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Born in 1906

1,053 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Jan G. Waldenström
internist, university teacher
1906–1996 · aged 90
April 17 · 1906
Source: Munk's Roll
René Huyghe
philosopher, French resistance fighter
1906–1997 · aged 90
May 3 · 1906
Source: La France savante
Rafaela Aparicio
actor
1906–1996 · aged 90
April 9 · 1906
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Juan Carlos Calvo
association football player
1906–1977 · aged 71
June 26 · 1906
No external source identified
Isaac Francisco del Ángel Rojas
military personnel, politician
1906–1993 · aged 86
December 3 · 1906
Source: Sapere Encyclopedia
James E. Boyd
mathematician, physicist
1906–1998 · aged 91
July 18 · 1906
No external source identified
Paul II Cheikho
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
1906–1989 · aged 82
November 19 · 1906
No external source identified
Alexander Penn
literary editor, musician
1906–1972 · aged 66
February 14 · 1906
No external source identified
Dragoslav Mihajlović
association football player
1906–1978 · aged 71
December 13 · 1906
Source: Transfermarkt
Korokī Mahuta
1906–1966 · aged 59
June 16 · 1906
Source: Find a Grave
Frances Lee
actor, film actor
1906–2000 · aged 94
May 5 · 1906
No external source identified
Jimmy Hampson
association football player
1906–1938 · aged 31
March 23 · 1906
No external source identified
Shirō Toyoda
screenwriter, director
1906–1977 · aged 71
January 3 · 1906
No external source identified
Tossy Spivakovsky
violinist, concertmaster
1906–1998 · aged 91
December 23 · 1906
No external source identified
Mark Clifton
science fiction writer, novelist
1906–1963
1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Cuth Harrison
Formula One driver
1906–1981 · aged 74
July 6 · 1906
No external source identified
Mehmed Handžić
journalist
1906–1944 · aged 37
December 16 · 1906
No external source identified
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
pianist, composer
1906–1972
March 14 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Louisa Aslanian
French resistance fighter, entrepreneur
1906–1945 · aged 38
May 5 · 1906
No external source identified
Alejandro García Caturla
composer, conductor
1906–1940 · aged 34
March 7 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Mikhailov
politician, ambassador
1906–1982 · aged 75
October 10 · 1906
No external source identified
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier
archaeologist, anthropologist
1906–1979 · aged 73
January 27 · 1906
Source: Archives de Paris
Natalia Tułasiewicz
pedagogue, resistance fighter
1906–1945 · aged 38
April 9 · 1906
Source: GCatholic.org
Pál Teleki
association football player, association football coach
1906–1984
March 5 · 1906
Source: Transfermarkt
Pietro Francisci
film director, screenwriter
1906–1977 · aged 70
September 9 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Harry Hibbs
association football player, association football coach
1906–1984 · aged 77
May 27 · 1906
No external source identified
Hans Bertram
line producer, writer
1906–1993 · aged 86
February 26 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Jean Amrouche
poet, opinion journalist
1906–1962 · aged 56
February 7 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Kulap Saipradit
human rights defender, writer
1906–1974 · aged 68
March 31 · 1906
No external source identified
Wild Bill Davison
cornetist, bandleader
1906–1989 · aged 83
January 5 · 1906
Source: National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
Folke Bohlin
sailor, skipper
1906–1972 · aged 66
March 20 · 1906
No external source identified
Károly Kárpáti
coach, university teacher
1906–1996 · aged 90
July 2 · 1906
No external source identified
August Lösch
economist, geographer
1906–1945 · aged 38
October 15 · 1906
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Horacio Coppola
photographer
1906–2012 · aged 105
July 31 · 1906
Source: RKDartists
Richard van der Riet Woolley
astronomer
1906–1986 · aged 80
April 24 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Sara Sadıyqova
singer, opera singer
1906–1986 · aged 79
November 1 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Dillon Anderson
politician, lawyer
1906–1974 · aged 67
July 14 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Sandro Penna
writer, poet
1906–1977 · aged 70
June 12 · 1906
