Mortimer J. Adler |
Philosopher |
28-Dec-1902 |
28-Jun-2001 |
How to Read a Book |
| Joe Adonis |
Criminal |
22-Nov-1902 |
26-Nov-1971 |
Mafia boss, eventually deported |
| Brian Aherne |
Actor |
2-May-1902 |
10-Feb-1986 |
I Confess |
| Kurt Alder |
Chemist |
10-Jul-1902 |
20-Jun-1958 |
Diels-Alder Reaction |
| Leon Ames |
Actor |
20-Jan-1902 |
12-Oct-1993 |
Character actor, a SAG founder |
| Albert Anastasia |
Criminal |
26-Feb-1902 |
25-Oct-1957 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Lloyd Anderson |
Business |
4-Aug-1902 |
13-Sep-2000 |
Founder of REI |
| Victor E. Anderson |
Politician |
30-Mar-1902 |
15-Aug-1962 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1955-59 |
| Anthony Asquith |
Film Director |
9-Nov-1902 |
20-Feb-1968 |
Pygmalion |
| Brooke Astor |
Philanthropist |
30-Mar-1902 |
13-Aug-2007 |
Heiress, philanthropist |
| Red Badgro |
Football |
1-Dec-1902 |
13-Jul-1998 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Tallulah Bankhead |
Actor |
31-Jan-1902 |
12-Dec-1968 |
Lifeboat |
| Charles Barton |
Film Director |
25-May-1902 |
5-Dec-1981 |
Africa Screams |
| Frances Bavier |
Actor |
14-Dec-1902 |
6-Dec-1989 |
Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Louise Beavers |
Actor |
8-Mar-1902 |
26-Oct-1962 |
She Done Him Wrong |
| Gwendolyn Bennett |
Author |
8-Jul-1902 |
30-May-1981 |
Harlem Renaissance writer |
| Rudolf Bing |
Business |
9-Jan-1902 |
2-Sep-1997 |
Manager of the NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-72 |
| James T. Blair, Jr. |
Politician |
15-Mar-1902 |
12-Jul-1962 |
Governor of Missouri, 1957-61 |
| Arna Bontemps |
Novelist |
13-Oct-1902 |
4-Jun-1973 |
God Sends Sunday |
| Kay Boyle |
Author |
19-Feb-1902 |
27-Dec-1992 |
The Underground Woman |
| Robert F. Bradford |
Politician |
15-Dec-1902 |
18-Mar-1983 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49 |
| Roger D. Branigin |
Politician |
26-Jul-1902 |
19-Nov-1975 |
Governor of Indiana, 1965-69 |
| Walter H. Brattain |
Physicist |
10-Feb-1902 |
13-Oct-1987 |
Co-Inventor of the transistor |
| Marcel Breuer |
Designer |
21-May-1902 |
1-Jul-1981 |
Bauhaus furniture designer |
| Dirk Brouwer |
Astronomer |
1-Sep-1902 |
31-Jan-1966 |
Celestial mechanics |
| Rab Butler |
Politician |
9-Dec-1902 |
8-Mar-1982 |
UK Foreign Secretary, 1963-64 |
| Lord David Cecil |
Author |
9-Apr-1902 |
1-Jan-1986 |
Melbourne |
| Luis Cernuda |
Poet |
21-Sep-1902 |
5-Nov-1963 |
Generation of '27 |
| Myron Cohen |
Comic |
1-Jul-1902 |
10-Mar-1986 |
Borscht Belt comic |
| Henry Steele Commager |
Historian |
25-Oct-1902 |
2-Mar-1998 |
The American Mind |
| Edward Condon |
Physicist |
2-Mar-1902 |
26-Mar-1974 |
Quantum Mechanics |
| Crash Corrigan |
Actor |
14-Feb-1902 |
10-Aug-1976 |
Undersea Kingdom |
| Lùcio Costa |
Architect |
27-Feb-1902 |
13-Jun-1998 |
Designed the city of Brasilia |
| William Edward Cousins |
Religion |
20-Aug-1902 |
14-Sep-1988 |
Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1958-77 |
| John Crommelin, Jr. |
Military |
2-Oct-1902 |
2-Nov-1996 |
Rear Admiral, US Navy |
| Richard J. Daley |
Politician |
15-May-1902 |
20-Dec-1976 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76 |
| Roy Daniells |
Poet |
6-Apr-1902 |
13-Apr-1979 |
The Chequered Shade |
| Jonathan Daniels |
Government |
26-Apr-1902 |
6-Nov-1981 |
FDR and Truman's press secretary |
| Thomas E. Dewey |
Politician |
24-Mar-1902 |
16-Mar-1971 |
Did not defeat Truman |
| Paul Dirac |
Physicist |
8-Aug-1902 |
20-Oct-1984 |
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics |
