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Born in 1898

898 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Philippe Hériat
writer, novelist
1898–1971
September 15 · 1898
Source: Roglo
Roger Désormière
musician, French resistance fighter
1898–1963 · aged 65
September 13 · 1898
Source: GeneaStar
Hasso von Wedel
military officer, soldier
1898–1961 · aged 62
November 20 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Diana Allen
Ziegfeld girl, musical theatre actor
1898–1949
1898
No external source identified
Boris Lisunov
military officer, aerospace engineer
1898–1946 · aged 48
August 20 · 1898
Source: Pamyat Naroda
Ruth Dwyer
film actor, actor
1898–1978 · aged 80
January 25 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Margaret Morris
actor, film actor
1898–1968 · aged 69
November 7 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Prabodh Chandra Bagchi
historian, linguist
1898–1956 · aged 57
November 18 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Ollga Plumbi
women's rights activist, politician
1898–1984
1898
No external source identified
Ibrahim Nagi
poet, lyricist
1898–1953 · aged 54
December 31 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Yun Chi-Young
politician, writer
1898–1996 · aged 97
February 10 · 1898
Source: pantheon.world
Lancelot Royle
athletics competitor, businessperson
1898–1978 · aged 80
May 31 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Ladislas Fodor
playwright, writer
1898–1978 · aged 80
March 28 · 1898
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Jonas Černius
head of government, engineer
1898–1977 · aged 79
January 6 · 1898
Source: generals.dk
Ole Reistad
modern pentathlete, athletics competitor
1898–1949 · aged 51
June 26 · 1898
Source: Hvem er Hvem? (1948)
Mikhail Artamonov
archaeologist, historian
1898–1972 · aged 73
December 5 · 1898
No external source identified
Alfred Wallenstein
conductor, cellist
1898–1983 · aged 84
October 7 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Dimitar Ganev
trade unionist, politician
1898–1964 · aged 65
October 28 · 1898
No external source identified
May Picqueray
journalist, anarchist
1898–1983 · aged 85
July 8 · 1898
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Ildebrando Antoniutti
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
1898–1974 · aged 75
August 3 · 1898
Source: Munzinger Personen
Eduard Pütsep
amateur wrestler, coach
1898–1960 · aged 61
October 21 · 1898
Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport
Heinrich Behnke
mathematician, university teacher
1898–1979 · aged 81
October 9 · 1898
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Maly Delschaft
stage actor, film actor
1898–1995 · aged 96
December 4 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Josie Sedgwick
film actor, actor
1898–1973 · aged 75
March 13 · 1898
Source: IMDb
René Lefèvre*
screenwriter, actor
Date disputed
March 6 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Salvador Bacarisse
composer
1898–1963 · aged 64
September 12 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Yevhen Pluzhnyk
poet, writer
1898–1936
December 26 · 1898
No external source identified
Carl Hermann
university teacher, resistance fighter
1898–1961 · aged 63
June 17 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Egon Pollak
association football player, association football coach
1898–1989
November 12 · 1898
No external source identified
Maria Knebel
pedagogue, theatre director
1898–1985 · aged 87
May 18 · 1898
No external source identified
Karl Anton
actor, director
1898–1979
October 25 · 1898
Source: Czech National Authority Database
Juan Marinello
politician, writer
1898–1977 · aged 78
November 2 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Fahri Özdilek
military personnel, politician
1898–1989
1898
Source: mairi.me
Tsola Dragoycheva
politician
1898–1993 · aged 94
August 30 · 1898
No external source identified
Aenne Biermann*
photographer, artist
Date disputed
March 3 · 1898
Source: hdl.handle.net
Mstyslav (Skrypnyk)
cleric, Eastern Orthodox priest
1898–1993 · aged 95
April 10 · 1898
No external source identified
Ilya Selvinsky
poet
