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| NAME |
OCCUPATION |
SUMMARY |
BORN |
DIED |
PICK |
Ansel Adams |
Photographer |
Yosemite photographer |
20-Feb-1902 |
22-Apr-1984 |
DEAD |
Mortimer J. Adler |
Philosopher |
How to Read a Book |
28-Dec-1902 |
28-Jun-2001 |
DEAD |
Joe Adonis |
Criminal |
Mafia boss, eventually deported |
22-Nov-1902 |
26-Nov-1971 |
DEAD |
Brian Aherne |
Actor |
I Confess |
02-May-1902 |
10-Feb-1986 |
DEAD |
Kurt Alder |
Chemist |
Diels-Alder Reaction |
10-Jul-1902 |
20-Jun-1958 |
DEAD |
Leon Ames |
Actor |
Character actor, a SAG founder |
20-Jan-1902 |
12-Oct-1993 |
DEAD |
Albert Anastasia |
Criminal |
Gambino crime boss |
26-Feb-1902 |
25-Oct-1957 |
DEAD |
Anthony Asquith |
Film Director |
Pygmalion |
09-Nov-1902 |
20-Feb-1968 |
DEAD |
Brooke Astor |
Philanthropist |
Heiress, philanthropist |
30-Mar-1902 |
13-Aug-2007 |
DEAD |
Tallulah Bankhead |
Actor |
Lifeboat |
31-Jan-1902 |
12-Dec-1968 |
DEAD |
Charles Barton |
Film Director |
Africa Screams |
25-May-1902 |
05-Dec-1981 |
DEAD |
Frances Bavier |
Actor |
Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show |
14-Dec-1902 |
06-Dec-1989 |
DEAD |
Louise Beavers |
Actor |
She Done Him Wrong |
08-Mar-1902 |
26-Oct-1962 |
DEAD |
Gwendolyn Bennett |
Author |
Harlem Renaissance writer |
08-Jul-1902 |
30-May-1981 |
DEAD |
James T. Blair, Jr. |
Politician |
Governor of Missouri, 1957-61 |
15-Mar-1902 |
12-Jul-1962 |
DEAD |
Arna Bontemps |
Novelist |
God Sends Sunday |
13-Oct-1902 |
04-Jun-1973 |
DEAD |
Kay Boyle |
Author |
The Underground Woman |
19-Feb-1902 |
27-Dec-1992 |
DEAD |
Robert F. Bradford |
Politician |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49 |
15-Dec-1902 |
18-Mar-1983 |
DEAD |
Roger D. Branigin |
Politician |
Governor of Indiana, 1965-69 |
26-Jul-1902 |
19-Nov-1975 |
DEAD |
Walter H. Brattain |
Physicist |
Co-Inventor of the transistor |
10-Feb-1902 |
13-Oct-1987 |
DEAD |
Marcel Breuer |
Designer |
Bauhaus furniture designer |
21-May-1902 |
01-Jul-1981 |
DEAD |
Dirk Brouwer |
Astronomer |
Celestial mechanics |
01-Sep-1902 |
31-Jan-1966 |
DEAD |
Rab Butler |
Politician |
UK Foreign Secretary, 1963-64 |
09-Dec-1902 |
08-Mar-1982 |
DEAD |
Lord David Cecil |
Author |
Melbourne |
09-Apr-1902 |
01-Jan-1986 |
DEAD |
Luis Cernuda |
Poet |
Generation of '27 |
21-Sep-1902 |
05-Nov-1963 |
DEAD |
Myron Cohen |
Comic |
Borscht Belt comic |
01-Jul-1902 |
10-Mar-1986 |
DEAD |
Henry Steele Commager |
Historian |
The American Mind |
25-Oct-1902 |
02-Mar-1998 |
DEAD |
Edward Condon |
Physicist |
Quantum Mechanics |
02-Mar-1902 |
26-Mar-1974 |
DEAD |
Crash Corrigan |
Actor |
Undersea Kingdom |
14-Feb-1902 |
10-Aug-1976 |
DEAD |
Lùcio Costa |
Architect |
Designed the city of Brasilia |
27-Feb-1902 |
13-Jun-1998 |
DEAD |
William Edward Cousins |
Religion |
Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1958-77 |
20-Aug-1902 |
14-Sep-1988 |
DEAD |
Richard J. Daley |
Politician |
Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76 |
15-May-1902 |
20-Dec-1976 |
DEAD |
