Robert Moses

Robert Moses was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential people in the history of New York City and New York State. The grand scale of his infrastructure projects and his philosophy of urban development influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners across the United States.

18 December 1888

Born on the same birth date (18 December 1888): Gladys Cooper

Born on the same birth day (18 December): Akira Iida • Augusta Holmès • Barbora Krejčíková • Benjamin O. Davis Jr. • Bobby Keys • Crispian Steele-Perkins • Giuliano Razzoli • John S. Harris • Leila Steinberg • Norm Provan • Ossie Davis • Philipp von Hutten • Ray Meyer • Sam Andrew • Santiago Cañizares • Sarath Fonseka • Shawn Christian

Born in the same month (December 1888): Alexander I of Yugoslavia • F. W. Murnau • Fred Merkle • Fritz Reiner • J. Arthur Rank • Jean Bouin • Joyce Cary • Marius Canard • Maxwell Anderson • Thea von Harbou • Will Hay • Yitzhak Baer