Famous People Born In 1777
Discover the most famous people born in 1777. The list includes people like Henry Clay, Hans Christian Ørsted, Carl F. Gauss, Alexander I of Russia, Carl Friedrich Gauss and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include chemists, bankers, physicists and political leaders born in 1777. This list includes people from France, Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: February 23, 1855
German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss is remembered for his work in math and science. Known as the Princeps mathematicorum, he laid down tenets such as the Gauss's Law. He had exhibited his talent since an early age and had completed writing Disquisitiones Arithmeticae by 21.
Birthdate: 12th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hanover County, Virginia, United States
Died: June 29, 1852
Henry Clay was an American statesman who represented Kentucky in the US House of Representatives as well as US Senate. Considered one of the most important political figures of his era, Clay helped found the Whig Party and the National Republican Party. He is also considered one of the greatest speakers in the history of the US House of Representatives.
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: December 1, 1825
Alexander I was the emperor of Russia and the eldest son of Paul I. While he was initially a friend of Napoleon Bonaparte, he later joined hands with his opponents to defeat him. He was also part of the Congress of Vienna and later contributed to the formation of the Holy Alliance.
Birthdate: 14th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rudkøbing
Died: March 9, 1851
Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish chemist and physicist. He was the first person to discover that electric currents can be used to create magnetic fields. His discovery was the first relationship found between magnetism and electricity. Oersted, the unit of the auxiliary magnetic field H, is named in his honor.
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Nathan Meyer Rothschild
(English-German Businessman, Banker, and Financier)
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Free City of Frankfurt Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died: July 28, 1836
Birthdate: 8th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: December 17, 1860
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rathfriland, County Down, Ireland
Died: June 7, 1861
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Francis I of the Two Sicilies
(King)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: November 8, 1830
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Madame Clicquot Ponsardin
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: 16th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: July 29, 1866
Madame Clicquot Ponsardin was a French businesswoman and Champagne producer. Clicquot is best remembered for taking over her husband's business and turning the company into a world-famous Champagne house. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, the company which still bears her name, is credited with inventing a novel technique called riddling which is still used today to make better Champagne.
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Juliette Récamier
(Socialite)
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: May 11, 1849
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William Brown
(military personnel)
Birthdate: 22nd June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Foxford
Died: March 3, 1857
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Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
(Writer)
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brandenburg, Germany
Died: January 23, 1843
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Philipp Otto Runge
(Painter)
Birthdate: 23rd July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wolgast
Died: December 2, 1810
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Kunwar Singh
(Revolutionary)
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jagdishpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: April 26, 1858
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Guillaume, Baron Dupuytren
(French Military Surgeon and Anatomist Who Became Popular After Treating Napoleon Bonaparte's Hemorrhoids)
Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pierre-Buffière, France
Died: February 8, 1835
Guillaume, Baron Dupuytren was a French military surgeon and anatomist. Although he gained immense popularity after treating Napoleon Bonaparte's hemorrhoids, Dupuytren is best remembered for his description of Dupuytren's contracture. Guillaume, Baron Dupuytren was also an astute diagnostician and a brilliant teacher.
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Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria
(Archduchess of Austria)
Birthdate: 24th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Villa del Poggio Imperiale, Florence, Italy
Died: November 15, 1801
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Elisa Bonaparte
(Princess)
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: August 7, 1820
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Louis-Jacques Thenard
(French Chemist Who Discovered Thenard’s Blue, a Pigment Used in the Colouring of Porcelain)
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aube, France
Died: June 21, 1857
French chemist Louis-Jacques Thenard was born to a farm worker and was educated on scholarships. He grew up to teach chemistry and also joined the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as a foreign member. He is remembered for his discovery of hydrogen peroxide and Thenard’s blue, used in coloring porcelain.
Birthdate: 26th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brankovina, Serbia
Died: December 11, 1854
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Balsarroch, Scotland
Died: August 30, 1856
Birthdate: 27th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: June 15, 1844
Scottish poet Thomas Campbell is best known for his emotional war poems and songs, such as Ye Mariners of England. He was also one of the men behind the formation of University College London. Though he initially intended to study law, he later ended up writing some of the best patriotic lyrics.
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Edward Greene Malbone
(Painter)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: May 7, 1807
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Roger B. Taney
(5th Chief Justice of the United States)
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Died: October 12, 1864
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Alojzy Fortunat Żółkowski
(Actor)
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: near Nowogrodek, Poland
Died: September 11, 1822
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Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: May 27, 1848
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Joseph Hume
(Scottish Surgeon and Radical MP)
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montrose, United Kingdom
Died: February 20, 1855
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Count Moritz von Fries
(Nobleman, banker and patron of the arts)
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 26, 1826
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Tanoa Visawaqa
(Chieftain who held the title 5th Vunivalu of Bau)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Bau, Fiji
Died: December 8, 1852
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Benjamin D'Urban
(General)
Birthdate: 16th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Halesworth, England
Died: May 25, 1849
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Bernard Courtois
(French Chemist Known for First Isolating 'Iodine')
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: September 27, 1838
Bernard Courtois was a French chemist. He is credited with isolating iodine and morphine. Interested in chemistry from a young age, he learned how to make potassium nitrate for gunpowder for the French Revolution. He later found work at the École Polytechnique in Paris. Later in life, he went into manufacturing high-quality iodine and its salts.
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Casimir Pierre Périer
(Former Prime Minister of France (1931 - 1932) and Banker)
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
Died: May 16, 1832
Casimir Pierre Périer was a prominent French banker, mine owner, and politician. As a highly successful businessman, he made major contributions to the economic development of France in the initial phases of industrialization. In politics, he led the liberal-conservative Resistance Party in support of the monarchy. He became the minister of interior in 1831. Sadly, he died the following year.
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Heinrich von Kleist
(One of the Leading Lights of German Literary Romanticism)
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
Died: November 21, 1811
Dissatisfied with his army career, Heinrich von Kleist had also studied law and math but quit studies later to devote himself to writing. Part of German Romanticism, he penned iconic plays such as The Schroffenstein Family and Hermann’s Battle. He eventually shot himself and his lover Henriette in a murder-suicide.
Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: February 11, 1871
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Charles Caleb Colton
(Known for His Eccentricities)
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: England
Died: April 28, 1832
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William Martin Leake
(Diplomat)
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 6, 1860
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 2, 1839
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Tanomura Chikuden
(Painter)
Birthdate: 14th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Japan
Died: October 20, 1835
Edo period Japanese painter Tanomura Chikuden initially wanted to be a Confucian scholar but later started training under the bunjin-ga style of painting. His melancholic tones in his paintings, visible in works such as The Recluse’s Tattle, defined a new style. He also led a few unsuccessful agrarian revolts.