Famous people and celebrities born in 1910

We celebrate the remarkable individuals born in 1910. This year gave rise to a new generation of talent, including actors, musicians, athletes, politicians and more who have significantly impacted our world. Dive into the stories of these famous personalities, explore their journeys, and see how they've shaped culture and society since their birth year. Join us as we take a nostalgic trip back to 1910 and honor the stars who continue to shine brightly today.

• Jan. 12 Luise Rainer

  Austrian-born german actress and american film star, oscar winner for "great zeigfeld" 1936 and "the good earth" 1937. in just three years, her career exploded and plummeted dramatically. many blame clifford odets, her husband, for her premature retirement.

• Feb. 9 Jacques Monod

  A french biologist was awarded the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1965. he shared it with franassois jacob, andre lwoff, "for their discoveries regarding genetic control of enzyme- and virus synthesis".

• Feb. 10 Joyce Grenfell

  British comedian and mime artist with a flexible appearance. she is well-known for her monologues on television and in films. she was an accomplished musician in her spare time.

• Feb. 13 William Shockley

  English-american physicist, academic nobel prize laureate

• Feb. 27 Joan Bennett

  American actress. she and her sister constance appeared on-screen starting in 1928. she was a part of the tv soap "dark shadows" from 1967 to 1970. she made 75 films over a 50 year career. in the 1930s, she was a blonde inga(c).nue. she then became a sultry brunette in the 1940s in films like "scarlet street" or "the woman …

• March 1 David Niven

  English military officer and actor (b. 1910)

• March 8 Claire Trevor

  American singer and actress (d. 2000).

• May 23 Artie Shaw

  American jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader (born 1910).

• May 28 Rachel Kempson

  English-american actress (d.2003)

• June 3 Paulette Goddard

  Paulette Goddard was an actress known for her roles in classic films like 'Modern Times' and 'The Great Dictator'.

• June 9 Robert Cummings

  American actor. he was an eternal youth, but he looked 60 years old. in 1931, he made his broadway debut by presenting himself as blade stanhope conway and pretending to be british. he feigned a southern drawl to present himself as brice hutchens in hollywood. later, he reclaimed his name and began making films starting in 1935. these included "king's …

• June 11 Jacques-Yves Cousteau

  French marine biologist and inventor (d. 1997).

• June 16 Ilona Massey

  Hungarian-born American actress and singer who appeared in several Hollywood films.

• July 4 Gloria Stuart

  Actress (rose tianic) / founder (screen actors guild).

• July 11 Sally Blane

  American actress, sister to loretta young, and a leading lady herself in the late '20s through 1939. in 1955, she played the role of "a bullet for joey". she also starred in "charlie chan at treasure island" (1939), and "a bullet for joey" (1955). norman foster, her theater director, married her in 1934 and they had two children together.

• Aug. 4 Anita Page

  American singer and actress (d. 2008).

• Aug. 8 Sylvia Sidney

  Bronx (new york) -- actress (wkrp. sabotage. beetlejuice. demon).

• Aug. 12 Jane Wyatt

  American singer and actress (d. 2006).

• Aug. 15 Signe Hasso

  Actress (qb vii. taxi 13, black bird. crisis).

• Aug. 16 Gloria Blondell

  American actress (d. 1986).

• Sept. 3 Kitty Carlisle

  American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (d. 2007)

• Sept. 14 Jack Hawkins

  Actor ben hur, ben-four just men, dies at 62

• Sept. 18 Fernand Sardou

  France actor

• Sept. 19 Margaret Lindsay

  American actress (d. 1981)

• Sept. 19 Arthur Mullard

  English comedian (born 1910).

• Oct. 27 Jack Carson

  Manitoba, canada -- actor ("star is born", mildred pierce).

• Dec. 7 Louis Prima

  American actor and trumpet player (d. 1978).

• Dec. 13 Van Heflin

  Walters, oklahoma -- actor (great adventure, madame bovary)

• Dec. 19 Jean Genet

  French novelist, playwright, and poet. he was abandoned by his mother, a parisian prostitute. his foster parents tolerated him because of the fee they received from the state. he was thrown out at the age of ten for being accused of theft. he spent five years in a rehabilitation facility. after escaping, genet joined the foreign legion. genet was 20 …