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Most Famous People By Birth Year Since 1900 (MIT’s Pantheon)

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Name the most famous person according to the MIT Pantheon Project born in each year since 1900. Year of birth and occupation shown. ‘*’ denotes females.

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Klinkhamer

1 year ago

1952, 1971, 1937, 1923, 1992…some truly evil people made this list

madslyn

11 months ago

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1992?

Klinkhamer

1 month ago

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yes, that’s not a soccer player, it’s a soap opera actor

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