Famous People Born In 1786

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Discover the most famous people born in 1786. The list includes people like Davy Crockett, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, John Franklin, Winfield Scott, William R. King and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, lawyers, artists and judges born in 1786. This list includes people from United States, England, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Davy Crockett
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1827 to 1831)
Davy Crockett
22
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Limestone, Tennessee, United States
Died: March 6, 1836
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Chief Seattle
(Suquamish and Duwamish Chief)
Chief Seattle
14
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Suquamish, Washington, United States
Died: June 7, 1866
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John Franklin
(Explorer, Royal Navy officer)
John Franklin
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Spilsby, England
Died: June 11, 1847
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Winfield Scott
(Military Officer)
Winfield Scott
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States
Died: May 29, 1866
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Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(German Princess and the Mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom)
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
Died: March 16, 1861
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Carl Maria von Weber
(A Significant Composer of the Romantic Era & Crucial Figure in the Development of German 'Romantische Oper')
Carl Maria von Weber
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Eutin, Germany
Died: June 5, 1826
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Wilhelm Grimm
(German Anthropologist, Author and One Half of the Popular Literary Duo, 'The Brothers Grimm')
Wilhelm Grimm
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hanau
Died: December 16, 1859
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John Vianney
(French Catholic Priest)
John Vianney
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 8th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dardilly, France
Died: August 4, 1859
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Sophie of France
(Princess of France)
Sophie of France
1
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, France
Died: June 19, 1787
Ludwig I of Bavaria
0
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: February 29, 1868
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Henry Deringer
(Gunsmith)
Henry Deringer
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 28, 1868
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François Arago
(Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist, Politician, Scientist, University teacher)
François Arago
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 26th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Estagel
Died: October 2, 1853
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Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: December 8, 1818
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Guadalupe Victoria
(Politician, Military personnel, Lawyer)
Guadalupe Victoria
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tamazula
Died: March 21, 1846
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Agustina de Aragon
(Military officer)
Agustina de Aragon
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 4th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reus, Spain
Died: May 29, 1857
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Charles Napier
(Naval commander)
Charles Napier
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 6th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stirlingshire, England
Died: November 6, 1860
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Joseph Jackson Lister
0
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 11th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: City of London, England
Died: October 24, 1869
Alexander Chavchavadze
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 6, 1846
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Kunisada
(Japanese Portrait Painter)
Kunisada
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 12, 1865
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo
0
Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 3rd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bra, Italy
Died: April 30, 1842
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Thomas Nuttall
(British Botanist and Zoologist Known for His Discoveries of North American Plants)
Thomas Nuttall
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Long Preston, England
Died: September 10, 1859
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James Cowles Prichard
0
Listed In: Ethnologists
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ross, England
Died: December 23, 1848
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Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 14, 1880
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Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
0
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 30, 1855
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Joseph Nicollet
(French Geographer, Astronomer and Mathematician Known for Mapping the 'Upper Mississippi River' Basin During the 1830s)
Joseph Nicollet
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Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cluse, France
Died: September 11, 1843
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William R. King
(13th Vice President of the United States)
William R. King
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Died: April 18, 1853
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Moshoeshoe I
0
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Lesotho
Died: March 11, 1870
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Thomas Hancock
(inventor, engineer)
Thomas Hancock
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 8th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Marlborough, Wiltshire
Died: March 26, 1865
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Louis-Joseph Papineau
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: September 23, 1871
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Harriette Wilson
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: March 10, 1845
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Jean de Charpentier
(German-Swiss Geologist Who Conducted Extensive Research on the Glaciers of the Swiss Alps)
Jean de Charpentier
0
Listed In: Geologists
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Freiberg, Germany
Died: December 12, 1855
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Nicolás Bravo
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chichihualco, Mexico
Died: April 22, 1854
Christian VIII of Denmark
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 18th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: January 20, 1848
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Friedrich Kuhlau
(Danish Composer and Pianist)
Friedrich Kuhlau
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Uelzen, Germany
Died: March 12, 1832
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William George Horner
(Mathematician)
William George Horner
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 9th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: September 22, 1837
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Benjamin Haydon
1
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Plymouth, England
Died: June 22, 1846
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Anthony Firingee
0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1836 AD
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John Catron
(Jurist)
John Catron
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 7th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 30, 1865
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton
0
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Redland, England
Died: June 3, 1869
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Fowell Buxton
(British Politician and Social Reformer)
Fowell Buxton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Essex, England
Died: February 19, 1845
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William L. Marcy
(Politician)
William L. Marcy
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 4, 1857
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Michel Eugène Chevreul
(French Chemist Known for His Early Work on the Chemistry of Fats)
Michel Eugène Chevreul
2
Listed In: Chemists
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Angers, France
Died: April 9, 1889
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Sergey Uvarov
(Statesman)
Sergey Uvarov
0
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: September 16, 1855
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
1
Birthdate: 16th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 23, 1859
 45 
Arthur Tappan
(Businessman)
Arthur Tappan
0
Listed In: Philanthropists
Birthdate: 22nd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 23, 1865
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Douai, France
Died: July 23, 1859
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Nicholas Biddle
(Financier)
Nicholas Biddle
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 27, 1844
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William Mulready
(Irish Painter)
William Mulready
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Died: July 7, 1863
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Joachim Lelewel
(Polish Historian)
Joachim Lelewel
0
Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: May 29, 1861
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Wilhelm Gesenius
(Biblical critic)
Wilhelm Gesenius
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nordhausen, Germany
Died: October 23, 1842