| Wallace J. Eckert |
Astronomer |
19-Jun-1902 |
24-Aug-1971 |
First scientist hired by IBM |
| Erik Erikson |
Psychologist |
15-Jun-1902 |
12-May-1994 |
Eight Stages of Development |
| Carl Esmond |
Actor |
14-Jun-1902 |
4-Dec-2004 |
Ministry of Fear |
| Edward Evans-Pritchard |
Anthropologist |
21-Sep-1902 |
11-Sep-1973 |
Theories of Primitive Religion |
| Sammy Fain |
Composer |
17-Jun-1902 |
6-Dec-1989 |
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing |
| George H. Fallon |
Politician |
24-Jul-1902 |
21-Mar-1980 |
Congressman from Maryland, 1945-71 |
| Kenneth Fearing |
Novelist |
28-Jul-1902 |
26-Jun-1961 |
The Big Clock |
| Stepin Fetchit |
Actor |
30-May-1902 |
19-Nov-1985 |
Professional black stereotype |
| Emanuel Feuermann |
Cellist |
22-Nov-1902 |
25-May-1942 |
Cellist |
| Larry Fine |
Actor |
5-Oct-1902 |
24-Jan-1975 |
Larry on The Three Stooges |
| Zino Francescatti |
Violinist |
9-Aug-1902 |
17-Sep-1991 |
French violin virtuoso |
| Eduard Franz |
Actor |
31-Oct-1902 |
10-Feb-1983 |
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake |
| Carlo Gambino |
Criminal |
24-Aug-1902 |
15-Oct-1976 |
Don of the Gambino Crime family |
| Will Geer |
Actor |
9-Mar-1902 |
22-Apr-1978 |
Zebulon Walton in The Waltons |
| Samuel Goudsmit |
Physicist |
11-Jul-1902 |
4-Dec-1978 |
Conceived idea of Quantum Spin |
| C. Hartley Grattan |
Author |
19-Oct-1902 |
25-Jun-1980 |
The Southwest Pacific |
| Paul Guilfoyle |
Actor |
14-Jul-1902 |
27-Jun-1961 |
Winterset |
| Raymond Hackett |
Actor |
15-Jul-1902 |
7-Jul-1958 |
Theater and silent film actor |
| Vera Hall |
Singer |
1902 |
1964 |
Troubled So Hard |
| Margaret Hamilton |
Actor |
9-Dec-1902 |
16-May-1985 |
Wicked Witch of the West |
| Mildred Fish Harnack |
Spy |
16-Sep-1902 |
16-Feb-1943 |
Guillotined by the Gestapo |
| Fred A. Hartley |
Politician |
22-Feb-1902 |
11-May-1969 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1929-49 |
| Leland Hayward |
Theatre Producer |
13-Sep-1902 |
18-Mar-1971 |
The Sound of Music |
| Felisberto Hernández |
Author |
20-Oct-1902 |
13-Jan-1964 |
Nadie encendía las lámparas |
| Eric Hoffer |
Author |
25-Jul-1902 |
21-May-1983 |
The True Believer |
| Sidney Hook |
Philosopher |
20-Dec-1902 |
12-Jul-1989 |
Pragmatist |
| Miriam Hopkins |
Actor |
18-Oct-1902 |
9-Oct-1972 |
The Story of Temple Drake |
| John Houseman |
Actor |
22-Sep-1902 |
31-Oct-1988 |
The Paper Chase |
| Langston Hughes |
Poet |
1-Feb-1902 |
22-May-1967 |
The Negro Speaks of Rivers |
| Skip James |
Musician |
21-Jun-1902 |
3-Oct-1969 |
Devil Got My Woman |
| Frank Jenks |
Actor |
4-Nov-1902 |
13-May-1962 |
Vaudvillian, character actor |
| Bobby Jones |
Golf |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
Winner of 13 major championships |
| Pascual Jordan |
Physicist |
18-Oct-1902 |
31-Jul-1980 |
Founder of Quantum Mechanics |
| Victor Jory |
Actor |
23-Nov-1902 |
12-Feb-1982 |
Cat-Women of the Moon |
| Alfred Kastler |
Physicist |
3-May-1902 |
7-Jan-1984 |
Optical pumping |
| Ayatollah Khomeini |
Religion |
24-Sep-1902 |
3-Jun-1989 |
Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Josef Krips |
Conductor |
8-Apr-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63 |
| Ray Kroc |
Business |
5-Oct-1902 |
14-Jan-1984 |
McDonald's fast food tycoon |
| Juscelino Kubitschek |
Head of State |
12-Sep-1902 |
22-Aug-1976 |
President of Brazil, founder of Brasilia |
| Corliss Lamont |
Activist |
28-Mar-1902 |
26-Apr-1995 |
Millionaire socialist |
| Elsa Lanchester |
