The 1970s

Explore 1718 historical events from 1970–1979.

1970

Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author

Hans Välimäki is a Finnish chef, and since 1998, was the owner of the now closed restaurant Chez Dominique. Välimäki was the chief judge of the Sub culinary show Top Chef Suomi and…

Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author

1970

Kristen R

Kristen Rogheh Ghodsee is an American ethnographer and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is primarily known for her ethnographic…

Kristen R

1970

Andre Agassi, American tennis player

Andre Kirk Agassi is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks…

Andre Agassi, American tennis player

1970

Uma Thurman, American actress

Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress. Known for her collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, she has performed in over fifty film and television productions since the 1980s, acr…

Uma Thurman, American actress

1970

Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer

William Emerson Arnett is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development and the titular c…

Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer

1970

Dawn Staley, American basketball player

Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. A point guard, she played col…

Dawn Staley, American basketball player

1970

Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist

Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism and organized labour, and criticism of corporate globaliza…

Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist