Late Modern Period
c. 1800–
The age of industry, mass politics and rapid technological change, up to today.
- Type
- Era
- Date
- c. 1800–
- Place
- Worldwide
Who was alive during Late Modern Period
- John D. Rockefeller 1839–1937, oil magnate
- George Bernard Shaw 1856–1950, playwright
- Bertrand Russell 1872–1970, philosopher
- Georgia O'Keeffe 1887–1986, painter
- Konosuke Matsushita 1894–1989, industrialist
- Vehbi Koç 1901–1996, industrialist
- Katharine Hepburn 1907–2003, actress
- Estée Lauder 1908–2004, cosmetics entrepreneur
- Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908–2004, photographer
- Louise Bourgeois 1911–2010, sculptor
- Milton Friedman 1912–2006, economist
- Billy Graham 1918–2018, evangelist
- Nelson Mandela 1918–2013, statesman
- Elizabeth II 1926–2022, queen
- Thich Nhat Hanh 1926–2022, Buddhist monk
- Noam Chomsky 1928–, linguist
- James Watson 1928–2025, molecular biologist
- Yayoi Kusama 1929–2026, artist
- Frank Gehry 1929–2025, architect
- Ali al-Sistani 1930–, ayatollah
- Buzz Aldrin 1930–, astronaut
- Warren Buffett 1930–, investor
- Rupert Murdoch 1931–, media mogul
- Amartya Sen 1933–, economist