The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Beautiful of the 20th Century

A list of perhaps the most recognizable names and faces of the 20th Century. Some embodied goodness, some evil, some ugliness, and some beauty. They're included in this list if they accomplished fame between 1900 and 1999, or they worked with their 19th Century accomplishments well into the 20th Century. Almost exclusively individuals, but some pairings seem unavoidable. Plenty more not included on this list, but then again, this isn't a "Complete List of...".

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Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

1

Abbott and Costello

Abbott and Costello

2

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

3

Al Capone

Al Capone

4

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

5

Alan Turing

Alan Turing

6

Albert Camus

Albert Camus

7

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

8

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

9

Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek

10

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

11

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

12

Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi

13

Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

14

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

15

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

16

Anne Frank

Anne Frank

17

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

18

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

19

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

20

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

21

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

22

Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

23

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

24

Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

25

Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini

26

Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

27

B.B. King

B.B. King

28

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

29

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

30

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto

31

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

32

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

33

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

34

Bettie Page

Bettie Page

35

Betty White

Betty White

36

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

37

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

38

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

39

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

40

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