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Famous People Born In 1857

Discover the most famous people born in 1857. The list includes people like William Howard Taft, Joseph Conrad, Edward Elgar, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Heinrich Hertz and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include psychiatrists, journalists, mathematicians and political leaders born in 1857. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France and many more countries.

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft
15th September, American
President of the U.S.A
Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad
3rd December, Polish, Ukrainian, British
Writer

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
22nd February, British
Founder of the Scout Movement

Princess Beatrice of the United KingdomPrincess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
14th April, British
Youngest Child of Queen Victoria

Edward ElgarEdward Elgar
2nd June, British
Composer

Ferdinand de SaussureFerdinand de Saussure
26th November, Swiss
Linguist
Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow
18th April, American
Lawyer

Milton S. HersheyMilton S. Hershey
13th September, American
Confectioner & Philanthropist

Ida TarbellIda Tarbell
5th November, American
Journalist
Heinrich HertzHeinrich Hertz
22nd February, German
Physicist

Pope Pius XIPope Pius XI
31st May, Italian
Religious Leader
Thorstein VeblenThorstein Veblen
30th July, American
Economist

Konstantin TsiolkovskyKonstantin Tsiolkovsky
17th September, Russian
Russian-Soviet Rocket Scientist

Ronald RossRonald Ross
13th May, British
Medical doctor

Charles Scott SherringtonCharles Scott Sherrington
27th November, British
Neurophysiologist

Ruggero LeoncavalloRuggero Leoncavallo
23rd April, Italian
Composer
Alfred LoisyAlfred Loisy
28th February, French
Priest

Rodolfo AmoedoRodolfo Amoedo
11th December, Brazilian
History Painter

Richard MansfieldRichard Mansfield
24th May, German, British
Actor

Alfonso XII of SpainAlfonso XII of Spain
28th November, Spanish
King
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of RussiaGrand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
11th May, Russian
Politician, Military personnel

Le PétomaneLe Pétomane
1st June, French
Flatulist
Karl PearsonKarl Pearson
27th March, British
Mathematician, Historian of mathematics,

Alfred BinetAlfred Binet
8th July, French
Psychologist, Educationist

Pedro PaternoPedro Paterno
17th February, Spanish
politician, novelist, poet, author, autobiographer
Clara ZetkinClara Zetkin
5th July, German
Politician, Journalist, Feminist

Shibli NomaniShibli Nomani
3rd June, Indian
Philosopher
Émile CouéÉmile Coué
26th February, French
Psychologist

Eugen BleulerEugen Bleuler
30th April, Swiss
Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher

John Hessin ClarkeJohn Hessin Clarke
18th September, American
Jurist
Cécile ChaminadeCécile Chaminade
8th August, French
Pianist, Composer, Musician

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Paul DoumerPaul Doumer
22nd March, French
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist
Williamina FlemingWilliamina Fleming
15th May, British, American, Scottish
Astronomer

Henrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan
24th July, Danish
writer

George GissingGeorge Gissing
22nd November, British
Novelist

Eugène AtgetEugène Atget
12th February, French
Photographer, Artist
Georges Gilles de la TouretteGeorges Gilles de la Tourette
30th October, French
Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist
E. A. Wallis BudgeE. A. Wallis Budge
27th July, British
Egyptologist

Aleksandr LyapunovAleksandr Lyapunov
6th June, Russian
mathematician, physicist

George DaytonGeorge Dayton
6th March, American
Entrepreneur

OvonramwenOvonramwen
30th November, Nigerian
King of Benin
Frank J. SpragueFrank J. Sprague
25th July, American
Engineer

Axel MuntheAxel Munthe
31st October, Swedish, British
Medical Doctor

C. Sankaran NairC. Sankaran Nair
11th July, Indian
Statesman

Julius Wagner-JaureggJulius Wagner-Jauregg
7th March, Austrian
Physician, Politician, Neurologist, Psychiatrist,

