Famous People Born In 1848

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Discover the most famous people born in 1848. The list includes people like Wyatt Earp, Paul Gauguin, Raja Ravi Varma, Arthur Balfour, Hristo Botev and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, journalists, poets and philosophers born in 1848. This list includes people from France, United States, Germany & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Wyatt Earp
(American Lawman and Gambler Best Known for His Involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
Wyatt Earp
28
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Monmouth, Illinois, United States
Died: January 13, 1929
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Paul Gauguin
(French Post-Impressionist Artist)
Paul Gauguin
12
Birthdate: 7th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 8, 1903
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Lewis Howard Latimer
4
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 4th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 11, 1928
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Raja Ravi Varma
(One of the Greatest Painters in the History of Indian Art)
Raja Ravi Varma
13
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kilimanoor, Travancore, India
Died: October 2, 1906
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Louis Comfort Tiffany
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 17, 1933
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Otto Lilienthal
(German Aeronautical Engineer Who Completed Successful Glider Flights for the First Time)
Otto Lilienthal
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Anklam, Germany
Died: August 10, 1896
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Gottlob Frege
(Philosopher)
Gottlob Frege
0
Birthdate: 8th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wismar, Germany
Died: July 26, 1925
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Otto of Bavaria
(King)
Otto of Bavaria
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich Residenz, Munich, Germany
Died: October 11, 1916
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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
(officer)
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parchim
Died: June 18, 1916
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Vilfredo Pareto
(Economist, Writer, Philosopher, Sociologist, University teacher)
Vilfredo Pareto
1
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris
Died: August 19, 1923
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Hristo Botev
(One of the Heroes of the Bulgarian National Revolution and Poet)
Hristo Botev
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kalofer, Bulgaria
Died: June 1, 1876
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Gustave Caillebotte
(Painter)
Gustave Caillebotte
0
Listed In: Realist Painters
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 21, 1894
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William Gilbert Grace
(English Amateur Cricketer)
William Gilbert Grace
1
Listed In: Cricketers
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Downend, England
Died: October 23, 1915
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Thomas Lipton
(Merchant)
Thomas Lipton
2
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: October 2, 1931
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Joris-Karl Huysmans
(Art critic, Novelist)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
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Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 12, 1907
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Hugo de Vries
(Botanist, Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher)
Hugo de Vries
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 16th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Haarlem
Died: May 21, 1935
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Carl Wernicke
(Anatomist, Physician, Neuroscientist, Psychiatrist, University teacher, Neurologist)
Carl Wernicke
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tarnowskie Góry
Died: June 15, 1905
 18 
Victor Noir
(French Journalist)
Victor Noir
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Listed In: Journalists
Birthdate: 27th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Attigny, France
Died: January 11, 1870
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(Sculptor)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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Listed In: Sculptors
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin
Died: August 3, 1907
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William II of Württemberg
(Politician)
William II of Württemberg
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: October 2, 1921
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Viktor Vasnetsov
(Painter)
Viktor Vasnetsov
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kirov, Russia
Died: June 23, 1926
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Vasily Surikov
(Russian Realist History Painter)
Vasily Surikov
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 24th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Died: March 19, 1916
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Edward Henry Harriman
(Railroad Executive)
Edward Henry Harriman
1
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hempstead, New York, United States
Died: September 9, 1909
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Robert I, Duke of Parma
(Aristocrat)
Robert I, Duke of Parma
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 16, 1907
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Matthew Webb
(British Swimmer Known for Swimming the English Channel)
Matthew Webb
0
Listed In: Swimmers
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dawley, Shropshire, England
Died: July 24, 1883
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Sam Steele
(Canadian Police Official and Soldier)
Sam Steele
0
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Purbrook, Bracebridge, Canada
Died: January 30, 1919
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Jules Bastien-Lepage
(Painter)
Jules Bastien-Lepage
0
Birthdate: 1st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Damvillers, France
Died: December 10, 1884
 28 
Octave Mirbeau
(Novelist)
Octave Mirbeau
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 16th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trévières, France
Died: February 16, 1917
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Carlos, Duke of Madrid
(Noble)
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
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Listed In: Noblemen
Birthdate: 30th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died: July 18, 1909
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Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
(President of Brazil from 1902 to 1906)
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Guaratinguetá
Died: January 16, 1919
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Ferdinand Mannlicher
(Austrian Small Arms Designer and Engineer)
Ferdinand Mannlicher
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 30th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mainz, Germany
Died: January 20, 1904
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Henry Augustus Rowland
(Physicist)
Henry Augustus Rowland
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Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 16, 1901
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Madge Kendal
(Actress)
Madge Kendal
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Grimsby, England
Died: September 14, 1935
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Joel Chandler Harris
(Journalist)
Joel Chandler Harris
1
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia, United States
Died: July 3, 1908
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Francis Davis Millet
(Painter, sculptor)
Francis Davis Millet
1
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 15, 1912
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Vladimir de Pachmann
(Pianist)
Vladimir de Pachmann
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Listed In: Pianists
Birthdate: 27th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Odessa, Ukraine
Died: January 6, 1933
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Guido von List
(Poet, Journalist, Novelist)
Guido von List
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 17, 1919
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Ioan Slavici
(Writer)
Ioan Slavici
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 18th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Siria, Transilvania, Romania
Died: August 17, 1925
 39 
Huang Zunxian
(Official)
Huang Zunxian
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mei County, Baoji, China
Died: March 28, 1905
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Uriel Sebree
(Military officer and Explorer)
Uriel Sebree
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fayette, Missouri, United States
Died: August 6, 1922
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Lothar von Trotha
(Military personnel)
Lothar von Trotha
0
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Magdeburg
Died: March 31, 1920
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Bamba Muller
(Known for a modern 'Cinderella')
Bamba Muller
0
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: September 18, 1887
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Édouard Detaille
(Painter)
Édouard Detaille
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Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 23, 1912
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Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
(Second son and youngest child of Emperor Dom Pedro II and Dona Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies)
Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 19th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: January 10, 1850
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Brooks Adams
(Geopolitician, Historian, Author, University teacher, Writer)
Brooks Adams
0
Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Quincy
Died: February 13, 1927
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Benjamin Franklin Tilley
(Military officer)
Benjamin Franklin Tilley
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Died: March 18, 1907
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Anna Boch
(Painter)
Anna Boch
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: La Louvière
Died: February 25, 1936
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Lilla Cabot Perry
(Painter, Poet)
Lilla Cabot Perry
0
Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston
Died: February 28, 1933
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Nathan Straus
(Merchant)
Nathan Straus
0
Listed In: Philanthropists
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Otterberg, Germany
Died: January 11, 1931
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Francis Darwin
(Botanist)
Francis Darwin
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Listed In: Botanists
Birthdate: 16th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kent
Died: September 19, 1925