Famous People Born In 1901
Discover the most famous people born in 1901. The list includes people like Walt Disney, Louis Armstrong, Hirohito, Clark Gable, Werner Heisenberg and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, philosophers and directors born in 1901. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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1
Walt Disney(Pioneer of the American Animation Industry)
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 15, 1966
2
Louis Armstrong(American Writer & Professor of Biochemistry Best Known for His Hard Science Fiction Novels)
Birthdate: 4th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 6, 1971
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cadiz, Ohio, United States
Died: August 16, 1960
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 7, 1989
5
Gary Cooper(One of the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, United States
Died: May 13, 1961
Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Died: May 6, 1992
7
Langston Hughes(One of the Earliest Innovators of the Literary Art Form Called Jazz Poetry)
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: May 22, 1967
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 17, 1918
9
Werner Heisenberg(German Theoretical Physicist and One of the Main Pioneers of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics)
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: February 1, 1976
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Herzogenaurach, Germany
Died: September 6, 1978
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Linus Pauling(One of the Greatest Scientists of All Time & Winner of Two Nobel Prizes)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Died: August 19, 1994
12
Ed Sullivan(Legendary Host of the TV Variety Show 'The Ed Sullivan Show')
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 13, 1974
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States
Died: November 24, 1980
14
Enrico Fermi(Italian Physicist, Nobel Laureate and Creator of the World's First Nuclear Reactor)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: November 28, 1954
15
Witold Pilecki(Polish World War II Cavalry Officer, Intelligence Agent and Resistance Leader)
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Olonets, Russia
Died: May 25, 1948
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Surabaya, Indonesia
Died: June 21, 1970
17
Lee Strasberg
(Actor, Director)
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budaniv, Ukraine
Died: February 17, 1982
Birthdate: 16th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died: November 15, 1978
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 30, 1979
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Borgonovo, Bregaglia, Switzerland
Died: January 11, 1966
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: April 28, 1970
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
Died: October 14, 1983
23
Chuck Taylor
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Died: June 23, 1969
24
Barbara Cartland(Writer, Known as the ‘Queen of Romance’, One of the Best-Selling Authors Worldwide of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Died: May 21, 2000
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: December 21, 1992
26
Art Rooney(Founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Coulterville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 25, 1988
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died: March 17, 1974
28
Ub Iwerks
(Animator and Cartoonist Known for Designing the First Images of 'Mickey Mouse')
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: July 7, 1971
29
Melvyn Douglas
(American Actor Who was Among One of the Few Performers to Win 'Triple Crown of Acting')
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: August 4, 1981
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 9, 1981
Birthdate: 10th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: July 21, 1944
32
Georgy Malenkov(Soviet Politician Who Briefly Succeeded Joseph Stalin as the Leader of the Soviet Union)
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Orenburg, Russia
Died: January 14, 1988
33
Vittorio De Sica
(Italian Film Director and Actor Who was a Leading Figure in the Neorealist Movement)
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sora, Italy
Died: November 13, 1974
34
Magda Goebbels(Wife of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister ‘Joseph Goebbels’ and Political Supporter of ‘Adolf Hitler’)
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 1, 1945
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dorchester, England
Died: March 12, 1989
36
Andre Malraux(French Author and Statesman Best Known for His Novel ‘La Condition Humaine’)
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 23, 1976
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 28, 1982
38
Jascha Heifetz
(Former Violinist remembered for his performances at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall)
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: December 10, 1987
39
Arleigh Albert Burke
(Admiral)
Birthdate: 19th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boulder, Colorado, United States
Died: January 1, 1996
Birthdate: 8th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Canton, South Dakota, United States
Died: August 27, 1958
41
Mark Oliphant(Australian Physicist Who Played an Important Role in the First Experimental Demonstration of Nuclear Fusion)
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: July 14, 2000
42
Maxwell D. Taylor
(Military officer)
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Keytesville, Missouri, United States
Died: April 19, 1987
43
Joe Davis
(English Professional Snooker and Billiards Player)
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whitwell, Derbyshire, England
Died: July 10, 1978
44
Michael Oakeshott
(Former philosopher and political theorist who was known as one of the 20th century's most conservative thinkers)
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chelsfield, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: December 19, 1990
45
Sam Spiegel
(Film producer)
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jarosław, Austrian Poland
Died: December 31, 1985
46
Florence Green
(Servicewoman)
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edmonton, London Edmonton, County of London London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland UK
Died: February 4, 2012
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calcutta, India
Died: June 23, 1953
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bromont-Lamothe, France
Died: December 18, 1999
49
Carl Barks
(Screenwriter, Writer, Painter, Farmer, Journalist)
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Merrill
Died: August 25, 2000
50
Frank Buckles
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bethany
Died: February 27, 2011