1. Gene Sarazen (1902)

American Professional Golfer Pga

World Golf Hall of Fame member who won 39 PGA Tours, seven major championships, and invented the modern sand wedge.

2. Thomas Dewey (1902)

Politician

Republican politician who was the forty-seventh Governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican nominee for President in 1944 and 1948, both of which he lost...

3. Harriette Moore (1902)

Civil Rights Leader

Harriette Moore is a famous Civil Rights Leader, who was born on June 19, 1902 in United States. Teacher and civil rights worker who helped her husband found the first...

4. Lillian Glinn (1902)

American Classic Female Blues An

Remembered for her popular recordings of "Atlanta Blues" and "Black Man Blues," this 20th century singer and songwriter received national attention for her contralto vocals and her sensuous blues ballads.

5. Oktavijan Miletić (1902)

Croatian Filmmaker

Avant-garde filmmaker who directed the film Lisinski about composer Vatroslav Lisinski.

6. Wallace Thurman (1902)

Writer

American novelist who was active during the Harlem Renaissance. He is most famous for his 1929 work, The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, which dealt with the...

7. Theodore William Schultz (1902)

Economist

Winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Economics who theorized that rural farmers were kept poor because of government policy. He authored nearly a dozen books in his long career...

8. Jesus Maria Sanroma (1902)

Celebrity

Jesus Maria Sanroma is a famous Celebrity, who was born on November 7, 1902 in United States. One of the most important figures in 20th-century piano. His artistic partnership with...

9. Harry Stockwell (1902)

American Actor

American actor who rose to prominence in 1935, his first year acting, for voicing the character of The Prince in classic Disney fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

10. Fred Bear (1902)

Bow Hunter And Maker And Inducte

Renowned archer and founder of Bear Archery who was inducted into the Bowhunters Hall of Fame.

11. George Whitcombe (1902)

Footballer

Versatile Welsh athlete who excelled as a half-back on the soccer field while also serving as captain of his Welsh baseball team.

12. Alexander Mach (1902)

Politician

Slovak nationalist politician who was a staunch supporter of Nazi Germany .He was sentenced to thirty years in prison for collaborating with the Nazis after the war.

13. Thelma Ritter (1902)

Actress Vaudevillian

Actress who was nominated for an Oscar Award for her role in All About Eve in 1950. The following year, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her...

14. Angel Ramos (1902)

Entrepreneur

Businessman who founded Telemundo, the first Puerto Rican television station, in 1954. It later became the second largest Spanish-language television network in the United States.

15. Ida Siekmann (1902)

First Person To Die At The Berli

Remembered as the first person to die during an attempt to cross the Berlin Wall from Soviet-controlled East Berlin to French-administered West Berlin, this woman had a home on the...

16. Foster William Hewitt (1902)

Sportscaster

Canadian radio broadcaster best known for his play by play coverage of Hockey Night in Canada.

17. Carlos Gracie (1902)

Brazilian Martial Artist

Fighter most famous as the creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, a.k.a. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is the patriarch of the famous Gracie family, which is known as one of the most influential...

18. Harry Pierpont (1902)

American Murderer

Known as 'Handsome Harry,' he was an associate and a bank-robbing mentor of John Dillinger.

19. Mary Skeaping (1902)

British Ballet Dancer

Ballet dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. She served as ballet mistress of both the Sadler's Well Ballet (England) and the Royal Swedish Ballet.

20. Kurt Alder (1902)

Chemist

German chemist who is most famous for his work in discovering the Diels-Alder reaction. The insecticide, Aldrin, is caused by the reaction and is named after him.

21. John W. Bubbles (1902)

Stage Actor

John W. Bubbles is a famous Stage Actor, who was born on February 19, 1902 in United States. American stage and screen actor and vaudeville performer who appeared in such...

22. Leni Riefenstahl (1902)

German Film Director Dancer And

Director and actress who played Martha in Lowlands, which she directed in 1954.

23. Skip James (1902)

American Delta Blues Singer Guit

Delta blues singer and guitarist who released songs like "Crow Jane," "Devil Got My Woman," and "Yola My Blues Away."

24. Jack Oconnor (1902)

Non-fiction Author

Remembered best for his three-decade career as an Outdoor Life magazine writer and editor, this hunting rifles expert and outdoor sporting enthusiast also penned such nonfiction works as The Art...

