People Born in the 1920s

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 4,917 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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4,917 people found

Charlie Rouse

1924–1988 jazz musician, saxophonist Washington, D.C.

Chawka Folman-Raban

1924–2014 Kielce

Chaya Lazar

1924–2003 journalist Vilnius

Chris Calor

1924–1975 minister, politician

Chris van der Klaauw

1924–2005 diplomat, historian, politician Leiden

Christos Koulouris

1924–2006 poet, publisher, writer Lamia

Chūsuke Kizuka

1924–1987 baseball player Karatsu

Claire French

b. 1924

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

1924–2005 fiddler, guitarist, jazz musician, mandolinist, songwriter Vinton

Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz

1924–1959 mountaineer

Claus Gatterer

1924–1984 historian, historian of Modern Age, journalist Sexten

Clemens Sampaio

1924–2013 advocate, husbandry worker, merchant, politician Amargosa

Clement Chen Jr.

1924–1996 architect, businessperson

Coco Schumann

1924–2018 drummer, jazz guitarist, jazz musician Berlin

Coen Rijshouwer

1924–2008 association football player

Colette Leloup

1924–2007 film editor 14th arrondissement of Paris

Cornelis Hermanus Geenen

1924–1944 Engelandvaarder Roggel

Corrado

1924–1999 actor, radio personality, singer, television presenter Rome

Cunha Neto

1924–2010 writer Campo Maior

Cuthbert A. Pattillo

1924–2014 fighter pilot Atlanta

Dalibor Brochard

1924–1945 soldier Nitra

Dan Kariv

b. 1924 Aliyah Bet activist, intelligence officer

Dan Kuykendall

1924–2008 politician Cherokee

Daniel C. Towse

b. 1924 politician

Dankwart Rustow

1924–1996 political scientist, sociologist Berlin

Danuta Rożynek

1924–2017 geneticist, physician Cieszyn

Davey Lee

1924–2008 actor, film actor Hollywood

David B. McCall

1924–2004 businessperson, politician Snow Hill

David Bretherton

1924–2000 film editor Los Angeles

David J. O'Connor

1924–2011 funeral director, politician Boston

David Snow

1924–2009 ornithologist Windermere

Dennis Brutus

1924–2009 activist, poet, university teacher, writer Harare

Dennis Powell

1924–1993 boxer Llanddewi Skirrid

Dermot Ryan

1924–1985 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, theologian Clondalkin

Detlef Haase

1924–1997 politician Kellinghusen

Dharmaraj Thapa

1924–2014 singer

Dietrich Morgenstern

1924–2007 mathematician, university teacher Ratzeburg

Dobrila Rilak

1924–1994 actor, artist, puppeteer, stage actor Jovac, Ćuprija

Doc Blanchard

1924–2009 American football player, athletics competitor, military officer South Carolina

Dokdin Kanyamarn

1924–2018 actor

Don Coryell

1924–2010 American football coach Seattle

Don Crosby

1924–1985 actor, television actor Sydney

Dona Teté

1924–2011 singer

Donald Frith

1924–2021 artist, university teacher

Donald P. Harvey

b. 1924 military personnel Geddes

Donald Richie

1924–2013 composer, curator, film actor, film critic, film director, film editor, film producer, film screenwriter, historian, journalist, military officer, writer Lima

Donald S. Fredrickson

1924–2002 physician, physiologist Cañon City

Donald Symington

1924–2013 film actor, stage actor, television actor Baltimore

Donald Warren Madsen

b. 1924 politician

Doug Harvey

1924–1989 ice hockey player Montreal