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name
image
description
country of citizenship
date of birth
date of death
place of birth
place of death
item
1
Ivie Anderson
American jazz singer (1905-1949)
United States of America
1905-07-10 1904-07-10
1949-12-28
Gilroy
Los Angeles
Q278641
2
Alice Bailey
British-American esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880-1949)
United Kingdom United States of America
1880-06-16
1949-12-15
Manchester
New York City
Q260575
3
Maria Ouspenskaya
Russian actress (1876-1949)
United States of America Russian Empire
1876-07-29
1949-12-03
Tula
Los Angeles
Q255808
4
Margaret Mitchell
American author and journalist (1900–1949)
United States of America
1900-11-08
1949-08-16
Atlanta
Atlanta
Q173540
5
Helen Churchill Candee
American writer
United States of America
1858-10-05 1859-10-05
1949-08-23
New York City
York Harbor
Q458686
6
Mary Antin
American memoirist
United States of America
1881-06-13
1949-05-15
Polotsk
Suffern
Q433755
7
Neysa McMein
American illustrator and portrait painter (1888-1949)
United States of America
1888-01-24
1949-05-12
Quincy
New York City
Q530624
8
Blanche Sewell
American film editor
United States of America
1898-10-27
1949-02-02 190s
Noble County
Burbank
Q509759
9
Ida C. Ward
British linguist 1880-1949
United Kingdom United States of America
1880-10-04
1949-10-10
Bradford
Guildford
Q1656501
10
Adrienne Kroell
American actress
United States of America
1892-07 1892-12-13
1949-10-02
Chicago
Evanston
Q2825317
11
Linda Arvidson
American actress (1884–1949)
United States of America
1884-07-12
1949-07-26
San Francisco
New York City
Q2710971
12
Teresa Żarnowerówna
Polish artist (1895-1949
United States of America Poland
1897-12-16 1895-12-16
1949-04-30 1950-05-30
Warsaw
New York City
Q3197848
13
Rachel Bespaloff
Ukrainian-French philosopher
United States of America
1895-05-14
1949-04-06
Nova Zagora
South Hadley
Q3416076
14
Éva Circé-Côté
Canadian journalist
Canada
1871-01-31
1949-05-04
Montreal
Montreal
Q3592675
15
Valentine Grant
American actress (1881-1949)
United States of America
1881-02-14
1949-03-12
Frankfort
Orange County
Q4007731
16
Alice Lounsberry
American botanist, dendrologist and author (1872-1949)
United States of America
1872-11-06
1949-11-20
New York City
Q4725973
17
Alice Corbin Henderson
American writer (1881-1949)
United States of America
1881-04-16
1949-07-18
St. Louis
Tesuque
Q4725793
18
Anne Ripley Smith
American writer
United States of America
1881-03-03
1949-06-01
Q4768748
19
Ameena Begum
American Sufi poet
United States of America
1892-05-08
1949-05-01
Albuquerque
Paris
Q4742114
20
Agnes Steele
American actress (1881-1949)
United States of America
1881-08-22
1949-03-03
Q4693120
21
Adelaide Fries
American historian
United States of America
1871
1949
Q4681714
22
Amelia R. Coats
American printmaker known for small etchings
United States of America
1872
1949
Minnesota
Q4742292
23
Benedicte Wrensted
notable Danish-American photographer (1859–1949)
United States of America Denmark
1859-02-10
1949-01-19
Hjørring
Los Angeles
Q4887336
24
Charmion
American trapeze artist, strongwoman (1875–1949)
United States of America
1875-07-18
1949-02-06
Sacramento
Santa Ana
Q5086519
25
Ricca Allen
actress (1863-1949)
Canada
1863-06-09
1949-09-13
Victoria
Los Angeles
Q7322883
26
Pegi Nicol MacLeod
Canadian artist (1904-1949)
Canada
1904
1949
Listowel
New York City
Q7160776
27
Alice Amelia Chown
Canadian activist and writer
Canada
1866-02-03
1949-03-02
Kingston
Toronto
Q18167845
28
Ethel Knight Kelly
actor, writer
Canada
1875-01-28
1949-09-22
Saint John
Darlinghurst
Q19666867
29
Gertrude des Clayes
Scottish-born portrait artist who lived in England and Quebec
Canada
1879
1949-08-23
Aberdeen
London
Q23584906
30
Marie Joussaye
Canadian poet
Canada
1864
1949-03-24
Belleville
Vancouver
Q24701979
31
Carlotta Case Hall
American botanist (1880-1949)
United States of America
1880-01-19
1949-12-06
Q5752310
32
Helen E. Hokinson
American cartoonist (1893-1949)
United States of America
1893-06-29
1949-11-01
Mendota
Arlington County Washington, D.C.
