Famous People Born In 1769

Discover the most famous people born in 1769. The list includes people like Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Alexander von Humboldt, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, artists and naturalists born in 1769. This list includes people from England, France and many more countries.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
(Emperor of the French (1804-1814))
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: May 5, 1821
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1828 - 1830, 1834))
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1st May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 14, 1852
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Alexander von Humboldt
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Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: May 6, 1859
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Muhammad Ali of Egypt
(Ottoman Governor of Egypt)
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
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Birthdate: 4th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kavala, Greece
Died: August 2, 1849
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Michel Ney
(French Military Commander and Marshal of the Empire)
Michel Ney
3
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 10th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saarlouis, Germany
Died: December 7, 1815
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Georges Cuvier
(French Naturalist and Zoologist Known for Establishing the Field of 'Comparative Anatomy' and 'Paleontology')
Georges Cuvier
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Birthdate: 23rd August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Doubs, France
Died: May 13, 1832
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Thomas Lawrence
(Painter)
Thomas Lawrence
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: January 7, 1830
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Ivan Krylov
(Fabulist)
Ivan Krylov
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Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 21, 1844
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Lotf Ali Khan
(Ruler)
Lotf Ali Khan
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Iran
Died: 1794 AD
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Jean Lannes
(War General)
Jean Lannes
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lectoure, France
Died: May 31, 1809
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Marc Isambard Brunel
(French-British Engineer Who Constructed the 'Thames Tunnel')
Marc Isambard Brunel
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hacqueville, Normandy, France
Died: December 12, 1849
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Isaac Brock
(Military Officer)
Isaac Brock
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St Peter Port, Guernsey
Died: October 13, 1812
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William Smith
(Pioneering British Geologist Who Created the World's First Detailed Country Map)
William Smith
1
Listed In: Geologists
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Churchill
Died: August 28, 1839
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Hudson Lowe
(Soldier)
Hudson Lowe
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galway, Ireland
Died: January 10, 1844
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Amelia Opie
(Novelist and poet)
Amelia Opie
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Norwich, England
Died: December 2, 1853
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Ernst Moritz Arndt
(Historian)
Ernst Moritz Arndt
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Birthdate: 26th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rügen, Germany
Died: January 29, 1860
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André-Jacques Garnerin
(Inventor, Balloonist)
André-Jacques Garnerin
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: August 18, 1823
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Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Baronet
(British naval officer)
Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Baronet
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portisham, England
Died: September 20, 1839
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Edward Daniel Clarke
(Naturalist)
Edward Daniel Clarke
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Birthdate: 5th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Willingdon, Sussex, England,
Died: March 9, 1822
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François Séverin Marceau
(General)
François Séverin Marceau
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chartres, France
Died: September 21, 1796
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Rose Philippine Duchesne
(Sister)
Rose Philippine Duchesne
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
Died: November 18, 1852
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Mother Teresa Lalor
(Nun)
Mother Teresa Lalor
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: County Laois, Ireland
Died: September 9, 1846
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Utagawa Toyokuni
(Japanese Artist)
Utagawa Toyokuni
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: February 24, 1825
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Jane Marcet
(Writer)
Jane Marcet
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 28, 1858
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DeWitt Clinton
(Politician)
DeWitt Clinton
3
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Little Britain, New York Little Britain, Province of New York New York, British America
Died: February 11, 1828
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Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins
(Actress)
Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mont Dauphin, France
Died: October 27, 1797
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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
(Statesman)
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
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Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: August 12, 1822
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Aleksey Andreyevich, Graf Arakcheyev
(Military general)
Aleksey Andreyevich, Graf Arakcheyev
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Veliky Novgorod, Russia
Died: May 3, 1834
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Anne Newport Royall
(Travel writer)
Anne Newport Royall
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: October 1, 1854
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Jean-de-Dieu Soult
(Military leader)
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, France
Died: November 26, 1851
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Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
(General)
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pont-de-Vaux, France
Died: August 15, 1799
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Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Politician)
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: June 18, 1824
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Thomas Hope
(Author)
Thomas Hope
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: February 3, 1831
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John Hookham Frere
(Diplomat)
John Hookham Frere
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 7, 1846
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Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(Duchess)
Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: May 14, 1818
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Satō Nobuhiro
(Japanese Political Scientist Who is Considered the Founder of the 'Greater East Asia' Concept)
Satō Nobuhiro
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Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nishimonai, Japan
Died: February 17, 1850
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Salvatore Viganò
(Choreographer)
Salvatore Viganò
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: August 10, 1821
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Ann Brunton Merry
(Actress)
Ann Brunton Merry
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 30th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Covent Garden, London, England
Died: June 28, 1808
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Thomas Middleton
(Bishop)
Thomas Middleton
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 28th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kedleston, England
Died: July 8, 1822
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Ivan Kotliarevsky
(Writer)
Ivan Kotliarevsky
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Poltava, Ukraine
Died: November 10, 1838
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Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
(Diplomat)
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sens, France
Died: February 7, 1834
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George Howe
(Poet, printer, and editor of the first Australian newspaper, the Sydney Gazette)
George Howe
0
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Saint Kitts
Died: May 11, 1821
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Christian Günther von Bernstorff
(Statesman)
Christian Günther von Bernstorff
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 3rd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 18, 1835