Decade retrospective

The 1920s

The 1920s was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz…

Years covered

10

Featured people

12

Starts

Jan 1, 1920

Ends

Dec 31, 1929

Year by year

Each year in the 1920s

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

People of the decade

Born in the 1920s

Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) George H. W. Bush 1924–2018 American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018) A. N. R. Robinson 1926–2014 Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926) Abe Lenstra 1920–1985 Dutch footballer (died 1985) Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Ágnes Keleti 1921–2025 Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921) Al Davis 1929–1945 American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Alan J. Pakula 1928–1998 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998) Alasdair MacIntyre 1929– Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025) Albert Bandura 1925– Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2021) Alexander Dubček 1921–1992 Slovak soldier and politician (died 1992) Alexander Grothendieck 1928–2014 German-French mathematician and theorist (died 2014)

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