1. Roberto Rossellini (1906)

Director Producer Screenwriter

One of the most important directors in cinematic history who contributed to Italian neorealist film with movies including Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), Germany, Year Zero (1948), and General...

2. Eleanor Estes (1906)

American Children's Writer

Children's author who wrote nearly two dozen books and won the Newbery Medal for her 1951 work, Ginger Pye. Her other works include The Moffats, The Hundred Dresses, and Pinky...

3. Anna Marie Hahn (1906)

Criminal

Anna Marie Hahn is a famous Criminal, who was born on July 7, 1906 in Germany. An American serial killer who poisoned and robbed elderly victims. According to Astrologers, Anna...

4. Blanton Collier (1906)

American Football Coach

Coach of the 1964 Cleveland Browns NFL Championship team.He also managed the Kentucky Wildcats for eight years between NFL stints.

5. Joan Blondell (1906)

Actress

She performed in Grease as well as in The Blue Veil, a film for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,...

6. Zinka Milanov (1906)

Croatian Opera Singer

Famous for her roles in such Giuseppe Verdi operas as Il Trovatore, La forza del destino, and Aida, this Croatian-born soprano had a lengthy career at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Also a...

7. Michael O'Shea (1906)

Movie Actor

Remembered for his comedic roles in such 1940s films as Lady of Burlesque and The Eve of St. Mark, this 20th-century actor also starred in the 1950s NBC situation comedy...

8. Grace Williams (1906)

Welsh Composer

Welsh composer best remembered for the works Penillion, Sea Sketches, and Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes.

9. John Luke (1906)

Painter

Northern Irish artist whose early painting Carnival gained the attention of influential art critics. He was known for being meticulous and precise both in his art and in his appearance....

10. Louise Brooks (1906)

Actress Dancer

She gained fame for playing the lead in the 1929 films Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl. She also appeared in the 1930 film Prix de Beauté.

11. Hildegarde (1906)

Stage Actress

Cabaret singer of "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" who entertained royalty and graced magazine covers.

12. Grete Sultan (1906)

Pianist

Versatile musician whose expansive repertoire was breathtaking. She restored popularity to Goldberg Variations by Bach.

13. Leonid Brezhnev (1906)

Soviet Politician And General Se

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, an era which has come to be known as the Era of Stagnation. He is best remembered for invading Czechoslovakia during...

14. Richard Armour (1906)

American Writer

Prolific twentieth-century poet and author who became known for his humorous poems and satirical works. His publications include The Medical Muse, For Partly Proud Parents, and Punctured Poems.

15. Eric Fenby (1906)

Composer

Composer Frederick Delius' amanuensis from 1928 until 1934. He contributed a great deal of vision to Delius' work.

16. Lester Horton (1906)

American Dancer Choreographer An

Dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer who founded the Lester Horton Dancers and the Dance Theater of Los Angeles.

17. Robert E. Howard (1906)

American Short Story Writer Poet

American author known for pioneering the "sword and sorcery" subgenre and for creating the character Conan the Barbarian.

18. Joan Hickson (1906)

British Actor

She became famous from playing Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the popular TV series Miss Marple.

19. John Haven Emerson (1906)

Entrepreneur

Inventor who created a practical and affordable version of the iron lung artificial respirator.

20. Hugh Gaitskell (1906)

British Politician

British Labour party politician who served as leader of the Labour party from 1955 until his death in 1963. He was considered a frontrunner for the office of Prime Minister...

21. Albert Tyler (1906)

Biologist

New York-born biologist who studied embryonic development in marine organisms. He is especially remembered for researching the effects of messenger RNA on embryonic differentiation.

22. Josephine Baker (1906)

U.s.-born French Actress Singer

Dancer and entertainer known as "Black Pearl" and "Creole Goddess" and widely recognized by her Danse banane costume. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement, she adopted a "Rainbow Tribe"...

23. Samad Vurgun (1906)

Soviet Writer

Poet and playwright who was honored as the 1943 People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. His published works include The Lamp and The Poet's Oath.

24. Joe Kuhel (1906)

American Baseball Player

Former MLB first baseman and outfielder who played from 1930 to 1947.

