1901 (AD 1901) Historical Timeline & Archive

Notable Figures in 1901 (AD 1901) (21)

• Alberto Giacometti (Born: 1901-10-10) — Swiss master of existential sculpture, known for elongated, fragile human figures.
• Alexandre Alexeieff (Born: 1901-04-18) — Russian-born artist, filmmaker, and illustrator known for inventing the pinscreen technique.
• Charles Hermite (Died: 1901-01-14) — Pioneering French mathematician known for work in analysis and number theory.
• Clark Gable (Born: 1901-02-01) — The "King of Hollywood," William Clark Gable dominated cinema with his charismatic leading man roles.
• Eisaku Satō (Born: 1901-03-27) — Long-serving Japanese Prime Minister, known for the return of Okinawa and Nobel Peace Prize.
• Enrico Fermi (Born: 1901-09-29) — Pioneering physicist, creator of the first nuclear reactor, and architect of the atomic age.
• Ernest Lawrence (Born: 1901-08-08) — Pioneering physicist known for the cyclotron and national laboratory founding.
• Giuseppe Verdi (Died: 1901-01-27) — Master of Italian Opera, whose works fueled the spirit of Italian unification.
• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Died: 1901-09-09) — Master of the Belle Époque, capturing Parisian decadence through vibrant illustration.
• Hirohito (Born: 1901-04-29) — Emperor of Japan during a period of intense nationalism, war, and subsequent economic rebirth.
• Langston Hughes (Born: 1901-02-01) — Poet, novelist, and activist central to the Harlem Renaissance.
• Linus Pauling (Born: 1901-02-28) — Pioneering chemist and Nobel laureate known for quantum chemistry and peace activism.
• Louis Kahn (Born: 1901-02-20) — Monumental American architect known for revealing the weight and material truth of his structures.
• Margaret Mead (Born: 1901-12-16) — Pioneering cultural anthropologist known for studies on adolescence and culture.
• Marlene Dietrich (Born: 1901-12-27) — Iconic German-American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades.
• Queen Victoria (Died: 1901-01-22) — Empress of India and Queen of the UK; presided over the height of the British Empire.
• Robert Bresson (Born: 1901-09-25) — Master of cinematic minimalism, Bresson shaped modern art cinema with ascetic vision.
• Sukarno (Born: 1901-06-06) — Founding President of Indonesia, leading the struggle for independence from Dutch rule.
• Vittorio De Sica (Born: 1901-07-07) — Pioneering Italian director, central figure of the Neorealist film movement.
• Walt Disney (Born: 1901-12-05) — Pioneering animator and entrepreneur who defined modern American entertainment.
• Werner Heisenberg (Born: 1901-12-05) — Pioneer of quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle.