1. Lee Strasberg (1901)

American Actor Drama Teacher Act

Influential acting teacher who mentored many Hollywood stars and was the father of method acting.

2. Guido Agosti (1901)

Pianist

Talented musician whose performance career was stifled because of his intense stage fright. He trained many future notables.

3. Ernest Lawrence (1901)

Physicist

Ernest Lawrence is a famous Physicist, who was born on August 8, 1901 in United States. American scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1939 for inventing the...

4. Joe Pasternak (1901)

American Film Producer

After beginning his career with the European division of Universal Pictures, this 20th-century movie producer worked in Hollywood for both Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is perhaps best remembered for his...

5. Edward Chapman (1901)

Actor

Former actor who gained recognition for his roles in The Man Who Haunted Himself and 1960's Oscar Wilde. His other films include A Stitch in Time, Poison Pen, and The Citadel.

6. Witold Pilecki (1901)

World War Ii Concentration Camp

Polish cavalry officer who founded the Secret Polish Army, a World War II-era resistance movement.

7. Ricardo Zamora (1901)

Soccer Player

Spanish goalkeeper who was considered one of the best of his generation, minding the net for the Spanish national team from 1920 to 1936 and playing in 82 games for...

8. Adolph Rupp (1901)

American College Basketball Coac

Legendary Kentucky head coach compiled a 876–190 record over the course of four decades.

9. Marcel Mule (1901)

Saxophonist

Founder of the French Saxophone School and one of the most influential saxophonists to ever live. He founded many ensembles, including the Quatuor de la Garde Républicaine.

10. Paul Fix (1901)

American Actor

Remembered for his work in Western movies and television series, he is perhaps most well known for his portrayal of Marshal Micah Torrance on the ABC series The Rifleman. His...

11. Jacqueline Logan (1901)

American Actor

Silent film era star of the 1920s who appeared in director Cecil B. Demille's classic film The King of Kings.

12. Beauford Delaney (1901)

American Artist

Artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance and abstract expressionism and known for "Jazz Quartet" and other works.

13. Olin Dutra (1901)

Professional Golfer

World Golf Hall of Fame inductee who won 22 PGA Tours, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship.

14. Ed Dudley (1901)

Golfer

Winner of 19 PGA Tours spanning a decade; was a central figure in the formation of the Masters Tournament.

15. Suzanne Lilar (1901)

Flemish Belgian Francophone Writ

An award-winning novelist, essayist, and playwright, she is best known for Le Burlador, her own take on the story of Don Juan. A member of the Royal Academy of French...

16. Walt Disney (1901)

Producer Director And Animator

Animator, voice actor, producer, and entertainer who founded The Walt Disney Company and created the iconic character Mickey Mouse. He produced such classic films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio...

17. Dutch Schultz (1901)

Criminal

New York-based mobster who made a fortune in the alcohol bootlegging and numbers racket businesses during the prohibition era. He was killed by the Mafia Commission, who disapproved of his...

18. Ugo Frigerio (1901)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Italian competitive walker who won three Olympic gold medals in the 1920s, winning in the 3km and 10km events.

19. Krsto Hegedušić (1901)

Croatian Naive Painter

Painter of the Naïve Art movement and founding member of the Earth Group, a Croatian artists' collective. His 1969 work "The Bridegroom, the Ox and the Pump" was a critique...

20. Juraj Neidhardt (1901)

Croatian Architect

Noted Croatian architect who designed Bosnia and Herzegovina's Parliament building. His projects included an Alexanderplatz, Berlin, department store and the Zagreb Diocese Theological School.

21. Brian Donlevy (1901)

Actor

He appeared in 1930s and '40s films and played a tough guy with a heart of gold in The Great McGinty. He also appeared in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.

22. Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901)

American Baseball Player And Coa

MLB pitcher who perfected the use of a knuckle curveball during his 19-year career.

23. Frankie Trumbauer (1901)

American Musician

C-melody saxophonist known for his compositions, especially his recording with Bix Beiderbecke and Eddie Langof of 'Singin' the Blues.'

24. Pancho Barnes (1901)

American Aviator

Aviatrix who broke Amelia Earhart's air speed record and took part in the Women's Air Derby.

25. Ned Washington (1901)

American Composer

Lyricist known for When You Wish upon a Star and I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You. He worked often with Dimitri Tiomkin.

