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Georgia O'Keeffe
An artist known for paintings of flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes, Georgia O'Keeffe has been recognized as the "Mother of American modernism". She created numerous paintings during the 1920s. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist. He is best known for his theory of relativity. He received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921. -
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an author who wrote many adventure and science fiction books. He wrote books such as At the Earth's Core (1922), The Moon Maid (1926), and Tarzan the Untamed (1920). -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was a jazz musician who became very popular in the 1920s. He became one of the most influential musicians in jazz. He was an amazing trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and occasional actor. -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney opened a small animation studio in 1923. After having some issues with backers, he created Mickey Mouse and the studio grew from there. -
Al Capone
Al Capone was a gangster based in Chicago. He rose to infamy in the 1920s. He smuggled liquor during Prohibition. He ran the Chicago mafia. -
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was a musician who started performing with his band in the 1920s. They started playing in Broadway clubs. He went on to become one of the most influential figures in jazz. -
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was a composer who created music with a distinctive blend of classical, folk and jazz music. He studied music in Europe. He worked more with jazz style music in the early 1920s, and in the late 1920s, he experimented with popular music of other countries. He worked more with classical American music in the later 1920s. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh gained international fame when he became the first person to make a solo flight across the Atlantic. He flew from New York to Paris. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was a baseball player who became famous in the 1920s. He brought baseball greater popularity across America. In September 1927 he set the record for most home runs in one season. That record stood for 34 years. -
Al Johnson
Al Johnson was an actor. He starred in the first motion picture with sound, The Jazz Singer. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was a self-made millionaire. He was a Secretary of Commerce during most of the 1920s. He was a very successful Secretary of Commerce, however, he was not so successful as president
