Famous People Born In 1788
Discover the most famous people born in 1788. The list includes people like Lord Byron, Arthur Schopenhauer, Sacagawea, Robert Peel, Victor of Aveyron and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, philosophers, novelists and prime ministers born in 1788. This list includes people from United States, France, England & Germany and many more countries.
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Lord Byron(One of the Greatest English Poets of the 19th Century and a Leading Figure of the Romantic Movement)
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 19, 1824
Widely considered one of the greatest British poets of all time, Lord Byron remains influential as his works are widely read even today. He was also one of the most important personalities of the Romantic Movement. He is also known for his role in the Greek War of Independence, for which the Greeks consider him a national hero.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Salmon
Died: 1812 AD
Sacagawea, a Lemhi Shoshone woman, became a significant part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, helping its members connect with the Native Americans along the trail. The National American Woman Suffrage Association later honored her by erecting several statues in her memory. She finds mention in many books and films.
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Arthur Schopenhauer(German Philosopher Best Known for His Work ‘The World as Will and Representation’)
Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gdańsk, Poland
Died: September 21, 1860
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher. He was among the first Western philosophers to affirm important tenets of Indian philosophy, such as denial of the self and asceticism. Schopenhauer's work has had a tremendous posthumous impact on disciplines like science, literature, and philosophy. His work influenced personalities like Albert Einstein, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sigmund Freud, George Bernard Shaw, and Leo Tolstoy.
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Robert Peel(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834 – 1835, 1841 – 1846))
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bury, Lancashire, England
Died: July 2, 1850
Statesman Robert Peel had been the prime minister of the U.K twice. He was also a two-time home secretary. He established the Metropolitan Police Service and also introduced the Tamworth Manifesto, thus co-founding the modern Conservative Party. He died of injuries after a horse he was riding fell on him.
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: September 24, 1878
Birthdate: 9th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Malden
Died: April 12, 1850
Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson is remembered for his long stint in Burma, where he established a church, founded schools, and baptised many people. He also translated the Bible into Burmese and worked on a Burmese-English dictionary. He was also one of the first from America to travel abroad for missionary activities.
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Broglie (Eure)
Died: July 14, 1827
Augustin-Jean Fresne, best remembered for his pioneering research on the wave theory of light, was a sickly child and was mostly homeschooled in his early days. The French physicist was a civil engineer, too. Unfortunately, most of his scientific work failed to receive public attention during his lifetime.
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Sarah Josepha Hale
(American author)
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newport, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 30, 1879
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Catherine Pavlovna of Russia
(Queen)
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Catherine Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died: January 9, 1819
Catherine Pavlovna of Russia was the daughter of Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg and Tsar Paul I of Russia. Through her marriage with her first cousin Crown Prince William, she became Queen Catharina Pavlovna of Württemberg in 1816 when Prince William became King William I of Württemberg. Catherine died of erysipelas complicated by pneumonia, at the age of 30.
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Ranavalona I
(Antananarivo, Madagascar)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Ambatomanoina, Madagascar
Died: August 16, 1861
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Margaret Taylor
(Former First Lady of the United States)
Birthdate: 21st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Died: August 14, 1852
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Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
(Danish Antiquarian Who Developed Early Archaeological Techniques and Methods)
Birthdate: 29th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: May 21, 1865
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen was a Danish antiquarian best remembered for developing early archaeological methods and techniques. In 1816, he was selected as the head of an organization, which later became the National Museum of Denmark. Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is credited with mentoring future archaeologists like Bror Emil Hildebrand and J. J. A. Worsaae.
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Templeton, Massachusetts, United Stafes
Died: December 28, 1853
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: December 26, 1858
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Mohammed bin Thani
(Politician)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Fuwayrit, Qatar
Died: December 18, 1878
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Died: April 2, 1851
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Mary Prince
(Autobiographer of The History of Mary Prince (1831))
Birthdate: 1st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bermuda
Died: 1833 AD
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Athanasios Diakos
(Military commander)
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Central Greece
Died: April 24, 1821
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FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
(Was a British Army officer. When a junior officer, he served in the Peninsular War)
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Badminton, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 28, 1855
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William Strickland
(Architect)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Navesink, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 6, 1854
Known for his pioneering written work on railroad construction, engineer and architect William Strickland was also one of the leaders of the 19th-century Greek Revival style of architecture. He designed structures such as the US Mint, contributed to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and was also one of the first American lecturers of architecture.