26. Charles Stark Draper (1901)

Engineer

Charles Stark Draper is a famous Engineer, who was born on October 2, 1901 in United States. American scientist and engineer who founded the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory where the NASA...

27. Ho Feng-Shan (1901)

Chinese Diplomat Whose Actions D

Chinese diplomat known as "China's Schindler" who saved more than one thousand Jews during the Holocaust. His heroic actions were recognized in 2000 with the "Righteous among the Nations" award....

28. Charles Farrell (1901)

Actor Developer Former Palm Spri

Recipient of two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars for his contributions to film and television. He is memorable for his frequent collaborations with actress Janet Gaynor which includes the films Seventh Heaven,...

29. Frank Buckles (1901)

United States Army Soldier And C

Best known, at the time of his death, as the last living World War I veteran, he chaired the World War I Memorial Foundation. As a result of his wartime...

30. Ben Blue (1901)

Canadian-american Actor And Come

Sad-faced comedian who appeared in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming. He made his final movie appearance in 1968's Where...

31. Hirohito (1901)

Japanese Emperor

Also known as Emperor Showa, he reigned as the Emperor or Japan from 1926 to 1989. He helped form the Axis Powers with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and led...

32. Fuzzy Knight (1901)

Actor

Remembered for his comedic cowboy sidekick roles in numerous Western films of the 1930s, '40s, and early '50s, he is also recognized for his work in the 1950s NBC series...

33. Manly Palmer Hall (1901)

Self-help Author

Manly Palmer Hall is a famous Self-Help Author, who was born on March 18, 1901 in Canada. Most famous for a late 1920s mystic text titled The Secret Teachings of...

34. Robert Bresson (1901)

Film Director

French film director of Diary of a Country Priest from 1951.

35. Alfred Newman (1901)

Sound

American conductor and composer of more than two hundred films. He won Oscars for his work on films like The King and I and Camelot.

36. William S. Paley (1901)

Entrepreneur

Radio pioneer who changed the U.S. forever by creating the Columbia Broadcasting System or CBS.

37. Rudy Vallée (1901)

Singer Actor Bandleader And Ente

Radio and movie star who often sang through a megaphone and wrote songs like "Oh! Ma-Ma! (The Butcher Boy)" and "Old Man Harlem."

38. Marlene Dietrich (1901)

Actor And Singer

German actress who starred both onstage and onscreen. She was best known for her 1930s dramas, including The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, and Desire. She was ranked 9th on The...

39. Rudolf Hoss (1901)

Criminal

Notorious Nazi who served as the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where millions of Jews were killed on his watch. He was ultimately hanged to death for his crimes...

40. Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901)

Novelist

An award-winning American historian and fiction writer, he published close to eighty novels and numerous short stories. His works include The Shanghai Bund Murders (1933), Eagle in the Sky (1948),...

41. Alberto Hurtado (1901)

Chilean Jesuit Saint

Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker and writer who was the second Chilean to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church.

42. Maxwell D. Taylor (1901)

War Hero

Maxwell D. Taylor is a famous War Hero, who was born on August 26, 1901 in United States. Four-star general who organized the first airborne division in World War II...

43. Sylvia Field (1901)

Actress

She played Martha Wilson on the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace from 1959 to 1962.

44. Michael Oakeshott (1901)

British Philosopher

English philosopher and political theorist who was known as one of the 20th century's most conservative thinkers.

45. Heinie Manush (1901)

American Baseball Player And Coa

MLB player who hit .330 during his 17-year career and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.

46. Zeppo Marx (1901)

Comedian

As the youngest member of the Marx brothers, he appeared in five Marx Brothers feature films between 1929 and 1933. He also played Ruth Hall's love interest in the 1931...

47. Nelson Eddy (1901)

American Musical Film Star Opera

Classically trained baritone and star of eight MGM musicals with Jeanette MacDonald. He has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

48. Frederick Loewe (1901)

Composer Of Broadway And Film Mu

Collaborated with Alan Jay Lerner on "Camelot" and "My Fair Lady," both long-running Broadway musicals and classic films. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

49. Alberto Giacometti (1901)

Swiss Artist

Swiss painter and sculptor who was associated with the surrealist movement. He created Woman of Venice II, a painted bronze sculpture.

50. Tom Kerry (1901)

American Activist

American politician who was a Communist and known as a lifelong member of the Socialist Workers Party.