25. Arne Tiselius (1902)

Swedish Biochemist

A Swedish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1948 for his research on electrophoresis. He was also the Chairman of the Board for the Nobel Foundation from...

26. Alec Reeves (1902)

British Engineer

British scientist who pioneered radar technology, which proved crucial to the Allied effort and eventual victory during WW II. In his lifetime he was awarded over eighty patents.

27. Walter Slezak (1902)

Actor

Character actor who appeared in more than 100 Hollywood films, including Lifeboat, Born to Kill, and Treasure Island. His other credits include Sinbad the Sailor, Abbott and Costello in the...

28. Ansel Adams (1902)

American Photographer

American photographer and environmentalist well known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West. He helped create the Zone System of photography, a technique that figured out optimal film exposure...

29. John Daniel Wild (1902)

American Philosopher

Remembered for his contributions to subjects like Existentialism and Phenomenology.

30. Mildred Harnack (1902)

War Hero

American woman who joined the Resistance movement in Nazi Germany and established the Russian spy organization Red Orchestra.

31. Josemaría Escrivá (1902)

Spanish Theologian

Spanish Roman Catholic priest who taught that ordinary life is a path to sanctity.

32. Bronislaw Kaper (1902)

Composer

Polish film composer best remembered for his work on films like Green Dolphin Street and Invitation.

33. Mohammad Hatta (1902)

Indonesian Prime Minister

After serving from 1945 until 1956 as Vice President of Indonesia, this Indonesian National Party politician took office as his country's third Prime Minister.

34. Eastman Jacobs (1902)

Physicist

Scientist who focused on aerodynamics such as wind tunnels, turbulence and boundary layers while working for NACA's Langley Research Center from the 1920s to the 1940s. He also designed a...

35. Barton MacLane (1902)

Actor Playwright Screenwriter

Though he acted in over a hundred films and in episodes of close to thirty television series, this American screen actor is best remembered for his role as Martin Peterson...

36. Youssef Wahbi (1902)

Egyptian Film Director And Actor

Egyptian movie and stage actor and director who was known as one of the kings of the Egyptian stage. He starred in around 50 films during his career, including 1955's...

37. John A. McCone (1902)

Entrepreneur

John A. McCone is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on January 4, 1902 in United States. Republican industrialist who founded Bechtel-McCone and worked for the ITT corporation. According to...

38. Pappy Daily (1902)

American Record Producer

Former railroad worker who turned to music producing under the Starday label, introducing some of country's biggest acts.

39. Guy Lombardo (1902)

Canadian Musician

Violinist and bandleader with The Royal Canadians who performed "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year's Eve. He, with his band, sold more than 100 million albums over the course of...

40. Eddie Shore (1902)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Hall of fame NHL defenseman who was a 4-time Hart Trophy winner and 2-time Stanley Cup Champion during his 14-year career.

41. Charan Singh (1902)

Indian Politician

Indian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of India from 1979 to 1980.

42. Will Geer (1902)

American Politician

Played the role of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s CBS series, The Waltons.

43. Eduard Franz (1902)

Actor

Remembered best for his roles in the 1950s and '60s biblical movies The Ten Commandments and The Story of Ruth, Franz also appeared in episodes of The Joseph Cotten Show, Have Gun...

44. Joe E. Lewis (1902)

American Singer And Comedian

Comedian and singer from the 30s, who was notably friends with Al Capone. Frank Sinatra played him in the 1957 film The Joker is Wild, which is about his life.

45. Chill Wills (1902)

Actor

He played Davy Crockett's sidekick, Beekeeper, in The Alamo, and led a notorious campaign to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His other films include Gunsmoke, Tugboat Annie Sails Again,...

46. Richard Allen (1902)

Field Hockey Player

Indian field hockey player who won three Olympic gold medals, one in 1928, 1932, and 1936.

47. Charles Lindbergh (1902)

Aviator

Famous aviator and inventor who made the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic in 1927. The historic flight began in Long Island and ended in Paris.

48. Helen Flanders Dunbar (1902)

Doctor

Pioneer of psychosomatic medicine who showed the importance of considering the social and economic backgrounds of patients.

49. Earl Averill (1902)

American Baseball Player

Six-time MLB All-Star who set numerous team records during his 11 seasons with the Cleveland Indians.

50. Walter Brattain (1902)

Physicist

American physicist who co-invented, with John Bardeen and William Shockley, the transistor, a device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. He won a Nobel Prize for his invention in...