Famous People Born In 1805

Discover the most famous people born in 1805. The list includes people like Hans Christian Andersen, Alexis de Tocqueville, William Lloyd Garrison, Mary Seacole, Giuseppe Mazzini and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include mathematicians, diplomats, physicists and astronomers born in 1805. This list includes people from Germany, United Kingdom, United States & France and many more countries.

Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen
2nd April, Danish
 
Mary SeacoleMary Seacole
23rd November, British
Heroine of the Crimean War

Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville
29th July, French
 

William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison
12th December, American
Abolitionist

Giuseppe MazziniGiuseppe Mazzini
22nd June, Italian
 

Ferdinand de LessepsFerdinand de Lesseps
19th November, French
Developer of Suez Canal
Peter Gustav Lejeune DirichletPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
13th February, German
Mathematician

Thomas BrasseyThomas Brassey
7th November, British
Civil Engineer

Hugo von MohlHugo von Mohl
8th April, German
Botanist
Joseph Smith Jr.Joseph Smith Jr.
23rd December, American
1st President of the Church of Christ (later the

Fanny Mendelssohn HenselFanny Mendelssohn Hensel
14th November, German
Musician and Composer
Sir William Rowan HamiltonSir William Rowan Hamilton
4th August, Irish
Physicist, Astronomer and Mathematician

Angelina GrimkeAngelina Grimke
20th February, American
Abolitionist, Women's Rights Activist

Fanny MendelssohnFanny Mendelssohn
14th November, German
Composer, Pianist

Robert FitzRoyRobert FitzRoy
5th July, British
Scientist

Henry WellsHenry Wells
12th December, American
Businessman
Louis Auguste BlanquiLouis Auguste Blanqui
8th February, French
Revolutionary

Franz Xaver WinterhalterFranz Xaver Winterhalter
20th April
Painter

Samuel WilberforceSamuel Wilberforce
7th September, British
Bishop

Samuel PalmerSamuel Palmer
27th January, British
Painter, Poet
Alexander BurnesAlexander Burnes
16th May, British
Explorer

Frederick Denison MauriceFrederick Denison Maurice
29th August, British
Theologian
William Harrison AinsworthWilliam Harrison Ainsworth
4th February, British
Novelist

Adalbert StifterAdalbert Stifter
23rd October, Austrian
Writer

Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinJean Eugène Robert-Houdin
7th December, French
Magician
John Lloyd StephensJohn Lloyd Stephens
28th November, American
Academic, Journalist, Archaeologist

Eugène SchneiderEugène Schneider
29th March, French
Industrialist
August BournonvilleAugust Bournonville
21st August, Danish
Ballet Master

Hiram PowersHiram Powers
29th June, American
Sculptor

William G. BrownlowWilliam G. Brownlow
29th August
Author
Ahmad I ibn MustafaAhmad I ibn Mustafa
2nd December, Tunisian
Bey of Tunisia

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Esteban EcheverríaEsteban Echeverría
2nd September, Argentinian
Writer
Prosper GuérangerProsper Guéranger
4th April, French
Monk

Horatio GreenoughHoratio Greenough
6th September, American
Sculptor

Wilhelm von KaulbachWilhelm von Kaulbach
15th October, German
Painter

John Russell BartlettJohn Russell Bartlett
23rd October, American
Historian
Robert Smith SurteesRobert Smith Surtees
17th May, British
Novelist
Jonas FurrerJonas Furrer
3rd March, Swiss
Politician

James MartineauJames Martineau
21st April, British
Philosopher

Robert AndersonRobert Anderson
14th June, American
officer

Thomas Wilson DorrThomas Wilson Dorr
5th November, American
Politician
William E. DodgeWilliam E. Dodge
4th September, American
Businessman

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-HilaireIsidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
16th December, French
Zoologist

Jules Barthélemy-Saint-HilaireJules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire
19th August, French
Philosopher

Johann Karl RodbertusJohann Karl Rodbertus
12th August, German
Economist

Charles Thomas JacksonCharles Thomas Jackson
21st June, American
Physician
Gustav StruveGustav Struve
11th October, German
Surgeon

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl StanhopePhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
30th January, British
Politician
Alexander BraunAlexander Braun
10th May, German
Botanist

Harriot Kezia HuntHarriot Kezia Hunt
9th November, American
Physician

George Henry EvansGeorge Henry Evans
25th March, British
Reformer
Édouard Drouyn de LhuysÉdouard Drouyn de Lhuys
19th November, French
Diplomat

Manuel GarcíaManuel García
17th March, Spanish
Singer
Louis Adolphe BonardLouis Adolphe Bonard
27th March, French
Admiral

Ellen KeanEllen Kean
12th December, British
Actress

Johann von LamontJohann von Lamont
13th December, German, Scottish
Astronomer

Thomas GrahamThomas Graham
21st December, Scottish
Chemist

David Dudley FieldDavid Dudley Field
13th February, American
Lawyer
Johann Jakob HerzogJohann Jakob Herzog
12th September, Swiss, German
Theologian

Alexander HarrisAlexander Harris
7th February, British
Author

Samuel David GrossSamuel David Gross
8th July, American
Surgeon

Augustus A. GouldAugustus A. Gould
23rd April, American
Naturalist
Ida, countess von Hahn-HahnIda, countess von Hahn-Hahn
22nd June, German
Author

Ivan Karlovich ArnoldIvan Karlovich Arnold
30th November, Russian
Artist
James Bronterre O'BrienJames Bronterre O'Brien
31st January, Irish
Journalist

Marie d'AgoultMarie d'Agoult
31st December, German
French author

Peter G. L. DirichletPeter G. L. Dirichlet
13th February, German