Jonathan Daniels |
Government |
FDR and Truman's press secretary |
26-Apr-1902 |
06-Nov-1981 |
DEAD |
Thomas E. Dewey |
Politician |
Did not defeat Truman |
24-Mar-1902 |
16-Mar-1971 |
DEAD |
Paul Dirac |
Physicist |
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics |
08-Aug-1902 |
20-Oct-1984 |
DEAD |
Erik Erikson |
Psychologist |
Eight Stages of Childhood |
15-Jun-1902 |
12-May-1994 |
DEAD |
Edward Evans-Pritchard |
Anthropologist |
Theories of Primitive Religion |
21-Sep-1902 |
11-Sep-1973 |
DEAD |
George H. Fallon |
Politician |
Congressman from Maryland, 1945-71 |
24-Jul-1902 |
21-Mar-1980 |
DEAD |
Stepin Fetchit |
Actor |
Professional black stereotype |
30-May-1902 |
19-Nov-1985 |
DEAD |
Larry Fine |
Actor |
Larry on The Three Stooges |
05-Oct-1902 |
24-Jan-1975 |
DEAD |
Carlo Gambino |
Criminal |
Don of the Gambino Crime family |
24-Aug-1902 |
15-Oct-1976 |
DEAD |
Will Geer |
Actor |
Zebulon Walton in The Waltons |
09-Mar-1902 |
22-Apr-1978 |
DEAD |
Samuel Goudsmit |
Physicist |
Conceived idea of Quantum Spin |
11-Jul-1902 |
04-Dec-1978 |
DEAD |
C. Hartley Grattan |
Author |
The Southwest Pacific |
19-Oct-1902 |
25-Jun-1980 |
DEAD |
Paul Guilfoyle |
Actor |
Winterset |
14-Jul-1902 |
27-Jun-1961 |
DEAD |
Raymond Hackett |
Actor |
Theater and silent film actor |
15-Jul-1902 |
07-Jul-1958 |
DEAD |
Margaret Hamilton |
Actor |
Wicked Witch of the West |
09-Dec-1902 |
16-May-1985 |
DEAD |
Mildred Fish Harnack |
Spy |
Guillotined by the Gestapo |
16-Sep-1902 |
16-Feb-1943 |
DEAD |
Felisberto Hernández |
Author |
Nadie encendía las lámparas |
20-Oct-1902 |
13-Jan-1964 |
DEAD |
Eric Hoffer |
Author |
The True Believer |
25-Jul-1902 |
21-May-1983 |
DEAD |
Sidney Hook |
Philosopher |
Pragmatist |
20-Dec-1902 |
12-Jul-1989 |
DEAD |
Miriam Hopkins |
Actor |
The Story of Temple Drake |
18-Oct-1902 |
09-Oct-1972 |
DEAD |
John Houseman |
Actor |
The Paper Chase |
22-Sep-1902 |
31-Oct-1988 |
DEAD |
Langston Hughes |
Poet |
The Negro Speaks of Rivers |
01-Feb-1902 |
22-May-1967 |
DEAD |
Skip James |
Musician |
Devil Got My Woman |
21-Jun-1902 |
03-Oct-1969 |
DEAD |
Frank Jenks |
Actor |
Vaudvillian, character actor |
04-Nov-1902 |
13-May-1962 |
DEAD |
Bobby Jones |
Golf |
Winner of 13 major championships |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
DEAD |
Pascual Jordan |
Physicist |
Founder of Quantum Mechanics |
18-Oct-1902 |
31-Jul-1980 |
DEAD |
Victor Jory |
Actor |
Cat-Women of the Moon |
23-Nov-1902 |
12-Feb-1982 |
DEAD |
Alfred Kastler |
Physicist |
Hertzian resonances |
03-May-1902 |
07-Jan-1984 |
DEAD |
Ayatollah Khomeini |
Religion |
Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran |
24-Sep-1902 |
03-Jun-1989 |
DEAD |
Ray Kroc |
Business |
McDonald's fast food tycoon |
05-Oct-1902 |
14-Jan-1984 |
DEAD |
Juscelino Kubitschek |
Head of State |
President of Brazil, founder of Brasilia |
12-Sep-1902 |
22-Aug-1976 |
DEAD |
Corliss Lamont |
Activist |
Millionaire socialist |
28-Mar-1902 |
26-Apr-1995 |
DEAD |
Elsa Lanchester |
Actor |
