Famous People Born In 1783

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Discover the most famous people born in 1783. The list includes people like Washington Irving, Stendhal, Agustín de Iturbide, Simon Bolivar, Johann Heinrich von Thünen and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include inventors, poets, military leaders and non-fiction writers born in 1783. This list includes people from England, United States, France and many more countries.
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Simon Bolivar
(Revolutionary & Military Leader)
Simon Bolivar
34
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: December 17, 1830
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Washington Irving
(Author, Historian, Diplomat)
Washington Irving
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 28, 1859
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Hugh Glass
(19th Century American Fur Trapper and Hunter Who Survived a Deadly Grizzly Bear Attack)
Hugh Glass
2
Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1833 AD
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Agustín de Iturbide
(Emperor of Mexico (1822 - 1823))
Agustín de Iturbide
0
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 27th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Morelia, Mexico
Died: July 19, 1824
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Stendhal
(French Writer Best Known for His Novels 'The Red and the Black' and 'The Charterhouse of Parma')
Stendhal
1
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
Died: March 23, 1842
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Pattimura
(Soldier)
Pattimura
0
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 8th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Haria, Indonesia
Died: December 16, 1817
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Hannah Van Buren
(Wife of Martin Van Buren)
Hannah Van Buren
1
Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 8th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kinderhook, New , United States
Died: February 5, 1819
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William Sturgeon
(Physicist, Inventor)
William Sturgeon
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 22nd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whittington
Died: December 4, 1850
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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Galata, İstanbul, Turkey
Died: September 18, 1840
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Catharina of Wurttemberg
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Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 29, 1835
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Johann Heinrich von Thünen
(German Economist Known for His Theory of The Isolated State)
Johann Heinrich von Thünen
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Listed In: Economists
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wangerland, Germany
Died: September 22, 1850
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Vasily Zhukovsky
(Russian Poet)
Vasily Zhukovsky
0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 9th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mishenskoe, Russia
Died: April 24, 1852
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Gabriele Rossetti
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vasto, Italy
Died: April 24, 1854
 14 
Thomas Macdonough
(Naval officer)
Thomas Macdonough
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Trap, Delaware
Died: November 10, 1825
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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
(British Physiologist and Surgeon Who Pioneered Research Into Bone and Joint Disease)
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: 9th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: West Winterslow, England
Died: October 21, 1862
Hortense de Beauharnais
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Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 5, 1837
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Philip P. Barbour
0
Listed In: Chief Justices
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gordonsville, Virginia, United States
Died: February 25, 1841
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: July 8, 1853
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John Blenkinsop
(British Engineer Mining Engineer and an Inventor of 'Steam Locomotives')
John Blenkinsop
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Died: January 22, 1831
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N. F. S. Grundtvig
(Danish Bishop and Founder of 'Grundtvigianism', a Theological Movement That Revitalized the Danish Lutheran Church)
N. F. S. Grundtvig
1
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
Died: September 2, 1872
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Nanmadaw Me Nu
0
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pha Lan Gon, Myanmar, Burma
Died: May 12, 1840
 22 
Thomas Sully
(Portrait Painter)
Thomas Sully
1
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Horncastle, England
Died: November 5, 1872
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María Dolores Bedoya
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Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Escuintla, Guatemala
Died: July 9, 1853
 24 
John Crawfurd
(Diplomat)
John Crawfurd
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Islay, Scotland
Died: May 11, 1868
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Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pisa, Italy
Died: January 16, 1853
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François Magendie
(French physiologist and a Pioneer of Experimental Physiology)
François Magendie
0
Listed In: Physiologists
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: October 7, 1855
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John Claudius Loudon
(Scottish Landscape Gardener and Architect Who Was the First to Use the Term 'Arboretum' in Writing)
John Claudius Loudon
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: December 14, 1843
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Thomas Attwood
(Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Banker and Economist)
Thomas Attwood
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Halesowen, Shropshire, England
Died: March 6, 1856
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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1
Listed In: Baroque Painters
Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Aabenraa Municipality Blåkrog, Denmark
Died: July 22, 1853
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 28, 1851
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia
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Listed In: Noblewomen
Birthdate: 9th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
Died: March 16, 1801
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José de la Riva Agüero
(1st President of Peru)
José de la Riva Agüero
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 3rd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Died: May 21, 1858
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Erik Gustaf Geijer
(Swedish Writer, Philosopher and Composer)
Erik Gustaf Geijer
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ransäter, Sweden
Died: April 23, 1847
Jean Baptiste Julien d'Omalius d'Halloy
0
Listed In: Geologists
Birthdate: 16th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: January 15, 1875
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Gaspard Gourgaud
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 14th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: July 25, 1852
 36 
Guglielmo Pepe
(Italian Patriot and General)
Guglielmo Pepe
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Squillace, Italy
Died: August 8, 1855
 37 
John Heathcoat
(British Inventor of Lace-Making Machinery)
John Heathcoat
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 7th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Duffield, Derbyshire, England
Died: January 18, 1861
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James Biddle
(Naval officer)
James Biddle
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 1, 1848
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Julius Klaproth
(German Historian and Linguist Who Played an Important Role in Categorizing East Asian Studies as Scientific Disciplines)
Julius Klaproth
0
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 28, 1835
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John Gully
(British Politician and Boxer)
John Gully
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wick, England
Died: March 9, 1863
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Charles Julien Brianchon
(French Mathematician Who Derived ‘Brianchon’s Theorem’)
Charles Julien Brianchon
0
Listed In: Mathematicians
Birthdate: 19th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sèvres, France
Died: April 29, 1864
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Claude-Louis Mathieu
(French Mathematician and Astronomer Who Tried to Determine the Distance of the Stars)
Claude-Louis Mathieu
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 25th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mâcon, France
Died: March 5, 1875