Source: Archivio Storico Ricordi
Vera Maretskaya
actor
1906–1978 · aged 72
July 31 · 1906
Source: Great Russian Encyclopedia
Ebbie Goodfellow
ice hockey player, ice hockey coach
1906–1985 · aged 79
April 9 · 1906
Source: Find a Grave
Ramón Rubial
trade unionist, metalworker
1906–1999 · aged 92
October 28 · 1906
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Ruhollah Khaleqi
conductor, music journalist
1906–1965
1906
No external source identified
R. G. D. Allen
economist, statistician
1906–1983 · aged 77
June 3 · 1906
Source: Scientific Legacy Database
Mireille Hartuch
French resistance fighter, pianist
1906–1996 · aged 90
September 30 · 1906
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Edmond T. Gréville
film critic, manufacturer
1906–1966 · aged 59
June 20 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Wolf Leslau
linguist, university teacher
1906–2006 · aged 100
November 14 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Ruth Berlau
writer, literary critic
1906–1974
August 24 · 1906
Source: Artists of the World Online
Veselin Masleša
journalist, writer
1906–1943 · aged 37
April 20 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Alexander Moyzes
composer, university teacher
1906–1984 · aged 78
September 4 · 1906
Source: Musicalics
Arnold Ross
mathematician
1906–2002 · aged 96
August 24 · 1906
Source: Virtual International Authority File
Jaroslav Burgr
association football player
1906–1986 · aged 80
March 7 · 1906
Source: FBref
George Connor
Formula One driver
1906–2001 · aged 94
August 16 · 1906
No external source identified
Alexander Gode
writer, linguist
1906–1970 · aged 63
October 30 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Hedy Bienenfeld*
swimmer, athlete
Date disputed
October 17 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Hans Mock
association football player
1906–1982 · aged 75
December 9 · 1906
Source: Transfermarkt
John H. Auer
film producer, director
1906–1975 · aged 68
August 3 · 1906
Source: Find a Grave
Alessandro Cicognini
composer, musician
1906–1995 · aged 89
January 15 · 1906
Source: filmportal.de
Pierre Vilar*
director of studies, university teacher
Date disputed
May 3 · 1906
Source: vle.lt
Alexander Puzanov
politician, agronomist
1906–1998 · aged 91
October 25 · 1906
No external source identified
Fritz Cremer
illustrator, artist
1906–1993 · aged 86
October 22 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Ernest Libérati*
association football player
Date disputed
March 22 · 1906
No external source identified
Jānis Ivanovs
film score composer, conductor
1906–1983 · aged 76
October 9 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Aleksandr Vishnevsky
inventor, anesthetist
1906–1975 · aged 69
May 24 · 1906
Source: Great Russian Encyclopedia
Willibald Kreß
association football player, association football coach
1906–1989 · aged 82
November 13 · 1906
Source: Transfermarkt
Edna Marion
actor, film actor
1906–1957 · aged 50
December 12 · 1906
Source: IMDb
Charles Exbrayat
French resistance fighter, writer
1906–1989 · aged 82
May 5 · 1906
Source: Roglo
George Lott
tennis player, tennis coach
1906–1991
October 16 · 1906
Source: The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.)
Bobbi Trout
aircraft pilot
1906–2003 · aged 97
January 7 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Pietro Tordi
actor, teacher
1906–1990 · aged 84
July 12 · 1906
No external source identified
Edward Stevenson
costume designer
1906–1968 · aged 62
May 13 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
René David
jurist, professeur des universités
1906–1990 · aged 84
January 12 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Fernando Lopes-Graça
conductor, musicologist
1906–1994 · aged 87
December 17 · 1906
Source: Musicalics
Rodolfo Biagi
composer, pianist
1906–1969 · aged 63
March 14 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Jean Laurent
association football player, association football coach
1906–1995 · aged 88
December 30 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Josef Čtyřoký
association football player
1906–1985 · aged 78
September 30 · 1906
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Franco Comotti
Formula One driver, engineer
1906–1963 · aged 56
July 24 · 1906
No external source identified
Gunnar Sträng
agricultural worker, finance minister
1906–1992 · aged 85
December 23 · 1906
Source: Two-Chamber Parliament 1867–1970.
