List of Famous people who born in 1906

Hilde Körber was an Austrian film actress who worked largely in the German Film Industry. She appeared in 53 films between 1930 and 1964. She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died in West Berlin, West Germany.

The Rt Hon. Sheila Wingfield, Viscountess Powerscourt, was an Anglo-Irish poet.

Andreas Bernhard Lyonel Feininger was an American photographer and a writer on photographic technique. He was noted for his dynamic black-and-white scenes of Manhattan and for studies of the structures of natural objects.

Ferit Sadi Melen was a Turkish civil servant, politician and Prime Minister of Turkey.

Edward Ochab was a Polish communist politician and top leader of Poland between March and October 1956.

Percy Legard was a British Army officer and sportsman. Legard competed as an Olympian in both Summer and Winter disciplines. He was, respectively, a modern pentathlete and a Nordic combined skier. He also took part in the demonstration of the winter pentathlon as an Olympic sport. In addition, he took part in the inaugural meeting of the Badminton Horse Trials. He was a regular officer in the British Army and during the Second World War he served in the Commandos, where he was the initial Commanding Officer of No.4 Commando.

Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, CBE was an English composer.

Anton Karas was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's The Third Man. His association with the film came about as a result of a chance meeting with its director. The success of the film and the enduring popularity of its theme song changed Karas' life.