1. Eileen Gray (1878)

Irish Architect And Furniture De

Remembered best for designing the famous Tempe a Pailla and E-1027 houses in Southern France, this pioneering modernist architect also created such famous furniture items as the E-1027 Table and...

2. Ernest Ball (1878)

American Musician

Best known for composing the song When Irish Eyes Are Smiling in 1912 even though he was not of Irish heritage.

3. Kathleen Scott (1878)

British Artist

English sculptor whose work was put on exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

4. Harry Carey (1878)

Actor

20th-century film actor who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in the 1939 film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. He also starred in the 1918 film, Straight Shooting, which...

5. James Oliver Curwood (1878)

Novelist

James Oliver Curwood is a famous Novelist, who was born on June 12, 1878 in United States. An American writer and conservationist, he is known for such bestselling novels as...

6. James Truslow Adams (1878)

Novelist

Remembered best for his 1921 Pulitzer Prize-winning historical work The Founding of New England, Adams also penned the two-volume work The March of Democracy; the bestselling book Epic of America;...

7. Edward Thomas (1878)

Art

British war-era poet, essayist, and literary critic of Welsh heritage. His essay collections include The Heart of England and Light and Twilight; his poetry collections include Six Poems and Last...

8. Edward Madden (1878)

American Musician

Lyricist known for By the Light of the Silvery Moon and What Could Be Sweeter? His songs were used in numerous films.

9. Kerr Grant (1878)

Physicist

Physicist and chairman of the Scientific Manpower Advisory Committee during WWII. He was also involved in the Chemical Defence Board.

10. Myer Prinstein (1878)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

American athlete who won four Olympic gold medals at the beginning of the 20th Century, winning in the long jump and triple jump.

11. Augustus John (1878)

British Artist

Post-Impressionist painter known for his portraits of Colonel T. E. Lawrence and William Butler Yeats. He was the subject of the BBC documentary, 'The Mountain That Had to Be Painted,' from...

12. Adeline Genée (1878)

Ballerina

Former ballet dancer, she was most recognized for being the principal dancer for the Royal Danish Ballet.

13. Eino Leino (1878)

Finnish Poet Journalist

Finnish, folklore-influenced poet, writer, and journalist who is especially remembered for his Helkavirsia poetry volumes. Over the course of his career, he published more than seventy collections of short stories...

14. Khalil Alsakakini (1878)

Poet

Palestinian-Christian scholar, poet, and author who was a devoted Arab Nationalist. Over the course of his literary career, he published poetry, essays, and diaries.

15. Edith Maud Cook (1878)

Pilot

Edith Maud Cook is a famous Pilot, who was born on September 1, 1878 in United Kingdom. Hot air balloon operator and parachutist who became the first Englishwoman to fly...

16. Louise Dresser (1878)

Actress

Her career spanned across the vaudeville and silent film era movies like Enter Madame and Prodigal Daughters.

17. Alceo Dossena (1878)

Sculptor

Alceo Dossena is a famous Sculptor, who was born on October 9, 1878 in Italy. Italian sculptor whose dealers marketed his creations as originals by other sculptors. He created the...

18. Glenn Curtiss (1878)

Aviator

One of the most important pioneers in the history of U.S. aviation.

19. Harriet Bosse (1878)

Actor

She married playwright August Strindberg and was the muse and subject of many of his famous works.

20. Dimitrija Čupovski (1878)

Non-fiction Author

Macedonian lexicographer, linguist, and textbook author who founded the Macedonian Literary Society in 1902. He published the first Macedonian-Russian dictionary and also established a publication titled Macedonian Colony.

21. Robert Walser (1878)

Poet

Walser, a German-language author and poet, is most remembered for Jakob von Gunten, Gedichte, Geschwister Tanner, and other modernist works. His literary works often camouflage existential struggles with a placid...

22. James O. Richardson (1878)

War Hero

Admiral in charge of Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack.

23. Lewis R. Freeman (1878)

Explorer

Lewis R. Freeman is a famous Explorer, who was born on October 4, 1878 in United States. Lifelong traveler who chronicled his many adventures in the books like Down the...

24. Milan Hodža (1878)

Politician

Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, who also worked as a journalist.

25. Lionel Barrymore (1878)

Actor Director Screenwriter

Patriarch of the Barrymore acting family who was one of Hollywood's leading men and played Mister Potter in It's a Wonderful Life. His final film was 1953's Seven Angry Men.

26. Oscar Apfel (1878)

Actor Film Director

Screenwriter who is most remembered for screenplays like Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935), Business and Pleasure (1932), and 1936's Crack-Up.

