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Who was born first? Famous people by birth year
This list ranks 300 entries by birth year. First on the list is Christopher Columbus (born 1451); last is Dakota Fanning (born 1994). Right in the middle sits Sarah Palin (born 1964).
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Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.
| # | Name | Birth year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Columbus Explorer | born 1451 |
| 2 | Leonardo da Vinci Inventor | born 1452 |
| 3 | Niccolò Machiavelli Philosopher | born 1469 |
| 4 | Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomer | born 1473 |
| 5 | Michelangelo Painter | born 1475 |
| 6 | Martin Luther Religious figure | born 1483 |
| 7 | Henry VIII of England Royal | born 1491 |
| 8 | Anne Boleyn Royal consort | born 1501 |
| 9 | Nostradamus Writer | born 1503 |
| 10 | Elizabeth I of England Politician | born 1533 |
| 11 | William Shakespeare Writer | born 1564 |
| 12 | Galileo Galilei Astronomer | born 1564 |
| 13 | René Descartes Philosopher | born 1596 |
| 14 | John Locke Philosopher | born 1632 |
| 15 | Louis XIV of France Politician | born 1638 |
| 16 | Isaac Newton Physicist | born 1642 |
| 17 | Johann Sebastian Bach Composer | born 1685 |
| 18 | Voltaire Writer | born 1694 |
| 19 | Benjamin Franklin Politician | born 1706 |
| 20 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher | born 1712 |
| 21 | Immanuel Kant Philosopher | born 1724 |
| 22 | George Washington Politician | born 1732 |
| 23 | Thomas Jefferson Politician | born 1743 |
| 24 | Marie Antoinette Royal | born 1755 |
| 25 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer | born 1756 |
| 26 | Napoleon Bonaparte Politician | born 1769 |
| 27 | Ludwig van Beethoven Composer | born 1770 |
| 28 | Jane Austen Writer | born 1775 |
| 29 | Victor Hugo Writer | born 1802 |
| 30 | Abraham Lincoln Politician | born 1809 |
| 31 | Charles Darwin Biologist | born 1809 |
| 32 | Edgar Allan Poe Writer | born 1809 |
| 33 | Frédéric Chopin Composer | born 1810 |
| 34 | Charles Dickens Writer | born 1812 |
| 35 | Karl Marx Economist | born 1818 |
| 36 | Jules Verne Writer | born 1828 |
| 37 | Claude Monet Painter | born 1840 |
| 38 | Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher | born 1844 |
| 39 | Thomas Edison Inventor | born 1847 |
| 40 | Vincent van Gogh Painter | born 1853 |
| 41 | Oscar Wilde Writer | born 1854 |
| 42 | Sigmund Freud Psychologist | born 1856 |
| 43 | Nikola Tesla Inventor | born 1856 |
| 44 | Theodore Roosevelt Politician | born 1858 |
| 45 | Marie Curie Chemist | born 1867 |
| 46 | Mahatma Gandhi Activist | born 1869 |
| 47 | Winston Churchill Politician | born 1874 |
| 48 | Albert Einstein Physicist | born 1879 |
| 49 | Pablo Picasso Painter | born 1881 |
| 50 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Politician | born 1882 |
| 51 | Franz Kafka Writer | born 1883 |
| 52 | Charlie Chaplin Actor | born 1889 |
| 53 | Ernest Hemingway Writer | born 1899 |
| 54 | Alfred Hitchcock Film director | born 1899 |
| 55 | Walt Disney Producer | born 1901 |
| 56 | Salvador Dalí Painter | born 1904 |
| 57 | Frida Kahlo Painter | born 1907 |
| 58 | Mother Teresa Activist | born 1910 |
| 59 | Ronald Reagan Politician | born 1911 |
| 60 | Richard Nixon Politician | born 1913 |
| 61 | Frank Sinatra Singer | born 1915 |
| 62 | John F. Kennedy Politician | born 1917 |
| 63 | Nelson Mandela Activist | born 1918 |
| 64 | Pope John Paul II Religious figure | born 1920 |
