Famous People Born In 1790

Discover the most famous people born in 1790. The list includes people like John Tyler, Leopold I of Belgium, Jean-François Champollion, Alphonse de Lamartine, George Everest and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, explorers and emperors & kings born in 1790. This list includes people from England, United States and many more countries.
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John Tyler
(10th President of the United States (1841-1845))
John Tyler
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charles City, Virginia, United States
Died: January 18, 1862
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Leopold I of Belgium
(First King of the Belgians (1831 - 1865))
Leopold I of Belgium
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 16th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
Died: December 10, 1865
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George Everest
(British Surveyor and Geographer Who Served as Surveyor General of India From 1830 to 1843)
George Everest
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Listed In: Geographers
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 1, 1866
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Jean-François Champollion
(French Historian, Linguist and Founder of the Scientific 'Egyptology')
Jean-François Champollion
2
Listed In: Philologists
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Figeac, France
Died: March 4, 1832
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Alphonse de Lamartine
(French Author, Poet and Member of the National Assembly for Saône-Et-Loire from 1849 to 1851)
Alphonse de Lamartine
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Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mâcon, France
Died: February 28, 1869
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Letitia Christian Tyler
(First lady)
Letitia Christian Tyler
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Listed In: First Ladies
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cedar Grove, Virginia, US
Died: September 10, 1842
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John Ross
(politician)
John Ross
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Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Alabama
Died: August 1, 1866
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Jules Dumont d'Urville
(French Explorer and Naval Officer Who Explored the Western and South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, and Antarctica)
Jules Dumont d'Urville
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Condé-sur-Noireau, France
Died: May 8, 1842
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Gideon Mantell
(British Geologist and Palaeontologist)
Gideon Mantell
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lewes, Sussex, England
Died: November 10, 1852
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Juan Álvarez
(24th President of Mexico (October 1855 – December 1855))
Juan Álvarez
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atoyac de Álvarez, Mexico
Died: August 21, 1867
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Markos Botsaris
(Military General)
Markos Botsaris
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Souli, Greece
Died: August 21, 1823
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Peter Skene Ogden
(Explorer)
Peter Skene Ogden
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Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: September 27, 1854
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Anton Pann
(Composer, Poet)
Anton Pann
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Sliven, Bulgaria
Died: November 2, 1854
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William Wentworth
(Australian Explorer, Pastoralist, Newspaper Editor, Politician, Lawyer, and Author)
William Wentworth
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Norfolk Island, Australia
Died: March 20, 1872
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Fitz-Greene Halleck
(Poet)
Fitz-Greene Halleck
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Guilford, Connecticut
Died: November 19, 1867
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John Cockerill
(Industrialist)
John Cockerill
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Birthdate: 3rd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haslingden, Lancashire Lancs, England
Died: June 9, 1840
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Marquis de Custine
(Writer)
Marquis de Custine
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Birthdate: 18th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Niderviller, France
Died: September 25, 1857
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Father Mathew
(Priest)
Father Mathew
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: County Tipperary, Ireland
Died: December 8, 1856
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John Austin
(jurist, philosopher)
John Austin
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Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Suffolk
Died: December 1, 1859
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Edward John Dent
(Watchmaker)
Edward John Dent
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Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 8, 1853
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João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha
(Statesman)
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha
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Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Azinhaga, Portugal
Died: November 20, 1876
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Ferenc Kölcsey
(Hungarian Poet Who Wrote ‘Himnusz’ the National Anthem of Hungary)
Ferenc Kölcsey
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 8th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sauca, Romania
Died: August 24, 1838
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Nassau William Senior
(British Economist and Lawyer)
Nassau William Senior
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Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Compton, Berkshire, England
Died: June 4, 1864
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Patrick Matthew
(Agriculturalist)
Patrick Matthew
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: June 8, 1874
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Ludwig Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach
(Prussian general)
Ludwig Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: January 10, 1861
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John Gibson
(Sculptor)
John Gibson
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Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Conwy, Wales
Died: January 27, 1866
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Richard Carlile
(Journalist)
Richard Carlile
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Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ashburton, England
Died: February 10, 1843
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Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
(Poet)
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boxholm Municipality, Sweden
Died: July 21, 1855
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Pierre-Antoine Berryer
(Advocate)
Pierre-Antoine Berryer
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 29, 1868
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Marshall Hall
(Physician)
Marshall Hall
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Basford, England
Died: August 11, 1857
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José Antonio Páez
(Former President of Venezuela Who for Served for Three-Terms Between 1830 and 1863)
José Antonio Páez
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Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Aricagua, Venezuela
Died: May 6, 1873
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Sebetwane
(King)
Sebetwane
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Africa
Died: July 7, 1851
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Carsten Hauch
(Danish Poet, Dramatist, and Novelist)
Carsten Hauch
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 12th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Halden, Norway
Died: March 4, 1872
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John Beecroft
(Explorer)
John Beecroft
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Whitby, England
Died: June 10, 1854
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Richard Jones
(Economist)
Richard Jones
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Died: January 20, 1855
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William Davies Evans
(Chess player, Inventor)
William Davies Evans
1
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St Dogwells, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died: August 3, 1872
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Mzilikazi
(King of the Ndebele)
Mzilikazi
2
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: near Mkuze, South Africa
Died: September 9, 1868
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Henry John Wallack
(Actor)
Henry John Wallack
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Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 30, 1870
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
(Politician)
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
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Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 22, 1871
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Robert Stirling
(Scottish Clergyman and Engineer Who Invented the Stirling Engine)
Robert Stirling
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Methven, Perthshire, Scotland
Died: June 6, 1878
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Salim bin Sultan
(Rulers)
Salim bin Sultan
0
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oman
Died: 1821 AD
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James M. Wayne
(Jurist)
James M. Wayne
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: July 5, 1867
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John Frederic Daniell
(Chemist)
John Frederic Daniell
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 12th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 13, 1845
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George Métivier
(Former Guernsey poet dubbed the Guernsey Burns)
George Métivier
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Guernsey
Died: March 23, 1881
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Henry John Boulton
(lawyer, judge)
Henry John Boulton
0
Listed In: Lawyers
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Kensington
Died: June 18, 1870
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John Bachman
(American Lutheran Minister and Naturalist)
John Bachman
1
Listed In: Naturalists
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rhinebeck, New York, United States
Died: February 24, 1874
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Paramanuchitchinorot
(Siamese religious leader and author)
Paramanuchitchinorot
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Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Died: December 9, 1853