1. A Philip Randolph (1889)

Civil Rights Leader

A Philip Randolph is a famous Civil Rights Leader, who was born on April 15, 1889 in United States. African-American civil rights crusader who led the first primarily black labor...

2. Elsie Janis (1889)

American Singer And Actress

Screenwriter and singer, who is best recognized for her film, Women in War; she also was noted for entertaining the troops during the first world war.

3. Sessue Hayakawa (1889)

Japanese Actor

Japanese American actor who became known as the premier Asian leading man in Hollywood and gained stardom through his charisma. His film credits include Disney's 1960 film, Swiss Family Robinson,...

4. Anna Johnson Gates (1889)

Politician

Anna Johnson Gates is a famous Politician, who was born on January 25, 1889 in United States. American politician and suffragette who was the first woman elected to the West...

5. Erle Stanley Gardner (1889)

Lawyer Novelist Travel Writer

Bestselling author who wrote over eighty Perry Mason courtroom novels and won both the Grand Master Award and the Edgar Award. He published under several pen names, including A.A. Fair,...

6. Sidney Godley (1889)

Recipient Of The Victoria Cross

English soldier who was given the prestigious Victoria Cross for his bravery at the Battle of Mons during World War I. He became the first private soldier to receive the...

7. Ernest Truex (1889)

Actor

Star of stage and screen in the silent film era who played roles in The Adventures of Marco Polo and Sing and Whistle. In 1939, he appeared in It's a...

8. Manuel Quiroga (1889)

Composer

Spanish composer and pianist known for popular compositions of the 40's and 50's like Tatuaje, La Paralla, and Rocio.

9. Robert Taft (1889)

American Politician

Son of the 27th U.S. president and a Senate Republican from Ohio who was a leader for a decade and a half but never fulfilled his presidential ambitions. He served...

10. Bombardier Billy Wells (1889)

Boxer

Bombardier Billy Wells is a famous Boxer, who was born on August 31, 1889 in United Kingdom. Heavyweight boxer who was crowned as the British champion an amazing 14 times....

11. Adolf Hitler (1889)

Führer Of The National Socialist

Dictator and leader of the Third Reich in Nazi Germany. A notorious criminal, he spurred World War II and brought about the Holocaust.

12. Juri Vilms (1889)

Politician

Estonian politician who was a member of the Salvation Committee that signed the Estonian Declaration of Independence on February 24, 1918.

13. Robert Z. Leonard (1889)

Director

Robert Z. Leonard is a famous Director, who was born on October 7, 1889 in United States. Directed many films including The Divorcee and The Great Ziegfeld. According to Astrologers,...

14. Naguib el-Rihani (1889)

Movie Actor

Naguib el-Rihani is a famous Movie Actor, who was born on February 22, 1889 in Egypt. Assyrian play and film actor who became known in Egypt as The Father of...

15. Waldo Frank (1889)

Novelist Historian Critic

An influential cultural historian and critic, he is especially known for his work on Latin American and Spanish literature and culture. His published works include The Rediscovery of America (1929),...

16. Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889)

Lawyer

Lloyd Llewellyn Black is a famous Lawyer, who was born on March 15, 1889 in United States. Federal judge who, in 1939, received his United States Senate commission to serve...

17. Francis Spellman (1889)

American Catholic Cardinal

The sixth Archbishop of New York, a position he held from 1939 to 1967.

18. Jaishankar Prasad (1889)

Indian Writer

Though also a writer of short stories and novels, this prominent 20th-century Hindi literary figure is best remembered for his historical and mythological plays and romantic poems. His most famous...

19. Josef Thorak (1889)

Austrian Sculptor

Austrian-German sculptor who made Der sterbende Krieger, a statue in memory of the dead of World War I from Stolpmünde.

20. Snub Pollard (1889)

Actor

Australian silent film star remembered for his slapstick comedy antics in films like 1923's The Gift. He had a nearly fifty-year career and was honored with a star on the...

21. Gabriela Mistral (1889)

Chilean Poet

Born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga and better known by her pen name of Gabriela Mistral, this Chilean poet was the 1945 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. She also received...

22. Minta Durfee (1889)

Movie Actress

Star actress of the silent film era who appeared in Cruel, Cruel Love in 1914 and Making a Living in 1914.

23. Michael Raucheisen (1889)

German Musician

Musician who would accompany singers with the piano lid open to achieve better tonal balance. He created complete gramophone recordings of German songs.

