Famous People Born In 1804

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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Franklin Pierce
(14th President of the United States)
Franklin Pierce
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hillsboro, New Hampshire, United States
Died: October 8, 1869
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Novelist and Short Story Writer)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 19, 1864
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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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George Sand
(One of the Most Popular Writers in Europe in Her Lifetime)
George Sand
9
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
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: July 17, 1881
 6 
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
3
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Died: February 15, 1857
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Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
(German Mathematician Who Founded the Theory of Elliptic Functions)
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: February 18, 1851
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Richard Owen
(Biologist)
Richard Owen
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lancaster, England
Died: December 18, 1892
 10 
Ludwig Feuerbach
(German Philosopher and Anthropologist Best Known for His Work, 'The Essence of Christianity')
Ludwig Feuerbach
2
Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Landshut, Germany
Died: September 13, 1872
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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
 12 
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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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
 14 
Wilhelm Weber
(Physicst)
Wilhelm Weber
1
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wittenberg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died: June 23, 1891
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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
 16 
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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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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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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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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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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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
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Johan Ludvig Runeberg
(Considered as the National Poet of Finland)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jakobstad, Finland
Died: May 6, 1877
 24 
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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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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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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Victor Schoelcher
(Journalist)
Victor Schoelcher
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Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 25, 1893
 28 
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
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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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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
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Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
(Prince)
Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
1
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: November 13, 1856
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Grigol Orbeliani
(Poet)
Grigol Orbeliani
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: March 21, 1883
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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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Johann Strauss I
(composer of the Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music)
Johann Strauss I
3
Birthdate: 14th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 25, 1849
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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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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
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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
 38 
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
 39 
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
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Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
(Operatic Soprano)
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 26, 1860
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Carl von Rokitansky
(Pathologist)
Carl von Rokitansky
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Listed In: Pathologists
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Died: July 23, 1878
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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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James Kay-Shuttleworth
(Educator)
James Kay-Shuttleworth
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rochdale, England
Died: May 26, 1877
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Thomas Ustick Walter
(American Architect)
Thomas Ustick Walter
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Listed In: Civil Engineers
Birthdate: 4th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 30, 1887
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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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Robert Hermann Schomburgk
(German-born British Explorer)
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
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Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 5th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Freyburg, Germany
Died: March 11, 1865
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Fitz Henry Lane
(Painter)
Fitz Henry Lane
1
Birthdate: 19th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 14, 1865
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James Thomason
(Government officer)
James Thomason
0
Birthdate: 3rd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died: September 27, 1853
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George Baxter
(Artist)
George Baxter
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Lewes, England
Died: January 11, 1867
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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