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

Wild Bill HickokWild Bill Hickok
27th May, American
Gunfighter

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

George DeweyGeorge Dewey
26th December, American
Military Leader
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
Paul MorphyPaul Morphy
22nd June, American
Chess player

Pinckney PinchbackP. B. S. Pinchback
10th May, American
Politician

Tokugawa YoshinobuTokugawa Yoshinobu
28th October, Japanese
Photographer, Shogun

Dwight L. MoodyDwight L. Moody
5th February, American
Editor, Philosopher, Writer, Evangelist,

Mother JonesMother Jones
1st May, Irish, American
Schoolteacher
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of CastiglioneVirginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
22nd March, Italian
Countess

Yohannes IVYohannes IV
11th July, Ethiopian
Emperor

Cosima WagnerCosima Wagner
24th December, German
Composer, Writer, Director

Algernon Charles SwinburneAlgernon Charles Swinburne
5th April, British
Poet, Writer
J.P. MorganJ.P. Morgan
30th November
Art Collector, Business Leader, Philanthropist

Mark HannaMark Hanna
24th September, American
Businessman
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper
29th October
Journalist, Theologian, Politician, University

John BurroughsJohn Burroughs
3rd April, American
Naturalist

Pedro V of PortugalPedro V of Portugal
16th September, Portuguese
King
Marie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi Carnot
11th August, French
Politician, Civil engineer, Engineer

Vasil LevskiVasil Levski
18th July, Bulgarian
Revolutionary
William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells
1st March, American
Novelist

Georges Ernest BoulangerGeorges Ernest Boulanger
29th April, French
Politician

Washington RoeblingWashington Roebling
26th May, American
Civil Engineer
Thomas MoranThomas Moran
12th February, American
Explorer, Painter

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Louisa Lee SchuylerLouisa Lee Schuyler
26th October, American
Social worker
Ivan KramskoiIvan Kramskoi
27th May, Russian
painter, art critic, artist

Khama IIIKhama III
30th November, South African
Tribal Chief

Nell ArthurNell Arthur
30th August, American
Chester A. Arthur's wife

Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid
27th October, American
Diplomat
David Josiah BrewerDavid Josiah Brewer
20th June, Turkish, American
Jurist
Joaquin MillerJoaquin Miller
8th September, American
Poet

William Williams KeenWilliam Williams Keen
19th January, American
Doctor

Rosalía de CastroRosalía de Castro
24th February, Spanish
Poet, Writer

Henry Martyn RobertHenry Martyn Robert
2nd May, American
Soldier
Charlotte Forten GrimkéCharlotte Forten Grimké
17th August, American
Poet

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

John Ernst Worrell KeelyJohn Ernst Worrell Keely
3rd September, American
Inventor

Muteesa I of BugandaMuteesa I of Buganda
30th November, Ugandan
King

Pierre Auguste CotPierre Auguste Cot
17th February, French
Painter
Zhang ZhidongZhang Zhidong
4th September, Chinese
Chinese official

Barghash bin Said of ZanzibarBarghash bin Said of Zanzibar
30th November, Tanzanian
Sultan
José BurgosJosé Burgos
9th February, Filipino
Priest

Charles YerkesCharles Yerkes
25th June, American
Financier

Itagaki TaisukeItagaki Taisuke
21st May, Japanese
Soldier
Sanjō SanetomiSanjō Sanetomi
13th March, Japanese
Statesman

Amanda SmithAmanda Smith
23rd January, American
Leader
Jorge IsaacsJorge Isaacs
1st April, Colombian
Writer

Anderson Ruffin AbbottAnderson Ruffin Abbott
7th April, Canadian
Physician

Tony PastorTony Pastor
28th May, American
Snger

John Wesley HyattJohn Wesley Hyatt
28th November, American
Inventor

Théodore DuboisThéodore Dubois
24th August, French
Composer
Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St AldwynMichael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn
23rd October, British
British statesman

Fanny Jackson CoppinFanny Jackson Coppin
15th October, American
Educator

Fredrik BajerFredrik Bajer
21st April, Kosovar
Danish writer

Friedrich von HolsteinFriedrich von Holstein
24th April, German
Civil Servant
Francis Wayland ParkerFrancis Wayland Parker
9th October, American
Educator

Morell MackenzieMorell Mackenzie
7th July, British
Physician
Edward Miner GallaudetEdward Miner Gallaudet
5th February, American
Educator

Edward EgglestonEdward Eggleston
10th December, American
Historian

Henry DraperHenry Draper
7th March, American
Doctor
James T. RapierJames T. Rapier
13th November, American
American Politician

Alphonse LegrosAlphonse Legros
8th May, French, British
Artist
James MurrayJames Murray
7th February, Scottish
Lexicographer

Anna M. HarknessAnna M. Harkness
25th October, American
Philanthropist

Jacob MarisJacob Maris
25th August, Dutch
Painter
Karl MauchKarl Mauch
7th May, German
Explorer

Louis Arthur Ducos du HauronLouis Arthur Ducos du Hauron
8th December, French
Photographer
Pétrus KyPétrus Ky
6th December, Vietnamese
Scholar

Raphael PumpellyRaphael Pumpelly
8th September, American
Geologist

Vasily RadlovVasily Radlov
17th January, Russian
Translator

Hans von MaréesHans von Marées
24th December, German
Painter
Okura KihachiroOkura Kihachiro
23rd October, Japanese
Entrepreneur
John BozemanJohn Bozeman
31st December, American
Explorer

François LenormantFrançois Lenormant
17th January, French
Archaeologist

Francesca AlexanderFrancesca Alexander
27th February, American
Illustrator

Henry BecqueHenry Becque
9th April, French
Dramatist
Lucy FlowerLucy Flower
10th May, American
Children's Rights Activist

Paul-Louis-Félix PhilastrePaul-Louis-Félix Philastre
7th February, French
Scholar

William C. QuantrillWilliam C. Quantrill
31st July, American
Confederate guerrilla leader

Ellen Russell EmersonEllen Russell Emerson
16th January, American
Ethnologist

Abbie Park FergusonAbbie Park Ferguson
4th April, American
Educator
William Emery MerrillWilliam Emery Merrill
11th October, American
Soldier

John NewlandsJohn Newlands
26th November, British
Chemist
Gabriel DumontGabriel Dumont
1st December, Canadian
Political figure

Sidney ShippardSidney Shippard
29th May, Belgian, British
Barrister
Emil WaldteufelEmil Waldteufel
9th December, French
Pianist
Johannes Diederik van der WaalsJohannes Diederik van der Waals
23rd November, Dutch
Physicist