Bride of Frankenstein |
28-Oct-1902 |
26-Dec-1986 |
DEAD |
Meyer Lansky |
Criminal |
The brains behind the Mafia's money |
02-Jul-1902 |
15-Jan-1983 |
DEAD |
Halldór Laxness |
Author |
Iceland's Bell |
23-Apr-1902 |
08-Feb-1998 |
DEAD |
Reginald Le Borg |
Film Director |
The Mummy's Ghost |
11-Dec-1902 |
25-Mar-1989 |
DEAD |
William P. Lear |
Inventor |
Lear Jet, Inc. |
26-Jun-1902 |
14-May-1978 |
DEAD |
Max Lerner |
Sociologist |
Ideas Are Weapons |
20-Dec-1902 |
05-Jun-1992 |
DEAD |
Charles Lindbergh |
Aviator |
Transatlantic soloist |
04-Feb-1902 |
26-Aug-1974 |
DEAD |
Anatole Litvak |
Film Director |
Anastasia |
10-May-1902 |
15-Dec-1974 |
DEAD |
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. |
Politician |
Ambassador, Massachusetts Senator |
05-Jul-1902 |
27-Feb-1985 |
DEAD |
Guy Lombardo |
Musician |
The Royal Canadians |
19-Jun-1902 |
05-Nov-1977 |
DEAD |
Alexander Luria |
Psychologist |
Pioneer of neuropsychology |
16-Jul-1902 |
14-Aug-1977 |
DEAD |
André Lwoff |
Scientist |
Operon theory of genetic control |
08-May-1902 |
30-Sep-1994 |
DEAD |
Barton MacLane |
Actor |
Gen. Peterson on I Dream of Jeannie |
25-Dec-1902 |
01-Jan-1969 |
DEAD |
Vito Marcantonio |
Politician |
American Labor Party |
10-Dec-1902 |
09-Aug-1954 |
DEAD |
Beryl Markham |
Aviator |
West with the Night |
26-Oct-1902 |
03-Aug-1986 |
DEAD |
F. O. Matthiessen |
Critic |
American Renaissance |
19-Feb-1902 |
01-Apr-1950 |
DEAD |
Barbara McClintock |
Scientist |
Discovered telomeres |
16-Jun-1902 |
02-Sep-1992 |
DEAD |
John McCone |
Government |
CIA Director, 1961-65 |
04-Jan-1902 |
14-Feb-1991 |
DEAD |
Mary Miles Minter |
Actor |
Anne of Green Gables |
01-Apr-1902 |
04-Aug-1984 |
DEAD |
Mantan Moreland |
Actor |
Birmingham Brown |
03-Sep-1902 |
28-Sep-1973 |
DEAD |
Howie Morenz |
Hockey |
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
21-Jun-1902 |
08-Mar-1937 |
DEAD |
Oskar Morgenstern |
Economist |
Game theorist |
24-Jan-1902 |
26-Jul-1977 |
DEAD |
George Murphy |
Actor |
Actor and US Senator from California |
04-Jul-1902 |
03-May-1992 |
DEAD |
Alva Myrdal |
Politician |
Swedish diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient |
31-Jan-1902 |
01-Feb-1986 |
DEAD |
Ogden Nash |
Poet |
Candy is dandy; but liquor is quicker |
19-Aug-1902 |
19-May-1971 |
DEAD |
Ernie Nevers |
Football |
NFL Hall of Famer |
11-Jun-1902 |
03-May-1976 |
DEAD |
Louis Nizer |
Attorney |
My Life in Court |
06-Feb-1902 |
10-Nov-1994 |
DEAD |
Lloyd Nolan |
Actor |
Dr. Chegley on Julia |
11-Aug-1902 |
27-Sep-1985 |
DEAD |
Max Ophüls |
Film Director |
Letter from an Unknown Woman |
06-May-1902 |
25-Mar-1957 |
DEAD |
Talcott Parsons |
Sociologist |
The Structure of Social Action |
13-Dec-1902 |
08-May-1979 |
DEAD |
Karl Popper |
Philosopher |
Critical Rationalist |
28-Jul-1902 |
17-Sep-1994 |
DEAD |
Emeric Pressburger |
Film Director |
Black Narcissus |
05-Dec-1902 |
05-Feb-1988 |
DEAD |
Ted Radcliffe |
Baseball |
Double Duty |
07-Jul-1902 |
11-Aug-2005 |
DEAD |
Jennings Randolph |
Politician |
US Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85 |
08-Mar-1902 |
08-May-1998 |
DEAD |
Ralph Richardson |
Actor |
Things To Come |
19-Dec-1902 |
10-Oct-1983 |
DEAD |
Leni Riefenstahl |
Film Director |
Triumph of the Will |
22-Aug-1902 |
08-Sep-2003 |
DEAD |
Flora Robson |
Actor |
Fire Over England |
28-Mar-1902 |
07-Jul-1984 |
DEAD |
Richard Rodgers |
Composer |
Rodgers and Hammerstein |
28-Jun-1902 |
30-Dec-1979 |
DEAD |
Carl Rogers |
Psychologist |
Non-directive theory of psychology |
08-Jan-1902 |
04-Feb-1987 |
DEAD |
Irene Ryan |
Actor |
Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies |
17-Oct-1902 |
26-Apr-1973 |
DEAD |
Gene Sarazen |
Golf |
First winner of the Grand Slam |
27-Feb-1902 |
13-May-1999 |
DEAD |
Theodore W. Schultz |
Economist |
Investment in Human Capital |
30-Apr-1902 |
26-Feb-1998 |
DEAD |
Harold Schuster |
Film Director |
My Friend Flicka |
01-Aug-1902 |
19-Jul-1986 |
DEAD |
David O. Selznick |
Film/TV Producer |
Producer of A Star Is Born |
10-May-1902 |
22-Jun-1965 |
DEAD |
Wilbur Shaw |
Auto Racing |
Three time Indianapolis 500 Winner |
31-Oct-1902 |
30-Oct-1954 |
DEAD |
Norma Shearer |
Actor |
The Divorcee |
10-Aug-1902 |
12-Jun-1983 |
DEAD |
Eddie Shore |
Hockey |
Boston Bruins, Hall of Famer |
25-Nov-1902 |
16-Mar-1985 |
DEAD |
Vittorio De Sica |
Film Director |
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
07-Jul-1902 |
13-Nov-1974 |
DEAD |
Al Simmons |
Baseball |
Lifetime batting average .334 |
22-May-1902 |
26-May-1956 |
DEAD |
Walter Slezak |
Actor |
Hitchcock's Lifeboat |
03-May-1902 |
21-Apr-1983 |
DEAD |
Frank Soskice |
Politician |
UK Home Secretary, 1964-65 |
23-Jul-1902 |
01-Jan-1979 |
DEAD |
Christina Stead |
Novelist |
The Man Who Loved Children |
17-Jul-1902 |
31-Mar-1983 |
DEAD |
John Steinbeck |
Novelist |
The Grapes of Wrath |
27-Feb-1902 |
20-Dec-1968 |
DEAD |
Ed Sullivan |
TV Personality |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
28-Sep-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
DEAD |
Nora Swinburne |
Actor |
British character actress |
24-Jul-1902 |
01-May-2000 |
DEAD |
Lyle Talbot |
Actor |
Lex Luthor in Atom Man vs. Superman |
08-Feb-1902 |
02-Mar-1996 |
DEAD |
Alfred Tarski |
Mathematician |
Tarski's indefinability theorem |
14-Jan-1902 |
26-Oct-1983 |
DEAD |
Wallace Thurman |
Author |
The Blacker the Berry |
16-Aug-1902 |
22-Dec-1934 |
DEAD |
Strom Thurmond |
Politician |
Racist senator/closet miscegenator |
05-Dec-1902 |
26-Jun-2003 |
DEAD |
Arne Tiselius |
Chemist |
Electrophoresis |
10-Aug-1902 |
29-Aug-1971 |
DEAD |
William Walton |
Composer |
Troilus and Cressida |
29-Mar-1902 |
08-Mar-1983 |
DEAD |
Jessamyn West |
Author |
The Friendly Persuasion |
18-Jul-1902 |
23-Feb-1984 |
DEAD |
Eugene Wigner |
Physicist |
Law of conservation of parity |
17-Nov-1902 |
01-Jan-1995 |
DEAD |
William Wyler |
Film Director |
Ben-Hur |
01-Jul-1902 |
27-Jul-1981 |
DEAD |
Darryl F. Zanuck |
Film/TV Producer |
Ran 20th Century Fox from 1935 until 1971 |
05-Sep-1902 |
22-Dec-1979 |
DEAD |
