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Born in 1912

1,136 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Lúcio Cardoso*
writer, novelist
Date disputed
August 14 · 1912
Source: IMDb
Horst Ademeit*
military personnel, military officer
Date disputed
February 8 · 1912
Source: TracesOfWar
Sisowath Monipong
politician
1912–1956 · aged 44
August 25 · 1912
No external source identified
Leslie Johnson
Formula One driver
1912–1959 · aged 47
March 22 · 1912
No external source identified
Jean Gale
film actor, actor
1912–1974 · aged 62
September 13 · 1912
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Norman Levinson
mathematician, university teacher
1912–1975 · aged 63
August 11 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Pietro Palazzini
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
1912–2000 · aged 88
May 19 · 1912
Source: BeWeB
Eva Crane
entomologist, mathematician
1912–2007 · aged 95
June 12 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Norio Taniguchi
university teacher
1912–1999 · aged 87
May 27 · 1912
Source: Library of Congress Authorities
Ptolemy Reid
politician
1912–2003 · aged 91
May 8 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
Paolo Emilio Taviani
partisan, historian
1912–2001 · aged 88
November 6 · 1912
Source: Integrated Authority File
Sergey Filippov
comedian, actor
1912–1990 · aged 77
June 24 · 1912
No external source identified
Rudi Fischer
racing automobile driver, Formula One driver
1912–1976 · aged 64
April 19 · 1912
No external source identified
Vlastimil Kopecký
association football coach, association football player
1912–1967 · aged 54
October 14 · 1912
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Martha Mödl
autobiographer, actor
1912–2001 · aged 89
March 22 · 1912
Source: filmportal.de
Karl Gorath
nurse, salesperson
1912–2003 · aged 90
December 12 · 1912
No external source identified
Peter Walker
racing automobile driver, Formula One driver
1912–1984 · aged 71
October 7 · 1912
No external source identified
Maurice Guigue
association football referee, association football player
1912–2011 · aged 98
August 4 · 1912
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Chien Wei-zang
mathematician, politician
1912–2010
October 9 · 1912
No external source identified
C. Elmer Anderson
governor, businessperson
1912–1998 · aged 85
March 16 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Juan Carlos Aramburu
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
1912–2004 · aged 92
February 11 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
Carl Raddatz
voice actor, dub actor
1912–2004 · aged 92
March 13 · 1912
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Herman Johannes
politician
1912–1992 · aged 80
May 28 · 1912
No external source identified
Harry Sukman
composer, musician
1912–1984
December 2 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Georgiy Basharin*
historian
Date disputed
March 21 · 1912
No external source identified
Oskar Rohr*
association football player
Date disputed
March 24 · 1912
Source: worldfootball.net
George Kubler
university teacher, art historian
1912–1996 · aged 84
July 26 · 1912
Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Bill Cowley
ice hockey player
1912–1993 · aged 81
June 12 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
Ludwig Bölkow
engineer, entrepreneur
1912–2003 · aged 91
June 30 · 1912
Source: Munzinger Personen
Phulrenu Guha
politician
1912–2006 · aged 93
August 13 · 1912
No external source identified
Daniel Aaron
historian, americanist
1912–2016 · aged 103
August 4 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Jean-Hilaire Aubame
diplomat, politician
1912–1989 · aged 76
November 10 · 1912
Source: Sycomore
Dorothy Eden
novelist, writer
1912–1982
April 3 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Tugelbay Sydykbekov
poet, prose writer
1912–1997 · aged 85
May 14 · 1912
No external source identified
Yakov Flier
music educator, pianist
1912–1977 · aged 65
October 21 · 1912
No external source identified
Eduard von Falz-Fein
businessperson, bobsledder
1912–2018 · aged 106
September 14 · 1912
No external source identified
Jura Soyfer
writer, journalist
1912–1939 · aged 26
December 8 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Hilde Krüger
