Icons from the 19th to 21st Centuries:
In this compendium, a constellation of renowned individuals emerges, meticulously curated from the expanse of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Within its tapestry, a pantheon of distinction unfurls, encompassing luminaries across diverse realms – from captivating actors to influential politicians, audacious entrepreneurs, profound writers, visionary artists, and dedicated humanitarians.
Here are some renowned Figures of 19-21st Centuries
List of Renowned Individuals
Name | Years | Contributions |
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Marilyn Monroe | 1926 – 1962 | American actress, singer, model |
Nelson Mandela | 1918 – 2013 | South African President and anti-apartheid campaigner |
Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 – 2022 | British monarch since 1954 |
Martin Luther King | 1929 – 1968 | American civil rights campaigner |
Donald Trump | 1946 | Businessman and US President and Formal US President |
Albert Einstein | 1879 – 1955 | German scientist, theory of relativity |
Christopher Columbus | 1451 – 1506 | Italian explorer |
Mother Teresa | 1910 – 1997 | Macedonian Catholic missionary nun |
Mahatma Gandhi | 1869 – 1948 | Leader of the Indian independence movement |
Muhammad Ali | 1942 – 2016 | American Boxer and civil rights campaigner |
Bill Gates | 1955 | American businessman, founder of Microsoft |
Paul McCartney | 1942 | British musician, member of the Beatles |
Queen Victoria | 1819 – 1901 | British monarch from 1837 to 1901 |
Pope Francis | 1936 | First pope from the Americas |
Jawaharlal Nehru | 1889 – 1964 | Indian Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964 |
Leonardo da Vinci | 1452 – 1519 | Italian painter, scientist, polymath |
Vincent Van Gogh | 1853 – 1890 | Dutch artist |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1882 – 1945 | US President from 1932 to 1945 |
Pope John Paul II | 1920 – 2005 | Polish Pope |
Thomas Edison | 1847 – 1931 | American inventor |
Rosa Parks | 1913 – 2005 | American civil rights activist |
Lyndon Johnson | 1908 – 1973 | US President from 1963 to 1969 |
Ludwig Beethoven | 1770 – 1827 | German composer |
Oprah Winfrey | 1954 | American TV presenter, actress, entrepreneur |
Indira Gandhi | 1917 – 1984 | Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 |
Eva Peron | 1919 – 1952 | First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952 |
Benazir Bhutto | 1953 – 2007 | Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1993 to 1996 |
George Orwell | 1903 – 1950 | British author |
Vladimir Putin | 1952 -till now | Russian leader and Russian President |
Dalai Lama | 1938 | Spiritual and political leader of Tibetans |
Walt Disney | 1901 – 1966 | American film producer |
Neil Armstrong | 1930 – 2012 | US astronaut |
Peter Sellers | 1925- 1980 | British actor and comedian |
Barack Obama | 1961 | US President from 2008 to 2016 |
Malcolm X | 1925 – 1965 | American Black nationalist leader |
J.K.Rowling | 1965 | British author |
Richard Branson | 1950 | British entrepreneur |
Pele | 1940 | Brazilian footballer, considered greatest of the 20th century |
Angelina Jolie | 1975 | Actress, director, humanitarian |
Jesse Owens | 1913 – 1980 | US track athlete, 1936 Olympics |
John Lennon | 1940 – 1980 | British musician, member of the Beatles |
Henry Ford | 1863 – 1947 | US Industrialist |
Haile Selassie | 1892 – 1975 | Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 |
Joseph Stalin | 1879 – 1953 | Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 |
Lord Baden Powell | 1857 – 1941 | British Founder of the scout movement |
Michael Jordan | 1963 | US Basketball star |
Vladimir Lenin | 1870 – 1924 | Leader of the Russian Revolution in 1917 |
Ingrid Bergman | 1915 – 1982 | Swedish actress |
Fidel Castro | 1926 | President of Cuba from 1976 to 2008 |
Leo Tolstoy | 1828 – 1910 | Russian author and philosopher |
Greta Thunberg | 2003 – | Environmental activist |
Pablo Picasso | 1881 – 1973 | Spanish modern artist |
Oscar Wilde | 1854 – 1900 | Irish author, poet, playwright |
Coco Chanel | 1883 – 1971 | French fashion designer |
Charles de Gaulle | 1890 – 1970 | French resistance leader and President from 1959 to 1969 |
Amelia Earhart | 1897 – 1937 | Aviator |
John M Keynes | 1883 – 1946 | British economist |
Louis Pasteur | 1822 – 1895 | French chemist and microbiologist |
Mikhail Gorbachev | 1931 – | Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 |
Plato | 423 BC – 348 BC | Greek philosopher |
Adolf Hitler | 1889 – 1945 | Leader of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 |
Sting | 1951 – | British musician |
Elon Musk | 1971 – | Business magnate and entrepreneur |
Mary Magdalene | 4 BCE – 40 CE | Devotee of Jesus Christ |
Alfred Hitchcock | 1899 – 1980 | English / American film producer, director |
Michael Jackson | 1958 – 2009 | American musician |
Madonna | 1958 – | American musician, actress, author |
Mata Hari | 1876 – 1917 | Dutch exotic dancer, executed as a spy |
Cleopatra | 69 – 30 BCE | Queen of Egypt |
Grace Kelly | 1929 – 1982 | American actress, Princess of Monaco |
Malala Yousafzai | 1997 – | Pakistani human rights activist |
Steve Jobs | 1955 – 2012 | Co-founder of Apple computers |
Ronald Reagan | 1911 – 2004 | US President from 1981 to 1989 |
Lionel Messi | 1987 – | Argentinian footballer |
Babe Ruth | 1895 – 1948 | American baseball player |
Bob Geldof | 1951 – | Irish musician, charity worker |
Roger Federer | 1981 | Swiss Tennis player |
Sigmund Freud | 1856 – 1939 | Austrian psychoanalyst |
Woodrow Wilson | 1856 – 1924 | US President from 1913 to 1921 |
Tiger Woods | 1975 – | American golfer |
Prince Charles | 1948 – | Heir to the British throne |
This is a list of famous people chosen mainly from the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s. The list includes well-known actors, important politicians, smart business people, talented writers, creative artists, and caring humanitarians.