Famous People Born In 1771

Discover the most famous people born in 1771. The list includes people like Walter Scott, Robert Owen, Richard Trevithick, Mungo Park, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include novelists, poets, inventors and explorers born in 1771. This list includes people from England, United States, Germany and many more countries.
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Walter Scott
(Novelist and Poet known for his Works Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Lady of the Lake)
Walter Scott
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: September 21, 1832
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Robert Owen
(Welsh Philanthropist and a Founder of 'Utopian Socialism' and the 'Cooperative' Movement)
Robert Owen
8
Listed In: Social Reformers
Birthdate: 14th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died: November 17, 1858
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Richard Trevithick
(Pioneer of steam-powered road & rail transport)
Richard Trevithick
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Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tregajorran, Cornwall, England
Died: April 22, 1833
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Mungo Park
(Explorer)
Mungo Park
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Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died: July 19, 1806
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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
(Chemist)
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
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Listed In: Chemists
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 31, 1834
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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
(King of Hanover)
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 5th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 18, 1851
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Ephraim McDowell
(American Physician and Pioneer Surgeon Known for First Successful Ovariotomy)
Ephraim McDowell
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Listed In: Surgeons
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Died: June 25, 1830
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Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
(Austrian Field-Marshal and Third Son of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II)
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: April 30, 1847
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Major Ridge
(tribal chief)
Major Ridge
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Tennessee
Died: June 22, 1839
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Henry Maudslay
(English Machine Tool Innovator, Tool and Die Maker Who is Considered a Founding Father of Machine Tool Technology)
Henry Maudslay
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Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Woolwich, London, England
Died: February 14, 1831
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James Montgomery
(Poet)
James Montgomery
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Irvine, United Kingdom
Died: April 30, 1854
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Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark
(Princess)
Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark
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Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hirschholm Palace, Hørsholm, Denmark
Died: January 13, 1843
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Antoine-Jean Gros
(Painter)
Antoine-Jean Gros
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 16th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 25, 1835
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George Bass
(Former Explorer, Surgeon known as one of the first people to explore the interior of Australia)
George Bass
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1803 AD
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Mikhail Miloradovich
(Governor General of Saint Petersburg)
Mikhail Miloradovich
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: December 27, 1825
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Rahel Varnhagen
(Writer)
Rahel Varnhagen
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Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 7, 1833
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Francis Place
(British Social Reformer)
Francis Place
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Listed In: Social Reformers
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 1, 1854
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Xavier Bichat
(Medical doctor)
Xavier Bichat
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: 14th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Thoirette, France
Died: July 22, 1802
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Johann Baptist Cramer
(British Pianist and Composer)
Johann Baptist Cramer
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mannheim, Germany
Died: April 16, 1858
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Fra Diavolo
(Guerrilla leader)
Fra Diavolo
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Itri, Italy
Died: November 11, 1806
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Sydney Smith
(Cleric, Journalist)
Sydney Smith
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Listed In: Journalists
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Woodford, London, United Kingdom
Died: February 22, 1845
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Alois Senefelder
(Actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s)
Alois Senefelder
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Birthdate: 6th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: February 26, 1834
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Charles Brockden Brown
(Novelist)
Charles Brockden Brown
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 22, 1810
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Hosea Ballou
(Former Universalist clergyman, theological writer)
Hosea Ballou
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Richmond, New Hampshire, United States
Died: June 6, 1852
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Miguel Larreynaga
(Philosopher)
Miguel Larreynaga
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Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nicaragua
Died: April 28, 1847
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Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
(Philanthropist)
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
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Listed In: Philanthropists
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Mary’s Isle, Scotland
Died: April 8, 1820
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Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach
(Instrument maker)
Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Durlach, Germany
Died: May 21, 1826
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Ferdinando Paer
(Composer)
Ferdinando Paer
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parma, Italy
Died: May 3, 1839
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Józef Chłopicki
(Military general)
Józef Chłopicki
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 14th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Volhynia, Poland
Died: September 30, 1854
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Dorothy Wordsworth
(Author)
Dorothy Wordsworth
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cockermouth, England
Died: January 25, 1855
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Georg Friedrich Creuzer
(Archaeologist)
Georg Friedrich Creuzer
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Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marburg, Germany
Died: February 6, 1858
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David Wilkinson
(Engineer)
David Wilkinson
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Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
Died: February 3, 1852
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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
(Austrian Field Marshal and One of the Most Successful Allied Commanders in the Napoleonic Wars)
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 15, 1820
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Laskarina Bouboulina
(Naval commander)
Laskarina Bouboulina
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 11th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: May 22, 1825
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Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg
(Educationalist)
Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Died: November 21, 1844
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Jean-Andoche Junot
(General)
Jean-Andoche Junot
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bussy-le-Grand, France
Died: July 29, 1813
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Julie Clary
(Queen)
Julie Clary
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Birthdate: 26th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: April 7, 1845
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Emmanuel Halgan
(Navy officer and admiral)
Emmanuel Halgan
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Donges, France
Died: April 20, 1852
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John Quilliam
(Royal Navy officer who served as first lieutenant on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar)
John Quilliam
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Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marown, Isle of Man
Died: October 10, 1829
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William Johnson
(Judge)
William Johnson
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: August 4, 1834
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Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
(Diplomat, Military personnel)
Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: The Hague
Died: November 29, 1856
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Népomucène Lemercier
(Poet)
Népomucène Lemercier
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 20th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 7, 1840