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

Martinus Tels

1926–2008 chemist, physicist, university teacher Rotterdam

Mary Burke Washington

1926–2014 economist Tuskegee

Mary Woody

1926–2010 nurse LaFayette

María Elena Marqués

1926–2008 actor, film actor, politician, singer, stage actor, television actor Mexico City

María Fernanda Cartier

1926–2006 actor Buenos Aires

Massimo Colesanti

1926–2016 essayist, university teacher, writer Larino

Mathieu Ficheroux

1926–2003 draftsperson, glass artist, installation artist, painter, sculptor, visual artist Rotterdam

Matilene Berryman

1926–2003 environmentalist, lawyer, oceanographer Prince Edward County

Matti Antila

1926–2015 food scientist, professor Riihimäki

Mauri Jaakkola

1926–1992 film actor Kuusankoski

Maurice Blomme

1926–1980 sport cyclist Oostnieuwkerke

Maurice Stroun

1926–2017 biochemist, biologist, university teacher

Maurizio De Negri

1926–2017 physician Serravalle Scrivia

Max Moszkowicz

1926–2022 columnist, lawyer, writer Essen

Meir Pa'il

1926–2015 historian, military historian, military officer, politician, writer Jerusalem

Mel McGaha

1926–2002 baseball manager, baseball player, basketball coach, basketball player Bastrop

Mel Mermelstein

1926–2022 writer Mukachevo

Merton Sandler

1926–2014 academic, physician Salford

Michael Confino

1926–2010 historian, university teacher Sofia

Michael Farrell

1926–1975 economist Swindon

Michael J. Egan

1926–2016 politician Savannah

Michel Jourdan

1926–1985 film actor, screenwriter Nantes

Michele Pistillo

1926–2019 politician San Severo

Michiel de Ruyter

1926–1994 radio personality, record producer, saxophonist Haarlem

Michio Kushi

1926–2014 writer Kokawa

Mieczysław Bujak

1926–1951 resistance fighter, soldier Kraków

Miguel Dávila

1926–2009 painter

Miguel León Portilla

1926–2019 anthropologist, diplomat, docent, historian, linguist, philosopher, writer Mexico City

Mike Rafferty

1926–2011 flautist Ballinakill

Mike Woods

1926–2017 Australian rules football player Melbourne

Mikhail Sergeyev

1926–2025 carpenter, joiner Kyachchi

Milan Grygar

b. 1926 graphic artist, new media artist, painter, typographer, visual artist Zvolen

Milan Křížek

1926–2018 composer, music educator, musicologist, violist Lišov

Mina Hibdon

1926–2010 politician McAlester

Mira Teeman

1926–2008 translator Łódź

Mohamed Barboucha

1926–2003 politician Zighoud Youcef

Mohammad Aman Hobohm

1926–2014 diplomat Hötensleben

Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani

b. 1926 religious figure

Morris G. Hallock

1926–2018 politician Springview

Moshe Gueron

1926–2017 cardiologist Sofia

Muhammad Dimyathi al-Bantani

1926–2003 ulema Cadasari

Muriel Kovitz

1926–2021 Calgary

Muslim Aremu Arogundade

b. 1926 sprinter Ibadan

Mustafa Mustafayev

1926–2011 scientist Katekh

Muthoni Likimani

b. 1926 children's writer, writer Muranga County

Nancy Gates

1926–2019 actor, film actor, television actor Dallas

Neal Cassady

1926–1968 poet, writer Salt Lake City

Necmettin Erbakan

1926–2011 engineer, politician, university teacher Sinop

Nevio Ferrari

1926–2010 association football player Mantua

Nic Weber

1926–2013 journalist, publisher, translator, writer Brachtenbach