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Famous People Born in 1907
Born in 1907? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.
Turning 119 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Goat
The 1900s
The most famous people born in 190740
1907–1954Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter celebrated for vivid, symbolic self-portraits exploring pain, identity and Mexican culture, and an enduring feminist icon
Photo: Guillermo Kahlo · Public domain
1907–2003Katharine Hepburn
American actress of The Philadelphia Story and On Golden Pond who won a record four Oscars for best actress
Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios ; Restored by Adam Cuerden · Public domain
1907–2002Astrid Lindgren
Swedish author who created Pippi Longstocking, Emil and Karlsson-on-the-Roof, among the most translated children's writers
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain
1907–1979John Wayne
American actor known as the Duke, star of Stagecoach and The Searchers, who won an Oscar for True Grit
Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain
1907–1964Rachel Carson
American marine biologist whose book Silent Spring exposed the dangers of pesticides and launched the environmental movement
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain
1907–1988Robert A. Heinlein
Highly influential American science fiction author of Starship Troopers
Photo: Photographer unknown, published by Doubleday · Public domain
1907–1973W. H. Auden
Influential British-born poet and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers
Photo: Carl Van Vechten · Public domain
1907–2012100 ClubOscar Niemeyer
Brazilian architect who designed the main government buildings of Brasília
Photo: Roger Pic · Public domain
Born in 1907, month by month
- January
- Ray Milland (January 3) · Oscar-winning Welsh actor best known for The Lost Weekend
- Hideki Yukawa (January 23)
- February
- Cesar Romero (February 15) · American actor who played the Joker in the Batman television series
- W. H. Auden (February 21) · Influential British-born poet and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers
- March
- Konstantinos Karamanlis (March 8) · Statesman who served as the Prime Minister and President of Greece
- Mircea Eliade (March 9) · Influential historian of religion and writer of fantastic fiction
- Daniel Bovet (March 23) · Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the first antihistamines
- April
- François Duvalier (April 14) · Long-term dictator and President of Haiti known as Papa Doc
- Nikolaas Tinbergen (April 15) · Nobel Prize-winning biologist who pioneered the study of animal behaviour
- Lee Miller (April 23) · Fashion model turned acclaimed Second World War photojournalist
- Fred Zinnemann (April 29) · Director of classic films such as High Noon and A Man for All Seasons
- May
- Baldur von Schirach (May 9) · Former leader of the Hitler Youth and governor of Vienna
- Katharine Hepburn (May 12) · American actress of The Philadelphia Story and On Golden Pond who won a record four Oscars for best actress
- Daphne du Maurier (May 13) · English author of Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel
- Ayub Khan (May 14) · Former President of Pakistan and commander of the army
- Laurence Olivier (May 22) · Highly acclaimed British actor known for celebrated Shakespearean performances
- Hergé (May 22) · Belgian cartoonist who created The Adventures of Tintin
- John Wayne (May 26) · American actor known as the Duke, star of Stagecoach and The Searchers, who won an Oscar for True Grit
- Rachel Carson (May 27) · American marine biologist whose book Silent Spring exposed the dangers of pesticides and launched the environmental movement
- June
- Daigoro Kondo (June 1) · Japanese footballer who played for the national team
- Rosalind Russell (June 4) · Tony-winning actress and star of the film His Girl Friday
- Varlam Shalamov (June 5) · Russian writer best known for Kolyma Tales about Gulag life
- René Char (June 14) · French surrealist poet and member of the French Resistance
- James Meade (June 23) · Nobel Prize-winning economist who influenced international trade and welfare theories
- Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen (June 25) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed the nuclear shell model
- July
- Frida Kahlo (July 6) · Mexican painter celebrated for vivid, symbolic self-portraits exploring pain, identity and Mexican culture, and an enduring feminist icon
- Robert A. Heinlein (July 7) · Highly influential American science fiction author of Starship Troopers
- Barbara Stanwyck (July 16) · Versatile Hollywood actress known for the classic film noir Double Indemnity
- Peggy Ashcroft (July 22) · Academy Award-winning actress of the British stage and screen
- August
- Takeo Wakabayashi (August 29) · Japanese footballer who played for the national team
- September
- Edwin McMillan (September 18) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the first transuranium element
- October
- Alexander Todd (October 2) · Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who determined the structure of DNA components
- Jacques Tati (October 9) · French filmmaker and comic actor who created the character Monsieur Hulot
- November
- Ko Takamoro (November 9) · Early Japanese international footballer who played as a defender
- Astrid Lindgren (November 14) · Swedish author who created Pippi Longstocking, Emil and Karlsson-on-the-Roof, among the most translated children's writers
- Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (November 15) · German army officer who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler
- Burgess Meredith (November 16) · American actor famous for his role as Mickey in the Rocky films
- Alberto Moravia (November 22) · Italian novelist known for The Conformist and Two Women
- December
- Lin Biao (December 5) · Chinese military commander and politician during the Cultural Revolution
- Oscar Niemeyer (December 15) · Brazilian architect who designed the main government buildings of Brasília