spy, film actor
1912–1991 · aged 78
November 9 · 1912
Source: filmportal.de
Émile Allais
alpine skier
1912–2012 · aged 100
February 25 · 1912
Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Gerald Emmett Carter
Catholic priest, chaplain
1912–2003 · aged 91
March 1 · 1912
Source: GCatholic.org
Hemanga Biswas
ethnomusicologist, singer
1912–1987
1912
Source: Open Library
Alfred Aston
association football coach, association football player
1912–2003 · aged 90
May 16 · 1912
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Niyazi*
politician, conductor
Date disputed
August 20 · 1912
Source: International Music Score Library Project
Ellen Preis
fencer, university teacher
1912–2007 · aged 95
May 6 · 1912
Source: FemBio database
Camilo Ponce Enríquez*
jurist, university teacher
Date disputed
January 1 · 1912
Source: Integrated Authority File
Alexandru Șerbănescu
flying ace, military personnel
1912–1944 · aged 32
May 17 · 1912
No external source identified
Kurt Hager
university teacher, education policymaker
1912–1998
1912
Source: SNAC
Daniel Jones
composer, conductor
1912–1993 · aged 80
December 7 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
S. K. Trimurti
writer, journalist
1912–2008 · aged 96
May 11 · 1912
Source: Onsland.nl
Reto Capadrutt
bobsledder
1912–1939 · aged 26
March 4 · 1912
No external source identified
Shigeru Egami
karateka
1912–1981 · aged 68
December 7 · 1912
No external source identified
Alexandru Todea
Greek-Catholic priest, Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop
1912–2002 · aged 89
June 5 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
P. Schuyler Miller
literary critic, novelist
1912–1974 · aged 62
February 21 · 1912
Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Adolf Rudnicki*
writer
Date disputed
February 19 · 1912
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Kulyash Baiseitova
opera singer, actor
1912–1957 · aged 45
May 2 · 1912
No external source identified
Marie Déa
film actor, actor
1912–1992 · aged 79
May 17 · 1912
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Paul K. Benedict
psychiatrist, university teacher
1912–1997 · aged 85
July 5 · 1912
No external source identified
Peter Leo Gerety
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
1912–2016 · aged 104
July 19 · 1912
No external source identified
Silviu Bindea
association football player, association football coach
1912–1992 · aged 79
October 24 · 1912
Source: Transfermarkt
Boris Gnedenko
mathematician, historian of mathematics
1912–1995 · aged 83
January 1 · 1912
Source: Scientific Legacy Database
Saraswathi Gora
political activist, human rights defender
1912–2006 · aged 93
September 28 · 1912
No external source identified
Helmut Schelsky
university teacher, sociologist
1912–1984 · aged 71
October 14 · 1912
Source: Integrated Authority File
Willem Klein
mathematician, mental calculator
1912–1986 · aged 73
December 4 · 1912
Source: Biografisch Portaal
Jerzy Turowicz
magazine editor, politician
1912–1999 · aged 86
December 10 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Lohengrin Filipello
television presenter
1912–1981
1912
No external source identified
Tibor Gallai
university teacher, mathematician
1912–1992 · aged 79
July 15 · 1912
No external source identified
José Magriñá*
association football player
Date disputed
March 20 · 1912
No external source identified
Francis Rogallo
inventor, military flight engineer
1912–2009 · aged 97
January 27 · 1912
No external source identified
Nikiforos Vrettakos
poet, translator
1912–1991 · aged 79
January 1 · 1912
Source: Λεξικό Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας
Miklós Szabados
table tennis player
1912–1962 · aged 49
March 7 · 1912
No external source identified
Vsevolod Kochetov
journalist, prose writer
1912–1973 · aged 61
February 4 · 1912
Source: Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century
Dagny Carlsson
blogger
1912–2022 · aged 109
May 8 · 1912
Source: Swedish church birth records
Albin Kitzinger
association football player
1912–1970 · aged 58
February 1 · 1912
Source: Transfermarkt
Margaret Scriven
tennis player
1912–2001 · aged 88
August 17 · 1912
Source: The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.)
