Famous People Born In 1804

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Discover the most famous people born in 1804. The list includes people like Franklin Pierce, Benjamin Disraeli, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Sand, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, physicists, philosophers and novelists born in 1804. This list includes people from Germany, United States, France and many more countries.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Novelist and Short Story Writer)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 19, 1864
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George Sand
(One of the Most Popular Writers in Europe in Her Lifetime)
George Sand
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 8, 1876
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Jim Bridger
(Famous Mountain Man of the American Fur Trade Era)
Jim Bridger
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: July 17, 1881
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John Deere
(Founder of 'Deere & Company')
John Deere
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 7th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rutland, Vermont, United States
Died: May 17, 1886
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Mikhail Glinka
(Russian Composer Who is Regarded as the Fountainhead of Russian Classical Music)
Mikhail Glinka
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Died: February 15, 1857
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Mongkut
(King of Thailand)
Mongkut
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Died: October 1, 1868
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Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
(German Mathematician Who Founded the Theory of Elliptic Functions)
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: February 18, 1851
 8 
Richard Owen
(Biologist)
Richard Owen
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lancaster, England
Died: December 18, 1892
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Ludwig Feuerbach
(German Philosopher and Anthropologist Best Known for His Work, 'The Essence of Christianity')
Ludwig Feuerbach
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Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Landshut, Germany
Died: September 13, 1872
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Benjamin Disraeli
(British Prime Minister)
Benjamin Disraeli
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bloomsbury, London
Died: April 19, 1881
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Wilhelm Weber
(Physicst)
Wilhelm Weber
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Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wittenberg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died: June 23, 1891
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Matthias Jakob Schleiden
(German Botanist & Co-founder of 'Cell Theory')
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: June 23, 1881
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Allan Kardec
(French Educator, Author, and Translator Best Remembered for Writing Five Book Collection Named 'Spiritist Codification')
Allan Kardec
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Listed In: Educators
Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: March 31, 1869
 14 
Eugène Sue
(Novelist)
Eugène Sue
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 3, 1857
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Eliza R. Snow
(American Poet and 2nd Relief Society General President (1866 - 1867))
Eliza R. Snow
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 21st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Becket, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 5, 1887
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Elizabeth Peabody
(Teacher)
Elizabeth Peabody
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 3, 1894
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John Gould
(Ornithologist)
John Gould
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lyme Regis, United Kingdom
Died: February 3, 1881
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Richard Cobden
(Politician)
Richard Cobden
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Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Heyshott, United Kingdom
Died: April 2, 1865
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Squire Whipple
(Civil Engineer)
Squire Whipple
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Listed In: Civil Engineers
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 15, 1888
 20 
Heinrich Lenz
(Russian Physicist Best Known for Formulating 'Lenz's Law')
Heinrich Lenz
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Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tartu
Died: February 10, 1865
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Victor Schoelcher
(Journalist)
Victor Schoelcher
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Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 25, 1893
 22 
Osceola
(An Influential Leader of the Seminole People in Florida)
Osceola
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Talisi, Mississippi Territory, United States
Died: January 30, 1838
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Paul Gavarni
(Illustrator)
Paul Gavarni
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Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 24, 1866
 24 
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
(Considered as the National Poet of Finland)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jakobstad, Finland
Died: May 6, 1877
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Claude-Étienne Minié
(Military Officer)
Claude-Étienne Minié
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 14, 1879
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Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
(Prince)
Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
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Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: November 13, 1856
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Townsend Harris
(First United States Consul General to Japan)
Townsend Harris
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Listed In: Diplomats
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Washington County, New York, United States
Died: February 25, 1878
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Grigol Orbeliani
(Poet)
Grigol Orbeliani
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: March 21, 1883
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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
(Literary critic)
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
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Listed In: Literary Critics
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Died: October 13, 1869
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Franklin Pierce
(14th President of the United States)
Franklin Pierce
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hillsboro, New Hampshire, United States
Died: October 8, 1869
 31 
Robert Baldwin
(Politician)
Robert Baldwin
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Birthdate: 12th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Toronto
Died: December 9, 1858
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Aleksey Khomyakov
(Russian Theologian, Philosopher and Poet)
Aleksey Khomyakov
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Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: October 5, 1860
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Johann Strauss I
(composer of the Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music)
Johann Strauss I
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Birthdate: 14th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 25, 1849
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Samuel Phelps
(Actor)
Samuel Phelps
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Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Devonport, Plymouth, England
Died: November 6, 1878
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Eduard Mörike
(German Lutheran Pastor Who was Also a Romantic Poet and Writer of Novellas and Novels)
Eduard Mörike
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Died: June 4, 1875
 36 
William Stokes
(Physician)
William Stokes
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Listed In: Cardiologists
Birthdate: 1st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 10, 1878
 37 
Napoléon Louis Bonaparte
(King)
Napoléon Louis Bonaparte
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 17, 1831
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Louise Farrenc
(Composer)
Louise Farrenc
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 15, 1875
 39 
Marie Taglioni
(Ballet Dancer)
Marie Taglioni
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Listed In: Ballet Dancers
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 22, 1884
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Yakov Rostovtsev
(Political figure)
Yakov Rostovtsev
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 9th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 18, 1860
 41 
Johan Nicolai Madvig
(Danish Philologist and Kultus Minister)
Johan Nicolai Madvig
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Listed In: Philologists
Birthdate: 7th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bornholm, Denmark
Died: December 12, 1886
 42 
János Damjanich
(Former general of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army in 1848)
János Damjanich
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sunja, Croatia
Died: October 6, 1849
 43 
Aga Khan I
(Former Governor of Kirman)
Aga Khan I
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Kahak District, Iran
Died: March 31, 1881
 44 
Jacques-Victor Henry
(Prince)
Jacques-Victor Henry
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: First Empire of Haiti
Died: October 18, 1820
 45 
Neal Dow
(Advocate)
Neal Dow
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 20th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Maine, United States
Died: October 2, 1897
 46 
Joseph Howe
(3rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia)
Joseph Howe
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Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: June 1, 1873
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Noah Haynes Swayne
(Jurist)
Noah Haynes Swayne
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 7th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Frederick County, Virginia, United States
Died: June 8, 1884
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Fitz Henry Lane
(Painter)
Fitz Henry Lane
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Birthdate: 19th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 14, 1865
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Richard Lemon Lander
(Explorer)
Richard Lemon Lander
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Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Truro, England
Died: February 6, 1834
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Moritz von Schwind
(Austrian Painter)
Moritz von Schwind
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 21st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 8, 1871