Q5702182
33
Hallie Quinn Brown
American writer and activist
United States of America
1849-03-10 1850-03-10
1949-09-16
Pittsburgh
Wilberforce
Q5642978
34
Ethyle Cooke
American actress
United States of America
1885-08-04 1880-08-04
1949-04-20
Lynn
Waukesha
Q5404464
35
Geneva Mitchell
American actress (1907-1949)
United States of America
1905-02-03 1908-02-03 1907-02-03
1949-03-10
Medaryville
Los Angeles
Q5533019
36
Helen Abbot Merrill
American mathematician, writer (1864-1949)
United States of America
1864-03-30
1949-05-02
Llewellyn Park
Q5701781
37
Emarel Freshel
American designer and vegetarian activist
United States of America
1867
1949-01-02
West Virginia
Q5369238
38
Helen Francis Hood
Pianist and composer
United States of America
1863-06-28
1949-01-22
Chelsea
Brookline
Q5702284
39
Kate Sara Chittenden
Music School Dean, Piano Teacher
United States of America
1856-04-17
1949-09-16
Hamilton
Hamilton
Q6375765
40
Mildred Griffiths
set decorator (1894-1949)
United States of America
1894-01-20
1949-05-24
California
Los Angeles
Q6475324
41
Leona Hutton
actress (1892-1949)
United States of America
1892-04-08
1949-01-04 1949-04-01
St. Joseph
Toledo
Q6525002
42
Louise Helen Coburn
American botanist, botanical collector, writer, poet and founder of Sigma Kappa (1856-1949)
United States of America
1856-09-01
1949-02-07
Skowhegan
Somerset County
Q6688782
43
Minerva Parker Nichols
American architect
United States of America
1863-05-14
1949-11-17
Chicago
Westport
Q6864499
44
Mary Sands
singer
United States of America
1872-04-08
1949-04-02
Madison County
Q6780676
45
Rachel Kollock McDowell
American journalist
United States of America
1880-01-11
1949-08-30
Q7279295
46
Ruth Findlay
American actress (1896-1949)
United States of America
1896-09-19 1904
1949-07-13
Jersey City
New York City
Q7382984
47
Laura Cornelius Kellogg
Native American activist
United States of America
1880
1949
Green Bay
Q9033413
48
Jenny Eakin Delony
American painter
United States of America
1866-05-13 1862
1949-04-01
Washington
Little Rock
Q13560679
49
Carolyn Mase
American woman painter
United States of America
1880
1949
Beacon
Staten Island
Q13560739
50
Mignon Langnas
Austrian writer (1903-1949)
Austria United States of America
1903-09-30
1949-11-08
Boryslav
New York City
Q15431580
51
Mary Bidwell Breed
American chemist
United States of America
1870-09-15
1949-09-15
Pittsburgh
Newton
Q15997816
52
Edith Irvine
American photographer
United States of America
1884-01-07
1949 1949-08-14
California
California
Q15997792
53
Sarah Gildersleeve Fife
American philanthropist
United States of America
1885-09-28
1949-05-20
Q15997765
54
May Wilson Preston
American artist
United States of America
1873-08-11
1949-05-18
New York City
East Hampton
Q15997836
55
Josephine Turpin Washington
Educator and Writer
United States of America
1861-07-31
1949-03-17
Goochland County
Cleveland
Q15997876
56
Emily Spencer Hayden
American photographer
United States of America
1869
1949
Maryland
Q15997782
57
Margaret Church
American mycologist
United States of America
1889
1976 1949
Providence
Q16008068
58
Tonita Peña
Native American painter and muralist
United States of America
1893-05-10 1895-06-13
1949-09-09
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso
Kewa Pueblo
Q18336552
59
Betty May
American actress (1904-1949)
United States of America
1904-06-22
1949-11-13
Cripple Creek
Los Angeles
Q18416435
60
Vivian Edwards
American actress (1896-1949)
United States of America
1896-09-10
1949-12-04
