1. Charles McGraw (1914)

Actor

Iconic gravely voiced actor whose grizzled visage got him cast as a tough guy in over 140 film and television roles. He played roles in the 1963 film, The Birds,...

2. Hank Snow (1914)

Country Musician

Country singer whose career spanned almost a half-century. He released 140 albums and is best known for songs such as "I'm Moving On" and "The Golden Rocket."

3. Hedy Lamarr (1914)

Actress Inventor

Hollywood actress well-known for her roles in Ecstasy in 1933 and Samson and Delilah in 1949. She appeared in Boom Town and Comrade X with Clark Gable.

4. Clyde Robert Bulla (1914)

Children's Author

Clyde Robert Bulla is a famous Children's Author, who was born on January 9, 1914 in United States. American author who published over fifty books for children. Some of his...

5. Larry Parks (1914)

Actor

Acclaimed actor who was blacklisted by Hollywood studios after admitting to having been part of a Communist party cell. He made his final appearance in the 1962 film, Freud the...

6. Asger Jorn (1914)

Danish Artist

Painter and sculptor who made the sculpture Stalingrad, which is held at an art museum in Denmark.

7. Curt Carlson (1914)

Entrepreneur

Swedish-American entrepreneur best known as the founder of restaurant, hotel, and travel chain Carlson.

8. Mack Robinson (1914)

Actor

Sprinter who won a silver medal in the 200 meters at the 1936 Olympics, finishing just behind fellow American Jesse Owens.

9. Bernard Youens (1914)

English Actor

Portrayed Stan Ogden in the British soap opera "Coronation Street."

10. Alec Guinness (1914)

English Actor

Distinguished actor who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars installments. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in the 1957 film, The Bridge...

11. Romain Gary (1914)

Writer

A Lithuanian-born author and two-time recipient of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, he is best known for such French-language works as Les racines du ciel (1956) and La vie devant soi...

12. Tony Duquette (1914)

Production Designer

Acclaimed Hollywood designer who created numerous sets and costumes over the course of his fifty-year career. Much of his artwork was destroyed in a 1989 fire.

13. Jimmy Wakely (1914)

American Country-western Singer

Known as The Singing Cowboy, he starred in his own radio show and many movies, including Money and Arrow in the Dust.

14. James Purdy (1914)

Writer

A twentieth-century American fiction writer, he published over a dozen novels and was nominated for the 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award. His controversial works typically focus on the lives of social outcasts...

15. Thurl Ravenscroft (1914)

American Actor And Singer

Voice of Tony the Tiger in more than 500 television commercials also sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

16. Viola Desmond (1914)

Civil Rights Leader

Remembered for fighting for the rights of fellow African Canadians by refusing to retreat to a segregated portion of Nova Scotia's Roseland Theatre, she is also remembered for establishing a...

17. Daisy Bates (1914)

Actress

A Civil Rights activist and writer known for her part in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957, in which she guided the nine students, known as the Little Rock...

18. Oton Gliha (1914)

Painter

Slovenian-Croatian artist who became known for his abstract paintings of stone walls. He was awarded the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in 1977.

19. Kenny Clarke (1914)

American Musician

Nicknamed "Klook," Clarke was a jazz and bebop drummer and bandleader who released the album Bohemia After Dark as a bandleader.

20. Max Perutz (1914)

Molecular Biology Crystallograph

A molecular biologist, who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his study of the structures of hemoglobin. He also won the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in...

21. Ziggy Elman (1914)

American Musician

Founder of the Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra and who is also known for his collaborations with Benny Goodman.

22. Robert Alda (1914)

American Theatrical And Film Act

Actor who played the role of George Gershwin in the movie Rhapsody in Blue and appeared in the film Imitation of Life. As a stage actor, he appeared in Harbor...

23. Rose Hill (1914)

TV Actress

Late actress who became known as Madame Fanny on the long-running British series 'Allo 'Allo!

24. James Rouse (1914)

American Businessman

Remembered for founding a community and shopping mall group called The Rouse Company, this urban development and real estate expert also established the Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts, as...

25. Bill Nicholson (1914)

Baseball Player

Five-time All-Star outfielder who slugged 235 home runs during his 16-year career, spent with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago Cubs and PHiladelphia Phillies.

