1902 (AD 1902) Historical Timeline & Archive

Notable Figures in 1902 (AD 1902) (21)

• Alfred Kastler (Born: 1902-05-03) — Pioneering physicist known for developing the technique of optical pumping.
• Ansel Adams (Born: 1902-02-20) — Iconic photographer and environmentalist celebrated for the American West's landscapes.
• Barbara McClintock (Born: 1902-06-16) — Pioneering cytogeneticist known for discovering maize transposons and genetic recombination.
• Carl Rogers (Born: 1902-01-08) — Founder of humanistic psychology and person-centered psychotherapy.
• Cecil Rhodes (Died: 1902-03-26) — British mining magnate and politician who established Rhodesia and De Beers.
• Charles Lindbergh (Born: 1902-02-04) — Pioneering aviator famous for the first solo transatlantic flight.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Died: 1902-10-26) — Pioneering American writer and activist, central figure in the women's rights movement.
• Erik Erikson (Born: 1902-06-15) — Pioneering psychoanalyst known for the theory of psychosocial development.
• Eugene Wigner (Born: 1902-11-17) — Pioneering theoretical physicist known for symmetry principles and nuclear science.
• Fernand Braudel (Born: 1902-08-24) — Pioneering French historian of the Annales School, focusing on long-term socioeconomic structures.
• John Steinbeck (Born: 1902-02-27) — A giant of American letters, celebrated for his empathetic social realism.
• Karl Popper (Born: 1902-07-28) — Pioneering philosopher of science known for falsifiability and critical rationalism.
• Leni Riefenstahl (Born: 1902-08-22) — Controversial German filmmaker, celebrated for aesthetic mastery and propaganda works.
• Émile Zola (Died: 1902-09-29) — Pioneering Naturalist novelist, journalist, and key figure in French political life.
• Paul Dirac (Born: 1902-08-08) — Pioneering theoretical physicist, founder of quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory.
• Rodgers and Hammerstein (Born: 1902) — Pioneering American songwriting team known for Broadway's Golden Age musicals.
• Ruhollah Khomeini (Born: 1902-09-24) — Shia cleric and leader who established the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Swami Vivekananda (Died: 1902-07-04) — Pioneering philosopher who introduced Vedanta and Yoga to the West.
• Talcott Parsons (Born: 1902-12-13) — Pioneering structural functionalist sociologist, key figure in 20th-century thought.
• Walter Reed (Died: 1902-11-23) — U.S. Army physician credited with proving yellow fever transmission by mosquitoes.
• William Wyler (Born: 1902-07-01) — Pioneering German-born American film director celebrated for dramatic depth and technical mastery.