| 65 | Marlon Brando Actor | born 1924 |
| 66 | Margaret Thatcher Politician | born 1925 |
| 67 | Malcolm X Activist | born 1925 |
| 68 | Marilyn Monroe Actor | born 1926 |
| 69 | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Royal | born 1926 |
| 70 | Fidel Castro Politician | born 1926 |
| 71 | Pope Benedict XVI Religious figure | born 1927 |
| 72 | Che Guevara Activist | born 1928 |
| 73 | Andy Warhol Artist | born 1928 |
| 74 | Audrey Hepburn Actor | born 1929 |
| 75 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Activist | born 1929 |
| 76 | Anne Frank Writer | born 1929 |
| 77 | Clint Eastwood Actor | born 1930 |
| 78 | Warren Buffett Businessperson | born 1930 |
| 79 | Neil Armstrong Astronaut | born 1930 |
| 80 | Sean Connery Actor | born 1930 |
| 81 | Johnny Cash Singer | born 1932 |
| 82 | Elizabeth Taylor Actor | born 1932 |
| 83 | Elvis Presley Singer | born 1935 |
| 84 | Woody Allen Film director | born 1935 |
| 85 | Morgan Freeman Actor | born 1937 |
| 86 | Jack Nicholson Actor | born 1937 |
| 87 | John Lennon Musician | born 1940 |
| 88 | Bruce Lee Actor | born 1940 |
| 89 | Chuck Norris Actor | born 1940 |
| 90 | Al Pacino Actor | born 1940 |
| 91 | Pelé Footballer | born 1940 |
| 92 | Bob Dylan Musician | born 1941 |
| 93 | Hayao Miyazaki Film director | born 1941 |
| 94 | Stephen Hawking Physicist | born 1942 |
| 95 | Jimi Hendrix Musician | born 1942 |
| 96 | Muhammad Ali Boxer | born 1942 |
| 97 | Paul McCartney Musician | born 1942 |
| 98 | Harrison Ford Actor | born 1942 |
| 99 | Robert De Niro Actor | born 1943 |
| 100 | Jim Morrison Singer | born 1943 |
| 101 | George Harrison Musician | born 1943 |
| 102 | Mick Jagger Singer | born 1943 |
| 103 | Bob Marley Musician | born 1945 |
| 104 | Eric Clapton Musician | born 1945 |
| 105 | Freddie Mercury Musician | born 1946 |
| 106 | Sylvester Stallone Actor | born 1946 |
| 107 | George Bush Politician | born 1946 |
| 108 | Bill Clinton Politician | born 1946 |
| 109 | Steven Spielberg Film director | born 1946 |
| 110 | Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor | born 1947 |
| 111 | David Bowie Singer | born 1947 |
| 112 | Stephen King Writer | born 1947 |
| 113 | Mitt Romney Politician | born 1947 |
| 114 | Ozzy Osbourne Singer | born 1948 |
| 115 | Meryl Streep Actor | born 1949 |
| 116 | Bruce Springsteen Musician | born 1949 |
| 117 | Robin Williams Actor | born 1951 |
| 118 | Liam Neeson Actor | born 1952 |
| 119 | Patrick Swayze Actor | born 1952 |
| 120 | Steven Seagal Actor | born 1952 |
| 121 | Vladimir Putin Politician | born 1952 |
| 122 | Hulk Hogan Wrestler | born 1953 |
| 123 | Jackie Chan Actor | born 1954 |
| 124 | John Travolta Actor | born 1954 |
| 125 | Denzel Washington Actor | born 1954 |
| 126 | Steve Jobs Designer | born 1955 |
| 127 | Bill Gates Businessperson | born 1955 |
| 128 | Bruce Willis Actor | born 1955 |
| 129 | Tom Hanks Actor | born 1956 |
| 130 | Mel Gibson Actor | born 1956 |
| 131 | Michael Jackson Musician | born 1958 |
| 132 | Tim Burton Film director | born 1958 |
| 133 | Jean-Claude Van Damme Actor | born 1960 |
| 134 | Diego Maradona Footballer | born 1960 |
| 135 | Barack Obama Politician | born 1961 |
| 136 | George Clooney Actor | born 1961 |
| 137 | Michael J. Fox Actor | born 1961 |
| 138 | Eddie Murphy Actor | born 1961 |
| 139 | Tom Cruise Actor | born 1962 |
| 140 | Jim Carrey Actor | born 1962 |
| 141 | Demi Moore Actor | born 1962 |
| 142 | Johnny Depp Actor | born 1963 |
| 143 | Brad Pitt Actor | born 1963 |
