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Gracie Allen
Film Actress, Comedian, Singer / 1905 - 1964
One of America's best-loved comediennes, Gracie Allen developed the Burns and Allen weekly radio program with husband George Burns.
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(1905-1964)
Film Actress, Comedian, Singer
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Carl D. Anderson
Physicist / 1905 - 1991
Carl D. Anderson and Victor Francis Hess received the 1936 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the positron, or the positively charged electron.
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(1905-1991)
Physicist
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Joseph Bonanno
Activist, Entrepreneur, White Collar Criminal, Organized Crime Boss / 1905 - 2002
Joseph Bonanno, known as Joe Bananas, led one of the top New York crime families in the New York from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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(1905-2002)
Activist, Entrepreneur, White Collar Criminal, Organized Crime Boss
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Clara Bow
Film Actress / 1905 - 1965
American motion-picture actress Clare Bow personified the flapper of the 1920s. From 1927 to 1930 she was one of the top five Hollywood box-office attractions.
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(1905-1965)
Film Actress
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James J. Braddock
Boxer / 1905 - 1974
James J. Braddock the American world heavyweight boxing champion from 1935 until 1937. His astonishing comeback in 1934 earned him the nickname, "The Cinderella Man."
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(1905-1974)
Boxer
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Joseph Cotten
Film Actor, Radio Personality / 1905 - 1994
Film actor Joseph Cotten was a member of Orson Welles Mercury Theater radio ensemble. He also appeared in the movie Citizen Kane.
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(1905-1994)
Film Actor, Radio Personality
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Joan Crawford
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Dancer, Pin-up / 1905 - 1977
Joan Crawford was an Oscar-winning actress, dancer and executive. She was known for films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? and Mildred Pierce.
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(1905-1977)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Dancer, Pin-up
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Arthur Crudup
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1905 - 1974
"The Father of Rock 'n Roll" Arthur Crudup (1905–1974) was an early electric guitarist and composer of blues standards "That's All Right" and "Rock Me Mama."
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(1905-1974)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Agnes DeMille
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Journalist / 1905 - 1993
American dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille further developed the narrative aspect of dance in her choreography of musical plays and ballets.
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(1905-1993)
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Journalist
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Christian Dior
Fashion Designer / 1905 - 1957
Christian Dior was a French fashion designer whose post–World War II creations were wildly popular, and whose legacy continues to influence the fashion industry.
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(1905-1957)
Fashion Designer
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Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet Player / 1905 - 1956
Tommy Dorsey was an American trombonist and band leader who, with his brother Jimmy, was best known as one-half of The Dorsey Brothers during the Big Band and Swing eras.
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(1905-1956)
Trumpet Player
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Leo Durocher
Baseball Player, Coach / 1905 - 1991
Biography.com profiles baseball player and manager Leo Durocher, who played managed the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros.
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(1905-1991)
Baseball Player, Coach
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Gertrude Ederle
Professional Swimmer / 1905 - 2003
American swimmer Gertrude Ederle achieved fame when she competed in the 1924 Olympics and became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.
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(1905-2003)
Professional Swimmer
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Henry Fonda
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1905 - 1982
Henry Fonda was an award-winning American actor best known for him film roles in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and On Golden Pond (1981).
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(1905-1982)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Greta Garbo
Actress, Pin-up / 1905 - 1990
Greta Garbo is best known for her acting career, in both silent and talking films before World War II.
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(1905-1990)
Actress, Pin-up
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Dag Hammarskjöld
Political Leader / 1905 - 1961
Swedish statesman Dag Hammarskjöld served as secretary-general of the United Nations for eight years, from 1953 until his death on September 18, 1961.
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(1905-1961)
Political Leader
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Eva Hart
Activist / 1905 - 1996
Eva Hart was one of the Titanic's most outspoken survivors, criticizing the White Star Line for failing to provide sufficient lifeboats for all of the passengers of the infamous ship.
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(1905-1996)
Activist
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Lillian Hellman
Editor, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1984
Lillian Hellman was a playwright and screenwriter whose dramas attacked injustice, exploitation and selfishness.
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(1905-1984)
Editor, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Doctor, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1905 - 1993
Politician and physician Félix Houphouët-Boigny was president of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) from its independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.
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(1905-1993)
Doctor, World Leader, Prime Minister
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Howard Hughes
Entrepreneur / 1905 - 1976
Howard Hughes produced and directed movies in the '30s. He had a playboy lifestyle and love of aviation. After a plane accident in 1946, he became reclusive.
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(1905-1976)
Entrepreneur
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Lois Mailou Jones
Educator, Painter / 1905 - 1998
Lois Mailou Jones was a painter whose works reflect a command of widely varied styles, from traditional landscape to African-themed abstraction.
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(1905-1998)
Educator, Painter
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Gerard Kuiper
Educator, Astronomer / 1905 - 1973
Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper, born in 1905, made many important discoveries about our solar system.
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(1905-1973)
Educator, Astronomer
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Stanley Kunitz
Educator, Poet / 1905 - 2006
Stanley Kunitz was an American poet who served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1974; 2000). He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work Selected Poems 1928-1958 (1958).
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(1905-2006)
Educator, Poet
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Richard Loeb
Murderer / 1905 - 1936
Richard Loeb, of Leopold and Loeb, is best known for murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks with Nathan Leopold in an attempt to carry out the 'perfect crime.'
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(1905-1936)
Murderer
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Myrna Loy
Actress / 1905 - 1993
Movie star Myrna Loy made over 120 pictures, including all six of the Thin Man movies, in which she played Nora Charles opposite actor William Powell.
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(1905-1993)
Actress
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Helen Wills Moody
Coach, Tennis Player / 1905 - 1998
Tennis player Helen Wills Moody was the first female athlete to become an international star, winning 31 Grand Slam titles during her career.
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(1905-1998)
Coach, Tennis Player
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Severo Ochoa
Academic, Chemist / 1905 - 1993
Severo Ochoa was co-awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering an enzyme in bacteria that enables the synthesis of RNA.
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(1905-1993)
Academic, Chemist
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Ayn Rand
Writer / 1905 - 1982
Author Ayn Rand wrote the best-selling books The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and promoted the philosophy of objectivism.
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(1905-1982)
Writer
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Philosopher, Activist, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist, Author, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1980
Jean-Paul Sartre was a 20th century intellectual, writer and activist who put forth pioneering ideas on existentialism.
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(1905-1980)
Philosopher, Activist, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist, Author, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Jack Teagarden
Musician / 1905 - 1964
Jack Teagarden was an influential jazz trombonist - regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone."
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(1905-1964)
Musician
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Dalton Trumbo
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1976
Dalton Trumbo was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and forced to work under various pseudonyms.
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(1905-1976)
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter
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Robert Penn Warren
Civil Rights Activist, Literary Critic, Poet / 1905 - 1989
American poet Robert Penn Warren was one of the founders of New Criticism and is the only person to have won the Pulitzer Prize for both fiction and poetry.
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(1905-1989)
Civil Rights Activist, Literary Critic, Poet
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Bob Wills
Songwriter, Singer / 1905 - 1975
Bob Wills was a country music fiddler, singer, and songwriter whose band pioneered the “western swing” genre.
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(1905-1975)
Songwriter, Singer
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Abraham Zapruder
Business Leader, Filmmaker / 1905 - 1970
With his home film camera, Dallas businessman Abraham Zapruder recorded the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. This footage is one of the few films of this historic event.
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(1905-1970)
Business Leader, Filmmaker