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Q19544338
61
Nellie Huntington Gere
American artist
United States of America
1859
1949-07-29
Norwich
Los Angeles
Q19560788
62
Elizabeth Vila Taylor Watson
American | Painter
United States of America
1863
1949
Q19802853
63
Annie Eliot Trumbull
American writer
United States of America
1857-03-02 1857
1949-12-22 1949
Hartford
Hartford
Q19837961
64
Marion Cothren
American suffrage and peace activist, lawyer, and author
United States of America
1880
1949-10-02
Brooklyn
Monhegan Island Plantation
Q20715522
65
Marion H. Beckett
American artist (1886-1949)
United States of America
1886
1949
New York City
Q20708022
66
Elsie Roxborough
Detroit socialite also known as Mona Manet
United States of America
1914
1949
Detroit
Q20711042
67
Alice Van Vechten Brown
American art historian (1862-1949)
United States of America
1862-06-07
1949-10-16
Hanover
Q20675490
68
Eugenie Baizerman
American artist (1899–1949)
United States of America
1899-10-14
1949-12-30
Warsaw
New York City
Q20860856
69
Joan Blaine
actor (1900-1949)
United States of America
1900
1949-04-18
Fort Dodge
New York City
Q21070364
70
Julia Harwood Caverno
American classical philologist
United States of America
1862-12-19
1949-02-04
Milwaukee
Northampton
Q21524523
71
Caroline Thomas Rumbold
American botanist (1877-1949)
United States of America
1877-07-22
1949-11-07
St. Louis
Cleveland
Q21607541
72
Violetta Susan Elizabeth White
American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1875-1949)
United States of America
1875-05-10
1949-05-01
Florence
New York City
Q21612598
73
Ethel Winifred Bennett Chase
American university professor, botanist and collector (1877-1949)
United States of America
1877-12-19
1949-08-26
La Porte
Novi
Q21508268
74
Maria Judson Strean
American artist, 1865-1949
United States of America
1865
1949
Washington
East Liberty
Q21995235
75
Mary Brush
American painter, sculptor, and pioneer of aviation
United States of America
1866-01-11
1949-07-29
Boston
Dublin
Q22918505
76
Dora Dean
American vaudeville performer
United States of America
1872
1949-12-13
Cloverport
Minneapolis
Q24579119
77
Gertrude Selma Sober
American geologist and mining company executive
United States of America
1869-12-26
1949-11-02
Farragut
Oklahoma City
Q25834859
78
Katharine Kimball
American artist and etcher (1866-1949)
United States of America
1866-04-17
1949-03-19
Fitzwilliam
Bath
Q27058641
79
Edith Howland
American sculptor (1863-1949)
United States of America
1863
1949
Auburn
Q28537265
80
Mathilde Mueden Leisenring
American painter
United States of America
1870
1949
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Q28549912
81
Ellen Ravenscroft
American painter
United States of America
1876
1949
Jackson Jackson
New York City
Q28793856
82
Theresa Malkiel
American labor activist, suffragist, and educator
United States of America Russian Empire
1874-05-01
1949-11-17
Bar
Yonkers
Q28950417
83
Lao Genevra Simons
American mathematician and historian of mathematics (1870-1949)
United States of America
1870-03-29
1949-11-25
San Jose
Greenwich
Q29180882
84
Gertrude L. Pew
American artist (1876-1949)
United States of America
1876-03-25
1949-06-28
Q29653740
85
Martha Hale Harvey
American photographer
United States of America
1862 1863-06-04
1949
Gloucester
Q42319452
86
Harriet Ford
American actress and playwright
United States of America
1868 1864-06-17
1949-12-12
Seymour
New York City
Q43021640
87
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