1898–1968 · aged 69
October 23 · 1898
No external source identified
Marcel Mihalovici
conductor, composer
1898–1985
October 22 · 1898
Source: Archivio Storico Ricordi
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
military officer, military personnel
1898–1955 · aged 56
November 27 · 1898
Source: Prabook
Eugene Forde
screenwriter, film director
1898–1986 · aged 87
November 8 · 1898
Source: SNAC
Roald Larsen
speed skater
1898–1959 · aged 61
February 1 · 1898
No external source identified
Eduard von Borsody
film director, film editor
1898–1970 · aged 71
June 13 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Jorma Gallen-Kallela
painter, graphic artist
1898–1939 · aged 41
November 22 · 1898
Source: Register of the Artists' Association of Finland
Haim Hazaz*
writer
Date disputed
September 16 · 1898
Source: SNAC
Lucy Morton
swimmer
1898–1980 · aged 82
February 23 · 1898
Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Henri Gouhier
university teacher, professeur des universités
1898–1994 · aged 95
December 5 · 1898
Source: Munzinger Personen
Clem Beauchamp
film actor, actor
1898–1992 · aged 94
August 26 · 1898
Source: Los Angeles Times
Hjalmar Gullberg
linguist, writer
1898–1961 · aged 63
May 30 · 1898
Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
Mary Nzimiro
philanthropist, political activist
1898–1993 · aged 94
October 16 · 1898
Source: Dictionary of African Biography
Tihon Konstantinov
politician, statesperson
1898–1957 · aged 58
August 25 · 1898
No external source identified
Aleksandr Bezymensky*
writer, journalist
Date disputed
January 18 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Allen Woodring
sprinter, athletics competitor
1898–1982 · aged 84
February 15 · 1898
No external source identified
Rene Mercet
association football referee
1898–1961 · aged 62
December 1 · 1898
No external source identified
Konstantin Biebl
poet, prose writer
1898–1951 · aged 53
February 26 · 1898
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Vittorio Rieti
composer, choreographer
1898–1994
January 28 · 1898
Source: SNAC
Robert Goffin
lawyer, writer
1898–1984 · aged 86
May 21 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Hans Kirk
writer, literary critic
1898–1962
January 11 · 1898
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Ahmed Tewfik El Madani
historian, nationalist
1898–1983 · aged 84
November 1 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Magnus Goodman
ice hockey player
1898–1991 · aged 93
March 18 · 1898
No external source identified
Paul Bernard
actor, film actor
1898–1958 · aged 59
December 21 · 1898
Source: Catalog of the German National Library
Vasily Vasilyevich Glagolev
military officer
1898–1947 · aged 49
February 21 · 1898
No external source identified
María Antonia Bandrés y Elósegui
religious sister
1898–1919 · aged 21
March 6 · 1898
Source: GCatholic.org
Erich Frauwallner
Indologist, professor
1898–1974 · aged 75
December 28 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Heinrich Walter
botanical collector, university teacher
1898–1989 · aged 90
October 21 · 1898
Source: boku.ac.at
Constantin Daicoviciu
historian of classical antiquity, university teacher
1898–1973 · aged 75
March 1 · 1898
Source: arheologi.ro
Henryk Łowmiański
medievalist, historian
1898–1984 · aged 86
August 22 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Rudolph Schoenheimer
physician, biochemist
1898–1941 · aged 43
May 10 · 1898
Source: Base biographique
Gerhard Bienert
film actor, actor
1898–1986 · aged 88
January 8 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Eugène Dabit
novelist, writer
1898–1936 · aged 37
September 21 · 1898
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Ewald Balser
stage actor, director
1898–1978 · aged 79
October 5 · 1898
Source: Discogs
Héléna Manson
film actor, actor
1898–1994 · aged 96
August 18 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Suren Shadunts
party organizer, statesperson
1898–1938
1898
Source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8
Giovanni Brunero
sport cyclist
1898–1934 · aged 36
March 15 · 1898
No external source identified
Helene Wessel
politician
