Famous People Born In 1772

Discover the most famous people born in 1772. The list includes people like David Ricardo, William I of the Netherlands, Novalis, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Archibald Alexander and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include philosophers, spiritual & religious leaders, evangelists and emperors & kings born in 1772. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & England and many more countries.
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Samuel Coleridge
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Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ottery St Mary, Devon, Great Britain, United Kingdom
Died: July 25, 1834
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(Socio-religious Reformer)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 22nd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Radhanagore, West Bengal, India
Died: September 27, 1833
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Novalis
(German Romantic Poet and Philosopher Known for His Poems ‘Hymns to the Night’ and ‘Spiritual Songs’)
Novalis
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 2nd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wiederstedt, Germany
Died: March 25, 1801
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William I of the Netherlands
(King of the Netherlands (1815 - 1840))
William I of the Netherlands
3
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: December 12, 1843
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Charles Fourier
(French Philosopher Who was One of the Founders of Utopian Socialism)
Charles Fourier
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Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Besançon, France
Died: October 10, 1837
 6 
Robert Stevenson
(Civil engineer)
Robert Stevenson
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Listed In: Civil Engineers
Birthdate: 8th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 12, 1850
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Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
(French Naturalist Who Is Known for Establishing the Principle of 'Unity of Composition')
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
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Listed In: Naturalists
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Étampes, France
Died: June 19, 1844
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Jean-Étienne-Dominique Esquirol
(Psychiatrist)
Jean-Étienne-Dominique Esquirol
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Listed In: Psychiatrists
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: December 12, 1840
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Friedrich Schlegel
(Poet)
Friedrich Schlegel
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: January 12, 1829
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David Ricardo
(Economist)
David Ricardo
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Listed In: Economists
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
Died: September 11, 1823
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José Núñez de Cáceres
(Politician)
José Núñez de Cáceres
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Birthdate: 14th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: September 11, 1846
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Peter Heywood
(Royal Navy officer)
Peter Heywood
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Listed In: Sailors
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas, Isle of Man
Died: February 10, 1831
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La Mulâtresse Solitude
(Historical figure and heroine in the fight against slavery on French Guadeloupe)
La Mulâtresse Solitude
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Guadeloupe
Died: November 29, 1802
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William H. Crawford
(Politician)
William H. Crawford
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Died: September 15, 1834
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Henry Francis Cary
(British Author and Translator Known for His Blank Verse Translation of 'The Divine Comedy of Dante')
Henry Francis Cary
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gibraltar
Died: August 14, 1844
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Gideon Blackburn
(American Presbyterian Clergyman, Evangelist and 3rd President of Centre College (1827 - 1830))
Gideon Blackburn
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Listed In: Educators
Birthdate: 27th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Died: August 23, 1838
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Cyrill Demian
(Armenian Inventor and Musical Instrument Maker)
Cyrill Demian
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Austria
Died: November 1, 1847
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François-Joseph-Victor Broussais
(Physician)
François-Joseph-Victor Broussais
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Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Malo, France
Died: November 17, 1838
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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
(Military Officer)
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 11th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Shropshire, England
Died: December 10, 1842
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Manuel José Quintana
(Poet)
Manuel José Quintana
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: March 11, 1857
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Barton W. Stone
(American Evangelist During the Early 19th-Century Second Great Awakening in the United States)
Barton W. Stone
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Listed In: Preachers
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Died: November 9, 1844
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Charles Leclerc
(French Army General)
Charles Leclerc
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Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pontoise
Died: November 1, 1802
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Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
(Aristocrat)
Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hachenburg, Germany
Died: January 6, 1827
 24 
Galbraith Lowry Cole
(Politician)
Galbraith Lowry Cole
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1st May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 4, 1842
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Mikhail Speransky
(Statesman)
Mikhail Speransky
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Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cherkutino, Russia
Died: February 23, 1839
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Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
(Empress)
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Naples, Naples, Italy
Died: April 13, 1807
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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
(Shah of Qajar Iran)
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Damghan, Iran
Died: October 23, 1834
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Manuel Lisa
(Explorer)
Manuel Lisa
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: August 12, 1820
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Joakim Vujić
(Writer, Playwright and Actor)
Joakim Vujić
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baja, Hungary
Died: November 20, 1847
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Eli Terry
(Inventor)
Eli Terry
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: East Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 24, 1852
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Tarrare
(18th-Century French Man Known for His Unusually Massive, Insatiable Appetite)
Tarrare
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: 1798 AD
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Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
(Inventor)
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 16, 1828
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Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
(Noblemen)
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
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Listed In: Noblemen
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Chantilly, France
Died: March 21, 1804
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Géraud Duroc
(General)
Géraud Duroc
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pont-à-Mousson, France
Died: May 23, 1813
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Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus
(Publisher)
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus
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Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dortmund, Germany
Died: August 20, 1823
 36 
Archibald Alexander
(American Presbyterian Theologian and Professor)
Archibald Alexander
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Listed In: Theologians
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Died: October 22, 1851
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Tuanku Imam Bonjol
(Religious leader)
Tuanku Imam Bonjol
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Bonjol, Indonesia
Died: November 6, 1864
 38 
Nachman of Breslov
(Rabbi)
Nachman of Breslov
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Birthdate: 4th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Międzybóż, Kingdom of Poland
Died: October 16, 1810
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Paul Louis Courier
(Scholar)
Paul Louis Courier
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Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 10, 1825
 40 
Claude Charles Fauriel
(Scholar)
Claude Charles Fauriel
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Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Étienne, France
Died: July 15, 1844
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Gottfried Hermann
(Scholar)
Gottfried Hermann
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Listed In: Philologists
Birthdate: 28th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: December 31, 1848
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Pierce Egan, the Elder
(Writer)
Pierce Egan, the Elder
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 3, 1849
 43 
Miguel Ricardo de Álava
(Spanish Statesman and General)
Miguel Ricardo de Álava
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 7th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Died: July 14, 1843
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Bertrand Clauzel
(Marshal)
Bertrand Clauzel
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mirepoix, France
Died: April 21, 1842
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Frans Mikael Franzén
(Finnish-Swedish Poet and Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand)
Frans Mikael Franzén
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 9th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oulu, Finland
Died: August 14, 1847
 46 
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
(Jurist)
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamelin, Germany
Died: March 20, 1840
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Friedrich Hornemann
(The First Modern European to Successfully Cross the Northeastern Sahara)
Friedrich Hornemann
1
Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 15th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hildesheim, Germany
Died: January 31, 1801