27. George Whipple (1878)

American Pathologist

Famous American physician and scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1934 for his research and discoveries in regard to liver therapy in patients sick with...

28. Wirt C. Rowland (1878)

Architect

Wirt C. Rowland is a famous Architect, who was born on December 1, 1878 in United States. Designed many of Detroit’s most notable structures, such as the T. B. Rayl...

29. John Masefield (1878)

Writer

English poet and thirty-year U.K. Poet Laureate whose best-known works include Rosas and Salt-Water Poems and Ballads. He also wrote several children's books, including The Box of Delights and The...

30. Thurlow Lieurance (1878)

Composer

Wrote the popular number "By the Waters of Minnetonka." He belonged to the "Indianist movement" group of American composers. He organized numerous musical events in his lifetime and toured all...

31. Ivor Thord-Gray (1878)

Swedish Adventurer

Swedish-born adventurer who joined the Cape Mounted Rifles in South Africa and participated in the Mexican Revolution.

32. Donald Meek (1878)

British Actor

Prolific actor who starred as Mr. Poppins in Frank Capra's 1938 film, You Can't Take it With You. He also starred as a criminologist named Dr. Crabtree, for a year...

33. Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878)

Engineer

Lillian Moller Gilbreth is a famous Engineer, who was born on May 24, 1878 in United States. American psychologist and industrial engineer known for her work in time and motion...

34. Paul Pelliot (1878)

French Sinologist

French orientalist who contributed to the study of Central Asian languages and cultures.

35. Pancho Villa (1878)

Mexican Revolutionary

Famed Mexican bandit who led the Mexican Revolution. He became an outlaw in the U.S. and was hailed as a hero in his home country.

36. Viktor Axmann (1878)

Croatian Architect

Urban planner who designed the Urania Cinema in Croatia. He originally embraced the secession style, but following World War I, he trended towards modernism, building the Apprentices' Dormitory in Osijek...

37. Hattie Caraway (1878)

United States Senator From Arkan

Politician from Arkansas who, in 1931, became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, where she served until 1945. She was the first woman legislator to co-sponsor the Equal...

38. Hristo Uzunov (1878)

War Hero

Macedonian-born revolutionary involved in Bulgarian and Macedonian uprisings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

39. Carl Sandburg (1878)

American Poet And Nonfiction Wri

American poet and author who is best remembered for Rootabaga Stories, The War Years, and Cornhuskers. Many of his poems include references to the city of Chicago.

40. Albert Von Tilzer (1878)

Songwriter

Albert Von Tilzer is a famous Songwriter, who was born on March 29, 1878 in United States. Wrote Take Me Out to the Ballgame and many other Tin Pan Alley...

41. Karel Van de Woestijne (1878)

Teacher

Karel Van de Woestijne is a famous Teacher, who was born on March 10, 1878 in Belgium. Author and academic who taught at the University of Ghent and published Laetemsche...

42. Robert D. Carey (1878)

Politician

Robert D. Carey is a famous Politician, who was born on August 12, 1878 in United States. American politician who served as Governor of Wyoming from 1919 to 1923 and...

43. Alexander Tamanian (1878)

Architect

Neoclassical architect who transformed the small city of Yerevan into the modern capital of Armenia. He designed such Yerevan features as the hydroelectric station, the National Academic Opera and Ballet...

44. Leopold Staff (1878)

Polish Poet

Polish modernist poet whose best-known poems include "Three Towns" and "The Bridge." He became vice president of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1933.

45. Joseph Stalin (1878)

Dictator Of The Soviet Union (19

Soviet dictator who ruthlessly enforced Communism in the USSR from 1929 to 1953. He executed many of his former party members including Leon Trotsky in a Great Purge during the...

46. Izola Forrester (1878)

Journalist

An American journalist, she wrote for The Saturday Evening Post, as well as for pulp magazines such as The Ocean, The Live Wire, and The All-Story. Also a screenwriter, she...

47. Marshall Taylor (1878)

American Racing Cyclist

Cyclist who was the first African American to win a world championship in his sport and only the second black man to ever win a world championship in any sport.

48. Toma Rosandić (1878)

Croatian Sculptor

Creator of the stone statues outside the entrance to the Federal Parliament Building in Belgrade.

49. Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878)

Russian-american Pianist And Con

Prominent musician and conductor who, in 1905, became one of the first pianists to record music for the Welte-Mignon mechanical piano.

50. William Skelly (1878)

American Businessman

An entrepreneur who made his wealth in the oil business and promoted the aviation industry.