American nurse and suffragist
United States of America
1865-09-12
1949-04-22
Greene County
Roseville
Q47036806
88
Sara Sax
American decorative artist (1870–1949)
United States of America
1870
1949
Q43136446
89
Lou E. Hurst
American artist and botanical illustrator
United States of America
1883
1949
Q50352229
90
Clara Ann Thompson
1869-1949 , poet and lecturer
United States of America
1869
1949
Rossmoyne
Q55670063
91
Anne Belle Stone
American painter
United States of America
1874
1949
DeWitt
Seattle
Q56033576
92
Vera McCord
American actress (1872-1949)
United States of America
1872
1949-03-03
Marshalltown
Bellevue Hospital Center
Q56476614
93
Rosalie Housman
American composer for the piano, journalist, and lecturer
United States of America
1888-06-25
1949-10-28
San Francisco
New York City
Q59191846
94
Susan Myra Kingsbury
professor of economics (1870-1949)
United States of America
1870-10-18
1949-11-28
San Pablo
Q58878984
95
Mabel Washbourne Anderson
Cherokee writer
United States of America
1863
1949-09-05
Arkansas
Tulsa
Q58236938
96
Diana Allen
American actress (1898-1949)
United States of America
1898
1949-06-12
Gotland
Mount Pleasant
Q58918442
97
Eleanor Cole Bodrero
American painter and interior designer
United States of America
1900-08-08
1949-04-27
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Q60297708
98
Carrie Ashton Johnson
American editor, author
United States of America
1863-08-24
1949-03-03
Durand
Q61041085
99
Almeda C. Adams
US blind musician, teacher, and author (1865-1949)
United States of America
1865-02-26
1949-09-08
Meadville
Cleveland
Q61895940
100
Mary Aldis
American poet and playwright
United States of America
1872-06-08
1949-06-20
Chicago
Q61897378
101
Marjorie Wright
American architect
United States of America
1949
Q63430801
102
Florence Lundborg
American artist
United States of America
1871
1949-01-18
San Francisco
New York City
Q63930833
103
Clementina Butler
American evangelist, author (1862-1949)
United States of America
1862-01-07
1949-12-05
Bareilly
Boston
Q63993423
104
Fannie Cook
American writer
United States of America
1893-10-04
1949-08-25
Q63486245
105
Jennie Fowler Willing Johnson
American suffragist
United States of America
1949
Bloomington
Tacoma
Q66699303
106
Marietta Sherman Raymond
American musical educator and orchestral conductor (1862-1949)
United States of America
1862-07-05
1949
Lowell
Q65665458
107
Camilla Whitcomb
American suffragist, artist (1860–1949)
United States of America
1860-07-24
1949-09-15
Worcester
Q66712414
108
Dixie Lee Bryant
American geologist (1862-1949)
United States of America
1862-01-07
1949-11-18
Louisville
Asheville
Q75084990
109
Helen Maria Noyes Webster
American author, botanist and botanical collector (1875-1949)
United States of America
1875-10-29
1949-03-21
Auburndale
Boston
Q80398650
110
Mary Lamoreaux Burnell
United States of America
1871-11-11
1949-02-08
Minneapolis
Pasadena
Q94636488
111
Flora Virginia Milner Livingston
American bibliophile, literary scholar and librarian (1862 - 1949)
United States of America
1862-11-25
1949-11-20
Alliance
Cambridge
Q94511521
112
Elfie Huntington
American photographer (1868–1949)
United States of America
1868-12-27
1949-07-24
Springville
Springville
Q94537477
113
Mary Avis Hickman
American botanist and university teacher (1876-1949)
United States of America
1876-06-02
1949-11-23
Attica
Madison
Q98034009
114
Theano Wattles Case
American teacher, botanist and painter (1853-1949)
United States of America
