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<html> <head> <title>Born in 1890</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Born in 1890 LISTS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_grunk"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/172/000173650/">Art Acord</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Apr-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Jan-1931</tt></td> <td>Cowboy actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/303/000206682/">Homer M. Adkins</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Feb-1964</tt></td> <td>Governor of Arkansas, 1941-45</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/536/000022470/">Birdman of Alcatraz</a></td> <td><center>Criminal</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jan-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Nov-1963</tt></td> <td>Subject of Burt Lancaster movie</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/839/000048695/">Frederick Lewis Allen</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Feb-1954</tt></td> <td>Editor of Harpers, 1941-53</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/900/000345862/">George Archainbaud</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Feb-1959</tt></td> <td>Thirteen Women</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/133/000099833/">Edwin H. Armstrong</a></td> <td><center>Inventor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Jan-1954</tt></td> <td>Inventor of FM radio</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/095/000118738/">Robert Armstrong</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Nov-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Apr-1973</tt></td> <td>King Kong</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/927/000068723/">Edward Arnold</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Apr-1956</tt></td> <td>You Can't Take It With You</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/937/000079700/">Leslie Banks</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jun-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Apr-1952</tt></td> <td>The Most Dangerous Game</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/596/000209966/">John S. Battle</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1972</tt></td> <td>Governor of Virginia, 1950-54</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/538/000099241/">Lawrence Bragg</a></td> <td><center>Physicist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jul-1971</tt></td> <td>Bragg's Law of diffraction</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/409/000173887/">El Brendel</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1964</tt></td> <td>Former vaudevillian, Wings</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/336/000078102/">Clarence Brown</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1987</tt></td> <td>National Velvet</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/170/000068963/">Bob Burns</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Feb-1956</tt></td> <td>The Arkansas Traveler</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/197/000196606/">Fritz Busch</a></td> <td><center>Conductor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Sep-1951</tt></td> <td>Conductor, Danish National Symphony, 1934-51</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/130/000026052/">Vannevar Bush</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Jun-1974</tt></td> <td>Pre-internet visionary</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/951/000113612/">Karel Capek</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jan-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Dec-1938</tt></td> <td>R.U.R.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/427/000173905/">Max Carey</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jan-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-1976</tt></td> <td>MLB Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/583/000026505/">Agatha Christie</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jan-1976</tt></td> <td>Mystery novelist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/360/000098066/">Michael Collins</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Aug-1922</tt></td> <td>Irish Nationalist, spymaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/894/000168390/">Marc Connelly</a></td> <td><center>Playwright</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Dec-1980</tt></td> <td>The Green Pastures</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/465/000279625/">Frank Conroy</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Feb-1964</tt></td> <td>The Ox-Bow Incident</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/885/000174363/">Guy Cordon</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Apr-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jun-1969</tt></td> <td>US Senator from Oregon, 1944-55</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/235/000205617/">Charles J. Correll</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Sep-1972</tt></td> <td>Andy of Amos & Andy</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/441/000159961/">Adolfo Ruiz Cortines</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Dec-1973</tt></td> <td>President of Mexico, 1952-58</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/553/000121190/">James Clement Dunn</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1979</tt></td> <td>Career US Ambassador</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/659/000160179/">Maurice Duplessis</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Apr-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Sep-1959</tt></td> <td>Premier of Quebec, 1936-39 & 1944-59</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/111/000024039/">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Mar-1969</tt></td> <td>34th US President, 1953-61</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/966/000122600/">Allen J. Ellender</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Jul-1972</tt></td> <td>US Senator from Louisiana, 1937-72</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/390/000109063/">Verna Felton</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Dec-1966</tt></td> <td>Hilda Crocker on December Bride</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/763/000196175/">Ronald Fisher</a></td> <td><center>Mathematician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jul-1962</tt></td> <td>Analysis of variance and covariance</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/147/000164652/">Frank Forde</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jan-1983</tt></td> <td>Prime Minister of Australia, 1945</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/903/000087642/">Walther Funk</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-May-1960</tt></td> <td>Reich