Born in the 20th Century

Across more than seven decades of musical innovation, Quincy Jones has shaped the sound of the modern world. Composer, arranger,…

When Robert Redford died in his sleep on 16 September, 2025, at the age of 89, he left behind a…

Josephine Baker was more than a glittering star of the stage. She was a cultural icon, a freedom fighter, a…

Stephen Hawking was one of the most recognisable scientists in the world, not just for his groundbreaking work in cosmology…

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper was born on 9 December 1906 in New York City, United States. She became one of…

Nelle Harper Lee was born on 28 April 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama, United States. She would go on to become…

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. He would become…

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson was born on 26 August 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. She became…

Natalie Wood was born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko on 20 July 1938 in San Francisco, California, United States. She became one…

Frank Patrick Herbert was born on 8 October 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, United States. He became one of the most…

Lucille Désirée Ball was born on 6 August 1911 in Jamestown, New York, United States. She became one of the…

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known to the world as John Denver, was born on 31 December 1943 in Roswell, New…

Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on 19 May 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He became one of the most influential…

Roy Orbison was born on 23 April 1936 in Vernon, Texas, and went on to become one of the most…

Gregory Peck, born Eldred Gregory Peck on 5 April 1916 in La Jolla, California, was one of Hollywood’s most celebrated…

Anne Frank, born Annelies Marie Frank on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, became one of the most…