Willibald Schmaus
association football player
1912–1979 · aged 66
June 16 · 1912
Source: Transfermarkt
Betty Lawford
actor, film actor
1912–1960 · aged 48
February 1 · 1912
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Ina Benita
film actor, actor
1912–1984 · aged 72
March 1 · 1912
Source: IMDb
Franc Rozman
partisan, military officer
1912–1944 · aged 32
March 27 · 1912
Source: Slovenska biografija
David Rousset
writer, politician
1912–1997 · aged 85
January 18 · 1912
Source: Sycomore
Marga Klompé
politician, teacher
1912–1986 · aged 74
August 16 · 1912
Source: Biografisch Portaal
Dionisio Ridruejo
writer, poet
1912–1975 · aged 62
October 12 · 1912
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Siegfried Flügge
nuclear physicist, physicist
1912–1997 · aged 85
March 16 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Erwin Strittmatter
writer
1912–1994 · aged 81
August 14 · 1912
Source: Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartsliteratur
José Ferrater Mora
writer, philosopher
1912–1991 · aged 78
October 30 · 1912
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Yefim Kopelyan
voice actor, actor
1912–1975 · aged 62
April 12 · 1912
Source: RIA Novosti
Erwin Bauer
Formula One driver
1912–1958 · aged 45
July 17 · 1912
Source: motorsportmagazine.com
Pere Calders
journalist, draftsperson
1912–1994 · aged 81
September 29 · 1912
Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Teuvo Aura
politician, mayor
1912–1999 · aged 86
December 28 · 1912
Source: Biografiskt lexikon för Finland
George Lichtheim
philosopher, writer
1912–1973 · aged 60
November 6 · 1912
Source: Integrated Authority File
Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
mathematician, university teacher
1912–1992 · aged 79
August 8 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Ernst Kitzinger
university teacher, art historian
1912–2003 · aged 90
December 27 · 1912
Source: Munzinger Personen
Elias Zoghby
writer, bishop
1912–2008 · aged 96
January 9 · 1912
Source: AlKindi
Abdelkader Ben Bouali*
association football player
Date disputed
October 15 · 1912
No external source identified
György Szűcs
association football player, association football coach
1912–1991 · aged 79
April 23 · 1912
Source: pantheon.world
Hugues Panassié
music historian, non-fiction writer
1912–1974 · aged 62
February 27 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Maguba Syrtlanova
glider pilot, aircraft pilot
1912–1971 · aged 59
July 15 · 1912
No external source identified
Francesc Xavier Bultó
engineer, motorcycle racer
1912–1998 · aged 86
May 17 · 1912
Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia
Horace W. Babcock
astronomer
1912–2003 · aged 90
September 13 · 1912
Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia
Maksim Tank
children's writer, activist
1912–1995 · aged 82
September 17 · 1912
No external source identified
Vsevolod Sanayev
film actor, actor
1912–1996 · aged 83
February 25 · 1912
No external source identified
William F. Walsh
politician
1912–2011 · aged 98
July 11 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
André Chastel
professor, art historian
1912–1990 · aged 77
November 15 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Ferdinand Leitner
composer, conductor
1912–1996 · aged 84
March 4 · 1912
Source: Theaterlexikon der Schweiz
František Fajtl
fighter pilot, writer
1912–2006 · aged 94
August 20 · 1912
Source: Czech National Authority Database
Alfred Desenclos
university teacher, composer
1912–1971 · aged 59
February 7 · 1912
Source: birth certificate
Lee Ya-Ching
actor, aircraft pilot
1912–1998 · aged 85
April 16 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
Heinrich Welker
physicist, university teacher
1912–1981 · aged 69
September 9 · 1912
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
János Szentágothai
politician, neuroscientist
1912–1994 · aged 81
October 31 · 1912
Source: János Szentágothai. 31 October 1912 — 8 September 1994
Gerhard Ebeling
university teacher, church historian
1912–2001 · aged 89
July 6 · 1912
Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia
Anna J. Harrison
university teacher, chemist
1912–1998 · aged 85
December 23 · 1912
No external source identified
José Ramón Sauto
association football player
1912–1994 · aged 81
September 7 · 1912
No external source identified
Mario Zatelli
association football player, association football coach
