Famous People Born In 1802

Discover the most famous people born in 1802. The list includes people like Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dorothea Dix, Niels Henrik Abel, Gideon Welles and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, educators and journalists born in 1802. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France and many more countries.

Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas
24th July, French
 
Victor HugoVictor Hugo
26th February, French
Author & Poet

Dorothea DixDorothea Dix
4th April, American
Social Reformer

Niels Henrik AbelNiels Henrik Abel
5th August, Norwegian
Mathematician

Charles WheatstoneCharles Wheatstone
6th February, British
Scientist

Gideon WellesGideon Welles
1st July, American
 
Ignacy DomeykoIgnacy Domeyko
31st July, Polish
Geologist

Charles Pelham VilliersCharles Pelham Villiers
3rd January, British
Politician

John EllaJohn Ella
19th December, British
Violinist
Archduke Franz Karl of AustriaArchduke Franz Karl of Austria
17th December, Austrian
Archduke of Austria

Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et KossuthfalvaLajos Kossuth
16th September, Hungarian
Lawyer
Harriet MartineauHarriet Martineau
12th June, British
Linguist, Journalist, Economist, Historian,

Elijah LovejoyElijah Parish Lovejoy
9th November, American
Journalist

Marcus WhitmanMarcus Whitman
4th September, American
Physician

Lydia Maria ChildLydia Maria Child
11th February, American
Novelist, Poet, Journalist, Writer

Edwin LandseerEdwin Landseer
7th March, British
Painter
Louis-Eugène CavaignacLouis-Eugène Cavaignac
15th October, French
General

David HunterDavid Hunter
21st July, American
Military officer

Elias LönnrotElias Lönnrot
9th April, Finnish
Physician

Letitia Elizabeth LandonLetitia Elizabeth Landon
14th August, British
Poet
Phineas Parkhurst QuimbyPhineas Parkhurst Quimby
16th February, American
Clockmaker

János BolyaiJános Bolyai
15th December, Romanian
Mathematician
Wilhelm HauffWilhelm Hauff
29th November, German
Poet

Nikolaus LenauNikolaus Lenau
13th August, Austrian
Poet

Hugh MillerHugh Miller
10th October, Scottish
Geologist
Sara ColeridgeSara Coleridge
23rd December, British
Author

Calvin Ellis StoweCalvin Ellis Stowe
6th April, American
Biblical scholar
Miguel of PortugalMiguel of Portugal
26th October, Portuguese
King

Henry Grey, 3rd Earl GreyHenry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey
28th December, British
Statesman

Richard UpjohnRichard Upjohn
22nd January, British, American
Architect
Nicholas WisemanNicholas Wiseman
3rd August, Spanish
Archbishop

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Lord George BentinckLord George Bentinck
27th February, British
Politician
Germain Henri HessGermain Henri Hess
7th August, Swiss, Russian
Chemist

Friedrich Adolf TrendelenburgFriedrich Adolf Trendelenburg
30th November, German
Philosopher

Catharine Parr TraillCatharine Parr Traill
9th January, Canadian, British
Author

Émile de GirardinÉmile de Girardin
22nd June, French
Journalist
Constantin GuysConstantin Guys
3rd December, French
Painter
Horace BushnellHorace Bushnell
14th April, American
Minister

Antoine Jérôme BalardAntoine Jérôme Balard
30th September, French
Chemist

Ernst Wilhelm HengstenbergErnst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
20th October, German
Theologian

Benoît FourneyronBenoît Fourneyron
31st October, French
Inventor
Paul-Émile BottaPaul-Émile Botta
6th December, French, Italian
Scientist

Adolphe NourritAdolphe Nourrit
3rd March, French
Musician

Alexander DumasAlexander Dumas
24th July, French
 

Félix DupanloupFélix Dupanloup
3rd January, French
Political leader

Jacob van LennepJacob van Lennep
24th March, Dutch
Poet
Adolphe NielAdolphe Niel
4th October, French
Statesman

Magnus Brostrup LandstadMagnus Brostrup Landstad
7th October, Norwegian
Priest
Winthrop Mackworth PraedWinthrop Mackworth Praed
28th July, British
Politician

Karl Joseph SimrockKarl Joseph Simrock
28th August, German
Poet

Edward Knight CollinsEdward Knight Collins
5th August, American
Shipping Magnate
Gustav KlemmGustav Klemm
12th November, German
Anthropologist

Eduard von BauernfeldEduard von Bauernfeld
13th January, Austrian
Dramatist
Mark HopkinsMark Hopkins
4th February, American
Theologian, Educator

August Friedrich PottAugust Friedrich Pott
14th November, German
Linguist

Mountifort LongfieldMountifort Longfield
30th November, Irish
Lawyer

Ebenezer ThomasEbenezer Thomas
31st July, Welsh
Teacher

Alessandro PoerioAlessandro Poerio
27th August, Italian
Poet
Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique LacordaireJean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire
12th May, French
Journalist