economic minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/926/000084674/">Naum Gabo</a></td> <td><center>Sculptor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Constructivist, Realistic Manifesto</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/071/000054906/">Charles de Gaulle</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Nov-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1970</tt></td> <td>President of France, 1958-69</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/617/000206996/">George II</a></td> <td><center>Royalty</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Apr-1947</tt></td> <td>King of Greece, 1922-24 and 1935-47</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/264/000136853/">Charlotte Greenwood</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Jun-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/390/000206769/">Morley Griswold</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Oct-1951</tt></td> <td>Governor of Nevada, 1934-35</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/695/000180155/">Ivor Gurney</a></td> <td><center>Poet</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Dec-1937</tt></td> <td>War's Embers</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/871/000206253/">Myra Hess</a></td> <td><center>Pianist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Nov-1965</tt></td> <td>Held lunchtime concerts during WWII</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/464/000100164/">Jaroslav Heyrovsky</a></td> <td><center>Chemist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Mar-1967</tt></td> <td>Polarography</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/302/000134897/">James P. Hogan</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Nov-1943</tt></td> <td>Bulldog Drummond films</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/729/000101426/">Stanley Holloway</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Jan-1982</tt></td> <td>Passport to Pimlico</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/739/000204127/">Arthur Holmes</a></td> <td><center>Geologist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jan-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Sep-1965</tt></td> <td>Father of the geological timescale</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/876/000080636/">Harry Lloyd Hopkins</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jan-1946</tt></td> <td>US Secretary of Commerce, 1938-40</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/050/000132651/">Henry Hull</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>Werewolf of London</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/269/000167765/">George M. Humphrey</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jan-1970</tt></td> <td>US Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/385/000093106/">Jacques Ibert</a></td> <td><center>Composer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Feb-1962</tt></td> <td>Escales</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/919/000031826/">Alfred Jodl</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Oct-1946</tt></td> <td>Signed Germany's unconditional WWII surrender</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/055/000135647/">Alice Joyce</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Oct-1955</tt></td> <td>The Green Goddess</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/954/000354889/">Duke Kahanamoku</a></td> <td><center>Swimmer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jan-1968</tt></td> <td>Olympic swimmer, five-time medalist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/393/000102087/">Edgar Kennedy</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Apr-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1948</tt></td> <td>Mad Wednesday</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/160/000085902/">Rose Kennedy</a></td> <td><center>Relative</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jan-1995</tt></td> <td>Kennedy Matriarch</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/225/000128838/">Simon Kovar</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jan-1970</tt></td> <td>Preeminent Basoon player and teacher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/125/000208498/">Otto Krueger</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jun-1963</tt></td> <td>Congressman from North Dakota, 1953-59</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/543/000033444/">Fritz Lang</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Aug-1976</tt></td> <td>Metropolis</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/056/000031960/">Stan Laurel</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jun-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Feb-1965</tt></td> <td>Laurel and Hardy</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/353/000117999/">Kurt Lewin</a></td> <td><center>Psychologist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Feb-1947</tt></td> <td>Field theorist, group dynamicist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/913/000087652/">Robert Ley</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Oct-1945</tt></td> <td>Nazi union buster, slave master</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/987/000031894/">H. P. Lovecraft</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Mar-1937</tt></td> <td>The Call of Cthulhu</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/074/000131678/">Edmund Lowe</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Apr-1971</tt></td> <td>What Price Glory</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/609/000168105/">Lincoln MacVeagh</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Jan-1972</tt></td> <td>Roosevelt's Ambassador to Greece</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/385/000109058/">Marjorie Main</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Apr-1975</tt></td> <td>Ma and Pa Kettle</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/942/000174420/">George W. Malone</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-May-1961</tt></td> <td>US Senator from Nevada, 1947-59</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/044/000166543/">Joe Malone</a></td> <td><center>Hockey</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-May-1969</tt></td> <td>NHL Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/563/000102257/">Herbert Marshall</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jan-1966</tt></td> <td>Foreign Correspondent</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/855/000031762/">Groucho Marx</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>You Bet Your Life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/517/000114175/">Claude McKay</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-May-1948</tt></td> <td>Home to