Famous People Born In 1759
Discover the most famous people born in 1759. The list includes people like Robert Burns, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Wilberforce, William Pitt the Younger, Friedrich Schiller and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, playwrights, poets and revolutionaries born in 1759. This list includes people from England, France, Scotland & Germany and many more countries.
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Robert Burns(Poet and Lyricist widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.)
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: July 21, 1796
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull
Died: July 29, 1833
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 10, 1797
4
Georges Danton(French Lawyer and a Leading Figure in the French Revolution)
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arcis-sur-Aube, France
Died: April 5, 1794
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Friedrich Schiller(Playwright and Poet Known for His Works 'The Robbers', 'Don Carlos' and 'Mary Stuart')
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Died: May 9, 1805
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William Pitt the Younger(The Youngest & Last Prime Minister of Great Britain and the First Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bromley, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 23, 1806
7
Joseph Fouché
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Le Pellerin, France
Died: December 26, 1820
8
Adrienne de La Fayette
(Daughter of Jean de Noailles)
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hôtel de Noailles, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: December 24, 1807
9
Dean Mahomed
(Traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World)
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Patna, Bihar, India
Died: February 24, 1851
10
William Kirby
(Founder of Entomology)
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Witnesham, Suffolk, England
Died: July 4, 1850
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William Thornton
(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28, 1828
12
Maximilian von Montgelas
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: June 14, 1838
13
JLudwig Yorck von Wartenburg
(Field marshal)
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: October 4, 1830
14
William Jackson
(Political Leader)
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Died: December 17, 1828
15
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
(Belgian Painter Known for His Watercolours of Roses, Lilies and Other Flowers at the 'Château de Malmaison')
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Died: June 19, 1840
16
Nathan Read
(Former United States Representative, Engineer and Inventor of the High-Pressure Steam Engine)
Birthdate: 2nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Warren, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 20, 1849
17
Alexander Chalmers
(Writer)
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: December 29, 1834
18
Al-Shawkani
(Islamic jurist, Theologian)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Yemen
Died: 1839 AD
19
Mason Locke Weems
(Author)
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Died: May 23, 1825
20
François Hanriot
(French Sans-Culotte Leader, Street Orator, and Commander of the Garde Nationale During the French Revolution)
Birthdate: 2nd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nanterre, France
Died: July 28, 1794
21
Friedrich August Wolf
(Philologist)
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hainrode, Südharz, Germany
Died: August 8, 1824
22
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
(Former British Prime Minister)
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: January 12, 1834
23
Charles Simeon
(British Evangelical Anglican Cleric)
Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England
Died: November 13, 1836
24
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
(Politician)
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: near Chislehurst, England
Died: October 8, 1840
25
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
(Judge)
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 5, 1794
26
Thomas Andrew Knight
(British Horticulturalist and Botanist)
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Died: May 11, 1838
27
Matsudaira Sadanobu
(King)
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 14, 1829
28
William Playfair
(Economist, Mathematician, Engineer, Statistician)
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dundee
Died: February 11, 1823
29
William Cockerill
(Inventor)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Lancashire, England
Died: 1832 AD
30
August Wilhelm Iffland
(Actor)
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: September 22, 1814
31
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
(King)
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: January 10, 1824
32
Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton
(Poet)
Birthdate: 31st July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 14, 1846
33
Carl Erik Mannerheim
(Swedish–Finnish Statesman and Soldier)
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Säter, Sweden
Died: January 15, 1837
34
Thomas Thorild
(Swedish Poet and Critic Who Opposed the Influence of French Classicism on Swedish Culture)
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bohuslän, Sweden
Died: October 1, 1808
35
François Andrieux
(Playwright)
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: May 9, 1833
36
Maria Theresia von Paradis
(Musician)
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 1, 1824
37
Mark Wilks
(Governor for three years of Saint Helena since 1813)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Isle of Man
Died: September 19, 1831
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 13, 1826
39
Ferenc Kazinczy
(Hungarian Poet)
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Simian, Romania
Died: August 23, 1831
40
John Jamieson
(Lexicographer, Philologist)
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 12, 1838
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: East Ruston, England
Died: September 25, 1808
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 7, 1817
43
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
(Politician)
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ratho, Scotland
Died: September 10, 1839
44
Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Prince of Liechtenstein from 18 August 1781 until his death in 1805)
Birthdate: 14th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 24, 1805
45
Adrien Duport
(Politician)
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 6, 1798