John Jacob Astor V, the fifth member of the American Astor family to bear the name John Jacob, became owner and chairman of The Times of London in 1922.
1886-1971
1886-1973
Naturalist, inventor and businessman Clarence Birdseye pioneered the process of flash freezing in the United States. His company was bought by General Foods.
1886-1956
1886-1971
1886-1961
Hilda Doolittle (or H.D.) was a poet of the avant-garde Imagist movement and was openly bisexual.
1886-1961
Al Jolson was a Russian-born U.S. singer, songwriter, and blackface comedian who performed in vaudeville and minstrel shows and starred in The Jazz Singer.
1886-1950
1886-1954
1886-1947
1886-1969
Organized crime figure Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti was a member of Al Capone’s Chicago gang, and the front man for Capone’s empire when Capone was imprisoned.
1886-1943
1886-1973
1886-1939
Painter and muralist Diego Rivera sought to make art that reflected the lives of the working class and native peoples of Mexico.
1886-1957
Rex Stout was an American crime writer best known as the man who brought the world the fictional New York City detective Nero Wolfe.
1886-1975
Sophie Tucker, also known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas," was a Russian-American singer, comedian, actress and Vaudeville performer.
1886-1966
James Van Der Zee was a renowned, Harlem-based photographer known for his posed, storied pictures capturing African-American citizenry and celebrity.
1886-1983
Edward Weston's photography captured organic forms and texture. Portraits of his family taken in the 1940s are some of his best work.
1886-1958