1. Robert Moses (1888)

Engineer

New York urban planner who helped shaped the city's streets and roads. He became a highly polarizing figure among urban planners in part because his choices and priorities were re-created...

2. Abraham Valdelomar (1888)

Peruvian Writer

Peruvian author, poet, and avant-garde literary figure. His literary works include La Ciudad Muerta (novel), Las Voces Multiples (poems), and El Vuelo (play).

3. William Hood Simpson (1888)

War Hero

Army officer who commanded the Ninth Army in WWII, a group that broke the Siegfried Line in 1944.

4. Nikolai Bukharin (1888)

Politician

Bolshevik revolutionary and one of the first members of the Politburo who was one of the more prominent victims of the "Moscow Trials" of the late 30's. He formulated the...

5. Bobby Veach (1888)

American Baseball Player

14-year major league veteran and the only player in history to pinch-hit for the great Babe Ruth.

6. Thea Von Harbou (1888)

Novelist

Thea Von Harbou is a famous Novelist, who was born on December 27, 1888 in Germany. The wife of filmmaker Fritz Lang and an accomplished author in her own right,...

7. Raymond Chandler (1888)

Novelist Screenwriter

Hardboiled crime novelist who created the private eye character Phillip Marlowe, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for Double Indemnity. Some of his most important literary...

8. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888)

Businessman Political Figure And

Kennedy patriarch and father of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was an influential Democrat and Irish Catholic.

9. Jim Thorpe (1888)

Athlete

Native American star of football, baseball, and the Olympics in the 1910s and 1920s. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and the College Football...

10. Al Ferguson (1888)

Actor

In a career that spanned over four decades and consisted of nearly 300 films, he appeared on screen in Tarzan the Mighty, The Hurricane Express, and Blazing the Overland Trail...

11. Kaarel Eenpalu (1888)

Prime Minister Of Estonia

Estonian politician and journalist who was a member of the Estonian Constituent Assembly and the National Assembly. He was captured by the Soviets during World War II and died in...

12. John Crowe Ransom (1888)

Poet

John Crowe Ransom is a famous Poet, who was born on April 30, 1888 in United States. Southern poet who established his literary reputation through the publication of two poetry...

13. Haven Gillespie (1888)

American Composer And Lyricist

Lyricist known for Santa Claus is Coming To Town, You Go to My Head, and That Lucky Old Sun. He worked mainly on Tin Pan Alley.

14. Lead Belly (1888)

American Musician

Folk and blues guitarist who played a twelve-string and released the hit songs "Black Betty" and "Ain't Gonna Study War No More."

15. Alan Seeger (1888)

American Poet

American poet who died in action during World War I and is best known for his poem "I Have a Rendezvous with Death." A posthumous collection of his complete poetic...

16. Sargent Claude Johnson (1888)

Sculptor

Sargent Claude Johnson is a famous Sculptor, who was born on October 7, 1888 in United States. African-American sculptor known for Abstract Figurative and Early Modern styles. He made Chester,...

17. Frits Zernike (1888)

Dutch Physicist

Dutch scientist whose phase contrast microscope invention won the 1953 Nobel prize for physics. He also worked as a professor at Groningen University.

18. Florence Bates (1888)

Actress

American character actress who was featured in Tonight and Every Night and The Mask of Dimitrios. She appeared in over 60 films during a 13-year period.

19. Red Faber (1888)

American Baseball Player And Coa

1917 World Series champion who played his entire 20-year career with the Chicago White Sox.

20. Horace Pippin (1888)

American Artist

American painter who created work based on the injustice of slavery and American segregation. Some of his popular paintings include the Domino Players in 1943 and Self-portrait in 1941.

21. Will Hay (1888)

Comedian Comic Actor Astronomer

English actor, comedian and film director who appeared in many films during the 1930s. In 1942, he appeared in Go to Blazes and The Goose Steps Out.

22. Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Greek Olympian who was the winner of the standing long jump at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games; he was a 19-time Greek champion.

23. Ronald Knox (1888)

English Priest And Theologian

An English theologian, priest, and writer, he is known for his Christian-themed works. Also a mystery writer, he published such detective novels as The Viaduct Murder and The Three Taps.

24. Fritz Reiner (1888)

Orchestra Conductor

Hungarian orchestra conductor famous for serving as the music director at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He appeared onscreen conducting the New York Philharmonic in the 1947 film Carnegie Hall.

