Famous People Born In 1797
Discover the most famous people born in 1797. The list includes people like Mary Shelley, Sojourner Truth, Charles Lyell, Gaetano Donizetti, Joseph Henry and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, journalists, composers and political leaders born in 1797. This list includes people from United States, France, Austria and many more countries.
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Mary Shelley(British Author Best Known for Her Gothic Novel ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’)
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Somers Town, London, England
Died: February 1, 1851
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Rifton, New York, United States
Died: November 26, 1883
3
Franz Peter Schubert(Austrian Composer and One of the Greatest Piano Virtuosos of the Late Classical and Early Romantic Era)
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna, Austria
Died: November 19, 1828
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 9, 1888
Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Agra, India
Died: February 15, 1869
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Heinrich Heine(German Poet & Literary Critic Know for His Works 'Germany. A Winter's Tale' and 'Buch der Lieder')
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 17, 1856
Birthdate: 29th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bergamo, Italy
Died: April 8, 1848
Birthdate: 14th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Angus
Died: February 22, 1875
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hilo, Hawaii
Died: July 14, 1824
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Paul Delaroche
(Former painter whose painstakingly realistic historical subjects made him one of the most successful academic artists of mid-19th-century France)
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 4, 1856
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: May 13, 1878
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Edo
Died: October 12, 1858
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Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
(Princess)
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rumpenheim Castle, Offenbach, Germany
Died: April 6, 1889
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Loches, France
Died: September 17, 1863
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buckland
Died: March 5, 1849
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Henry E. Steinway
(Piano Manufacturer)
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wolfshagen, Germany
Died: February 7, 1871
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carmel Hamlet, New York, United States
Died: September 18, 1879
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Philippe Suchard
(Swiss chocolatier)
Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boudry
Died: January 14, 1884
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Ferdinand von Wrangel
(Russian Explorer and Minister of the Navy Known for His Explorations in Siberia)
Birthdate: 9th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pskov, Russia
Died: June 6, 1870
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Maria Isabel of Braganza
(Consort, Aristocrat)
Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Queluz National Palace, Queluz, Portugal
Died: December 26, 1818
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Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
(Finnish Entomologist and Governor of the Viipuri Province in the Grand Duchy of Finland)
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Askainen, Finland
Died: October 9, 1854
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Antonio Rosmini
(Italian Roman Catholic Priest and Philosopher)
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rovereto, Italy
Died: July 1, 1855
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Giuditta Pasta
(Italian Opera Singer)
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saronno, Italy
Died: April 1, 1865
24
Frederick Augustus II
(King of Saxony)
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: August 9, 1854
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Imam Shamil
(Political leader)
Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gimry, Russia
Died: February 4, 1871
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Gerrit Smith
(Former Member of the United States Representatives from New York's 22nd District (1853 - 1854))
Birthdate: 6th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: December 28, 1874
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William I, German Emperor
(King)
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 9, 1888
Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greene County, New York, United States
Died: November 22, 1882
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Joseph Othmar Rauscher
(Archbishop)
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 24, 1875
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Karl Otfried Müller
(German Professor and Scholar)
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brzeg, Poland
Died: August 1, 1840
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Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
(Actress)
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 8, 1856
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Adolphe Thiers
(The Second Elected President of France and First President of the 'French Third Republic')
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bouc-Bel-Air, France
Died: September 3, 1877
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James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hambleden, England
Died: March 28, 1868
34
Bakht Khan
(Indian Commander-In-Chief During the Indian Rebellion of 1857)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1859 AD
35
Hamilton Hume
(Australian Explorer of the Present-Day Victoria and New South Wales)
Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Seven Hills, Australia
Died: April 19, 1873
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kahoua, Tonga, Polynesia
Died: February 18, 1893
37
Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol
(Diplomatist)
Birthdate: 17th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 28, 1865
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Carl Gustaf Mosander
(Swedish Chemist Who Discovered the Rare Earth Elements Lanthanum, Erbium and Terbium)
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kalmar, Sweden
Died: October 15, 1858
39
Jeremias Gotthelf
(Swiss Novelist)
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Murten, Switzerland
Died: October 22, 1854
40
Pierre Leroux
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bercy, Paris, France
Died: April 12, 1871
41
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
(Empress consort of Brazil and Queen consort of Portugal)
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 11, 1826
42
Samuel Lover
(Irish Songwriter, Composer, Painter and Novelist)
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Grafton Street, Dublin, Ireland
Died: July 6, 1868
43
John Blackwell
(Welsh Poet)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Mold, Wales
Died: May 19, 1840
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Joseph von Radowitz
(Prussian Statesman and General)
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Blankenburg, Germany
Died: December 25, 1853
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: January 15, 1878
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Wilhelm Beer
(German Banker and Astronomer Who Constructed the Most Complete Map of the Moon of His Time ‘Mappa Selenographica')
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 27, 1850
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John Davis Pierce
(Legislator)
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 5, 1882
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 5, 1839
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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Monarch)
Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: January 29, 1870
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Abby Hadassah Smith
(Activist)
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 23, 1879