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.
Yul Brynner11th July, Russian
Film & Stage Actor
Pope John Paul II18th May, Polish
The 264th Pope (Bishop of Rome)
Mickey Rooney23rd September, American
Actor
Isaac Asimov2nd January, American
Writer, Professor
Charles Bukowski16th August, German, American
Poet
Ravi Shankar7th April, Indian
Musician, composer
Montgomery Clift17th October, American
Actor
Walter Matthau1st October, American
Actor
Ray Bradbury22nd August, American
Writer
Charlie Parker29th August, American
Jazz saxophonist, composer
Henrietta Lacks1st August, American
Source of HeLa Cell Line
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman17th March, Bangladeshi
First Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Shelley Winters18th August, American
Actress
Gene Tierney19th November, American
Actress
Rosalind Franklin25th July, British
Chemist
DeForest Kelley20th January, American
Actor
Denver Pyle11th May, American
Actor
Tony Randall26th February, American
Actor
Federico Fellini20th January, Italian
Film Director and Scriptwriter
William Conrad27th September, American
Actor, Director
Leona Helmsley4th July, American
Business Woman
K. R. Narayanan27th October, Indian
President of India
Carwood Lipton30th January, American
United States Army Officer
Jack Lord30th December, American
Television actor
Mario Puzo15th October, American
Novelist, Screenwriter
LaWanda Page19th October, American
Actress
Sun Myung Moon25th February, South Korean
Religious Leader
Nanette Fabray27th October, American
Actress
Richard Farnsworth1st September, American
Actor, Stuntman
Buster Merryfield27th November, British
Actor
Mary Pinchot Meyer14th October, American
Painter & Journalist
David Brinkley10th July, American
American newscaster
Yang Kyoungjong3rd March, South Korean
World War II Soldier
John Demjanjuk3rd April, Ukrainian, American
War Criminal
Helmut Newton31st October, Australian, German
Fashion Photographer
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Ruth Graham10th June, Chinese, American
Philanthropist, Poet, Author
James Farmer12th January, American
Civil Rights Activist
Isaac Stern21st July, American
American violinist
Denton Cooley22nd August, American
Heart Surgeon
Alberto Sordi15th June, Italian
Italian actor
Douglass North5th November, American
Economist
Anatole Broyard16th July, American
Writer
An Wang7th February, Chinese, American
Co-founder of Wang Laboratories
John Harsanyi29th May, Hungarian, American
Economist
François Jacob17th June, French
Biologist
Baruj Benacerraf29th October, Venezuelan
Immunologist
Delbert Mann30th January, American
Film Director
Lawrence Klein14th September, American
Economist
Nicolaas Bloembergen11th March, American
Physicist
E. Donnall Thomas15th March, American
Physician
Edmond H. Fischer6th April, American
Biochemist
Owen Chamberlain10th July, American
Physicist
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev11th June, Nepalese
Former King of Nepal
Amy Clampitt15th June, American
Poet
Cyril Domb9th December, Israeli, British
Theoretical Physicist
Peter Mitchell22nd September, British
Biochemist
Paul Scott25th March, British
Novelist
Maureen O’Hara17th August, Irish
Actress
Jože Javoršek20th October, Slovenian
Playwright
Gene Tierney19th November, American
Actress
Bill Scott2nd August, American
American voice actor
Timothy Francis Leary22nd October, American
American psychologist
Franklin J Schaffner30th May, American
Director
Ricardo Montalbán25th November, Mexican
Television actor, Film actor, Character actor,
James Doohan3rd March, Canadian
Screenwriter, Television actor, Film actor, Actor,
Dave Brubeck30th November, American
Pianist, Songwriter
Esther Rolle8th November, American
Theater Actress, Film Actress, Television Actress
Peggy Lee26th May, American
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Frank Sheeran25th October, American
Trade unionist
John Paul Stevens20th April, American
Navy officer, Judge, Lawyer
Werner Klemperer22nd March, American
Television actor, Film actor, Singer, Opera
Jack Warden18th September, American
Actor
Toshiro Mifune1st April, Chinese, Japanese
Actor, Film producer, Film actor
Joe Weider29th November, Canadian, American
Functionary, Editor
Farouk of Egypt11th February, Egyptian
Politician, Coin collecting
Traudl Junge16th March, German
Memoirist, Painter, Secretary, Writer
Leo McKern16th March, Australian
Actor
Bill Cullen18th February, American
Actor
Eddie Slovik18th February, Polish, American
Military personnel, Soldier
Byron De La Beckwith30th November, American
Murderer
Hughie Green2nd February, British
Television presenter, Actor, Television producer
Tom of Finland8th May, Finnish
Painter, Illustrator
P. D. James3rd August, British
Writer
Saul Bass30th April, American
Graphic designer
Heinz Hitler14th March, German
Roberto Calvi13th April, Italian
Banker
Paul Frees22nd June, American
Actor, Screenwriter, Dub actor, Film actor,
Pamela Harriman20th March, British
Diplomat, Socialite
Karl Albrecht20th February, German
Entrepreneur
Wayne Thiebaud15th November, American
Painter, University teacher, Artist
Melina Mercouri31st October, Greek
Actress
Thomas Szasz15th April, Hungarian, American
Psychiatrist, Scientist, Writer, University
Henry Heimlich3rd February, American
Physician, University teacher
Boris Vian10th March, French
Polymath, Singer, Poet, Trumpeter, Lyricist,
Gail Halvorsen10th October, American
Officer, Aviator
Jeff Cooper10th May, American
Officer, Author, Journalist, Sport shooter, Writer