1912–2004 · aged 91
December 21 · 1912
Source: Transfermarkt
Léo Marjane*
jazz singer, jazz musician
Date disputed
August 26 · 1912
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Robert Jacobsen
illustrator, draftsperson
1912–1993 · aged 80
June 4 · 1912
Source: Jacobsen, Robert
Pál Kovács
fencer
1912–1995 · aged 82
July 17 · 1912
No external source identified
Romain Maes
sport cyclist
1912–1983 · aged 70
August 10 · 1912
Source: procyclingstats.com
Perkins Bass
lawyer, politician
1912–2011 · aged 99
October 6 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
Walt Ader
Formula One driver, racing automobile driver
1912–1982 · aged 69
December 15 · 1912
No external source identified
Nataša Gollová
actor, film actor
1912–1988 · aged 76
February 27 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Marie-Antoinette Tonnelat
physicist, theoretical physicist
1912–1980 · aged 68
March 5 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Karl Ristikivi
poet, geographer
1912–1977 · aged 64
October 16 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Jadwiga Wajs
athletics competitor, discus throw
1912–1990 · aged 78
January 30 · 1912
Source: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny
Juan Antonio Ipiña
association football player, association football coach
1912–1974 · aged 62
August 23 · 1912
No external source identified
Moses Abramovitz
statistician, economist
1912–2000 · aged 88
January 1 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Verda Majo
Esperantist, writer
1912–1947 · aged 34
March 7 · 1912
Source: mondmilito.hypotheses.org
Nikolai Gritsenko
stage actor, actor
1912–1979 · aged 67
July 24 · 1912
No external source identified
Enrique García
association football player, screenwriter
1912–1969 · aged 56
November 20 · 1912
No external source identified
Miriam Battista
writer, singer
1912–1980 · aged 68
July 14 · 1912
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Géza Ottlik
translator, writer
1912–1990 · aged 78
May 9 · 1912
Source: Babelio
Margot Bennett
screenwriter, science fiction writer
1912–1980 · aged 68
January 19 · 1912
Source: IMDb
Otakar Jaroš
resistance fighter, soldier
1912–1943 · aged 30
August 1 · 1912
Source: Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno
Willy Kaiser
boxer
1912–1986 · aged 74
January 16 · 1912
No external source identified
Leo Eitinger*
physician, psychiatrist
Date disputed
December 12 · 1912
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Jacques de Bourbon-Busset
writer, diplomat
1912–2001 · aged 89
April 27 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Jakov Blažević
politician, partisan
1912–1996 · aged 84
March 24 · 1912
Source: Croatian Encyclopedia
Leonardo Cilaurren
association football player
1912–1969 · aged 57
November 5 · 1912
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Charles Schepens
physician, ophthalmologist
1912–2006 · aged 94
March 13 · 1912
Source: SNAC
Albert Richter
track cyclist, sport cyclist
1912–1940 · aged 27
October 14 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Victor Abens
politician
1912–1993 · aged 80
October 16 · 1912
Source: pace.coe.int
Mario Genta
association football coach, association football player
1912–1992
March 1 · 1912
Source: FBref
Bojan Adamič
film score composer, actor
1912–1995 · aged 83
August 9 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Alfredo Pián
engineer, Formula One driver
1912–1990 · aged 77
October 21 · 1912
No external source identified
Lotti Huber
actor, author
1912–1998 · aged 85
October 16 · 1912
Source: Integrated Authority File
Yana Yazova
writer, poet
1912–1974 · aged 62
May 23 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Ruth Hausmeister
actor, film actor
1912–2012 · aged 99
June 5 · 1912
Source: filmportal.de
Gerrit Faulhaber
association football player
1912–1951 · aged 38
September 22 · 1912
Source: FBref
Francesco Bonifacio
Catholic priest
1912–1946 · aged 34
September 7 · 1912
Source: GCatholic.org
Makar Honcharenko
association football coach, association football player
1912–1997 · aged 84
April 5 · 1912
No external source identified
Markus Fierz
physicist, university teacher
1912–2006 · aged 94
June 20 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Ján Nálepka
military personnel
1912–1943 · aged 31
September 20 · 1912
Source: Czech National Authority Database

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