Rudolf Hasse
military personnel, motorcycle racer
1906–1942 · aged 36
May 30 · 1906
No external source identified
Nikkyō Niwano
writer, founder of religion
1906–1999 · aged 92
November 15 · 1906
No external source identified
John Howard Pyle
radio personality, politician
1906–1987 · aged 81
March 25 · 1906
Source: Find a Grave
Igor Savchenko
pedagogue, screenwriter
1906–1950 · aged 44
October 11 · 1906
No external source identified
Shigemaru Takenokoshi
association football player, association football referee
1906–1980 · aged 74
February 15 · 1906
No external source identified
Zari Elmassian
film actor, opera singer
1906–1990 · aged 83
October 12 · 1906
Source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Music
Richard Pottier
cinematographer, screenwriter
1906–1994 · aged 88
June 6 · 1906
No external source identified
Berkeley L. Bunker
priest, politician
1906–1999 · aged 92
August 12 · 1906
Source: Find a Grave
Zerach Warhaftig
rabbi, lawyer
1906–2002 · aged 96
February 2 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Leonid Solovyov
screenwriter, writer
1906–1962 · aged 55
August 19 · 1906
Source: Russian literature of the 20th century. Volume 3, 2005
Gerd Bucerius
politician, journalist
1906–1995 · aged 89
May 19 · 1906
Source: Munzinger Personen
Jean Dréville
cinematographer, film director
1906–1997 · aged 90
September 20 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Marcel Ichac
explorer, mountaineer
1906–1994 · aged 87
October 22 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Ellen Auerbach
photographer
1906–2004 · aged 98
May 20 · 1906
Source: Auerbach [Rosenberg], Ellen
Gösta Dunker
association football player, association football coach
1906–1973 · aged 66
September 16 · 1906
Source: EU-Football.info
Eitel Cantoni
racing automobile driver, engineer
1906–1997 · aged 90
October 4 · 1906
No external source identified
Dave Trottier
ice hockey player
1906–1956 · aged 50
June 25 · 1906
No external source identified
Zoltan Sarosy
chess player
1906–2017 · aged 110
August 23 · 1906
No external source identified
Boubou Hama
teacher, non-fiction writer
1906–1982
1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Roman Brandstaetter
diplomat, writer
1906–1987 · aged 81
January 3 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Ross Lee Finney
composer, music educator
1906–1997 · aged 90
December 23 · 1906
Source: Musicalics
Max Tishler
pharmacologist, university teacher
1906–1989 · aged 82
October 30 · 1906
No external source identified
Anšlavs Eglītis
painter, draftsperson
1906–1993 · aged 86
October 14 · 1906
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Abdylas Maldybaev
opera singer, singer
1906–1978 · aged 71
July 7 · 1906
No external source identified
Mariechen Wehselau
swimmer
1906–1992 · aged 86
May 15 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
James Bausch*
athletics competitor, decathlete
Date disputed
March 28 · 1906
Source: findagrave.com
Hans Jaray
writer, stage actor
1906–1990 · aged 83
June 24 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Andria Balanchivadze
film score composer, composer
1906–1992 · aged 85
June 1 · 1906
No external source identified
Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov
artist, graphic artist
1906–1988 · aged 82
July 28 · 1906
No external source identified
Vasily Panov
journalist, non-fiction writer
1906–1973 · aged 66
November 1 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Gisela Kahn Gresser
chess player
1906–2000 · aged 94
February 8 · 1906
No external source identified
Rudolf Krčil
association football coach, association football player
1906–1981 · aged 75
March 5 · 1906
Source: FBref
Zhao Shuli
politician, writer
1906–1970 · aged 63
September 24 · 1906
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans
scientific collector, botanist
1906–1994 · aged 88
July 1 · 1906
Source: Zürich Herbaria
Karl Bruckner
children's writer, writer
1906–1982 · aged 76
January 9 · 1906
Source: NooSFere
Grete Sultan
pianist, musician
1906–2005 · aged 99
June 21 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Lea Grundig
