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.
Jefferson Davis3rd June, American
Former President of the Confederate States of
Andrew Johnson29th December, American
Napoleon III20th April, French
Emperor of the Second French Empire
Salmon P. Chase13th January, American
Sixth Chief Justice of the United States
Eston Hemings21st May, American
Slave
Antonio Meucci13th April, Italian, American
Inventor of voice-communication apparatus
Thomas Cook22nd November, British
Businessman
Caroline Chisholm30th May, British
Immigrant Welfare Activist
Caroline Norton22nd March, British
Author
Frederick VII of Denmark6th October, Danish
King
Lysander Spooner19th January, American
Lawyer, Journalist, Essayist, Philosopher
Honoré Daumier26th February, French
Painter, Draftsperson, Caricaturist, Sculptor,
Gérard de Nerval25th May, French
Writer
Hamilton Fish3rd August, American
Politician
Mohammad Shah Qajar5th January
Politician
Carl Spitzweg5th February, German
Painter
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr24th November, French
Journalist, Writer, Novelist
David Strauss27th January, German
Theologian
Samson Raphael Hirsch20th June, German
Rabbi, Translator
Henry Edward Manning15th July, British
British cardinal
Maria Malibran24th March, Spanish, French
Singer
Horatius Bonar19th December, Scottish
Poet
Henrik Wergeland17th June, Norwegian
Writer
José de Espronceda25th March, Spanish
Poet, Writer, Journalist
James Nasmyth19th August, British
Astronomer, Engineer
Raja Ali Haji30th November, Malaysian
Historian
John Scott Russell9th May, Scottish
Engineer
Michael William Balfe15th May, Irish
Irish Composer
Johann Gustav Droysen6th July, German, Polish
Historian
Hugh McCulloch7th December, American
Fianancier
Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta13th July, French
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Emir Abdelkader6th September, Algerian
Military Leader
Frances Dana Barker Gage12th October, American
Writer
Victor Prosper Considerant12th October, French
Socialist
John Edgar Thomson10th February, American
Civil engineer
Urbano Rattazzi20th June, Italian
Statesman
James Frederick Ferrier16th June, Scottish
Philosopher
Elisha K. Root5th May, American
Machinist
Somdet Chaophraya Sri Suriwongse23rd December, Thai
Ruler
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli7th March, Swiss
Jurist
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton22nd March, British
William Lindley7th September, British
Engineer
Macgregor Laird30th November, Scottish
Explorer
Frederik Stang4th March, Norwegian
Lawyer
Abraham Mapu28th December, Lithuanian
Novelist
Henry Darwin Rogers1st August, American, Scottish
Geologist
Everhardus Johannes Potgieter27th June, Dutch
Prose Writer
Anton Martin Schweigaard11th April, Norwegian
Educator
Solomon Formstecher28th July, German
Rabbi
Johann Conrad Kern11th June, Swiss
Statesman
José de Espronceda y Delgado25th March, Spanish
Poet
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly2nd November, French
Novelist