1908 births

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in 1963, when he assumed the presidency. Before becoming vice president, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress, representing Texas as a member of the Democratic Party.

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

American actress (1908–1989)

former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania

Scottish author

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968)

James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991. His films are considered some of the greatest films of all time. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors; he received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985.

American physicist and engineer (1908–1991)

American psychologist (1908–1970)

Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908–1995), winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Physics

Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003)

German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer (1908–1974)

Austrian conductor (1908–1989)

Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006)

Italian actress (1908-1973)

Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)

Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

Soviet physicist

American politician (1908–1957)

American physical chemist

Soviet Armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996)

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

French photographer (1908–2004)

American actress (1908-1942)

6th President of Italy (1908-2001)

British film director (1908–1991)

American philosopher and logician (1900–2000)

Finnish writer (1908–1979)

Spanish writer (1908-1983)

Polish-born British-naturalised physicist

French phenomenological philosopher

Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)

British actor (1908–1990)

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

American chemist (1908–1997)

Australian cricketer (1908–2001)

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

American actor (1908–1993)

Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984)

Soviet violinist (1908-1974)

Japanese association football player (1908–2004)

Japanese association football player (1908-1998)

Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-1967)

Soviet rocket engineer (1908-1989)

American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

American novelist and poet (1908–1960)

English actor (1908-1985)

American voice actor and radio personality (1908–1989)

Somali politician (1908-2007)

President of Venezuela (1908-1981)

Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist (1908-1968)

British actor (1908–2005)

French jazz violinist (1908–1997)

playwright (1908-1970)

American businesswoman (1906–2004)

American actor (1908–1971)

journalist from the United States (1908–1998)

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 to 1991 (1908–1993)