24. George S. Kaufman (1889)

Playwright

George S. Kaufman is a famous Playwright, who was born on November 16, 1889 in United States. Playwright and theater director who won a Tony award for his direction of...

25. Warner Baxter (1889)

Actor

Academy Award-winning actor who played The Cisco Kid in the 1929 film, In Old Arizona. He also starred in the 1926 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby and The Awful...

26. Charles Darrow (1889)

Inventor

Main developer and claimed inventor of the classic board game Monopoly who invented some of the iconic drawings such as the red GO arrow, the railroad locomotives, the water works...

27. Edith Tolkien (1889)

Family Member

J.R.R. Tolkien's wife and muse who inspired his Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Evenstar characters from Lord of the Rings.

28. Igor Sikorsky (1889)

Pilot

Russian-born developer and aviation pioneer who designed and flew the world's first multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft, the Russky Vityaz, in 1913. He also founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, where...

29. Hannah Höch (1889)

German Artist

Weimar period Dada artist who pioneered the photomontage art form. She was revolutionary in that she included same-sex couples in her work.

30. George Kenney (1889)

United States Army General

United States Army Air Forces general who led American air operations in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1945.

31. Anita Loos (1889)

Writer

Famous screenwriter and playwright, most recognized for penning the international hit, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which starred Marilyn Monroe.

32. Hooks Dauss (1889)

Baseball Player

MLB pitcher who won 222 games over his 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers.

33. Imre Schlosser (1889)

Footballer

Striker who scored 59 goals in 68 appearances for the Hungarian national team from 1906 to 1927. He led Ferencvaros to seven league titles and then won another six with...

34. Ella Cara Deloria (1889)

Novelist

Ella Cara Deloria is a famous Novelist, who was born on January 31, 1889 in United States. Anthropologist and novelist of Yankton Dakota background who recorded Sioux oral history and...

35. Victor Fleming (1889)

Film Director

Director of the classic 1939 films Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz. He received an Academy Award for Best Director for Gone With The Wind.

36. Beulah Bondi (1889)

Actress

Two-time Academy Award nominee who appeared in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's A Wonderful Life. 

37. Farrington Daniels (1889)

American Chemist

Pioneer in the use of solar power, who made the earliest serious research into practical solar energy application. He won the Priestley Medal for his work in solar energy in...

38. Tony Jannus (1889)

American Aviator

One of the first pilots in America, he flew the first airliner and was the first person to jump from a plane.

39. Jack Pierce (1889)

Makeup Artist

Movie makeup artist best remembered for transforming actors into classic monsters for Universal Studios, perhaps most notably the makeup for the 1931 film Frankenstein.

40. Hannes Meyer (1889)

Swiss Architect

The second Director of the Bauhaus in Dessau, serving from 1928 until 1930. He was a proponent of Functionalism.

41. Walter Lippmann (1889)

American Journalist

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and founder of the New Republic.

42. Maksimilijan Vanka (1889)

Croatian American Painter

Eastern European painter who created murals for the St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. His work often consisted of social commentary on fascism, war, and poverty.

43. Anna Akhmatova (1889)

Soviet Modernist Poet

Russian modernist poet who has been considered one of the most acclaimed writers in the Russian canon. Her works include "Chetki" and "Belaya Staya".

44. Conrad Potter Aiken (1889)

Poet

Poet, novelist, and short story writer known for Earth Triumphant and Silent Snow, Secret Snow. He was the recipient of both the National Book Award and the Bollingen Prize in...

45. Freddie Keppard (1889)

Trumpet Player

An early jazz cornetist known for his performances with the Original Creole Orchestra.

46. Al Schulz (1889)

American Baseball Player

American Major League baseball pitcher who debuted in 1912 with the New York Highlanders.

47. Walton Walker (1889)

United States Army General

Commander of the first American ground forces in the Korean War.

48. Harry Bannister (1889)

American Actor

Michigan-born stage and screen actor and husband of acclaimed film actress Ann Harding.

49. Fannie Hurst (1889)

Novelist

A prolific American author, she is known for Stardust (1921), A President is Born (1927), Back Street (1931), and Imitation of Life (1933). The latter work dealt with race relations...

50. Louis Silvers (1889)

Film Composer

Academy Award winner for 1935's "One Night of Love." His work was used in more than 250 films.