25. Inge Lehmann (1888)

Danish Seismologist Who Discover

In the mid 1930s, this geophysics and seismology expert made the groundbreaking discovery that our planet's outer core is molten and its inner core solid.

26. Harpo Marx (1888)

Actor Comedian

Movie comedian alongside fellow Marx brothers Groucho and Chico. He became known for his trademark props: a harp, a cane, and a bulbhorn.

27. Heywood Broun (1888)

American Sportswriter

American journalist and founder of the American Newspaper Guild.

28. Dennis Chavez (1888)

American Politician

The first U.S.-born Hispanic elected to the United States Senate, who dedicated his long political career to representing the newly-organized New Mexico from 1935 to 1962. He is the longest-serving...

29. Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888)

Zoologist

Zoologist who published widely-used texts about vertebrate and invertebrate animals. She also served as the editor of the journal Systematic Zoology from 1959 to 1963.

30. TS Eliot (1888)

Poet

Nobel Prize-winning modernist poet best known for The Wasteland and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. His later works include The Hollow Men and Murder in the Cathedral.

31. Thomas Sopwith (1888)

Pilot

Thomas Sopwith is a famous Pilot, who was born on January 18, 1888 in United Kingdom. Pilot and aircraft engineer who designed British war planes during the two World Wars....

32. Bronson M. Cutting (1888)

Politician

Bronson M. Cutting is a famous Politician, who was born on June 23, 1888 in United States. Republican Senator from New Mexico who served from 1927 to 1935 and helped...

33. George Seitz (1888)

Screenwriter

Screenwriter who is best known for adapting The Last of the Mohicans for the screen.

34. Giorgio de Chirico (1888)

Painter

Giorgio de Chirico is a famous Painter, who was born on July 10, 1888 in Greece. Greek-Italian artist who founded the metaphysical art movement and also painted in Baroque and...

35. Alexander Friedmann (1888)

Mathematician

Mathematician and physicist remembered for his Friedmann equations, which sought to explain his theory of the universe's expansion.

36. Josef Albers (1888)

Bauhaus Artist And Teacher

Abstract artist known for "Homage to the Square" and other paintings featuring geometric shapes and vibrant colors. Profoundly impacted 20th-century art education in the United States and Europe.

37. Irving Berlin (1888)

American Musician

Known for God Bless America and White Christmas. He was considered to be one of America's greatest songwriters.

38. Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888)

Poet

Italian modernist poet, academic, and author known for poems such as "Mattina" and "Soldati." In 1970, he became the first recipient of the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

39. William Rose Benet (1888)

Poet

William Rose Benet is a famous Poet, who was born on February 2, 1888 in United States. An acclaimed American poet, he is best known for his autobiographical work, The...

40. Johnny Buff (1888)

American Boxer

World Bantamweight Champion in 1922 who recorded wins over such prominent boxers as Abe Goldstein, Tommy Gorman and Charles Ledoux.

41. Oskar Schlemmer (1888)

German Artist

Painter, sculptor, and designer associated with the Bauhaus School. He was best known for "Triadisches Ballett" that transformed actors into geometrical shapes.

42. Knute Rockne (1888)

American College Football Player

Coached the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to dominance from 1918 to 1930.

43. Dale Carnegie (1888)

American Writer And Lecturer

Created a self-help program for confidence and success and wrote the massive bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People in 1936.

44. Arthur Fields (1888)

American Musician

Singer-songwriter who wrote "Aba Daba Honeymoon," which was featured in the MGM film Two Weeks with Love.

45. Emanuel Celler (1888)

American Politician

America politician and Democrat from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from 1923 to 1973. After losing the the 1972 Democratic...

46. Russell Stover (1888)

American Businessman

Founder of the eponymous chocolates and candy company Russell Stover Candies.

47. John Logie Baird (1888)

Entrepreneur

Groundbreaking inventor of the first television technology. He showed the world the first wirelessly transferred image.

48. Mary Fuller (1888)

Actress Screenwriter

Writer of an unprecedented eight screenplays between 1913 and 1915 who also worked as an actress and appeared in films like The Witch Girl, A Daughter of the Nile, The...

49. Eugene O'Neill (1888)

Playwright

Irish American playwright who received both the Nobel Prize in Literature (1936) and four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama (1920, 1922, 1928, 1957). His most famous dramatic works include Anna Christie,...

50. Herbert Spencer Gasser (1888)

Physiologist

Herbert Spencer Gasser is a famous Physiologist, who was born on July 5, 1888 in United States. American physiologist who won the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for...