Famous People Born In 1837

Discover the most famous people born in 1837. The list includes people like Grover Cleveland, J. P. Morgan, Wild Bill Hickok, Mary Harris Jones, Johannes van der Waals and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, physicists, soldiers and poets born in 1837. This list includes people from United States, France and many more countries.

Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland
18th March, American
President of the U.S.A
Wild Bill HickokWild Bill Hickok
27th May, American
Gunfighter

J. P. MorganJ. P. Morgan
17th April, American
Financier and Banker

Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
24th December, Austrian, German
Empress of Austria

Alois HitlerAlois Hitler
7th June, Austrian
Adolf Hitler's Father

Robert Gould ShawRobert Gould Shaw
10th October, American
Military Personnel
Olive OatmanOlive Oatman
7th September, American
White Girl Abducted By Native Americans

Amelia DyerAmelia Dyer
30th November, British
Serial Killer

Mary Harris JonesMary Harris Jones
1st August, American
Labor and Community Organizer

Johannes Diderik van der WaalsJohannes van der Waals
23rd November, Dutch
Theoretical Physicist
George DeweyGeorge Dewey
26th December, American
Officer, Writer

Tokugawa YoshinobuTokugawa Yoshinobu
28th October, Japanese
Photographer, Shogun
Dwight L. MoodyDwight L. Moody
5th February, American
Editor, Philosopher, Writer, Evangelist,

Paul MorphyPaul Morphy
22nd June, American
Chess player, Chess theoretician

Algernon Charles SwinburneAlgernon Charles Swinburne
5th April, British
Poet, Writer
Yohannes IVYohannes IV
11th July, Ethiopian
Emperor

Cosima WagnerCosima Wagner
24th December, German
Composer, Writer, Director
Mark HannaMark Hanna
24th September, American
Businessman

J.P. MorganJ.P. Morgan
30th November
Art Collector, Business Leader, Philanthropist

John BurroughsJohn Burroughs
3rd April, American
Naturalist
Marie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi Carnot
11th August, French
Politician, Civil engineer, Engineer

Vasil LevskiVasil Levski
18th July, Bulgarian
Revolutionary
Mother JonesMother Jones
1st May, Irish, American
Schoolteacher

Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper
29th October
Journalist, Theologian, Politician, University

Thomas MoranThomas Moran
12th February, American
Explorer, Painter

William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells
1st March, American
Novelist
Ivan KramskoiIvan Kramskoi
27th May, Russian
painter, art critic, artist
Washington RoeblingWashington Roebling
26th May, American
Civil engineer, Engineer

Georges Ernest BoulangerGeorges Ernest Boulanger
29th April, French
Politician, Officer, Military personnel

Yap Ah LoyYap Ah Loy
14th March, Chinese, Malaysian
Malaysian leader

Rosalía de CastroRosalía de Castro
24th February, Spanish
Poet, Writer
Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid
27th October, American
Diplomat

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Pierre Auguste CotPierre Auguste Cot
17th February, French
Painter

William Williams KeenWilliam Williams Keen
19th January, American
Doctor

Fredrik BajerFredrik Bajer
21st April, Kosovar
Danish writer

James T. RapierJames T. Rapier
13th November, American
American Politician
William C. QuantrillWilliam C. Quantrill
31st July, American
Confederate guerrilla leader

William Emery MerrillWilliam Emery Merrill
11th October, American
Soldier
Pinckney PinchbackPinckney Pinchback
30th November
U.S. Governor, Civil Rights Activist, U.S.