Famous people born in 1899
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and mathematician who won a share of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog was an American film director who became the youngest person ever to win the Academy Award for Best Director
George Cukor
George Cukor was an American film director known for films like ‘The Philadelphia Story’ and ‘Gaslight.’ This biography of George Cukor provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Max Theiler
Max Theiler was a South African-American virologist who developed a vaccine against yellow fever
Paul Hermann Müller
Paul Hermann Muller was a Swiss Chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of a form of DDT
James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe was a successful and distinguished Chinese American cinematographer
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton was an English actor counted amongst the most versatile performers of his generation
Georges Bidault
Georges-Augustin Bidault was a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France twice.
P. L. Travers
P L Travers, born as Helen Lyndon Goff, was a mysterious and prickly Australian born British novelist, actress and journalist
Percy Lavon Julian
Percy Lavon Julian was an internationally reputed scientist who undertook pioneering research work in chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants