Famous People Born In 1883

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Discover the most famous people born in 1883. The list includes people like Benito Mussolini, Franz Kafka, Coco Chanel, John Maynard Keynes, Clement Attlee and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, philosophers and lawyers born in 1883. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Austria and many more countries.
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Coco Chanel
(French Fashion Designer Best Known as the Founder of 'Chanel' and Her Signature Perfume ‘Chanel No. 5’)
Coco Chanel
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saumur, France
Died: January 10, 1971
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Franz Kafka
(Novelist and Short-Story Writer, Widely Regarded as One of the Major Figures of 20th-Century Literature)
Franz Kafka
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: June 3, 1924
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Khalil Gibran
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Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bsharri, Lebanon
Died: April 10, 1931
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John Maynard Keynes
(One of the Most Influential Economists of the 20th Century Whose Ideas Greatly Influenced Economic Policies of Governments)
John Maynard Keynes
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 5th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambridge ,England
Died: April 21, 1946
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Benito Mussolini
(Dictator of Italy and Principal Founder of Fascism Who Was Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943.)
Benito Mussolini
108
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Predappio, Italy
Died: April 28, 1945
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Napoleon Hill
(Writer of personal-success literature)
Napoleon Hill
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pound, Virginia
Died: November 8, 1970
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Rube Goldberg
(Cartoonist)
Rube Goldberg
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Listed In: Cartoonists
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, U.S.
Died: December 7, 1970
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Lon Chaney
(Actor)
Lon Chaney
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Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Died: August 26, 1930
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Douglas Fairbanks
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Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: December 12, 1939
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Walter Gropius
(Architect)
Walter Gropius
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Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 5, 1969
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(Independence Activist, Reformer)
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bhagur
Died: February 26, 1966
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Nikos Kazantzakis
(One of the Most Important Figures of Modern Greek Literature, Best Known for His Work 'Zorba the Greek')
Nikos Kazantzakis
0
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Heraklion, Greece
Died: October 26, 1957
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Marion Lorne
(Actress)
Marion Lorne
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 9, 1968
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Walter Huston
(One of the Modern Theater's Greatest Actors)
Walter Huston
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Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: April 7, 1950
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Angela Hitler
(Half-Sister of Adolf Hitler)
Angela Hitler
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Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Braunau am Inn, Austria
Died: October 30, 1949
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Clement Attlee
(Former British Prime Minister)
Clement Attlee
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Putney
Died: October 8, 1967
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Joseph Schumpeter
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Listed In: Economists
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Třešť, Czechia
Died: January 8, 1950
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Otto Heinrich Warburg
(German Physiologist, Medical Doctor and Winner of the 1931 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Otto Heinrich Warburg
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Listed In: Physiologists
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Died: August 1, 1970
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Edgard Varese
(Composer)
Edgard Varese
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 22nd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 6, 1965
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Max Fleischer
(Animator)
Max Fleischer
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 19th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: September 25, 1972
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Joseph Pilates
(Physical Trainer and Inventor of the 'Pilates' Method of Physical Fitness)
Joseph Pilates
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Died: October 9, 1967
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Anton Webern
(Austrian Composer Best Known for Extending the '12-Tone Technique' Method of Musical Composition)
Anton Webern
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 15, 1945
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William Carlos Williams
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Died: March 4, 1963
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D. S. Senanayake
(First Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)
D. S. Senanayake
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mirigama
Died: March 22, 1952
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S. Z. Sakall
(Hungarian-American Actor)
S. Z. Sakall
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Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: February 12, 1955
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Georgios Papanikolaou
(Physician, Oncologist)
Georgios Papanikolaou
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Listed In: Oncologists
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kymi
Died: February 19, 1962
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Morihei Ueshiba
(Japanese Martial Arts Master and Founder of the Martial Art of ‘Aikido’)
Morihei Ueshiba
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Listed In: Martial Artists
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Died: April 26, 1969
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Ernest Everett Just
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 14th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: October 27, 1941
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Died: September 2, 1953
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Wang Jingwei
(1st President of the Republic of China)
Wang Jingwei
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sanshui District, Foshan, China
Died: November 10, 1944
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Maurice Utrillo
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 26th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montmartre, Paris, France
Died: November 5, 1955
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José Ortega y Gasset
(Spanish Philosopher and Essayist)
José Ortega y Gasset
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 9th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: October 18, 1955
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Edith Clarke
(Electrical Engineer)
Edith Clarke
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Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Howard County
Died: October 29, 1959
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Bertram Home Ramsay
(Navy officer)
Bertram Home Ramsay
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hampton Court or London, England
Died: January 2, 1945
 35 
Sonia Greene
(Writer)
Sonia Greene
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Birthdate: 16th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ichnia
Died: December 26, 1972
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Mohammed Nadir Shah
(King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933)
Mohammed Nadir Shah
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Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dehradun
Died: November 9, 1933
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Zaifeng, Prince Chun
0
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beijing
Died: February 3, 1951
 38 
Franklin Clarence Mars
(Businessperson)
Franklin Clarence Mars
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Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newport, Minnesota, United States
Died: April 8, 1934
 39 
Linda Lee Thomas
(Socialite)
Linda Lee Thomas
1
Listed In: Socialites
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: May 20, 1954
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Jean Metzinger
0
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: November 3, 1956
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Marie Laurencin
(French Painter and Printmaker Known for Her Delicate Portraits of Elegant, Vaguely Melancholic Women)
Marie Laurencin
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Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 8, 1956
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Compton Mackenzie
(Scottish Writer of Fiction, Biography, Histories and a Memoir)
Compton Mackenzie
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Died: November 30, 1972
 43 
Sam Wood
(Director)
Sam Wood
1
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 22, 1949
 44 
Sam Langford
(Canadian Boxer)
Sam Langford
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Listed In: Boxers
Birthdate: 4th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Weymouth Falls, Canada
Died: January 12, 1956
 45 
Ivan Meštrović
1
Listed In: Sculptors
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vrpolje
Died: January 15, 1962
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Richard von Mises
(Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, Engineer, University teacher)
Richard von Mises
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lviv
Died: July 14, 1953
 47 
Ida Rubinstein
(Former ballet Russes dancer)
Ida Rubinstein
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: September 20, 1960
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Charles Demuth
(Painter, Photographer)
Charles Demuth
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 8th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lancaster
Died: October 23, 1935
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Alexandros Papagos
(Former Prime Minister of Greece (1952 - 1955))
Alexandros Papagos
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: October 4, 1955
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: December 8, 1942