1853-02-04
1949-10-01
West Point
San Diego
Q96231797
115
Delia Isabel Griffin
American museum professional and educator
United States of America
1868-09-23
1949-02-10
Maine
Q97488349
116
Ida Teed
American teacher, artist and botanical collector (1857-1949)
United States of America
1857-05-28
1949-01-31
Newburg
Los Angeles
Q98837567
117
Marie Katie Opperman Andrews
American botanist (1878-1949)
United States of America
1878-09-09
1949-12-21
Cochran
Bloomington
Q98563922
118
Emma Kaan
American artist (1860-1949)
United States of America
1860-04-02
1949-07-03
Q104721269
119
Lillian Bowles
American songwriter
United States of America
1881
1949
Q104832085
120
Alice Hunt Bartlett
poet and socialite
United States of America
1870
1949
Q106009230
121
Regina Prager
Yiddish theatre actress, singer
United States of America
1866
1949
Lviv
Q107616835
122
Alice Beard
artist
United States of America
1867
1949
Q108366163
123
Laura Temple
American educator
United States of America
1865-08-03
1949-06-23
Q108042096
124
Sarah Virginia Coombs
American botanist and botanical collector (1869-1949)
United States of America
1869-05-29
1949-10-29
District of Columbia
White Plains
Q109309843
125
Frances Wieser
artist for the National Museum of Natural History
United States of America
1869
1949-01-15
Washington, D.C.
Q109588165
126
Martha Shepard Lippincott
American Quaker poet 1867 - 1949
United States of America
1867
1949
Moorestown Township
Q110272677
127
Elvira Methfessel
American painter
United States of America
1869-08-12
1949-02-06
Q110913888
128
Anna Steese Richardson
American writer and editor (1865–1949)
United States of America
1865-04-05
1949-05-10
Massillon
New York City
Q110733133
129
Estella Short
American actress
United States of America
1879-03-29
1949-08-20
Q111173717
130
Katherine Lewis
American silent film actress
United States of America
1899-11-06
1949-08-25
Newark
Q111726764
131
Mary C. Dodge
American botanical collector (1861-1949)
United States of America
1861-11-30
1949-12-13
Windham
Worcester
Q112167315
132
Bertha Felix Campigli
Native American Tamál/Coastal Miwok artist (1882–1949)
United States of America
1882-01-30
1949-11-25
Marshall
Sonoma County
Q113155438
133
Lola Phinney
United States of America
1860-08-25
1949-12-14
Clifton
Q115751985
134
Templar Powell
American actor (1873-1949)
United States of America
1873-08-29
1949-06-29
Oregon
Glenn
Q117221536
135
Selma Münsterberg
Germany United States of America
1867-01-01
1949-02
Germany
Massachusetts
Q118350114
136
Eva Applefield
American composer
United States of America
1949
Q118303111
137
Elizabeth Stebbins
American actress (1875-1949)
United States of America
1875-10-19
1949-05-07
Q123035559
138
Eleanor Josephine Johnson Slaughter
American socialite, bear hunter, photographer and cinematographer (1880 - 1949)
United States of America
1880-10-30
1949-03-01
Q124415298
139
Catherine V. Beers
American geneticist
United States of America
1892-06-03
1949-04-22
Chicago
Q124174133
140
Blanca Estela Pavón
Mexican actress (1926-1949)
Mexico
1926-02-21
1949-09-26
Minatitlán
Popocatépetl
Q4924758
141
Rebeca Uribe
Mexican poet
Mexico
1912-05-08
1949-08-14
Sayula
Mexico City
Q29105648
142
Elena Arizmendi Mejia
Mexican feminist writer
Mexico
1884-01-18
1949
Mexico City
Mexico City
Q19864610
143
Felipa Velázquez
Mexico
1882-05-01
1949-12-15
Mazatlán
Mazatlán
Q116462410
144
Carmen Lyra
Costa Rican politician and writer
Costa Rica
1887-01-15
1949-05-14 1949-05-13
San José
Mexico City
Q2939620