| 144 | Michael Jordan Basketball player | born 1963 |
| 145 | Quentin Tarantino Film director | born 1963 |
| 146 | Whitney Houston Singer | born 1963 |
| 147 | Jet Li Actor | born 1963 |
| 148 | Nicolas Cage Actor | born 1964 |
| 149 | Sandra Bullock Actor | born 1964 |
| 150 | Keanu Reeves Actor | born 1964 |
| 151 | Sarah Palin Politician | born 1964 |
| 152 | Charlie Sheen Actor | born 1965 |
| 153 | Mark Calaway Wrestler | born 1965 |
| 154 | Dr. Dre Singer | born 1965 |
| 155 | Shahrukh Khan Actor | born 1965 |
| 156 | J. K. Rowling Writer | born 1965 |
| 157 | Salman Khan Actor | born 1965 |
| 158 | Ben Stiller Actor | born 1965 |
| 159 | Adam Sandler Actor | born 1966 |
| 160 | Mike Tyson Boxer | born 1966 |
| 161 | Helena Bonham Carter Actor | born 1966 |
| 162 | Salma Hayek Actor | born 1966 |
| 163 | Kurt Cobain Singer | born 1967 |
| 164 | Jason Statham Actor | born 1967 |
| 165 | Vin Diesel Actor | born 1967 |
| 166 | David Guetta Musician | born 1967 |
| 167 | Julia Roberts Actor | born 1967 |
| 168 | Nicole Kidman Actor | born 1967 |
| 169 | Will Smith Actor | born 1968 |
| 170 | Daniel Craig Actor | born 1968 |
| 171 | Hugh Jackman Actor | born 1968 |
| 172 | Celine Dion Singer | born 1968 |
| 173 | Jennifer Lopez Singer | born 1969 |
| 174 | Jennifer Aniston Actor | born 1969 |
| 175 | Jay-Z Singer | born 1969 |
| 176 | Triple H Wrestler | born 1969 |
| 177 | Gerard Butler Actor | born 1969 |
| 178 | Mariah Carey Singer | born 1970 |
| 179 | Matt Damon Actor | born 1970 |
| 180 | Tupac Shakur Singer | born 1971 |
| 181 | Snoop Dogg Musician | born 1971 |
| 182 | Mark Wahlberg Actor | born 1971 |
| 183 | Sacha Baron Cohen Actor | born 1971 |
| 184 | Jared Leto Actor | born 1971 |
| 185 | Eminem Singer | born 1972 |
| 186 | The Rock Actor | born 1972 |
| 187 | Cameron Diaz Actor | born 1972 |
| 188 | The Notorious B.I.G. Singer | born 1972 |
| 189 | Gwyneth Paltrow Actor | born 1972 |
| 190 | Ben Affleck Actor | born 1972 |
| 191 | Shaquille O'Neal Basketball player | born 1972 |
| 192 | Neil Patrick Harris Actor | born 1973 |
| 193 | Paul Walker Actor | born 1973 |
| 194 | Akon Singer | born 1973 |
| 195 | Jim Parsons Actor | born 1973 |
| 196 | Kate Beckinsale Actor | born 1973 |
| 197 | Leonardo DiCaprio Actor | born 1974 |
| 198 | Christian Bale Actor | born 1974 |
| 199 | Penélope Cruz Actor | born 1974 |
| 200 | Angelina Jolie Actor | born 1975 |
| 201 | 50 Cent Singer | born 1975 |
| 202 | David Beckham Footballer | born 1975 |
| 203 | Kate Winslet Actor | born 1975 |
| 204 | Charlize Theron Actor | born 1975 |
| 205 | Bradley Cooper Actor | born 1975 |
| 206 | Drew Barrymore Actor | born 1975 |
| 207 | Ronaldo Footballer | born 1976 |
| 208 | Ryan Reynolds Actor | born 1976 |
| 209 | Enrique Iglesias Singer | born 1976 |
| 210 | Reese Witherspoon Actor | born 1976 |
| 211 | Shakira Singer | born 1977 |
| 212 | John Cena Wrestler | born 1977 |
| 213 | Kanye West Singer | born 1977 |
| 214 | Brittany Murphy Actor | born 1977 |
| 215 | Tom Hardy Actor | born 1977 |
| 216 | Ashton Kutcher Actor | born 1978 |
| 217 | Kobe Bryant Basketball player | born 1978 |
| 218 | Nicole Scherzinger Singer | born 1978 |
| 219 | Manny Pacquiáo Boxer | born 1978 |
| 220 | Rachel McAdams Actor | born 1978 |
| 221 | Ian Somerhalder Actor | born 1978 |
| 222 | Katherine Heigl Actor | born 1978 |
| 223 | Heath Ledger Actor | born 1979 |
| 224 | Jennifer Love Hewitt Actor | born 1979 |
| 225 | Macaulay Culkin Actor | born 1980 |
| 226 | Ronaldinho Footballer | born 1980 |