26. Coleridge Goode (1914)

British Musician

Bassist known for his long-time collaborations with saxophonist Joe Harriott, as well as many other groups.

27. Floyd Tillman (1914)

American Singer-songwriter

Country singer who was a pioneer of the honky tonk style of music and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984.

28. Richard Annand (1914)

Recipient Of The Victoria Cross

British Army veteran who was awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross for his actions in Belgium during World War II. He was the first member of the British Army to receive...

29. Ivan Generalić (1914)

Croatian Naive Painter

Croatian artist associated with the Naïve Art movement and known for "The Deer Wedding" from 1959. He often painted rural scenes with political themes.

30. Clayton Moore (1914)

Actor

Primarily known for playing TV's masked man, The Lone Ranger, a role in which he had to train his voice to sound like the radio version of the character.

31. Adolph Green (1914)

American Musician

Collaborated on New York, New York, Just in Time, Make Someone Happy, and I Get Carried Away with Betty Comden.

32. Bert Parks (1914)

American Actor And Singer

TV personality who hosted the Miss America pageant for twenty-five years.

33. María Félix (1914)

Movie Actress

Became a Mexican film icon throughout the '40s and '50s for her role in movies such as Doña Bárbara and The Devil is a Woman. She won three Ariel Best...

34. Mario Bava (1914)

Cameraman

Leading Italian director and cinematographer during the golden age of Italian slasher films.

35. Williams Phillips (1914)

Economist

Economist famous for what has come to be known as the "Phillips curve," which describes the relationships between unemployment and inflation. He is also known for having constructed the economics...

36. Randall Jarrell (1914)

Poet Critic Novelist Essayist

Eleventh United States Poet Laureate, novelist, and children's author whose works include Pictures from an Institution, The Animal Family, and The Lost World. Shortly after publishing The Woman at the...

37. Norman Nicholson (1914)

British Writer

British poet and author known for the vernacular and religious character of such poems as "Old Man at a Cricket Match." He also wrote several religious verse dramas, including Birth...

38. Eleanor Perry (1914)

Screenwriter

Eleanor Perry is a famous Screenwriter, who was born on November 29, 1914 in United States. Legendary screenwriter who is best known for her screenplays like The Man Who Loved...

39. Charles Hubert Sisson (1914)

Poet

Charles Hubert Sisson is a famous Poet, who was born on April 22, 1914 in United Kingdom. A 20th-century British author, poet and translator, he is remembered for An Asiatic...

40. Chester Commodore (1914)

Cartoonist

African-American political cartoonist and comic strip artist whose work appeared in the Chicago Defender.

41. Slam Stewart (1914)

American Musician

Jazz bassist known for his ability to bow the bass and sing or hum an octave higher.

42. Vermont Royster (1914)

Journalist

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who ran the editorial page of the The Wall Street Journal from 1958 to 1971.

43. Martin Gardner (1914)

American Recreational Mathematic

An author, philosopher, and mathematician who designed math puzzles and wrote treatises on religion and literature, he was also a popular columnist for both the Skeptical Inquirer and Scientific American....

44. William S. Burroughs (1914)

Poet

William S. Burroughs is a famous Poet, who was born on February 5, 1914 in United States. Beat Generation author who is best remembered for his 1958 novel Naked Lunch....

45. Richard Widmark (1914)

Actor

Film noir actor who played Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death. This role earned him the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

46. Norman Panama (1914)

American Film Director And Scree

Director whose most famous credits included Li'l Abner from 1959, the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester from 1956, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House from 1948, and Road to Utopia from...

47. Trevor Foster (1914)

Welsh Rugby Union Player

Renowned rugby footballer who has been inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. He won the Rugby League Challenge Cup with Bradford Northern in 1947 and 1949.

48. Oscar Fraley (1914)

American Writer

An American writer and journalist, he is best known as the co-author of the 1957 memoir, The Untouchables, which inspired a 1950s television series and a 1987 film. He also...

49. Ward Kimball (1914)

Animator And Director

Famous animator and cartoonist,who is recognized for being one of Disney's Nine Old Men. In 1960, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short for It's Tough to be...

50. Budd Schulberg (1914)

American Novelist And Screenwrit

An American screenwriter, novelist, and sportswriter, he is best known for his screenplays for On the Waterfront (1954) and A Face in the Crowd (1957), both of which won the...