Famous People Born In 1808
Discover the most famous people born in 1808. The list includes people like Andrew Johnson, Jefferson Davis, Salmon P. Chase, Antonio Meucci, Caroline Chisholm and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, spiritual & religious leaders and lawyers born in 1808. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Germany and many more countries.
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Napoleon III(President of France from 1848 to 1852 and Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870)
Birthdate: 20th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 9, 1873
Birthdate: 29th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Died: July 31, 1875
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fairview, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 6, 1889
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Florence
Died: October 18, 1889
Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: sixth Chief Justice of the United States
Died: May 7, 1873
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Derbyshire, England
Died: July 18, 1892
Birthdate: 30th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wootton, Northampton, England
Died: March 25, 1877
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Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: January 25, 1892
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
Died: June 15, 1877
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Mindon Min
(King of Myanmar)
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amarapura, Myanmar
Died: October 1, 1878
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Lysander Spooner
(Lawyer, Journalist, Essayist, Philosopher)
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Athol
Died: May 14, 1887
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Washakie
(American Saints)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: United States
Died: February 20, 1900
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Maria Malibran
(Spanish Mezzo-Soprano Who Was the Daughter of Tenor Manuel García)
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 23, 1836
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David Strauss
(German Theologian)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Died: February 8, 1874
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monticello, Virginia, United States
Died: January 3, 1856
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Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Princess)
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: January 18, 1877
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Princess Louise of Prussia
(Princess)
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg, Prussian
Died: December 6, 1870
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Emir Abdelkader
(Military Leader)
Birthdate: 6th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Guettana, Algeria
Died: May 26, 1883
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James Nasmyth
(Astronomer, Engineer)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Died: May 7, 1890
20
José de Espronceda y Delgado
(Poet)
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Almendralejo, Spain
Died: May 23, 1842
21
Henry Edward Manning
(British cardinal)
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Totteridge, England
Died: January 14, 1892
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Roquemaure, France
Died: August 8, 1877
23
Frederick VII of Denmark
(King)
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 15, 1863
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Frances Dana Barker Gage
(American Reformer, Feminist and Abolitionist)
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marietta, Ohio, United States
Died: November 10, 1884
25
Elias Parish Alvars
(Composer)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Devon, England
Died: January 25, 1849
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James Frederick Ferrier
(Scottish Metaphysical Writer and Philosopher)
Birthdate: 16th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: June 11, 1864
27
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
(French Novelist and Short Story Writer)
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Normandy, France
Died: April 23, 1889
28
Horatius Bonar
(Scottish Poet and Priest)
Birthdate: 19th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: July 31, 1889
29
Everhardus Johannes Potgieter
(Dutch Prose Writer and Poet)
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zwolle, Netherlands
Died: February 3, 1875
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Selangor, Malaysia
Died: 1873 AD
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Urbano Rattazzi
(Former Prime Minister of Italy)
Birthdate: 29th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Alessandria, Italy
Died: June 5, 1873
32
John Edgar Thomson
(American Civil Engineer and Industrialist)
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 27, 1874
33
John Scott Russell
(Scottish Civil Engineer, Naval Architect and Shipbuilder Best Known for Researches in Ship Design)
Birthdate: 9th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: June 8, 1882
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Henrik Wergeland
(Norwegian Writer and Journalist Known as a Pioneer of Norwegian Literature)
Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kristiansand, Norway
Died: July 12, 1845
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Somers, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 19, 1895
36
Michael William Balfe
(Irish Composer)
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 20, 1870
37
Johann Gustav Droysen
(German Historian)
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Trzebiatów, Poland
Died: June 19, 1884
38
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
(Swiss Politician and Jurist)
Birthdate: 7th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: October 21, 1881
39
Hugh McCulloch
(Fianancier)
Birthdate: 7th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kennebunk, Maine, United States
Died: May 24, 1895
40
Somdet Chaophraya Sri Suriwongse
(Ruler)
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Siam
Died: January 19, 1883
41
William Lindley
(English Engineer Who Together with His Sons Designed Water and Sewerage Systems)
Birthdate: 7th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 22, 1900
42
Patrice de MacMahon
(Former President of France)
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Château de Sully, Sully, France
Died: October 17, 1893
43
Hamilton Fish
(Politician)
Birthdate: 3rd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: September 7, 1893
Birthdate: 28th December
Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania
Died: 1867 AD
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Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
(Critic)
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29, 1890
Birthdate: 4th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stokke, Norway
Died: June 8, 1884
47
Macgregor Laird
(Explorer)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Greenock, Scotland
Died: January 9, 1861
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Honoré Daumier
(French Painter and Sculptor Known for His Cartoons and Drawings Satirizing 19th-Century French Politics and Society)
Birthdate: 26th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: February 10, 1879
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Germering, Germany
Died: September 23, 1885
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Elisha K. Root
(Machinist)
Birthdate: 5th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 1, 1865