Actor |
28-Oct-1902 |
26-Dec-1986 |
Bride of Frankenstein |
| Meyer Lansky |
Criminal |
2-Jul-1902 |
15-Jan-1983 |
The brains behind the Mafia's money |
| Halldór Laxness |
Author |
23-Apr-1902 |
8-Feb-1998 |
Iceland's Bell |
| Reginald Le Borg |
Film Director |
11-Dec-1902 |
25-Mar-1989 |
The Mummy's Ghost |
| William P. Lear |
Inventor |
26-Jun-1902 |
14-May-1978 |
Lear Jet, Inc. |
| Max Lerner |
Sociologist |
20-Dec-1902 |
5-Jun-1992 |
Ideas Are Weapons |
| Joe E. Lewis |
Comic |
12-Jan-1902 |
4-Jun-1971 |
It's post time! |
| Charles P. Light, Jr. |
Attorney |
1902 |
1976 |
Prominent Washington attorney, law professor |
| Charles Lindbergh |
Aviator |
4-Feb-1902 |
26-Aug-1974 |
Transatlantic soloist |
| Anatole Litvak |
Film Director |
10-May-1902 |
15-Dec-1974 |
Anastasia |
| Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. |
Politician |
5-Jul-1902 |
27-Feb-1985 |
Ambassador, Massachusetts Senator |
| Guy Lombardo |
Musician |
19-Jun-1902 |
5-Nov-1977 |
The Royal Canadians |
| Jimmie Lunceford |
Jazz Musician |
6-Jun-1902 |
13-Jul-1947 |
Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra |
| Alexander Luria |
Psychologist |
16-Jul-1902 |
14-Aug-1977 |
Pioneer of neuropsychology |
| André Lwoff |
Scientist |
8-May-1902 |
30-Sep-1994 |
Operon theory of genetic control |
| Barton MacLane |
Actor |
25-Dec-1902 |
1-Jan-1969 |
Gen. Peterson on I Dream of Jeannie |
| Vito Marcantonio |
Politician |
10-Dec-1902 |
9-Aug-1954 |
American Labor Party |
| Beryl Markham |
Aviator |
26-Oct-1902 |
3-Aug-1986 |
West with the Night |
| F. O. Matthiessen |
Critic |
19-Feb-1902 |
1-Apr-1950 |
American Renaissance |
| Barbara McClintock |
Scientist |
16-Jun-1902 |
2-Sep-1992 |
Discovered transposable genes |
| John McCone |
Government |
4-Jan-1902 |
14-Feb-1991 |
CIA Director, 1961-65 |
| Maurice McDonald |
Business |
26-Nov-1902 |
11-Dec-1971 |
Co-Founder of McDonald's |
| Mary Miles Minter |
Actor |
1-Apr-1902 |
4-Aug-1984 |
Anne of Green Gables |
| Mantan Moreland |
Actor |
3-Sep-1902 |
28-Sep-1973 |
Birmingham Brown |
| Howie Morenz |
Hockey |
21-Jun-1902 |
8-Mar-1937 |
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
| Oskar Morgenstern |
Economist |
24-Jan-1902 |
26-Jul-1977 |
Game theorist |
| George Murphy |
Actor |
4-Jul-1902 |
3-May-1992 |
Actor and US Senator from California |
| Johnston Murray |
Politician |
21-Jul-1902 |
16-Apr-1974 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1951-55 |
| Alva Myrdal |
Politician |
31-Jan-1902 |
1-Feb-1986 |
Swedish diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Ogden Nash |
Poet |
19-Aug-1902 |
19-May-1971 |
Candy is dandy; but liquor is quicker |
| Ernie Nevers |
Football |
11-Jun-1902 |
3-May-1976 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Louis Nizer |
Attorney |
6-Feb-1902 |
10-Nov-1994 |
My Life in Court |
| Lloyd Nolan |
Actor |
11-Aug-1902 |
27-Sep-1985 |
Dr. Chegley on Julia |
| Philip Ober |
Actor |
23-Mar-1902 |
13-Sep-1982 |
From Here to Eternity |
| Max Ophüls |
Film Director |
6-May-1902 |
25-Mar-1957 |
Letter from an Unknown Woman |
| William H. Parker |
Government |
21-Jun-1902 |
16-Jul-1966 |
Chief of LAPD, 1950-66 |
| Talcott Parsons |
Sociologist |
13-Dec-1902 |
8-May-1979 |
The Structure of Social Action |
| Karl Popper |
Philosopher |
28-Jul-1902 |
17-Sep-1994 |
Critical Rationalist |
| Emeric Pressburger |
Film Director |
5-Dec-1902 |
5-Feb-1988 |
Black Narcissus |
| Ted Radcliffe |
Baseball |
7-Jul-1902 |
11-Aug-2005 |
Double Duty |
| Jennings Randolph |
