Famous People Born In 1817

Discover the most famous people born in 1817. The list includes people like Henry David Thoreau, Debendranath Tagore, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, George A. Smith, Syed Ahmad Khan and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include philosophers, artists, poets and judges born in 1817. This list includes people from England, United States, India and many more countries.
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Henry David Thoreau
(Naturalist, Philosopher & Author Of 'Walden')
Henry David Thoreau
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 12th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 6, 1862
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(Indian Islamic Reformer and Educationist Who Founded the ‘Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College’, the First Muslim University in Southern Asia)
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
29
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: March 27, 1898
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Braxton Bragg
(Military Leader)
Braxton Bragg
2
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warrenton, North Carolina, United States
Died: September 27, 1876
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Jung Bahadur Rana
(8th Prime Minister of Nepal)
Jung Bahadur Rana
13
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Borlang, Nepal
Died: February 25, 1877
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William III of the Netherlands
(Former King of the Netherlands (1849 - 1890))
William III of the Netherlands
2
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: November 23, 1890
 6 
Branwell Brontë
(Painter, Poet, Writer)
Branwell Brontë
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yorkshire
Died: September 24, 1848
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Ivan Aivazovsky
(Painter)
Ivan Aivazovsky
1
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Feodosia, Russia
Died: May 2, 1900
 8 
Debendranath Tagore
(Philosopher)
Debendranath Tagore
6
Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kolkata
Died: January 19, 1905
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Louise of Hesse-Kassel
(Queen Consort of Denmark from 1863 to 1898)
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
3
Birthdate: 7th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kassel, Electorate of Hesse, German Confederation
Died: September 29, 1898
 10 
Richard Dadd
(Painter, Illustrator)
Richard Dadd
1
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 1st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chatham
Died: January 7, 1886
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Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
(One of the Most Important 19th-Century Russian Historical Dramatist)
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: October 10, 1875
 12 
George Henry Lewes
(Philosopher)
George Henry Lewes
1
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 30, 1878
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George Frederic Watts
(British Painter and Sculptor Known for His Contribution and Influence on the Symbolist Movement)
George Frederic Watts
1
Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died: July 1, 1904
 14 
Joseph Dalton Hooker
(British Botanist, Explorer and Founder of Geographical Botany)
Joseph Dalton Hooker
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 30th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Died: December 10, 1911
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Theodor Mommsen
(German Historian and Writer Famous for His Masterpiece 'Römische Geschichte')
Theodor Mommsen
0
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Garding, Germany
Died: November 1, 1903
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Mihail Kogălniceanu
(Prime Minister of Romania (1863 - 1865))
Mihail Kogălniceanu
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 6th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Iași, Romania
Died: July 1, 1891
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Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
(French Bookseller, Printer, and Inventor)
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
1
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: April 26, 1879
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Nikoloz Baratashvili
(Poet)
Nikoloz Baratashvili
0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: October 21, 1845
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Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet
(British Civil Engineer Who Helped Design and Build the Underground London Metropolitan Railway)
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet
0
Listed In: Civil Engineers
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wadsley, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: November 20, 1898
 20 
Niels Gade
(Danish Violinist, Composer, Conductor, Organist, and Teacher)
Niels Gade
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 21, 1890
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Theodor Storm
(Author)
Theodor Storm
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Husum, Germany
Died: July 4, 1888
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Mary Ann Bickerdyke
(Hospital Administrator for Union Soldiers During the American Civil War)
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
1
Listed In: Nurses
Birthdate: 19th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Died: November 8, 1901
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János Arany
(Hungarian Poet Best Known for His Epic Poem 'Toldi' Trilogy)
János Arany
1
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Salonta, Romania
Died: October 22, 1882
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Fanny Cerrito
(Ballet Dancer)
Fanny Cerrito
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 11th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: May 6, 1909
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John Leech
(Illustrator)
John Leech
0
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 29, 1864
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Benjamin Jowett
(British Tutor and Theologian)
Benjamin Jowett
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England
Died: October 1, 1893
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Christian Johansson
(Russian Ballet Dancer and Choreographer)
Christian Johansson
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 12, 1903
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Albert von Kölliker
(Anatomist)
Albert von Kölliker
1
Listed In: Physiologists
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: November 2, 1905
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Rudolf Hermann Lotze
(Philosopher)
Rudolf Hermann Lotze
0
Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bautzen, Germany
Died: July 1, 1881
 30 
Joseph Henry Gilbert
(Chemist)
Joseph Henry Gilbert
0
Listed In: Chemists
Birthdate: 1st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull, England
Died: December 23, 1901
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Heinrich Graetz
(Historian)
Heinrich Graetz
0
Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: September 7, 1891
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Alexander Tilloch Galt
(Politician)
Alexander Tilloch Galt
0
Birthdate: 6th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chelsea,London, England
Died: September 19, 1893
 33 
Alfred Francis Russell
(Politician)
Alfred Francis Russell
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: April 4, 1884
 34 
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
(Poet)
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Navia, Spain
Died: February 11, 1901
 35 
William Ferrel
(American Meteorologist Who Developed Theories That Explained the 'Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Circulation Cell')
William Ferrel
0
Listed In: Meteorologists
Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 18, 1891
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John Bigelow
(Diplomat)
John Bigelow
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 25th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Malden-on-Hudson, Saugerties, New York, United States
Died: December 19, 1911
 37 
John Callcott Horsley
(Painter)
John Callcott Horsley
0
Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 18, 1903
 38 
Charles-François Daubigny
(Painter)
Charles-François Daubigny
1
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 19, 1878
 39 
Giovanni Dupré
(Italian Sculptor)
Giovanni Dupré
0
Listed In: Sculptors
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Siena, Italy
Died: January 10, 1882
 40 
John Gilbert
(Painter)
John Gilbert
0
Birthdate: 21st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 5, 1897
 41 
George A. Smith
(Political leader)
George A. Smith
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Potsdam, New York
Died: September 1, 1875
 42 
José Zorrilla
(Spanish Poet and Dramatist Known for His Play 'Don Juan Tenorio')
José Zorrilla
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Valladolid, Spain
Died: January 23, 1893
 43 
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
(Politician)
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 4th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Millstone, New Jersey, United States
Died: May 20, 1885
 44 
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(Duke)
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Biebrich Palace, Wiesbaden, Germany
Died: November 17, 1905
 45 
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
(Chemist)
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kloetinge, Netherlands
Died: February 3, 1890
 46 
Shimazu Hisamitsu
(Samurai)
Shimazu Hisamitsu
0
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 28th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kagoshima Castle, Kagoshima, Japan
Died: December 6, 1887
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov
(Critic)
Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov
0
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aksakovo, Russia
Died: December 7, 1860
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John Thadeus Delane
(Journalist)
John Thadeus Delane
0
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 22, 1879
 49 
George Henry Corliss
(American Mechanical Engineer and Inventor, Who Developed the 'Corliss Steam Engine')
George Henry Corliss
0
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Easton, New York, United States
Died: February 21, 1888
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Samuel Ringgold Ward
(Author)
Samuel Ringgold Ward
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Maryland, United States
Died: 1866 AD