Famous People Born In 1897
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Discover the most famous people born in 1897. The list includes people like Subhas Chandra Bose, Joseph Goebbels, Amelia Earhart, Dorothy Day, Lucky Luciano 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 1897. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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Amelia Earhart(The First Female Aviator to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean)
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atchison, Kansas, United States
Died: January 5, 1939
2
William Faulkner(Regarded as One of the Most Significant American Writers of All Time)
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Albany, Mississippi, United States
Died: July 6, 1962
3
Moe Howard(Actor, Comedian and Leader of Comedy Group ‘The Three Stooges’)
Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: May 4, 1975
4
Enid Blyton(Best Selling Children's Writer of the 20th Century Known for Her Works 'Malory Towers' & 'The Famous Five')
Birthdate: 11th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: East Dulwich, London, England
Died: November 28, 1968
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cuttack, India
Died: August 18, 1945
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Irène Joliot-Curie(French Physicist, Politician and Winner of the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 17, 1956
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Thich Quang Duc(Former Vietnamese monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Hội Khánh, Vietnam
Died: June 11, 1963
8
Lucky Luciano(Father of the Modern Organized Crime in the United States)
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lercara Friddi, Italy
Died: January 26, 1962
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Frank Capra(One of America's Most Influential Directors During the 1930s)
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bisacquino, Italy
Died: September 3, 1991
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: June 6, 1979
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: April 8, 1993
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 24, 1974
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Bernardino, California, United States
Died: October 24, 1981
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Dorothy Day(American Social Activist, Journalist, and Anarchist)
Birthdate: 8th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: November 29, 1980
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Marion Davies(Actress and Producer Best Known for Her Films: ‘When Knighthood Was in Flower’ and ‘Little Old New York’)
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: September 22, 1961
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newtonbrook, Toronto, Canada
Died: December 27, 1972
Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tredegar, Wales
Died: July 6, 1960
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Fredric March(One of Hollywood's Most Celebrated, Versatile Stars of the 1930s and 1940s)
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Died: April 14, 1975
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Died: May 26, 1933
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Walter Pidgeon(Former Actor who starred in The Bad and the Beautiful and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)
Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint John, Canada
Died: September 25, 1984
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 20, 1972
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Herman J. Mankiewicz(American Screenwriter Best Known for His Academy Award Winning Film 'Citizen Kane')
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: March 5, 1953
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Ettore Boiardi(Italian-American Chef Known for His Food Products, Named ‘Chef Boyardee’)
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Piacenza, Italy
Died: June 21, 1985
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Logan, Utah, United States
Died: January 9, 1936
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lipno, Poland
Died: August 1, 1987
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Judith Anderson(Australian Actress Who is Considered One of the 20th Century's Greatest Classical Stage Actors)
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: January 3, 1992
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Concesio, Italy
Died: August 6, 1978
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Wilhelm Reich(One of the Most Radical Figures in the History of Psychiatry)
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dobryanychi, Ukraine
Died: November 3, 1957
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: December 7, 1975
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: November 7, 1978
Birthdate: 31st July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Castle, Pennsylvania
Died: November 13, 1983
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hyderabad, India
Died: May 3, 1969
Birthdate: 9th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hamilton
Died: November 8, 1935
Birthdate: 10th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 17, 1918
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Vito Genovese(American Mobster and Head of the Notorious 'Genovese Crime Family')
Birthdate: 21st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tufino, Italy
Died: February 14, 1969
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Died: June 23, 1980
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Skowhegan, Maine, United States
Died: May 29, 1995
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Riva del Garda, Italy
Died: November 18, 1977
Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brünn, Moravia, Austria
Died: November 29, 1957
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 14, 1987
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Paavo Nurmi(Finnish Middle-Distance and Long-Distance Runner Who Dominated Distance Running in the Early 20th Century)
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Died: October 2, 1973
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Gordon Allport(Psychologist, Academic, University teacher, Non-fiction writer)
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montezuma
Died: October 9, 1967
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pyongyang, Kingdom of Korea
Died: August 4, 1926
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tlatlauquitepec Municipality
Died: November 6, 1970
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Anthony Eden(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955 - 1957))
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Windlestone Hall, England
Died: January 14, 1977
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture
Died: June 12, 2013
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pendleton, Texas, United States
Died: September 18, 1945
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Ram Prasad Bismil(Indian Revolutionary Who Fought Against British Rule and Was Hanged For His Involvement in Kakori Conspiracy of 1925.)
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Died: December 19, 1927
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Billom, France
Died: July 9, 1962
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kiama
Died: February 27, 1964