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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Walt Disney
(Pioneer of the American Animation Industry)
Walt Disney
99
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)
Louis Armstrong
48
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 4th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 6, 1971
 3 
Clark Gable
29
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cadiz, Ohio, United States
Died: August 16, 1960
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Hirohito
(Former Emperor of Japan)
Hirohito
45
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 7, 1989
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Gary Cooper
(One of the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Gary Cooper
17
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, United States
Died: May 13, 1961
 6 
Marlene Dietrich
(Actress and Singer)
Marlene Dietrich
37
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Died: May 6, 1992
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Langston Hughes
(One of the Earliest Innovators of the Literary Art Form Called Jazz Poetry)
Langston Hughes
33
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: May 22, 1967
 8 
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
(Russia’s Grand Duchess and the Youngest Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, Last Emperor)
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
13
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 17, 1918
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Werner Heisenberg
(German Theoretical Physicist and One of the Main Pioneers of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics)
Werner Heisenberg
11
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: February 1, 1976
 10 
Adolf Dassler
(German Entrepreneur and Founder of ‘Adidas')
Adolf Dassler
6
Listed In: Retailers
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)
Linus Pauling
10
Listed In: Scientists
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')
Ed Sullivan
6
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 13, 1974
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George Raft
5
Listed In: Actors
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)
Enrico Fermi
6
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: November 28, 1954
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Witold Pilecki
(Polish World War II Cavalry Officer, Intelligence Agent and Resistance Leader)
Witold Pilecki
15
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Olonets, Russia
Died: May 25, 1948
 16 
Sukarno
(President of Indonesia)
Sukarno
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Surabaya, Indonesia
Died: June 21, 1970
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Lee Strasberg
(Actor, Director)
Lee Strasberg
2
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budaniv, Ukraine
Died: February 17, 1982
 18 
Margaret Mead
(Cultural Anthropologist)
Margaret Mead
5
Listed In: Anthropologists
Birthdate: 16th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died: November 15, 1978
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Zeppo Marx
(Actor, Comedian)
Zeppo Marx
4
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 30, 1979
 20 
Alberto Giacometti
(Sculptor, Painter)
Alberto Giacometti
3
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Borgonovo, Bregaglia, Switzerland
Died: January 11, 1966
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Ed Begley
(Actor)
Ed Begley
2
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: April 28, 1970
 22 
Paul Fix
(Actor)
Paul Fix
9
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
Died: October 14, 1983
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Chuck Taylor
(Basketball player)
Chuck Taylor
1
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)
Barbara Cartland
2
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Died: May 21, 2000
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Stella Adler
(American Actress & Acting Teacher)
Stella Adler
5
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)
Art Rooney
4
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Coulterville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 25, 1988
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Louis Kahn
(Architect)
Louis Kahn
0
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')
Ub Iwerks
2
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: July 7, 1971
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Melvyn Douglas
(American Actor Who was Among One of the Few Performers to Win 'Triple Crown of Acting')
Melvyn Douglas
5
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: August 4, 1981
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Jacques Lacan
(Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist)
Jacques Lacan
6
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 9, 1981
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Henning von Tresckow
(Military Officer)
Henning von Tresckow
10
Listed In: Military Leaders
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)
Georgy Malenkov
13
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)
Vittorio De Sica
5
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’)
Magda Goebbels
18
Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 1, 1945
 35 
Maurice Evans
(Actor)
Maurice Evans
0
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’)
Andre Malraux
1
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 23, 1976
 37 
Mabel Albertson
(Actress)
Mabel Albertson
0
Listed In: Actresses
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)
Jascha Heifetz
1
Listed In: Violinists
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: December 10, 1987
 39 
Arleigh Albert Burke
(Admiral)
Arleigh Albert Burke
2
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 19th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boulder, Colorado, United States
Died: January 1, 1996
 40 
Ernest Lawrence
(Physicist)
Ernest Lawrence
1
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)
Mark Oliphant
1
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: July 14, 2000
 42 
Maxwell D. Taylor
(Military officer)
Maxwell D. Taylor
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Keytesville, Missouri, United States
Died: April 19, 1987
 43 
Joe Davis
(English Professional Snooker and Billiards Player)
Joe Davis
0
Listed In: Snooker Players
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)
Michael Oakeshott
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chelsfield, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: December 19, 1990
 45 
Sam Spiegel
(Film producer)
Sam Spiegel
1
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jarosław, Austrian Poland
Died: December 31, 1985
 46 
Florence Green
(Servicewoman)
Florence Green
0
Listed In: Leaders
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
 47 
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
(Indian Politician)
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
3
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calcutta, India
Died: June 23, 1953
 48 
Robert Bresson
(Director)
Robert Bresson
1
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bromont-Lamothe, France
Died: December 18, 1999
 49 
Carl Barks
(Screenwriter, Writer, Painter, Farmer, Journalist)
Carl Barks
2
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Merrill
Died: August 25, 2000
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Frank Buckles
(Military personnel)
Frank Buckles
3
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bethany
Died: February 27, 2011