Harlem</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/841/000103532/">Aimee Semple McPherson</a></td> <td><center>Religion</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Sep-1944</tt></td> <td>Evangelist, faith healer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/104/000179564/">Lauritz Melchior</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Mar-1973</tt></td> <td>Wagnerian operatic tenor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/627/000043498/">Adolphe Menjou</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Oct-1963</tt></td> <td>A Farewell to Arms</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/632/000092356/">Ho Chi Minh</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Sep-1969</tt></td> <td>Uncle Ho</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/870/000180330/">Sherman Minton</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1965</tt></td> <td>US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-56</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/746/000113407/">Vyacheslav Molotov</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Nov-1986</tt></td> <td>Stalin's right-hand-man</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/373/000110043/">Frank Morgan</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jun-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Sep-1949</tt></td> <td>The Wizard of Oz</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/209/000048065/">Christopher Morley</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Mar-1957</tt></td> <td>The Haunted Bookshop</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/283/000092007/">Jelly Roll Morton</a></td> <td><center>Jazz Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jul-1941</tt></td> <td>Jazz composer, pianist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/073/000128686/">Hermann J. Muller</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Apr-1967</tt></td> <td>Genetic effects of radiation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/360/000167856/">Frank Murphy</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Apr-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jul-1949</tt></td> <td>US Supreme Court Justice, 1940-49</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/494/000115149/">Allan Nevins</a></td> <td><center>Historian</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Mar-1971</tt></td> <td>Civil War historian</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/791/000029704/">Boris Pasternak</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-1960</tt></td> <td>Doctor Zhivago</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/154/000087890/">Friedrich Paulus</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Feb-1957</tt></td> <td>Surrendered to Russians at Stalingrad</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/832/000209205/">Philip B. Perlman</a></td> <td><center>Attorney</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Mar-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Jul-1960</tt></td> <td>US Solicitor General, 1947-52</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/195/000210562/">Leon C. Phillips</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Mar-1958</tt></td> <td>Governor of Oklahoma, 1939-43</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/229/000084974/">Katherine Anne Porter</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Sep-1980</tt></td> <td>Ship of Fools</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/354/000278517/">Tom Powers</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1955</tt></td> <td>Double Indemnity</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/145/000098848/">Elpidio Quirino</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Nov-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Feb-1956</tt></td> <td>6th President of the Philippines</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/386/000279546/">Mikhail Rasumny</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Feb-1956</tt></td> <td>For Whom the Bell Tolls</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/398/000108074/">Man Ray</a></td> <td><center>Photographer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1976</tt></td> <td>Dadaist photographer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/229/000113887/">Jean Rhys</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-May-1979</tt></td> <td>Wide Sargasso Sea</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/927/000177396/">Sam Rice</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Feb-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Oct-1974</tt></td> <td>Washington Senators Hall-of-Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/939/000102633/">Conrad Richter</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Oct-1968</tt></td> <td>The Awakening Land</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/848/000024776/">Eddie Rickenbacker</a></td> <td><center>Aviator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Jul-1973</tt></td> <td>Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/200/000133798/">Stanley Ridges</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jul-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Apr-1951</tt></td> <td>Black Friday</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/293/000113951/">Robert L. Ripley</a></td> <td><center>Curator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Dec-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-May-1949</tt></td> <td>Believe It or Not!</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/216/000087952/">Mário de Sá-Carneiro</a></td> <td><center>Poet</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-May-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Apr-1916</tt></td> <td>Dispersão</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/557/000109230/">Colonel Sanders</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Dec-1980</tt></td> <td>Kentucky Fried Chicken</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/671/000174149/">Victor Schertzinger</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Apr-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Oct-1941</tt></td> <td>Road to Singapore</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/402/000112066/">Egon Schiele</a></td> <td><center>Painter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jun-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Oct-1918</tt></td> <td>Painted many nudes</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/317/000078083/">Lewis Seiler</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Sep-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jan-1964</tt></td> <td>Guadalcanal Diary</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/304/000044172/">William A. 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