Henry Fairfield OsbornHenry Fairfield Osborn
8th August, American
Geologist, Paleontologist
Georg MichaelisGeorg Michaelis
8th September, German, Polish
Chancellor , Politician

Fannie FarmerFannie Farmer
23rd March, Canadian, American
Cook
William Seward Burroughs IWilliam Seward Burroughs I
28th January, American
Inventor

Juan Vicente GómezJuan Vicente Gómez
24th July, Venezuelan
Venezuelan dictator

Sidney KidmanSidney Kidman
9th May, Australian
Businessperson, Stockman
Christiaan Snouck HurgronjeChristiaan Snouck Hurgronje
8th February, Dutch
Professor

Joseph Rucker LamarJoseph Rucker Lamar
14th October, American
Jurist
Max KlingerMax Klinger
18th February, German
Painter

Vladimir BekhterevVladimir Bekhterev
1st February, Russian
Neurologist

C. F. A. VoyseyC. F. A. Voysey
28th May, British
Architect

Alexander, Prince of BulgariaAlexander, Prince of Bulgaria
5th April, Austrian
Prince

Alice Stone BlackwellAlice Stone Blackwell
14th September, American
Journalist, Poet, Biographer, Feminist
Mikhail AlekseyevMikhail Alekseyev
15th November, Russian
General

Andrija MohorovičićAndrija Mohorovičić
23rd January, Croatian
Meteorologist

Manuel Estrada CabreraManuel Estrada Cabrera
21st November, Guatemalan
Lawyer

Rudolf Carl von SlatinRudolf Carl von Slatin
7th June, Austrian
Soldier
Joseph LarmorJoseph Larmor
11th July, Irish
Physicist

Arthur Wesley DowArthur Wesley Dow
6th April, American
Artist
Elwood HaynesElwood Haynes
14th October, American
Inventor

Charles SheldonCharles Sheldon
26th February, American
Writer

Hunter LiggettHunter Liggett
21st March, American
Army officer
Edward Emerson BarnardEdward Emerson Barnard
16th December, American
American astronomer

Gertrude AthertonGertrude Atherton
30th October, American
Author
Karl Adolph GjellerupKarl Adolph Gjellerup
2nd June, Danish
Poet

Lucien Lévy-BruhlLucien Lévy-Bruhl
10th April, French
Scholar

Heinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich Rudolf Hertz
22nd February, German
German physicist
Victor HorsleyVictor Horsley
14th April, British
British surgeon

Herman BangHerman Bang
20th April, Danish
Journalist
John JolyJohn Joly
1st November, Irish
Physicist

Frank Hamilton CushingFrank Hamilton Cushing
22nd July, American
Anthropologist

Christian MichelsenChristian Michelsen
15th March, Norwegian
Statesman

Joseph PennellJoseph Pennell
4th July, American
Artist
Hermann SudermannHermann Sudermann
30th September, German
Writer
John Jacob AbelJohn Jacob Abel
19th May, American
Biochemist

John DavidsonJohn Davidson
11th April, Scottish
Scottish poet

Henry Clay FolgerHenry Clay Folger
18th June, American
Business executive

John Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin Murphy
21st December, American
Physician
Andrew Summers RowanAndrew Summers Rowan
23rd April, American
Officer

Edward Herbert ThompsonEdward Herbert Thompson
28th September, American
Archaeologist

Stojan ProtićStojan Protić
28th January, Serbian
Politician

Mrs. Leslie CarterMrs. Leslie Carter
10th June, American
Actress

Lillian NordicaLillian Nordica
12th December, American
Opera Singer
Francis La FlescheFrancis La Flesche
25th December, American
Ethnologist

Conrad Theodor van DeventerConrad Theodor van Deventer
29th September, Dutch
Lawyer
Gabriela ZapolskaGabriela Zapolska
30th March, Polish
Novelist

Margaret DelandMargaret Deland
23rd February, American
Author
Kate Waller BarrettKate Waller Barrett
24th January, American
Physician
Robert BondRobert Bond
25th February, Canadian
Politician