| 227 | Christina Aguilera Singer | born 1980 |
| 228 | Channing Tatum Actor | born 1980 |
| 229 | Zooey Deschanel Actor | born 1980 |
| 230 | Ryan Gosling Actor | born 1980 |
| 231 | Jake Gyllenhaal Actor | born 1980 |
| 232 | Randy Orton Wrestler | born 1980 |
| 233 | T.I. Singer | born 1980 |
| 234 | Britney Spears Singer | born 1981 |
| 235 | Beyoncé Singer | born 1981 |
| 236 | Natalie Portman Actor | born 1981 |
| 237 | Justin Timberlake Singer | born 1981 |
| 238 | Roger Federer Tennis player | born 1981 |
| 239 | Jessica Alba Actor | born 1981 |
| 240 | Zlatan Ibrahimović Footballer | born 1981 |
| 241 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor | born 1981 |
| 242 | Alicia Keys Musician | born 1981 |
| 243 | Lil Wayne Singer | born 1982 |
| 244 | Nicki Minaj Singer | born 1982 |
| 245 | Kaká Footballer | born 1982 |
| 246 | Anne Hathaway Actor | born 1982 |
| 247 | Jessica Biel Actor | born 1982 |
| 248 | Mila Kunis Actor | born 1983 |
| 249 | Amy Winehouse Musician | born 1983 |
| 250 | Chris Hemsworth Actor | born 1983 |
| 251 | Mark Zuckerberg Businessperson | born 1984 |
| 252 | Katy Perry Singer | born 1984 |
| 253 | Scarlett Johansson Actor | born 1984 |
| 254 | Avril Lavigne Musician | born 1984 |
| 255 | LeBron James Basketball player | born 1984 |
| 256 | Fernando Torres Footballer | born 1984 |
| 257 | Olivia Wilde Actor | born 1984 |
| 258 | Cristiano Ronaldo Footballer | born 1985 |
| 259 | Bruno Mars Singer | born 1985 |
| 260 | Kaley Cuoco Actor | born 1985 |
| 261 | Keira Knightley Actor | born 1985 |
| 262 | Ashley Tisdale Actor | born 1985 |
| 263 | Amanda Seyfried Actor | born 1985 |
| 264 | Michael Phelps Swimmer | born 1985 |
| 265 | Wayne Rooney Footballer | born 1985 |
| 266 | Lady Gaga Musician | born 1986 |
| 267 | Megan Fox Actor | born 1986 |
| 268 | Robert Pattinson Actor | born 1986 |
| 269 | Lindsay Lohan Actor | born 1986 |
| 270 | Rafael Nadal Tennis player | born 1986 |
| 271 | Lana Del Rey Singer | born 1986 |
| 272 | Usain Bolt Athlete | born 1986 |
| 273 | Shia LaBeouf Actor | born 1986 |
| 274 | Amanda Bynes Actor | born 1986 |
| 275 | Lionel Messi Footballer | born 1987 |
| 276 | Zac Efron Actor | born 1987 |
| 277 | Hilary Duff Actor | born 1987 |
| 278 | Blake Lively Actor | born 1987 |
| 279 | Kesha Singer | born 1987 |
| 280 | Wiz Khalifa Singer | born 1987 |
| 281 | Rihanna Singer | born 1988 |
| 282 | Emma Stone Actor | born 1988 |
| 283 | Vanessa Hudgens Actor | born 1988 |
| 284 | Skrillex Musician | born 1988 |
| 285 | Taylor Swift Actor | born 1989 |
| 286 | Daniel Radcliffe Actor | born 1989 |
| 287 | Hayden Panettiere Actor | born 1989 |
| 288 | Kristen Stewart Actor | born 1990 |
| 289 | Emma Watson Actor | born 1990 |
| 290 | Jennifer Lawrence Actor | born 1990 |
| 291 | Mario Barwuah Balotelli Footballer | born 1990 |
| 292 | Emma Roberts Actor | born 1991 |
| 293 | Miley Cyrus Actor | born 1992 |
| 294 | Selena Gomez Singer | born 1992 |
| 295 | Demi Lovato Singer | born 1992 |
| 296 | Taylor Lautner Actor | born 1992 |
| 297 | Neymar da Silva Footballer | born 1992 |
| 298 | Miranda Cosgrove Actor | born 1993 |
| 299 | Justin Bieber Singer | born 1994 |
| 300 | Dakota Fanning Actor | born 1994 |
Questions
What is the born earliest on this list?
Christopher Columbus, with born 1451.
What is the born most recently on this list?
Dakota Fanning, with born 1994.
Where do these numbers come from?
Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.
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