Politician |
8-Mar-1902 |
8-May-1998 |
US Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85 |
| Ralph Richardson |
Actor |
19-Dec-1902 |
10-Oct-1983 |
Things To Come |
| Leni Riefenstahl |
Film Director |
22-Aug-1902 |
8-Sep-2003 |
Triumph of the Will |
| Flora Robson |
Actor |
28-Mar-1902 |
7-Jul-1984 |
Fire Over England |
| Richard Rodgers |
Composer |
28-Jun-1902 |
30-Dec-1979 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Carl Rogers |
Psychologist |
8-Jan-1902 |
4-Feb-1987 |
Non-directive theory of psychology |
| Max Rudolf |
Conductor |
15-Jun-1902 |
28-Feb-1995 |
Director, Cincinnati Symphony, 1958-71 |
| Irene Ryan |
Actor |
17-Oct-1902 |
26-Apr-1973 |
Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| Gene Sarazen |
Golf |
27-Feb-1902 |
13-May-1999 |
First winner of the Grand Slam |
| Dutch Schultz |
Criminal |
6-Aug-1902 |
24-Oct-1935 |
Bootlegger, murderer, numbers racketeer |
| Theodore W. Schultz |
Economist |
30-Apr-1902 |
26-Feb-1998 |
Investment in Human Capital |
| Harold Schuster |
Film Director |
1-Aug-1902 |
19-Jul-1986 |
My Friend Flicka |
| David O. Selznick |
Film/TV Producer |
10-May-1902 |
22-Jun-1965 |
Producer of A Star Is Born |
| Wilbur Shaw |
Auto Racing |
31-Oct-1902 |
30-Oct-1954 |
Three time Indianapolis 500 Winner |
| Norma Shearer |
Actor |
10-Aug-1902 |
12-Jun-1983 |
The Divorcee |
| Eddie Shore |
Hockey |
25-Nov-1902 |
16-Mar-1985 |
Boston Bruins, Hall of Famer |
| Vittorio De Sica |
Film Director |
7-Jul-1902 |
13-Nov-1974 |
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
| Al Simmons |
Baseball |
22-May-1902 |
26-May-1956 |
Lifetime batting average .334 |
| Walter Slezak |
Actor |
3-May-1902 |
21-Apr-1983 |
Hitchcock's Lifeboat |
| Joe Smith |
Jazz Musician |
28-Jun-1902 |
2-Dec-1937 |
Cool jazz trumpeter |
| Frank Soskice |
Politician |
23-Jul-1902 |
1-Jan-1979 |
UK Home Secretary, 1964-65 |
| Christina Stead |
Novelist |
17-Jul-1902 |
31-Mar-1983 |
The Man Who Loved Children |
| John Steinbeck |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1902 |
20-Dec-1968 |
The Grapes of Wrath |
| Ed Sullivan |
TV Personality |
28-Sep-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
| Nora Swinburne |
Actor |
24-Jul-1902 |
1-May-2000 |
British character actress |
| Lyle Talbot |
Actor |
8-Feb-1902 |
2-Mar-1996 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet |
| Alfred Tarski |
Mathematician |
14-Jan-1902 |
26-Oct-1983 |
Tarski's indefinability theorem |
| Ray Teal |
Actor |
12-Jan-1902 |
2-Apr-1976 |
Sheriff Roy Coffee on Bonanza |
| Wallace Thurman |
Author |
16-Aug-1902 |
22-Dec-1934 |
The Blacker the Berry |
| Strom Thurmond |
Politician |
5-Dec-1902 |
26-Jun-2003 |
US Senator from South Carolina, 1954-2003 |
| Arne Tiselius |
Chemist |
10-Aug-1902 |
29-Aug-1971 |
Electrophoresis |
| William Walton |
Composer |
29-Mar-1902 |
8-Mar-1983 |
Troilus and Cressida |
| Jessamyn West |
Author |
18-Jul-1902 |
23-Feb-1984 |
The Friendly Persuasion |
| Nydia Westman |
Actor |
19-Feb-1902 |
23-May-1970 |
Mrs. Featherstone on Going My Way |
| Michael Whalen |
Actor |
30-Jun-1902 |
14-Apr-1974 |
Wee Willie Winkie |
| Eugene Wigner |
Physicist |
17-Nov-1902 |
1-Jan-1995 |
Law of conservation of parity |
| Meredith Willson |
Composer |
18-May-1902 |
15-Jun-1984 |
The Music Man |
| Donald Wolfit |
Actor |
20-Apr-1902 |
17-Feb-1968 |
Svengali |
| William Wyler |
Film Director |
1-Jul-1902 |
27-Jul-1981 |
Ben-Hur |
| Darryl F. Zanuck |
Film/TV Producer |
5-Sep-1902 |
22-Dec-1979 |
Ran 20th Century Fox, 1935-71 |
