Famous People Born In 1920
Discover the most famous people born in 1920. The list includes people like Pope John Paul II, Isaac Asimov, Mickey Rooney, Ray Bradbury, Charles Bukowski and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include novelists, political leaders, journalists and soldiers born in 1920. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & Canada and many more countries.
John Demjanjuk3rd April, Ukrainian, American
War Criminal
Pope John Paul II18th May, Polish
The 264th Pope (Bishop of Rome)
Mickey Rooney23rd September, American
Actor
Isaac Asimov2nd January, American
Writer, Professor
Yul Brynner11th July, Russian
Film & Stage Actor
Charles Bukowski16th August, German, American
Poet
Ravi Shankar7th April, Indian
Musician, composer
Walter Matthau1st October, American
Actor
Montgomery Clift17th October, American
Actor
Henrietta Lacks1st August, American
Source of HeLa Cell Line
Ray Bradbury22nd August, American
Writer
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman17th March, Bangladeshi
First Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Charlie Parker29th August, American
Jazz saxophonist, composer
Rosalind Franklin25th July, British
Chemist
Shelley Winters18th August, American
Actress
Federico Fellini20th January, Italian
Film Director and Scriptwriter
Gene Tierney19th November, American
Actress
DeForest Kelley20th January, American
Actor
Denver Pyle11th May, American
Actor
Tony Randall26th February, American
Actor
William Conrad27th September, American
Actor, Director
Mario Puzo15th October, American
Novelist, Screenwriter
Jack Lord30th December, American
Television actor
Sun Myung Moon25th February, South Korean
Religious Leader
Leona Helmsley4th July, American
Business Woman
Carwood Lipton30th January, American
United States Army Officer
Patrick Troughton25th March, British
Actor
LaWanda Page19th October, American
Actress
Buster Merryfield27th November, British
Actor
K. R. Narayanan27th October, Indian
President of India
Nanette Fabray27th October, American
Actress
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Richard Farnsworth1st September, American
Actor, Stuntman
Mary Pinchot Meyer14th October, American
Painter & Journalist
Yang Kyoungjong3rd March, South Korean
World War II Soldier
Helmut Newton31st October, Australian, German
Fashion Photographer
Ruth Graham10th June, Chinese, American
Philanthropist, Poet, Author
Isaac Stern21st July, American
American violinist
David Brinkley10th July, American
American newscaster
James Farmer12th January, American
Civil Rights Activist
Alberto Sordi15th June, Italian
Italian actor
Douglass North5th November, American
Economist
Baruj Benacerraf29th October, Venezuelan
Immunologist
Denton Cooley22nd August, American
Heart Surgeon
Anatole Broyard16th July, American
Writer
François Jacob17th June, French
Biologist
John Harsanyi29th May, Hungarian, American
Economist
An Wang7th February, Chinese, American
Co-founder of Wang Laboratories
Delbert Mann30th January, American
Film Director
Nicolaas Bloembergen11th March, American
Physicist
Martha Beck6th May, American
Serial Killer
Lawrence Klein14th September, American
Economist
E. Donnall Thomas15th March, American
Physician
Owen Chamberlain10th July, American
Physicist
Edmond H. Fischer6th April, American
Biochemist
Cyril Domb9th December, Israeli, British
Theoretical Physicist
Amy Clampitt15th June, American
Poet
Peter Mitchell22nd September, British
Biochemist
Timothy Francis Leary22nd October, American
American psychologist
Maureen O’Hara17th August, Irish, American
Actress
Paul Scott25th March, British
Novelist
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev11th June, Nepalese
Former King of Nepal
Jože Javoršek20th October, Slovenian
Playwright
Gene Tierney19th November, American
Actress
Bill Scott2nd August, American
American voice actor
Franklin J Schaffner30th May, American
Director
Frank Sheeran25th October, American
Trade unionist
James Gunn22nd August, American
Screenwriter
James Doohan3rd March, Canadian
Screenwriter, Television actor, Film actor, Actor,
Ricardo Montalbán25th November, Mexican
Television actor, Film actor, Character actor,
Ross Martin22nd March, Polish, American
Actors
Frank Herbert8th October, American
Writer
Werner Klemperer22nd March, American
Television actor, Film actor, Singer, Opera
Jack Webb2nd April, American
Actor
Marcial Maciel10th March, Mexican
Catholic priest
Peggy Lee26th May, American
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Jack Elam13th November, American
Actor
Christopher Robin Milne21st August, British
Author
Jack Warden18th September, American
Actor
Dave Brubeck30th November, American
Pianist, Songwriter
Esther Rolle8th November, American
Theater Actress, Film Actress, Television Actress
Toshiro Mifune1st April, Chinese, Japanese
Actor, Film producer, Film actor
Farouk of Egypt11th February, Egyptian
Politician, Coin collecting
Paul Frees22nd June, American
Actor, Screenwriter, Dub actor, Film actor,
Eddie Slovik18th February, Polish, American
Military personnel, Soldier
John Paul Stevens20th April, American
Navy officer, Judge, Lawyer
Hughie Green2nd February, British
Television presenter, Actor, Television producer
Virginia Mayo30th November, American
Actress
Neville Brand13th August, American
Actor
Traudl Junge16th March, German
Memoirist, Painter, Secretary, Writer
Bill Cullen18th February, American
Actor
Clive Dunn9th January, British
Actor
Byron De La Beckwith30th November, American
Murderer
Tom of Finland8th May, Finnish
Painter, Illustrator
Alicia Alonso21st December, Cuban
Dancer