artist, politician
1906–1977 · aged 71
March 23 · 1906
Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists
Jules Ladoumègue
athletics competitor
1906–1973 · aged 66
December 10 · 1906
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Willy Jäggi
association football player
1906–1968 · aged 61
July 28 · 1906
Source: Transfermarkt
Constance Stokes*
painter, artist
Date disputed
February 20 · 1906
No external source identified
Gustav Schäfer*
rower
Date disputed
September 22 · 1906
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Emília Rotter
figure skater
1906–2003 · aged 96
September 8 · 1906
No external source identified
Sumner Getchell
actor
1906–1990 · aged 83
October 20 · 1906
No external source identified
Ludwig Stubbendorf
event rider
1906–1941 · aged 35
February 24 · 1906
No external source identified
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes*
association football player
Date disputed
October 30 · 1906
No external source identified
Aleksandr Faintsimmer
film director
1906–1982 · aged 76
January 13 · 1906
Source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Bernice Claire
actor, singer
1906–2003 · aged 96
January 27 · 1906
Source: IMDb
Dunc Gray
sport cyclist
1906–1996 · aged 90
July 17 · 1906
No external source identified
Antoni Gałecki
association football coach, ice hockey player
1906–1958 · aged 52
June 4 · 1906
Source: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny
Susana Soca
editor, writer
1906–1959 · aged 52
July 19 · 1906
Source: Autores.uy
Evald Tipner
ice hockey player, association football player
1906–1947 · aged 41
March 13 · 1906
Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport
Karl Wien
geographer, scientist
1906–1937 · aged 30
September 10 · 1906
Source: Catalog of the German National Library
Stefan Andres
poet, playwright
1906–1970 · aged 64
June 26 · 1906
Source: Artists of the World Online
Johannes Hähle
photographer, war photographer
1906–1944 · aged 38
February 15 · 1906
No external source identified
Toni Ulmen
Formula One driver, engineer
1906–1976 · aged 70
January 25 · 1906
No external source identified
Alfred T. Palmer
photographer
1906–1993 · aged 86
March 17 · 1906
Source: Artnet
Thomas George Cowling
astrophysicist, astronomer
1906–1990 · aged 83
June 17 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Murray Adaskin*
teacher, composer
Date disputed
March 28 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Antanas Venclova
literary critic, writer
1906–1971 · aged 65
January 7 · 1906
Source: Integrated Authority File
Sim Var
politician
1906–1989
February 2 · 1906
No external source identified
Nicholas Mayall
astrophysicist, astronomer
1906–1993 · aged 86
May 9 · 1906
Source: SNAC
Hans Haas
weightlifter, athlete
1906–1973 · aged 66
October 17 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Malik Ram
translator
1906–1993 · aged 86
December 22 · 1906
No external source identified
Ruth Hellberg
voice actor, stage actor
1906–2001 · aged 94
November 2 · 1906
Source: BnF authorities
Lal Shah Bokhari
diplomat, field hockey player
1906–1959 · aged 53
January 13 · 1906
No external source identified
Ed Hamm
athletics competitor
1906–1982 · aged 76
April 13 · 1906
Source: tradingcarddb.com
Alberto Zorrilla
swimmer
1906–1986 · aged 80
April 6 · 1906
Source: dxtv.gob.ar
Amayak Zaharovich Kobulov
statesperson, military personnel
1906–1955
1906
Source: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia
Stanisław Jaśkowski
philosopher, mathematician
1906–1965 · aged 59
April 22 · 1906
No external source identified
Carlo Campanini
television actor, stage actor
1906–1984 · aged 78
October 5 · 1906
Source: filmportal.de
Albert Charles Smith
botanist, scientific collector
1906–1999 · aged 93
April 5 · 1906
Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Ena Gregory
actor, film actor
1906–1993 · aged 87
April 18 · 1906
Source: IMDb
Hendrik Brugmans
historian, resistance fighter
1906–1997 · aged 90
December 13 · 1906
Source: Oorlogsbronnen

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