Famous People Born In 1890

Discover the most famous people born in 1890. The list includes people like Dwight D. Eisenhower, Charles de Gaulle, H. P. Lovecraft, Agatha Christie, Colonel Sanders and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, journalists and novelists born in 1890. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Canada and many more countries.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
(34th President of the United States (1953–1961))
Dwight D. Eisenhower
90
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States
Died: March 28, 1969
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Colonel Sanders
(Founder of the Fast Food Chicken Restaurant ‘Kentucky Fried Chicken’ (KFC))
Colonel Sanders
55
Listed In: Restaurateurs
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Henryville, Indiana, United States
Died: December 16, 1980
 3 
Agatha Christie
(English Author Known for Her Detective Novels and Short Stories)
Agatha Christie
32
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 15th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: January 12, 1976
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Ho Chi Minh
(Former PM and President of Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
Ho Chi Minh
59
Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cụm di tích Hoàng trù, Vietnam
Died: September 2, 1969
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H. P. Lovecraft
(American Weird-Fiction Writer Known for Creating the Mythopoeia 'Cthulhu Mythos')
H. P. Lovecraft
33
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: March 15, 1937
 6 
Stan Laurel
(Comic Actor Who was Part of The Comedy Duo 'Laurel and Hardy'. and Appeared with His Comedy Partner Oliver Hardy in 107 Short Films)
Stan Laurel
14
Birthdate: 16th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died: February 23, 1965
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Charles de Gaulle
(Former French President & Army Officer Who Led 'Free France' against Nazi Germany in World War II)
Charles de Gaulle
19
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lille, France
Died: November 9, 1970
 8 
Groucho Marx
(One of America's Greatest Comedians of His Era)
Groucho Marx
10
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 19, 1977
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Michael Collins
(Politician)
Michael Collins
6
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Died: August 22, 1922
 10 
Duke Kahanamoku
(Hawaiian Competition Swimmer Who Popularized the Sport of Surfing)
Duke Kahanamoku
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: January 22, 1968
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Man Ray
(Modernist Artist)
Man Ray
8
Birthdate: 27th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: November 18, 1976
 12 
Frank Morgan
(Actor)
Frank Morgan
4
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 18, 1949
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Egon Schiele
(Austrian Expressionist Painter, Draftsman, and Printmaker)
Egon Schiele
11
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tulln, Austria
Died: October 31, 1918
 14 
Fritz Lang
(Austrian Filmmaker Who Was a Pioneer of Science-Fiction Movies)
Fritz Lang
4
Listed In: Directors
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: August 2, 1976
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Eddie Rickenbacker
(American Fighter Pilot Who Played an Important Role in World War I)
Eddie Rickenbacker
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: July 23, 1973
 16 
Friedrich Paulus
(German Field Marshal Best Known for Commanding the 6th Army During the Battle of Stalingrad)
Friedrich Paulus
11
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guxhagen, Germany
Died: February 1, 1957
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Marjorie Main
(Actress)
Marjorie Main
3
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Acton, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: April 10, 1975
 18 
Boris Pasternak
(Russian Poet & Novelist Who Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958)
Boris Pasternak
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: May 30, 1960
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Casey Stengel
(Baseball player)
Casey Stengel
1
Listed In: Baseball Players
Birthdate: 30th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: September 29, 1975
 20 
Carlos Gardel
(One the Most Popular Tango Singer of All Time)
Carlos Gardel
4
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: June 24, 1935
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Jelly Roll Morton
(Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz musician)
Jelly Roll Morton
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gulfport
Died: July 10, 1941
 22 
Elpidio Quirino
(Former President of the Philippines)
Elpidio Quirino
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 16th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vigan City, Philippines
Died: February 29, 1956
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Herbert Marshall
(Screen and Radio Actor Best Known for His Role as ‘Gaston Monescu’ in the Film ‘Trouble in Paradise’)
Herbert Marshall
1
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 22, 1966
 24 
Elsa Schiaparelli
(Italian Fashion Designer Famous for Her Surrealist Fashions of the 1930s and for Her Witty Accessories)
Elsa Schiaparelli
4
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: November 13, 1973
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Marjory Douglas
(Journalist)
Marjory Douglas
2
Listed In: Journalists
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: May 14, 1998
 26 
George II of Greece
(Former King of Greece (1922 - 1924))
George II of Greece
6
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 19th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tatoi Palace, Greece
Died: April 1, 1947
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Adolphe Menjou
4
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: PPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 29, 1963
 28 
Maria Goretti
(Regarded as a Roman Catholic saint and martyr)
Maria Goretti
4
Listed In: Saints
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Corinaldo, Italy
Died: July 6, 1902
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Marguerite Alibert
(French Socialite Who Became a Royal Courtesan)
Marguerite Alibert
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 2, 1971
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Norman Bethune
(Physician)
Norman Bethune
8
Listed In: Surgeons
Birthdate: 4th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gravenhurst, Canada
Died: November 12, 1939
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Katherine Anne Porter
(Journalist, Essayist, Writer, Novelist)
Katherine Anne Porter
1
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Indian Creek, Texas, U.S.
