Famous People Born In 1806

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Discover the most famous people born in 1806. The list includes people like John Stuart Mill, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Max Stirner, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Benito Juarez and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, spiritual & religious leaders, philosophers and civil engineers born in 1806. This list includes people from United States, England and many more countries.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
(Civil Engineer)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Listed In: Civil Engineers
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: September 15, 1859
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John Stuart Mill
(The Most Influential English-Speaking Philosopher of the Nineteenth Century)
John Stuart Mill
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Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pentonville, London, England
Died: May 7, 1873
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Benito Juarez
(Lawyer, Politician)
Benito Juarez
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 21st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Pablo Guelatao, Mexico
Died: July 18, 1872
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(English poet of the Victorian era, best known for her 'Sonnets From the Portuguese' and 'Aurora Leigh.)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 6th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kelloe, Durham, England
Died: June 29, 1861
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Max Stirner
(German Philosopher Best Known for His Work ‘The Ego and Its Own’)
Max Stirner
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Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayreuth, Germany
Died: June 26, 1856
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Matthew Fontaine Maury
(American Astronomer, Oceanographer, Meteorologist, Geologist and Naval Officer)
Matthew Fontaine Maury
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Died: February 1, 1873
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Jane Pierce
(First lady)
Jane Pierce
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Listed In: First Ladies
Birthdate: 12th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: December 2, 1863
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John A. Roebling
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Listed In: Civil Engineers
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mühlhausen, Germany
Died: July 22, 1869
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Stand Watie
(General)
Stand Watie
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Calhoun, Georgia
Died: September 9, 1871
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Juan Seguín
(Former Mayor of San Antonio (1834 - 1835, 1841 - 1842))
Juan Seguín
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Texas, United States
Died: August 27, 1890
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Leonidas Polk
(Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana)
Leonidas Polk
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Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Died: June 14, 1864
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Emilia Plater
(Polish-Lithuanian Revolutionary and Noblewoman)
Emilia Plater
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: December 23, 1831
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John B. Floyd
(Politician)
John B. Floyd
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Died: August 26, 1863
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Henry Montgomery Lawrence
(Surveyor in British India Who Founded Military-Style Boarding Schools in India)
Henry Montgomery Lawrence
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 28th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka
Died: July 4, 1857
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Augustus De Morgan
(British mathematician)
Augustus De Morgan
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Listed In: Mathematicians
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Madras Presidency
Died: March 18, 1871
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John P. Hale
(Diplomat, U.S. Representative, Lawyer)
John P. Hale
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
Died: November 19, 1873
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Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Regensburg, Germany
Died: February 13, 1874
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Edwin Forrest
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Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 12, 1872
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Oliver Cowdery
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Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wells
Died: March 3, 1850
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William P. Fessenden
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boscawen, New Hampshire, United States
Died: September 8, 1869
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Karl Friedrich Mohr
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: September 28, 1879
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Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bilbao, Spain
Died: January 17, 1826
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Johan Vilhelm Snellman
(Finnish Nationalist Philosopher and Statesman)
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
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Birthdate: 12th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: July 4, 1881
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William Fothergill Cooke
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ealing,London, England
Died: June 25, 1879
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William Dyce
(Artist)
William Dyce
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: February 14, 1864
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Anton Alexander von Auersperg
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died: September 12, 1876
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Lionel Kieseritzky
(Chess player, Writer)
Lionel Kieseritzky
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tartu, Estonia
Died: May 18, 1853
Lady Flora Hastings
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: July 5, 1839
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Alecu Donici
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Donici, Orhei, Romania
Died: January 21, 1865
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F.W. Ritschl
(Scholar)
F.W. Ritschl
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Listed In: Philologists
Birthdate: 6th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grossvargula, Germany
Died: November 9, 1876
West Hughes Humphreys
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Listed In: Judges
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
Died: October 16, 1882
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Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle
(French-Swiss Botanist Best Known for His Contributions to the Study of the Geographic Distribution of Plants)
Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 4, 1893
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Nguyễn Tri Phương
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Died: 1873 AD
Maria Adeodata Pisani
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: February 25, 1855
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Duchenne de Boulogne
(Photographer, Neurologist, Physician)
Duchenne de Boulogne
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Listed In: Neurologists
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Mer
Died: September 15, 1875
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Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died: February 22, 1847
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Manfredo Fanti
(Italian General Who is Credited With Founding the Royal Italian Army)
Manfredo Fanti
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carpi, Italy
Died: April 5, 1865
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Caleb Mills
(Educator)
Caleb Mills
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Listed In: Educators
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dunbarton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: October 17, 1879
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Jovan Sterija Popović
(One of the best comic playwrights in Serbian literature)
Jovan Sterija Popović
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vršac, Serbia
Died: March 10, 1856
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Andrew Hull Foote
(Naval officer)
Andrew Hull Foote
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 26, 1863
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Maniram Dewan
(Activist)
Maniram Dewan
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Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sibsagar, Assam, India
Died: February 26, 1858
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Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
(Queen consort of Spain)
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: August 22, 1878
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Juliette Drouet
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fougères, Brittany, France
Died: May 11, 1883
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Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
(French Engineer, Sociologist and Economist Who Developed Techniques for Systematic Research on the Family)
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
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Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur, France
Died: April 5, 1882
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Daniel Maclise
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Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: April 25, 1870
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William Gilmore Simms
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: June 11, 1870
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Samuel Jackman Prescod
(First person of African descent to be elected to the Parliament of Barbados, in 1843)
Samuel Jackman Prescod
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Barbados
Died: September 26, 1871
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 16th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 3, 1858
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Henriette Sontag
(Operatic soprano)
Henriette Sontag
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: June 17, 1854
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Charles Lever
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: June 1, 1872