Celebrities by birth year
Celebrities born in 1905
19 famous people born in 1905. Those still living turn 121 this year.
Greta GarboActor · September 18
Henry FondaActor · May 16
Clara BowActor · July 29
Otto PremingerFilm director · December 5
Robert DonatActor · March 18
Joseph CottenActor · May 15
Myrna LoyActor · August 2
Anna May WongActor · January 3
Takashi ShimuraActor · March 12
Jean VigoFilm director · April 26
Lale AndersenSinger · March 23
Michael PowellFilm director · September 30
Franchot ToneActor · February 27
Harold ArlenMusician · February 15
Helen WillsTennis player · October 6
Grigori KozintsevFilm director · March 23
Mildred NatwickActor · June 19Aldo FabriziActor · November 1Maria von TrappSinger · January 26Birth dates and details from Wikidata (checked October 15, 2026, newest names added October 27, 2026). Ages update every day. Photos are freely licensed and credited on each profile. How we build this site · Report a mistake
Born in 1905, by the numbers
Celebrities190 still living, 19 no longer with us
Most common roleActor58% of stars born in 1905, then film directors
Top countryUnited States9 people, then Austria and United Kingdom
Busiest birthdayMarch 232 celebrities born that day
Most common signTaurus3 celebrities
GenerationBorn before 1946