1914 (AD 1914) Historical Timeline & Archive
Explore biographies of historical figures born or commemorated in 1914 (AD 1914) from the 2Day Chrono-Wiki encyclopedia.
Notable Figures in 1914 (AD 1914) (9)
- Alec Guinness (Born: 1914-04-02) — Iconic English actor celebrated for stage mastery and cinematic versatility.
- Billy Eckstine (Born: 1914) — Iconic jazz and pop singer known for his rich, operatic bass-baritone voice.
- Charles Sanders Peirce (Died: 1914-04-19) — American scientist, logician, and philosopher, recognized as a founder of pragmatism.
- Dylan Thomas (Born: 1914) — Celebrated Welsh poet known for rhythmic, intense verse and the play Under Milk Wood.
- George Westinghouse (Died: 1914) — Pioneer of AC power and inventor of the railway air brake, revolutionizing modern industry.
- John Muir (Died: 1914-12-24) — Scottish-American naturalist and 'Father of the National Parks'
- Louis de Funès (Born: 1914-07-31) — Iconic French comedian known for high-energy, bourgeois characters.
- Norman Borlaug (Born: 1914-03-25) — Pioneering agronomist credited with developing high-yield wheat varieties for the Green Revolution.
- Tenzing Norgay (Born: 1914-05-29) — Iconic Sherpa mountaineer, first to summit Everest with Hillary in 1953.