Died: September 18, 1980
 32 
Anthony Fokker
(Aviation Entrepreneur & Aircraft Designer Who Pproduced Fighter Aircraft in Germany During WW I)
Anthony Fokker
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 6th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blitar, Indonesia
Died: December 23, 1939
 33 
Agnes Macphail
(Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament (1943-45, 1948-51))
Agnes Macphail
2
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dundalk, Canada
Died: February 13, 1954
 34 
Kurt Lewin
(Psychologist)
Kurt Lewin
5
Listed In: Psychologists
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mogilno, Poland
Died: February 12, 1947
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Robert Ripley
(American Cartoonist and Creator of the Newpaper Panel Series 'Ripley’s Believe It or Not!')
Robert Ripley
1
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Died: May 27, 1949
 36 
Edwin Howard Armstrong
(American Electrical Engineer and Inventor, Who Developed FM Radio and the Superheterodyne Receiver System)
Edwin Howard Armstrong
1
Birthdate: 18th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, New York, United States
Died: February 1, 1954
 37 
Cecil Kellaway
(Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor, Television actor)
Cecil Kellaway
0
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cape Town
Died: February 28, 1973
 38 
Rachele Mussolini
(Italian politician who is Wife of Benito Mussolini)
Rachele Mussolini
2
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Predappio
Died: October 30, 1979
 39 
Lloyd Wright
(Architect)
Lloyd Wright
2
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: May 31, 1978
 40 
Giorgio Morandi
(Painter and printmaker who specialized in still life)
Giorgio Morandi
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: June 18, 1964
 41 
Rose Kennedy
(American Philanthropist, Socialite, and Matriarch of the Kennedy Family)
Rose Kennedy
13
Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 22, 1995
 42 
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
(Activist)
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 7th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died: September 5, 1964
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Vyacheslav Molotov
(1st Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1942 – 1957))
Vyacheslav Molotov
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sovetsk, Russia
Died: November 8, 1986
 44 
Mortimer Wheeler
(British Archaeologist and Officer in the British Army)
Mortimer Wheeler
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 22, 1976
 45 
Jean Rhys
(British Novelist Best Known for Her Novel 'Wide Sargasso Sea')
Jean Rhys
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Roseau, Dominica
Died: May 14, 1979
 46 
Hermann Joseph Muller
1
Listed In: Geneticists
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: April 4, 1967
 47 
Ronald Fisher
(Statistician)
Ronald Fisher
6
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Finchley, London, England
Died: July 29, 1962
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Aimee Semple McPherson
(Evangelist)
Aimee Semple McPherson
3
Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Salford, Ontario, Canada
Died: September 27, 1944
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Sir William Lawrence Bragg
(British Physicist, X-Ray Crystallographer and Winner of the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Sir William Lawrence Bragg
0
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: July 1, 1971
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Vannevar Bush
(Engineer)
Vannevar Bush
3
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 28, 1974