Famous People Born In 1833
Discover the most famous people born in 1833. The list includes people like Alfred Nobel, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Harrison, Charles George Gordon, Manuel González Flores and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, diplomats and chemists born in 1833. This list includes people from Germany, United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Alfred Nobel(Swedish Chemist, Engineer, and Inventor Who Invented Dynamite)
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 10, 1896
Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor. A prolific inventor, he held 355 different patents. Most popular as the inventor of dynamite, he was concerned with how he would be remembered after his death and bequeathed his fortune to the Nobel Prize institution. A wide traveler, he was proficient in several languages.
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio, United States
Died: March 13, 1901
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd U.S. President and is remembered for his efforts to pass the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act. A qualified lawyer, he was the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V. Known for strengthening the Navy, he also attempted to secure the voting rights of African–Americans.
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Johannes Brahms(One of the Romantic Period's Most Revered and Popular Composers)
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: April 3, 1897
German composer, conductor, and pianist Johannes Brahms is considered as one of the "Three Bs" of music, the other two being Bach and Beethoven. He was known for his perfectionism. Some of his best-known works are Saint Anthony Variations and A German Requiem. His work mingled traditional and modern elements.
Birthdate: 28th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: January 26, 1885
Charles George Gordon was a British administrator and Army officer. He is best remembered for his work as the commander of the Ever Victorious Army in China, which played a key role in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion. The force, under Gordon's command, was also able to defeat much larger forces, earning him the nickname Chinese Gordon.
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Samuel Mudd
(Physician, Farmer, Politician)
Birthdate: 20th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charles County
Died: January 10, 1883
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg
Died: February 27, 1887
Aleksandr Borodin was a Russian musical composer. He was one of the popular 19th-century group of musicians known as The Five, who worked together to create a national style of classical music. A chemist and doctor by profession, Borodin also made important contributions to organic chemistry. His best known work as a chemist is his work pertaining to organic synthesis.
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Patrick County, Virginia, United States
Died: May 12, 1864
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Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
(Archduke of Austria)
Birthdate: 30th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 19, 1896
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria was the younger brother of both Maximilian I of Mexico and Franz Joseph I of Austria. Ludwig is remembered as the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria whose assassination in Sarajevo is widely regarded as the most immediate cause of the First World War. Ludwig's grandson Charles I was the last emperor of Austria.
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John S. Mosby
(Confederate army cavalry battalion commander)
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Died: May 30, 1916
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: June 17, 1898
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John Marshall Harlan
(American Lawyer and Politician)
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boyle County, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 14, 1911
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Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
(Princess)
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: October 27, 1897
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Abu Bakar of Johor
(Ruler)
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Istana Lama, Singapore
Died: June 4, 1895
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Carlos Finlay
(Epidemiologist)
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Camagüey, Cuba
Died: August 20, 1915
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Matamoros
Died: April 10, 1893
Manuel González Flores was a Mexican military general turned politician who served as the 35th President of Mexico from 1880 to 1884. Prior to joining politics, he played significant roles in the Mexican–American War and the Reform War, as an army man. His tenure as the president saw major diplomatic and domestic achievements.
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Félicien Rops
(Belgian Artist, Painter and Illustrator)
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Namur, Belgium
Died: August 23, 1898
Belgian painter and graphic artist Félicien Rops is best remembered for his association with symbolism and Fin-de Siecle, and for his prints. Part of the Les Vingt group of artists, he created masterpieces such as Absinthe Drinker and Lady with the Puppet. He also experimented with erotic themes.
Birthdate: 5th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pokój, Poland
Died: October 6, 1905
Ferdinand von Richthofen, also known as Baron von Richthofen, was a German geographer who discovered quite a few places in and around China, thus contributing to his book China, the Results of My Travels and the Studies Based Thereon. He worked on chorography and chorology and also developed geomorphology.
Birthdate: 7th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Died: October 6, 1919
Ricardo Palma was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian, and politician. He became interested in politics as a young man and held several political positions. He began writing seriously following the birth of his first son, for whom he used to write fantastic tales. He went on to pursue a literary career and published various articles and books.