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Károly Kisfaludy
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tét, Hungary
Died: November 21, 1830
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Abdul Momin
(24th Sultan of Brunei)
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Died: May 30, 1885
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Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
(Known for His Novel ‘Aus Dem Leben Eines Taugenichts’)
Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Łubowice, Poland
Died: November 26, 1857
German Romantic lyricist Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff is best remembered for his epic poem Robert und Guiscard, which highlights the French Revolution. His prose works such as Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing, revolving around themes such as love, too, gained him fame. He also worked in the civil services
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 26, 1872
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Richard Harris Barham
(Writer, Priest)
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Canterbury, Kent, England
Died: June 17, 1845
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Houkje Gerrits Bouma
(Dutch Speed Skater)
Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Akkerwoude, Netherlands
Died: August 8, 1857
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Alexander Campbell
(Minister)
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Broughshane, County Antrim, Ireland
Died: March 4, 1866
Alexander Campbell was a Scots-Irish immigrant who went on to become an ordained minister in America. He then joined forces with his father and led a reform effort, which came to be known as the Restoration Movement. Also referred to as the Stone-Campbell Movement, it helped develop non-denominational Christian churches.
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Momolu Duwalu Bukele
(Inventor)
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Liberia
Died: October 1, 1888
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Thomas Blanchard
(Inventor)
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sutton
Died: April 16, 1864
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Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
(Count)
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Spain
Died: March 10, 1855
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Carl Mayer von Rothschild
(German Banker)
Birthdate: 24th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died: March 10, 1855
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Schweinfurt, Germany
Died: January 31, 1866
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Henriette Pressburg
(Mother of Karl Marx)
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Died: November 30, 1863
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Princess Augusta of Bavaria
(Princess)
Birthdate: 21st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: May 13, 1851
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Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
(Scottish Metaphysician and Philosopher Known for His Contributions in the Field of Logic)
Birthdate: 8th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: May 6, 1856
Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, was a Scottish metaphysician and educator best remembered for his work in the field of logic. Hamilton, who made attempts to combine the views held by German philosopher Immanuel Kant with the Scottish philosophy of common sense, is credited with popularizing the works of Kant in the United Kingdom.
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David G. Burnet
(Early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas (1836 and again in 1841))
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 5, 1870
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Étienne Cabet
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: November 9, 1856
Birthdate: 12th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Angers, France
Died: January 4, 1856
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Tomás de Zumalacárregui
(Spanish military leader)
Birthdate: 29th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ormaiztegui, Spain
Died: June 24, 1835
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Samuel Bamford
(British Radical Reformer and Poet)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Middleton, England
Died: April 13, 1872
The son of a weaver, Samuel Bamford quit school and worked as a weaver and a warehouseman. He later penned many poems, expressing his support for the working class. Charged with inciting violence at the Peterloo massacre, he was also jailed for a while. He later became a journalist in London.
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Hugh Clapperton
(Naval Officer)
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Annan, Scotland
Died: April 13, 1827
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tha Ruea, Ayutthaya, Siam, Thailand
Died: June 22, 1872
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Theodore Hook
(Man of Letters)
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 24, 1841
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Thomas Tredgold
(Engineer)
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brandon Village, England
Died: January 28, 1829
Initially a carpenter, Thomas Tredgold later began working with his architect uncle in London. There, he learned architecture, engineering, and French. The self-made man is best known for his book Elementary Principles of Carpentry, which later became a classic. He is also known to have laid down the standard definition of civil engineering.
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Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
(Princess)
Birthdate: 21st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: January 27, 1836
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Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Perthes, France
Died: August 5, 1868
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Pierre Joseph Pelletier
(French Chemist Who was the Co-discoverer of Quinine, Caffeine, and Strychnine)
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 19, 1842
Known as the founder of the chemistry of alkaloids, Pierre-Joseph Pelletier studied and taught at Ecole de Pharmacie. Working with Joseph Bienaimé Caventou, he first isolated chlorophyll. Working further they established that alkaloids contain oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen and isolated brucine, cinchonine, colchicine, quinine, strychnine, and veratrine. Their discoveries were later used by chemists to develop many useful medicines.
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Basil Hall
(Naval officer)
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dunglass, Scotland
Died: September 11, 1844
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Mikhail Shchepkin
(The Father of Realist Acting in Russia)
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belogrod, Russia
Died: August 11, 1863
Mikhail Shchepkin was an actor who is regarded as the most popular actor of the Russian Empire during the 19th century. Referred to as the father of realist acting in Russia, Shchepkin was instrumental in the development of the Stanislavski's system of acting through his student Glikeriya Nikolaevna Fedotova, who would later have a major influence on Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski.
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Edward Sabine
(Astronomer Known for His Studies of Earth’s Magnetic Field)
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: June 26, 1883
Anglo-Irish astronomer Edward Sabine initially served the British Army and eventually retired as a major-general. The Copley Medal-winning scientist is remembered for his work on determining the shape and magnetic field of the Earth. He also studied birds in Greenland and was knighted for his achievements.