How do I play this quiz?

Test your knowledge with the Most Famous People By Birth Year Since 1900 (MIT’s Pantheon) Quiz and discover fascinating facts about influential individuals.

Do abbreviations or alternate spellings count?

Yes. Most quizzes allow common abbreviations, alternate spellings, and short forms. Try typing just the first few letters — if it matches, it will autofill.

Society

Play Now - Register For Free

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

Directions

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.

Enter guesses above to begin.

+0:00 +0:00

pause

Favorite

Rank

continue

Quiz Takers

Other Quizzes You May Like:

Nobel Prize In Literature Winners

Name the Nobel laureates in Literature. Year and language(s) shown. '*' denotes females.

Most Common US Surname By Last Letter

Name the most common US surname by its last letter. Last letter, # of people according to US census, and name length shown.

194

Largest US-Based Franchise Chains – Choose Number

First, choose the number of answers by typing '50', '100', '250' or 'all' (all being 500) - then name that number of the largest franchise chains based on worldwide gross sales according to Franchise Times. Some chains may be part of larger companies - you will have to name the brand of that chain to answer it. First two words accepted for longer answers.

126

3 Comments

Newest

Oldest Most Voted

Inline Feedbacks

View all comments

Klinkhamer

1 year ago

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

madslyn

1 year ago

Reply to Klinkhamer

1992?

Klinkhamer

2 months ago

Reply to madslyn

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

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'stockd'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'stockd'

1. stockd 115

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'jona44'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'jona44'

2. jona44 115

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'galadriel'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'galadriel'

3. galadriel 107

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = '29hills'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = '29hills'

4. 29hills 75

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'roscoemaxwell'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'roscoemaxwell'

5. roscoemaxwell 66

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'gwhe'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'gwhe'

6. gwhe 64

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'BMichaelK2'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'BMichaelK2'

7. BMichaelK2 63

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'vonwafer'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'vonwafer'

8. vonwafer 59

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'Klinkhamer'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'Klinkhamer'

9. Klinkhamer 58

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'dial87'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'dial87'

10. dial87 57

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'mikeN'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'mikeN'

11. mikeN 56

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'aaronj123'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'aaronj123'

12. aaronj123 55

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'Mandelbrot'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'Mandelbrot'

13. Mandelbrot 53

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'joshsil97'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'joshsil97'

14. joshsil97 49

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'Basol'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'Basol'

15. Basol 49

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'raspberyl'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'raspberyl'

16. raspberyl 48

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'bwanderson83'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'bwanderson83'

17. bwanderson83 48

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'timsall'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'timsall'

18. timsall 47

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'whitey97'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'whitey97'

19. whitey97 47

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels WHERE username = 'bcbenchang'

WordPress database error: [Table 'hugequiz.wp_levels_geo' doesn't exist]
SELECT username, magnitude FROM wp_levels_geo WHERE username = 'bcbenchang'

20. bcbenchang 47

Other Quizzes You May Like:

Nobel Prize In Literature Winners Name the Nobel laureates in Literature. Year and language(s) shown. '*' denotes females.

Most Common US Surname By Last Letter Name the most common US surname by its last letter. Last letter, # of people according to US census, and name length shown.

Nobel Prize In Literature Winners

Name the Nobel laureates in Literature. Year and language(s) shown. '*' denotes females.

Most Common US Surname By Last Letter

Name the most common US surname by its last letter. Last letter, # of people according to US census, and name length shown.