Famous People

Famous People of the Twentieth Century

Famous Political Figures of the Twentieth Century

• Winston Churchill (British PM during WWII)
• Martin Luther King (Leader of civil rights movement in US)
• Nelson Mandela (opposition to Apartheid, S.A. first black president)
• Woodrow Wilson (Inspirer of League of Nations)
• Boris Yeltsin (Elected Russian president)
• Margaret Thatcher (British PM in 1980s)
• Charles de Gaulle (French President)
• Jawaharlal Nehru (Indian President after independence 1947)
• John F Kennedy (US President 1960-1963)
• Bill Clinton (US President 1992-2000)
• Mikhail Gorbachev (Leader of Soviet Union 1981-1990)
• Hilary Clinton (US Secretary of State 2012- )
• Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan Prime Minister)
• Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Laureate)
• Ataturk (Father of modern Turkey)
• Kofi Annan (UN Secretary General)
• Dalai Lama (Spiritual Leader of Tibet)
• Barack Obama (US President )
• Mahatma Gandhi (Key figure in Indian independence)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• John Paul II
• Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese opposition leader)
• Lyndon Johnson (US president 1963-68)
• Indira Gandhi (Indian Prime Minister)
• Eva Peron (Argentinian First lady)
• Malcolm X (radical US leader)
• Tony Blair (UK Prime Minister)
• Adolf Hitler (German leader 1933-45)
• Joseph Stalin (Leader of Soviet Union)
• V.I. Lenin (First leader of Communist Soviet Union)
• Dwight Eisenhower (US President and General in WWII)

Famous Humanitarians of the Twentieth Century

• Mother Teresa (charity)
• Rosa Parks (civil rights movement in US)
• Princess Diana (charities such as AIDS
• Raisa Gorbachev
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Abbe Pierre
• Albert Schweitzer
• Ellie Wiesel

Famous Scientists of the Twentieth Century

• Albert Einstein (quantum physics)
• Marie Curie (radiation)
• Tim Berners Lee (developing internet)

Famous Artists of the Twentieth Century

• Pablo Picasso
• Salvador Dali
• Coco Chanel (design)
• David Hockney
• Edvard Munch

Famous Military Figures of the Twentieth Century

• General Patton
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Douglas Haig

Famous Writers of the Twentieth Century

• Gabriel Mistral
• George Orwell
• J.R.R.Tolkien
• Oscar Wilde
• Ernest Hemingway
• J.K.Rowling
• Virginia Woolf
• Germaine Greer
• Beatrix Potter
• C S Lewis
• Wilfred Owens

Famous Musicians of the Twentieth Century

• John Lennon
• Cliff Richard
• Madonna
• Freddie Mercury
• Elton John
• Bob Geldof
• Paul McCartney
• Elvis Presley
• George Harrison
• Elvis Presley
• Bob Dylan

Famous Sportsmen / women of Twentieth Century

• Emile Zatopek
• Pele
• Jesse Owens
• Babe Ruth
• Mohammed Ali
• Roger Bannister (first sub 4 minute mile)
• Carl Lewis 9 Olympic gold
• Bobby Moore
• George Best
• David Beckham
• Tegla Laroupe
• Michael Jordon
• Billie Jean King
• Lewis Hamilton

Famous Businessmen of the Twentieth Century

• Bill Gates
• Richard Branson

Famous Actors / Actresses of Twentieth Century

• Audrey Hepburn
• Michael Caine
• Richard Burton
• Marilyn Monroe
• Alec Guinness
• Peter Sellers
• Richard Attenborough
• Katherine Hepburn
• Julie Andrews

Famous Royalty

• Queen Elizabeth II

Famous People other Categories

• John M Keynes (economist)
• Oprah Winfrey (TV personality)

Famous Spiritual Figures

• Sri Aurobindo
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Paramahansa Yogananda