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Bud Abbott
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1895 - 1974
Bud Abbott was a comedian best known for playing the "straight man" of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo.
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(1895-1974)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Mikhail Bakhtin
Linguist, Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author / 1895 - 1975
Mikhail Bakhtin was a Russian literary critic, linguist and philosopher.
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(1895-1975)
Linguist, Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author
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Cristóbal Balenciaga
Fashion Designer / 1895 - 1972
Cristóbal Balenciaga was a Spanish-French fashion designer and the leading couturier of Spain in the 1920s-30s. He moved to Paris during the Spanish Civil War.
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(1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
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Edith Ewing Beale
1895 - 1977
Edith Ewing Beale, also known as "Big Edie," was aunt to Jackie Kennedy, and resident of the decrepit mansion called Grey Gardens.
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(1895-1977)
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Busby Berkeley
Theater Actor, Choreographer, Director / 1895 - 1976
Busby Berkeley choreographed more than 20 Broadway shows. He also directed and choreographed Hollywood films starting in the 1930s, including 42nd Street.
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(1895-1976)
Theater Actor, Choreographer, Director
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Elbert Frank Cox
Mathematician / 1895 - 1969
In 1925, Elbert Frank Cox became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. He taught for 40 years and inspired future Black mathematicians.
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(1895-1969)
Mathematician
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Jack Dempsey
Boxer / 1895 - 1983
Jack Dempsey -- known as the "Manassa Mauler" -- was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926.
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(1895-1983)
Boxer
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Walter Dornberger
Engineer, Scientist / 1895 - 1980
Walter Dornberger was an engineer whose rockets were the precursor to all postwar spacecraft.
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(1895-1980)
Engineer, Scientist
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Heinrich Eberbach
General, Warrior / 1895 - 1992
Heinrich Eberbach was a German General der Panzertruppen in the German Army of World War II.
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(1895-1992)
General, Warrior
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Anna Freud
Psychologist / 1895 - 1982
Psychiatrist Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud, pioneered the field of child psychoanalysis and further defined the function of the ego in psychology.
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(1895-1982)
Psychologist
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Richard Buckminster Fuller
Environmental Activist, Architect, Engineer, Inventor, Poet / 1895 - 1983
Richard Buckminster Fuller was an American inventor, futurist, architect and author best known for popularizing the geodesic dome.
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(1895-1983)
Environmental Activist, Architect, Engineer, Inventor, Poet
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George VI
King / 1895 - 1952
George VI served as king of the United Kingdom during World War II and was an important symbolic leader. He was succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II, in 1952.
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(1895-1952)
King
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Robert Graves
Literary Critic, Author, Poet / 1895 - 1985
British poet Robert Graves is best known for writing his first volumes of poetry, primarily about war, while serving at the Western Front during World War I.
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(1895-1985)
Literary Critic, Author, Poet
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Songwriter / 1895 - 1960
Lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II collaborated with Richard Rodgers on the Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals Oklahoma! and South Pacific.
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(1895-1960)
Songwriter
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Lorenz Hart
Songwriter / 1895 - 1943
Lorenz Hart was an American lyricist best known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, including "My Funny Valentine" and "Blue Moon."
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(1895-1943)
Songwriter
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J. Edgar Hoover
Government Official / 1895 - 1972
As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had rabid anti-Communist and anti-subversive views and used unconventional tactics to monitor related activity.
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(1895-1972)
Government Official
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Charles H. Houston
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer / 1895 - 1950
Charles H. Houston was an attorney and vice-dean who worked in important civil rights cases, ultimately helping to end Jim Crow laws.
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(1895-1950)
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer
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Dolores Ibárruri
Political Leader / 1895 - 1989
Dolores Ibárruri was Spanish Communist leader who earned a legendary reputation as an impassioned orator during the Spanish Civil War.
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(1895-1989)
Political Leader
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Buster Keaton
Film Actor, Comedian / 1895 - 1966
Comedian and director Buster Keaton was popular for his pioneering silent comedies in the 1920s.
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(1895-1966)
Film Actor, Comedian
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George Kelly
Criminal / 1895 - 1954
Bank robber, bootlegger and kidnapper George “Machine Gun” Kelly was sentenced to life in prison along with his wife, Kathryn Kelly, in 1933.
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(1895-1954)
Criminal
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Dorothea Lange
Photographer / 1895 - 1965
Dorothea Lange was a photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary photography.
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(1895-1965)
Photographer
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Hattie McDaniel
Film Actress / 1895 - 1952
Actress and radio performer Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for her supporting role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.
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(1895-1952)
Film Actress
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László Moholy-Nagy
Educator, Painter, Photographer, Publisher / 1895 - 1946
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter, photographer and art teacher who took charge of the metal workshop of the Bauhaus.
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(1895-1946)
Educator, Painter, Photographer, Publisher
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Paul Muni
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1895 - 1967
American actor Paul Muni is best known for his film and stage portrayals of noted historical figures. He was nominated five times for the Academy Awards.
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(1895-1967)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Arthur Murray
Educator, Dancer / 1895 - 1991
Ballroom dance instructor Arthur Murray began with a correspondence course in 1912, then opened studios all over the world.
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(1895-1991)
Educator, Dancer
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Juan Perón
Military Leader, World Leader / 1895 - 1974
Juan Perón was an army colonel who became president of Argentina (1946-52, 1952-55, 1973-74) and was the founder and leader of the Peronist movement.
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(1895-1974)
Military Leader, World Leader
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Babe Ruth
Baseball Player / 1895 - 1948
Legendary baseball player Babe Ruth led the Red Sox to three championships, including the 1916 title which saw him pitch a still-record 13 scoreless innings.
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(1895-1948)
Baseball Player
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William Grant Still
Songwriter, Conductor / 1895 - 1978
William Grant Still was a conductor and composer and the first African-American to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the U.S.
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(1895-1978)
Songwriter, Conductor
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Rudolph Valentino
Film Actor / 1895 - 1926
Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino was admired as the “Great Lover” of the 1920s.
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(1895-1926)
Film Actor