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Famous People Born In 1902

Discover the most famous people born in 1902. The list includes people like John Steinbeck, Charles Lindbergh, Langston Hughes, Ansel Adams, Erik Erikson and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, physicists and novelists born in 1902. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams.
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Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: April 22, 1984

 2 Meyer Lansky

Meyer Lansky.
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Listed In: Gangsters
Famous As: Gangster
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Grodno, Belarus
Died: January 15, 1983
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Born: 1882
Born: 1883
Born: 1884

 3 Ray Kroc

Ray Kroc.
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Listed In: Restaurateurs
Famous As: Founder of the McDonald’s Corporation
Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: January 14, 1984

 4 Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini.
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Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Famous As: Led the Famous Iranian Revolution in 1979
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Khomeyn, Persia
Died: June 3, 1989
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Born: 1885
Born: 1886
Born: 1887

 5 Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh.
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Aviator, Inventor & Author
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: August 26, 1974

 6 John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Salinas
Died: December 20, 1968
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Born: 1888
Born: 1889
Born: 1890

 7 Georgy Malenkov

Georgy Malenkov.
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Listed In: Political Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orenburg
Died: January 14, 1988
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 8 Carlo Gambino

Carlo Gambino.
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Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
Died: October 15, 1976
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Born: 1891
Born: 1892
Born: 1893

 9 Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead.
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Listed In: Actresses
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama
Died: December 12, 1968

 10 Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond.
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Listed In: Political Leaders
Famous As: Former United States Senator
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edgefield, South Carolina
Died: June 26, 2003
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Born: 1894
Born: 1895
Born: 1896

 11 Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes.
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Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Poet, Novelist, Playwright, & Columnist
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: May 22, 1967

 12 Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film Director
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 8, 2003
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Born: 1897
Born: 1898
Born: 1899

 13 Albert Anastasia

Albert Anastasia.
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Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Parghelia, Calabria, Italy
Died: October 25, 1957

 14 Irene Ryan

Irene Ryan
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Listed In: Actresses
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: April 26, 1973
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Born: 1900
Born: 1901
Born: 1902

 15 Larry Fine

Larry Fine.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: January 24, 1975

 16 Karl Popper

Karl Popper.
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Listed In: Philosophers
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: September 17, 1994
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Born: 1903
Born: 1904
Born: 1905

 17 Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier.
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Listed In: Actresses
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Died: December 6, 1989

 18 Will Geer

Will Geer.
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Frankfort, Indiana, United States
Died: April 22, 1978
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Born: 1906
Born: 1907
Born: 1908

 19 Jayaprakash Narayan

Jayaprakash Narayan.
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Listed In: Political Leaders
Famous As: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saran district
Died: October 8, 1979

 20 Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer.
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Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: June 12, 1983
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Born: 1909
Born: 1910
Born: 1911

 21 Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester.
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Listed In: Actresses
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lewisham, London
Died: December 26, 1986

 22 Charan Singh

Charan Singh
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Prime Minister of India
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh India
Died: May 29, 1987
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Born: 1912
Born: 1913
Born: 1914

 23 Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac.
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Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: 8th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bristol
Died: October 20, 1984

 24 Eric Liddell

Eric Liddell.
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tianjin
Died: February 21, 1945
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Born: 1915
Born: 1916
Born: 1917

 25 Thomas E. Dewey

Thomas E. Dewey.
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Former Governor of New York
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Owosso, Michigan, US
Died: March 16, 1971

 26 Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter
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Listed In: Actresses
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 14th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: February 5, 1969
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Born: 1918
Born: 1919
Born: 1920

 27 Moe Berg

Moe Berg
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball coach
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 29, 1972

 28 Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers.
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Listed In: Psychologists
Famous As: Psychologist
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oak Park
Died: February 4, 1987
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Born: 1921
Born: 1922

 29 Saud of Saudi Arabia

Saud of Saudi Arabia.
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Famous As: Former King of Saudi Arabia
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kuwait City
Died: February 23, 1969

 30 Carlos Gracie

Carlos Gracie.
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Listed In: Martial Artists
Famous As: Martial Artist
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belém, State of Pará, Brazil
Died: October 7, 1994

 31 Erik Erikson

Erik Erikson.
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Listed In: Psychologists
Famous As: American-German psychologist
Birthdate: 15th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: May 12, 1994

 32 Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers.
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Famous As: Composer, songwriter, playwright
Birthdate: 28th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 30, 1979

 33 John Houseman

John Houseman
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: October 31, 1988

 34 Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones
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Listed In: Golfers
Famous As: Golfer
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: United States
Died: December 18, 1971

 35 William Wyler

William Wyler.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mulhouse, France
Died: June 27, 1981

 36 Joseph Klewan

Joseph Klewan
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Listed In: Comedians
Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 4, 1902

 37 Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: 19th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tivoli Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died: October 10, 1983

 38 David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick
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Listed In: T V & Movie Producers
Famous As: American film producer
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: June 22, 1965

 39 Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 9, 1972

 40 Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
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Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Famous As: Rabbi
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Died: June 12, 1994

 41 Antonia Brico

Antonia Brico
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: August 3, 1989

 42 Chill Wills

Chill Wills.
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Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seagoville, Texas, United States
Died: December 15, 1978

 43 Talcott Parsons

Talcott Parsons.
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Listed In: Sociologists
Famous As: Sociologist
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Died: May 8, 1979

 44 Richard J. Daley

Richard J. Daley
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Mayor of Chicago
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: December 20, 1976

 45 Reinhard Gehlen

Reinhard Gehlen
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Listed In: Soldiers
Famous As: Officer
Birthdate: 3rd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Erfurt
Died: June 8, 1979

 46 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
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Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 5th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nahant, Massachusetts
Died: February 27, 1985

 47 Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: 21st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leoncin, Congress Poland
Died: July 24, 1991

 48 Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit.
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Listed In: Actors
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: 30th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Key West, Florida, United States
Died: November 19, 1985

 49 Dame Flora Robson

Dame Flora Robson
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Listed In: Actresses
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: South Shields, United Kingdom
Died: July 7, 1984

 50 Beryl Markham

Beryl Markham
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Listed In: Pilots
Famous As: Horse trainer
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leicester
Died: August 3, 1986