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Famous people born in the 1920s

The most famous people born between 1920 and 1929, each with the year they were born.

Marilyn Monroe

Actors

2nd1926 · Actors

Martin Luther King Jr.

Activists

1st1929 · Activists

Elizabeth II

Historical Figures

3rd1926 · Historical Figures
Martin Luther King Jr. tops this list.

Born: 1929, ahead of Marilyn Monroe at 1926.

Next on the board
  1. 4thChe GuevaraActivists1928
  2. 5thPope John Paul IIReligious Figures1920
  3. 6thFidel CastroPoliticians1926
  4. 7thPope Benedict XVIReligious Figures1927
  5. 8thGeorge H. W. BushPoliticians1924
  6. 9thMargaret ThatcherPoliticians1925
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryBorn
10thGabriel García MárquezWriters · WritersColombiaWriters1927Writers11thJimmy CarterPoliticians · PoliticiansUnited StatesPoliticians1924Politicians12thAnne FrankWriters · WritersGermanyWriters1929Writers13thAndy WarholArtists · ArtistsUnited StatesArtists1928Artists14thMahathir MohamadPoliticians · PoliticiansMalaysiaPoliticians1925Politicians15thNoam ChomskyAcademics · AcademicsUnited StatesAcademics1928Academics16thIsaac AsimovWriters · WritersUnited StatesWriters1920Writers17thB.B. KingMusicians · MusiciansUnited StatesMusicians1925Musicians18thYasser ArafatPoliticians · PoliticiansPalestinePoliticians1929Politicians19thRodney DangerfieldComedians · ComediansUnited StatesComedians1921Comedians20thStanley KubrickDirectors · DirectorsUnited StatesDirectors1928Directors21stHenry KissingerPoliticians · PoliticiansUnited StatesPoliticians1923Politicians22ndMiles DavisMusicians · MusiciansUnited StatesMusicians1926Musicians23rdHebe CamargoActors · ActorsBrazilActors1929Actors24thJean-Marie Le PenPoliticians · PoliticiansFrancePoliticians1928Politicians25thEva Marie SaintActors · ActorsUnited StatesActors1924Actors

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