Famous People Born In 1855
Discover the most famous people born in 1855. The list includes people like Eugene V. Debs, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., James S. Sherman, William Pitt (Architect), Andrew William Mellon and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, inventors, essayists and composers born in 1855. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, United States
Died: November 26, 1926
Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Terre Haute
Died: October 20, 1926
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 27, 1937
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: April 8, 1905
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William Mulholland
(Irish-American Self-Taught Civil Engineer Known for Building the Water System of Los Angeles)
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: July 22, 1935
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Percival Lowell
(Astronomer, Mathematician)
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston
Died: November 12, 1916
Birthdate: 14th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Primrose
Died: June 18, 1925
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Houston Stewart Chamberlain
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Southsea, Hampshire, England
Died: January 9, 1927
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: October 30, 1912
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Ernest Chausson
(Composer)
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 10, 1899
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King Camp Gillette
(Businessman)
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
Died: July 9, 1932
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Evelyn De Morgan
(Painter)
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London
Died: May 2, 1919
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William Friese-Greene
(Photographer, Inventor)
Birthdate: 7th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bristol
Died: May 5, 1921
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lesotho
Died: December 11, 1920
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Paul Deschanel
(Former President of France)
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Schaerbeek, Belgium
Died: April 28, 1922
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Clarence W. Barron
(Publisher)
Birthdate: 2nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 2, 1928
17
Robert de Montesquiou
(Poet)
Birthdate: 7th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 11, 1921
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Alexandre Darracq
(French Investor, Engineer, Cycle Manufacturer and Automobile Manufacturer)
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: November 2, 1931
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Clinton Hart Merriam
(Father of Mammalogy)
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: March 19, 1942
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: United States
Died: November 20, 1938
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Alice Freeman Palmer
(Educator)
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Colesville, New York, United States
Died: December 6, 1902
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Joseph Wright
(English Philologist and Academic)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Idle, Bradford, United Kingdom
Died: February 27, 1930
Birthdate: 12th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: August 28, 1914
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Inukai Tsuyoshi
(Politician, Prime Minister)
Birthdate: 4th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Okayama, Japan
Died: May 15, 1932
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William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough
(British Politician and Fencer)
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 9, 1945
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Jakub Schikaneder
(Painter)
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prague, Czec Republic
Died: November 15, 1924
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Marie-Joseph Lagrange
(Priest)
Birthdate: 7th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Died: March 10, 1938
Birthdate: 1st May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 24, 1924
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Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
(Politician)
Birthdate: 14th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 7, 1944
30
Emile Verhaeren
(One of the Founders of the School of Symbolism)
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sint-Amands, Belgium
Died: November 27, 1916
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Walter Hines Page
(Journalist)
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cary, North Carolina, United States
Died: December 21, 1918
32
Robert Koldewey
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Blankenburg am Harz, Duchy of Brunswick, German Confederation
Died: February 4, 1925
Birthdate: 1st May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 17, 1942
Birthdate: 16th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tournai, Belgium
Died: December 25, 1898
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Mauro Pascoli, Italy
Died: April 6, 1912
36
John Warne Gates
(Industrialist)
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winfield, Illinois, United States
Died: August 9, 1911
37
Henry Cuyler Bunner
(Novelist)
Birthdate: 3rd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oswego, New York, United States
Died: May 11, 1896
38
Isaac Isaacs
(Judge, Politician, Barrister)
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Melbourne
Died: February 11, 1948
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Marieta de Veintemilla
(Former Ecuadorian First Lady and a Feminist Author)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died: 1907 AD
40
Henry Nicholas Ridley
(British Botanist, Geologist and Naturalist Known for Establishing the Rubber Industry in the 'Malay Peninsula')
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harling, England
Died: October 24, 1956
Birthdate: 4th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria
Died: May 25, 1918
42
William Rutherford Benn
(Journalist and a member of the political Benn family)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Poplar, London, England
Died: 1921 AD
43
Léon Teisserenc de Bort
(Meteorologist)
Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 2, 1913
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wing, Rutland, England
Died: March 30, 1944
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Fannie Barrier Williams
(Educator)
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brockport, New York, United States
Died: March 4, 1944
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George de Forest Brush
(Painter)
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Died: April 24, 1941
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Jean Jules Jusserand
(Author)
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: July 18, 1932
Birthdate: 17th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bantry, Ireland
Died: March 26, 1931
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Landecker Berg, Schenklengsfeld, Germany
Died: November 11, 1887
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Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
(Uruguayan Poet Famous for a Long Historical Verse Epic, Tabaré)
Birthdate: 28th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: November 3, 1931