Famous People Born In 1821

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Discover the most famous people born in 1821. The list includes people like Louis Vuitton, Charles Baudelaire, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Clara Barton, Rudolf Virchow and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, diplomats, military leaders and soldiers born in 1821. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Germany and many more countries.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
(Best Known for His Novella Notes from The 'Underground')
Fyodor Dostoevsky
16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: February 9, 1881
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Clara Barton
(American Nurse Who Founded the American Red Cross)
Clara Barton
10
Listed In: Nurses
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North Oxford, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 12, 1912
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Louis Vuitton
(Businessman)
Louis Vuitton
12
Birthdate: 4th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: France
Died: February 27, 1892
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Charles Baudelaire
(French Poet Known for His Handling of Rhyme & Rhythm and His Book 'Les Fleurs du mal')
Charles Baudelaire
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 31, 1867
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
(Confederate General During the American Civil War)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 13th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Died: October 29, 1877
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Elizabeth Blackwell
(First Woman Medical Graduate)
Elizabeth Blackwell
2
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bristol
Died: May 31, 1910
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Rudolf Virchow
(The Father of Modern Pathology' & the Founder of 'Social Medicine')
Rudolf Virchow
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Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Swidwin, Poland
Died: September 5, 1902
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Gustave Flaubert
(French Author Best Known for His Novels: ‘Madame Bovary’, ‘Sentimental Education’, ‘Salammbô’ and ‘Three Tales’)
Gustave Flaubert
0
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: May 8, 1880
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James Longstreet
(United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire (1880-81))
James Longstreet
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 2, 1904
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William Henry Vanderbilt
(Businessman)
William Henry Vanderbilt
4
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 8th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 8, 1885
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John C. Breckinridge
(14th Vice President of the United States (1857 - 1861))
John C. Breckinridge
16
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 17, 1875
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Hermann von Helmholtz
(Physicist and Physician)
Hermann von Helmholtz
1
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Potsdam
Died: September 8, 1894
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Richard Francis Burton
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Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Torquay
Died: October 20, 1890
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Lola Montez
(Spanish Dancer, Courtesan, and Mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria)
Lola Montez
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grange, Ireland
Died: January 17, 1861
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Arthur Cayley
(Mathematician)
Arthur Cayley
2
Listed In: Mathematicians
Birthdate: 16th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, UK
Died: January 26, 1895
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Collis Potter Huntington
(Industrialist and railway magnate)
Collis Potter Huntington
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Listed In: Philanthropists
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harwinton, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 13, 1900
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Marcus Goldman
(American Investment Banker and Founder of the Global Investment Bank 'Goldman Sachs')
Marcus Goldman
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Listed In: Bankers
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trappstadt
Died: July 20, 1904
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Ford Madox Brown
(Painter)
Ford Madox Brown
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Calais
Died: October 6, 1893
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Alexander Gardner
(photographer, war photographer)
Alexander Gardner
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Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paisley
Died: December 10, 1882
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Nikolay Nekrasov
(Poet who Introduced Ternary Meters and the Technique of Dramatic Monologue into Russian Poetry)
Nikolay Nekrasov
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nemyriv, Ukraine
Died: January 8, 1878
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Joseph E. Brown
(Governor of Georgia, United States)
Joseph E. Brown
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Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 30, 1894
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Vasile Alecsandri
(Poet)
Vasile Alecsandri
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 21st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bacău, Principality of Moldavia
Died: August 22, 1890
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Andrew Kim Taegon
(Saint)
Andrew Kim Taegon
2
Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dangjin-si, South Korea
Died: September 16, 1846
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Jay Cooke
(Financier)
Jay Cooke
1
Listed In: Investors
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Died: February 16, 1905
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Ned Buntline
(Publisher)
Ned Buntline
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Birthdate: 20th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Harpersfield, New York, United States
Died: July 18, 1886
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Ernst Engel
(German Statistician and Economist Who Is Famous for the 'Engel Curve' and 'Engel’s Law')
Ernst Engel
0
Birthdate: 26th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: December 8, 1896
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Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
(Politician)
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
Died: December 15, 1849
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James Croll
(Geographer, Geologist)
James Croll
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Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Little Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland
Died: December 15, 1890
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Linus Yale Jr.
(Inventor)
Linus Yale Jr.
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Birthdate: 4th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salisbury, New York, United States
Died: December 25, 1868
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Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
(Politician)
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 8, 1875
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Anita Garibaldi
(Giuseppe Garibaldi's wife)
Anita Garibaldi
1
Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laguna, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died: August 4, 1849
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Charles Francis Hall
(Explorer)
Charles Francis Hall
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
Died: November 8, 1871
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Edmund Pettus
(Politician)
Edmund Pettus
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Alabama, United States
Died: July 27, 1907
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Henry Willis
(Organ maker)
Henry Willis
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 11, 1901
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Arthur Saint-Léon
(French Ballet Dancer Who Is Famous for Creating the Choreography of the Ballet 'Coppélia')
Arthur Saint-Léon
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 2, 1870
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Albert, 4th duc de Broglie
(Statesman)
Albert, 4th duc de Broglie
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 19, 1901
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August Schleicher
(German linguist)
August Schleicher
0
Listed In: Linguists
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Meiningen
Died: December 6, 1868
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Ion C. Brătianu
(Politician)
Ion C. Brătianu
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Argeș County, Romania
Died: May 16, 1891
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Cyprian Norwid
(Poet Known for His Work 'Vade-mecum' & 'Promethidion')
Cyprian Norwid
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Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Głuchy, Poland
Died: May 23, 1883
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Georgi Sava Rakovski
(Bulgarian Revolutionary and Writer Who Took an Active Part in the Resistance Against Ottoman Rule in Bulgaria)
Georgi Sava Rakovski
1
Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kotel, Bulgaria
Died: October 9, 1867
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Frank Leslie
(Illustrator and journalist)
Frank Leslie
0
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ipswich, England
Died: January 10, 1880
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Rachel Félix
(Actress)
Rachel Félix
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mumpf, Switzerland
Died: January 3, 1858
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John Abbott
(Politician, Lawyer)
John Abbott
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 12th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St.-André-Est, Canada
Died: October 30, 1893
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Mathilde Marchesi
(Soprano)
Mathilde Marchesi
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: November 17, 1913
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Anne Hartley Gilbert
(Actress)
Anne Hartley Gilbert
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochdale, England
Died: December 2, 1904
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Henri Alexis Brialmont
(Belgian Soldier and Military Architect Who Was the Leading Fortifications Engineer of the Late 19th Century)
Henri Alexis Brialmont
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Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Venlo, Netherlands
Died: July 21, 1903
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Aleksey Pisemsky
(Novelist)
Aleksey Pisemsky
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ramenye, Russia
Died: February 2, 1881
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Pafnuty Chebyshev
(Considered to Be the Founding Father of Russian Mathematics)
Pafnuty Chebyshev
1
Listed In: Mathematicians
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zhukovsky District, Russia
Died: December 8, 1894
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Robert O'Hara Burke
(Explorer)
Robert O'Hara Burke
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Clerah’s, Ireland
Died: June 28, 1861
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Carl Culmann
(Structural ngineer)
Carl Culmann
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Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bad Bergzabern, Germany
Died: December 9, 1881