1898–1969 · aged 71
July 6 · 1898
Source: Munzinger Personen
Peter Mohr Dam
editing staff, trade unionist
1898–1968 · aged 70
August 11 · 1898
No external source identified
Karl Selter
military personnel, diplomat
1898–1958 · aged 59
June 24 · 1898
Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport
Jeanne Leleu
musicologist, music educator
1898–1979 · aged 80
December 29 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Norma Koch
costume designer
1898–1979 · aged 81
March 27 · 1898
Source: IMDb
Nikolay Oleynikov*
poet, editing staff
Date disputed
August 4 · 1898
Source: ProDetLit
Jan de Boer
association football player
1898–1988 · aged 89
August 29 · 1898
Source: Biografisch Portaal
Paul Baron
association football player, association football coach
1898–1973 · aged 75
May 23 · 1898
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Josef Blum
association football player, association football coach
1898–1956 · aged 58
February 4 · 1898
No external source identified
Richmond Landon
athletics competitor
1898–1971 · aged 72
November 20 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Alexander Saroukhan
graphic artist, drawing teacher
1898–1977 · aged 78
October 1 · 1898
No external source identified
Alfred Schmidt
weightlifter, sportsperson
1898–1972 · aged 74
May 1 · 1898
Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport
Anatoli Ktorov
actor
1898–1980 · aged 82
April 24 · 1898
No external source identified
Johan Richthoff
amateur wrestler
1898–1983 · aged 85
April 30 · 1898
No external source identified
Harry Oliver*
ice hockey player
Date disputed
December 26 · 1898
Source: Elite Prospects
Aziz Abaza*
politician, writer
Date disputed
August 13 · 1898
No external source identified
Michael Zohary
scientist, university teacher
1898–1983 · aged 85
April 9 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Modesto Denis*
association football player
Date disputed
June 15 · 1898
Source: soccer.ru
Alf Baker
association football player
1898–1955 · aged 56
April 27 · 1898
No external source identified
Antonio Urdinarán
association football player
1898–1961 · aged 62
October 30 · 1898
No external source identified
Rachel Korn
writer, poet
1898–1982 · aged 84
January 15 · 1898
Source: SNAC
Dee Lampton
film actor
1898–1919 · aged 20
October 6 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Antoine Balpêtré
actor
1898–1963
May 3 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Paul Vialar
writer, children's writer
1898–1996 · aged 97
September 18 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Mark Prudkin*
film actor, stage actor
Date disputed
September 13 · 1898
Source: Catalog of the German National Library
Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón*
diplomat, playwright
Date disputed
August 18 · 1898
Source: Integrated Authority File
Reino Ragnar Lehto
politician, lawyer
1898–1966 · aged 68
May 2 · 1898
Source: Biografiskt lexikon för Finland
Milan Zloković
architect
1898–1965 · aged 67
April 6 · 1898
Source: degruyter.com
Robert d'Escourt Atkinson
physicist, astronomer
1898–1982 · aged 84
April 11 · 1898
Source: SNAC
Robert LeGendre
athletics competitor, pentathlete
1898–1931 · aged 33
January 7 · 1898
No external source identified
Wolf Hagemann
military personnel, lieutenant general
1898–1983 · aged 85
July 20 · 1898
Source: TracesOfWar
Myrtle Lind
actor, film actor
1898–1966
September 2 · 1898
No external source identified
Charlotte Susa
actor, stage actor
1898–1976 · aged 78
March 1 · 1898
Source: Find a Grave
Chris Fridfinnson
ice hockey player
1898–1938 · aged 40
June 14 · 1898
No external source identified
Gerard Walschap
writer
1898–1989 · aged 91
July 9 · 1898
Source: Biografisch Portaal
Arthur Herbert Copeland
mathematician, university teacher
1898–1970 · aged 72
June 22 · 1898
Source: Scientific Legacy Database
Fedde Schurer
translator, politician
1898–1968 · aged 69
July 25 · 1898
Source: Biografisch Portaal
Doris Mable Cochran
artist, illustrator
1898–1968 · aged 70
May 18 · 1898
Source: Scientific and Popular Writers on American Snakes (1517-1944): A Check List and Sh…
Lucien Laurat
writer, politician
1898–1973 · aged 74