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Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
(Prince)
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: May 16, 1834
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James B. Weaver
(Politician)
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: February 6, 1912
Birthdate: 10th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans
Died: December 2, 1893
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bayonne, France
Died: September 8, 1922
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Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 23rd July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 24, 1908
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Marko Miljanov
(Military personnel, Writer)
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Medun, Montenegro
Died: February 2, 1901
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Nicosia, Cyprus
Died: November 14, 1913
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Robert Martin
(politician)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Died: 1897 AD
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Lucy Hobbs Taylor
(Dentist)
Birthdate: 14th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Constable, New York, United States
Died: October 3, 1910
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Princess Florestine of Monaco
(Princess)
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Died: April 4, 1897
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Melville Fuller
(Chief Justice)
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Augusta, Maine, United States
Died: July 4, 1910
30
Élie Ducommun
(Swiss Peace Activist Who Founded the 'League of Peace and Freedom' in 1867)
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Geneva
Died: December 7, 1906
Élie Ducommun was a Swiss peace activist best remembered for winning the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize. He is credited with founding the League of Peace and Freedom in 1867. In 1891, he was chosen to serve as the director of the first non-governmental international peace organization, International Peace Office. Élie Ducommun served in this position until his death in 1906.
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Dimitrie Sturdza
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moldavia, Romania
Died: October 21, 1914
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Wilhelm Dilthey
(Philosopher Known for the Way He Distinguished Between the Natural and Human Sciences)
Birthdate: 19th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Biebrich, Wiesbaden, Germany
Died: October 1, 1911
Wilhelm Dilthey was a German psychologist, sociologist, historian, and hermeneutic philosopher. An ardent admirer of Friedrich Schleiermacher, Dilthey helped revive the former's works on hermeneutics. Wilhelm Dilthey is also credited with teaching future philosophers like Hans Lipps, Eduard Spranger, and Theodor Litt.
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Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
(Politician)
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Died: June 13, 1905
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Sophus Bugge
(Norwegian Philologist and Linguist Known for His Theories and His Work on the 'Runic Alphabet')
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lurvik, Norway
Died: July 8, 1907
Sophus Bugge was a Norwegian linguist and philologist best remembered for his work on runic alphabets. He also made significant contributions to the study of the Oscan, Romance, Celtic, Etruscan, and Umbrian languages. Sophus Bugge's scientific work was of primary importance for the runic research and Norse philology.
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Kido Takayoshi
(Politician, Statesman, Diplomat)
Birthdate: 11th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chōshū Domain
Died: May 26, 1877
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Münster, Germany
Died: June 29, 1907
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Edward William Godwin
(Architect)
Birthdate: 26th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: October 6, 1886
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Eugen Dühring
(Philosopher, Political Economist, Prolific Writer, and a Leading German Adherent of Positivism)
Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 21, 1921
A strong supporter of positivism and a critic of Marxism, German philosopher Eugen Dühring was also a qualified lawyer. An eye ailment which took away his sight in the end made him quit law and focus on philosophy instead. A fine writer, too, he penned books such as Capital und Arbeit.
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Willie Park Sr.
(Scottish Professional Golfer)
Birthdate: 30th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wallyford, East Lothian, Scotland
Died: July 25, 1903
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Paul Bert
(French Physiologist Who is Referred to as the 'Father of Aviation Medicine')
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Auxerre, France
Died: November 11, 1886
Paul Bert was a French physiologist, zoologist, and politician. Referred to as the Father of Aviation Medicine, Bert is best remembered for his 1878 work La Pression barometrique, which explains the physiological effects of air-pressure. Paul Bert is also credited with describing oxygen toxicity for the first time.
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Charles Bradlaugh
(Activist)
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hoxton, London, England
Died: January 30, 1891
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Thomas Collier Platt
(Senator)
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Owego, New York
Died: March 6, 1910
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John St. John
(Politician)
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brookville, Indiana, United States
Died: August 31, 1916
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Eliza Lynch
(Former First Lady of Paraguay)
Birthdate: 19th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: July 27, 1886
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Fleeming Jenkin
(Scottish Engineer and Inventor of the 'Cable Car' or 'Telpherage')
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dungeness, England
Died: June 12, 1885
After a 10-year stint as an engineer working to construct and install submarine telegraph cables, Fleeming Jenkin published reports establishing the ohm as the unit of electrical resistance. He is also remembered as the inventor of the cable car and taught at institutes such as the University of Edinburgh.
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Christopher Miner Spencer
(Inventor)
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manchester, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 14, 1922
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Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe
(Politician)
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 29, 1895
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Eugen Langen
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: October 2, 1895
Birthdate: 5th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Died: December 15, 1907
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Edward Blake
(Political leader)
Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Adelaide Metcalfe, Canada
Died: March 1, 1912