Famous People Born In 1847
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Discover the most famous people born in 1847. The list includes people like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Jesse James, Bram Stoker, Paul von Hindenburg and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, novelists and military leaders born in 1847. This list includes people from United States, England, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Thomas Edison(Inventor of Phonograph, Motion Picture Camera and Early Version of the Electric Light Bulb)
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Milan, Ohio, United States
Died: October 18, 1931
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Alexander Graham Bell(Inventor of Telephone & Co-Founder of 'American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)')
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: August 2, 1922
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Jesse James(American Outlaw, Bank and Train Robber and Leader of the 'James–Younger Gang')
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kearney, Missouri, United States
Died: April 3, 1882
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Bram Stoker(Irish Author Best Known for His Horror Novel ‘Dracula’)
Birthdate: 8th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 20, 1912
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Annie Besant(British Social Reformer, Theosophist and Women's Rights Activist)
Birthdate: 1st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clapham Town, London, United Kingdom
Died: September 20, 1933
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: August 2, 1934
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Makó
Died: October 29, 1911
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Callaway County, Missouri
Died: June 1, 1887
Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: October 13, 1928
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Millicent Fawcett(Feminist Politcian Who Led the Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain)
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Aldeburgh, England
Died: August 5, 1929
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Kate Sheppard(The Most Prominent Member of the Women's Suffrage Movement in New Zealand)
Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: July 13, 1934
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Coventry, United Kingdom
Died: July 21, 1928
Birthdate: 14th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Died: July 2, 1919
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Jacob Schiff(German-born American Banker & Philanthropist Who Financed the Expansion of American Railroads)
Birthdate: 10th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: September 25, 1920
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Georges Sorel(Social Thinker, Political Theorist & Historian Known for His Advocacy of 'Sorelianism')
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherbourg, France
Died: August 29, 1922
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Plymouth
Died: November 1, 1897
Birthdate: 11th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Trenton, South Carolina, United States
Died: July 3, 1918
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ivanovo, Russia
Died: December 3, 1882
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Bolesław Prus(Polish Novelist and One of the Leading Figures of the Positivist Period in Polish Literature)
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hrubieszow, Poland
Died: May 19, 1912
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Doornfontein, Winburg, South Africa
Died: September 15, 1914
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: January 12, 1914
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 28, 1917
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Russia
Died: February 15, 1922
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Solomon Schechter(American Rabbi, Scholar and Founder of the 'United Synagogue of America')
Birthdate: 7th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Focșani
Died: November 19, 1915
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia
Died: July 5, 1911
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Died: November 2, 1939
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: March 9, 1907
Birthdate: 12th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edo, Japan
Died: October 10, 1868
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John Forrest(Australian Politician, Explorer and the First Premier of Western Australia)
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bunbury, Australia
Died: September 2, 1918
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oslo Christiania, Norway
Died: November 5, 1906
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Götaland, Sweden
Died: May 1, 1927
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Otto Wallach(German Chemist Who was Awarded Nobel Prize for His Work on Alicyclic Compounds)
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: February 26, 1931
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 14, 1909
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Plainfield charter Township, Michigan, United States
Died: June 5, 1920
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Lotta Crabtree(American Actress, Entertainer, Comedian, and Philanthropist)
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 25, 1924
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Foshan, China
Died: April 17, 1925
Birthdate: 30th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Longford, Ireland
Died: November 21, 1926
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kōchi, Japan
Died: December 13, 1901
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James A. Bailey(American Owner and Manager of Several 19th-Century Circuses)
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: April 11, 1906
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Radomir Putnik(Serbia's First Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff)
Birthdate: 24th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kragujevac, Serbia
Died: May 17, 1917
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 21, 1921
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kaliningrad, Prussia
Died: September 17, 1921
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pisa, Italy
Died: November 24, 1922
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 16, 1897
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thisted, Denmark
Died: April 30, 1885
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Sarah Frances Whiting(American Physicist, Astronomer and First Director of the 'Whitin Observatory' at 'Wellesley College')
Birthdate: 23rd August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wyoming, New York, United States
Died: September 12, 1927
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: March 1, 1912
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 21, 1929
Birthdate: 30th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Selters (Westerwald), Germany
Died: March 12, 1902
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: March 21, 1938