25. Oscar Levant (1906)

American Comedian Composer Piani

Pianist, composer, and intellectual who became known for his witty appearances on The Jack Paar Show and other TV fare.

26. Carlo Scarpa (1906)

Italian Architect

Glass and furniture designer who created the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. Many of his landscapes, gardens, and buildings can be found in the Veneto, but also in Italy, Canada, the...

27. Charles Lynch (1906)

Pianist

Highly regarded musician who premiered many 20th century works. He was once called Ireland's most imaginative pianist.

28. William Kneale (1906)

English Logician

English philosopher who was best remembered for his novel The Development of Logic from 1962.

29. Larry Aldrich (1906)

American Fashion Design Art Coll

Designer, art collector, and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

30. Philippe Halsman (1906)

Latvian-american Photographer

Latvian-born American portrait photographer known for his iconic pictures of people jumping.

31. Red Allen (1906)

Trumpet Player

Trumpeter who was known for his performances with Louis Armstrong.

32. Luchino Visconti (1906)

Italian Theatre Opera And Cinema

Italian theatre and filmmaker who directed Death in Venice starring Dirk Bogarde.

33. Albert Cavens (1906)

Actor

American actor who played the nobleman who recites a poem while dueling in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac. He also appeared in Around the World in 80 Days and...

34. Bobbi Trout (1906)

Americna Aviation Pioneer

Early female aviator who was renowned for pioneering many flying activities and was the 2nd woman to fly from California for 12 hours with no refueling.

35. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906)

American Aviator And Author

An acclaimed author, poet, and feminist, she is best known as the wife of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. Her numerous literary works include Gift from the Sea, North to the...

36. Hermann Fegelein (1906)

German Military Officer; Brother

German general of the Waffen-SS during the time of Nazi Germany who ordered the death of more than seventeen thousand civilians.

37. Grace Hopper (1906)

American Computer Scientist And

Computer scientist who developed a compiler system for computer programs and conceptualized the idea of machine-independent programming languages. She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I...

38. Buddy Starcher (1906)

American Singer

Country singer best known for his 1966 spoken word track History Repeats Itself, which cracked the top forty on the U.S. Billboard charts.

39. Milton Horn (1906)

American Artist

Russian-American sculptor known for work that demonstrated the relationship between sculpture and architecture.

40. William Empson (1906)

English Literary Critic And Poet

A British poet, academic, and literary critic, he is perhaps best known for Seven Types of Ambiguity, published in 1930. His other notable works include Some Versions of Pastoral, The...

41. Max Delbrück (1906)

German-american Biophysicist And

Remembered for his work in the field of biophysics, he was a 1969 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the replication process and...

42. John Myers Myers (1906)

American Fiction Writer

An American author of fantasy novels, he is best known for works such as Silverlock and The Moon's Fire-Eating Daughter. He also wrote several works of historical fiction.

43. Adolf Eichmann (1906)

Ss Officer Who Played A Key Rol

A lieutenant colonel of the Nazi regime and a key organizer of the Holocaust.

44. Joe Sullivan (1906)

American Musician

Protege of Earl Hines and a staple of Chicago's jazz scene during the 1920s.

45. Betti Alver (1906)

Estonian Novelist And Poet

Twentieth-century Estonian poet who is most known for a 1966 collection entitled Tähetund (Starry Hour). Her other literary works include novels and translations.

46. Bea Benaderet (1906)

Actress

Star of radio who voiced hundreds of characters on shows like My Husband and the Jack Benny Show and became a TV star in Petticoat Junction.

47. Tony Accardo (1906)

Chicago Outfit Boss

Known as "Joe Batters" or "Big Tuna", he was a leader of the Italian American crime syndicate known as The Chicago Outfit during the 70's.

48. Emmanuel Levinas (1906)

French Philosopher

French philosopher most remembered for his work on subjects like Jewish philosophy and existentialism.

49. Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906)

Politician

Leopold Sedar Senghor is a famous Politician, who was born on October 9, 1906 in Senegal. Politician, intellectual and celebrated poet who served as the first Senegalese president from 1960...

50. Walter Battiss (1906)

South African Painter

South African artist remembered for being the creator of the famous fictional, utopian island known as Fook Island. He served as a Professor of Fine Art at the University of...