December 27 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
María Rosa Oliver
writer, activist
1898–1977
September 10 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Semni Karusou
art historian, classical archaeologist
1898–1994 · aged 96
April 12 · 1898
No external source identified
Albert Kivikas
writer, journalist
1898–1978 · aged 80
January 18 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Astri Taube
sculptor, artist
1898–1980 · aged 82
December 9 · 1898
Source: Sveriges dödbok 1830–2020
Cyril Gardner
film director, film editor
1898–1942 · aged 44
May 30 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Hermann-Heinrich Behrend
military officer
1898–1987 · aged 88
August 25 · 1898
No external source identified
Natalia Uzhviy
actor
1898–1986 · aged 87
September 8 · 1898
No external source identified
Charles Ackerly
amateur wrestler
1898–1982 · aged 84
January 3 · 1898
No external source identified
Gérard Delbeke
association football player, association football coach
1898–1977
August 1 · 1898
Source: soccer.ru
Charles Bouvier
Olympic champion, athlete
1898–1964
August 28 · 1898
Source: transfermarkt.com
Zena Keefe*
actor, film actor
Date disputed
June 26 · 1898
Source: IMDb
Élisabeth d'Ayen
tennis player
1898–1969 · aged 71
October 27 · 1898
Source: Roglo
Harry Mitchell
boxer
1898–1983 · aged 85
January 5 · 1898
No external source identified
Eero Lehtonen
athletics competitor, sprinter
1898–1959 · aged 61
April 21 · 1898
No external source identified
Bedřich Šupčík
athlete, artistic gymnast
1898–1957 · aged 58
October 22 · 1898
Source: Encyclopedia of Brno History
Marie Beatrice Schol-Schwarz
phytopathologist, botanical collector
1898–1969 · aged 71
July 12 · 1898
No external source identified
Volodymyr Zabolotnyi
architect
1898–1962 · aged 63
August 13 · 1898
No external source identified
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
tennis player
1898–1980 · aged 82
October 7 · 1898
Source: 100 years of Wimbledon
Tibor Harsányi
pianist, conductor
1898–1954 · aged 56
June 27 · 1898
Source: SNAC
Erich Zepler
chess problem, physicist
1898–1980 · aged 82
January 27 · 1898
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Rudolf Fernau
stage actor, film actor
1898–1985 · aged 87
January 7 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Eusebio Díaz*
association football player
Date disputed
June 21 · 1898
Source: footballfacts.ru
Rita Rait-Kovaleva
biographer, writer
1898–1988
April 19 · 1898
Source: Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century
Máximo Garay
association football coach, association football player
1898–1960 · aged 62
June 10 · 1898
No external source identified
Aurel Guga
association football player
1898–1936
August 10 · 1898
No external source identified
Charles Stedman Garland
tennis player
1898–1971 · aged 72
October 29 · 1898
Source: 100 years of Wimbledon
Alexandru Săvulescu
association football player, association football coach
1898–1961 · aged 63
January 8 · 1898
No external source identified
Abdul Khalek Hassouna
minister, jurist
1898–1992 · aged 93
October 28 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Alja Rachmanowa
psychologist, writer
1898–1991
June 27 · 1898
No external source identified
Magda Donato
actor, playwright
1898–1966
February 6 · 1898
No external source identified
Poul F. Joensen
writer, poet
1898–1970 · aged 71
November 18 · 1898
No external source identified
Renée Björling
film actor, stage actor
1898–1975 · aged 76
July 10 · 1898
Source: IMDb
Margaret Lin Xavier
physician
1898–1932 · aged 34
May 29 · 1898
Source: thematter.co
Curtis Stevens
bobsledder
1898–1979 · aged 80
June 1 · 1898
No external source identified
Friedl Czepa
film actor, stage actor
1898–1973 · aged 74
September 3 · 1898
Source: filmportal.de
Marcel Delannoy
composer, music critic
1898–1962 · aged 64
July 9 · 1898
Source: BnF authorities
Adolphe Jauréguy
rugby union player
1898–1977 · aged 79
February 18 · 1898
Source: Roglo
Miguel Murillo
association football coach, association football player
1898–1968 · aged 69
March 24 · 1898
No external source identified

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