List of Famous people who born in 1909

Denis Russell

First Name Denis
Last Name Russell
Born on July 2, 1909
Died on December 29, 1986 (aged 77)

Denis Leslie Russell was an English first-class cricketer active 1928–32 who played for Middlesex and Oxford University. He was born in Paddington, Middlesex; died in Merrow, Surrey.

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Gordon Gray

First Name Gordon
Last Name Gray
Born on May 30, 1909
Died on November 26, 1982 (aged 73)

Gordon Gray was an official in the government of the United States during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945–53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) associated with defense and national security.

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Leslie Lampson

First Name Leslie
Last Name Lampson
Born on May 9, 1909 (age 117)
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Minoru Kitani

First Name Minoru
Last Name Kitani
Born on January 25, 1909
Died on December 19, 1975 (aged 66)

Minoru Kitani was one of the most celebrated professional Go players and teachers of the game of Go in the twentieth century in Japan.

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Bill France

First Name Bill
Last Name France
Born on September 26, 1909
Died on June 7, 1992 (aged 82)

William Henry Getty France, also known as Bill France Sr. or Big Bill, was an American businessman and racing driver. He is best known for founding and managing NASCAR, a sanctioning body of US-based stock car racing.

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Pierre Guillaumat

First Name Pierre
Last Name Guillaumat
Born on August 5, 1909
Died on August 28, 1991 (aged 82)

Pierre Guillaumat was a Minister of National Education and Minister of the Armies under French President Charles de Gaulle and founder of the Elf Aquitaine oil company in 1967. He was born in La Flèche, Sarthe, the son of French general Adolphe Guillaumat.

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Philippe Daudet

First Name Philippe
Last Name Daudet
Born on January 7, 1909
Died on November 23, 1923 (aged 14)
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Sylvia Innes

First Name Sylvia
Last Name Innes
Born on September 3, 1909
Died on January 31, 2000 (aged 90)
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Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 3rd Baronet

First Name Sir
Born on November 24, 1909
Died on August 12, 1995 (aged 85)

Sir Richard Rathborne Vassar-Smith, 3rd Baronet was an English educator and the fourth headmaster of St Ronan's School in Kent, England.

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Szilárd Darvas

Konstantin Szilárd
First Name Szilárd
Last Name Darvas
Born on November 30, 1909
Died on March 9, 1961 (aged 51)
Born in Hungary
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