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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

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

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

Edward ElgarEdward Elgar
2nd June, British
Composer

Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow
18th April, American
Lawyer
Milton S. HersheyMilton S. Hershey
13th September, American
Confectioner & Philanthropist

Ferdinand de SaussureFerdinand de Saussure
26th November, Swiss
Linguist

Pope Pius XIPope Pius XI
31st May, Italian
Religious Leader
Heinrich HertzHeinrich Hertz
22nd February, German
Physicist

Konstantin TsiolkovskyKonstantin Tsiolkovsky
17th September, Russian
Russian-Soviet Rocket Scientist
Thorstein VeblenThorstein Veblen
30th July, American
Economist

Ida TarbellIda Tarbell
5th November, American
Journalist

Ronald RossRonald Ross
13th May, British
Medical doctor

Ruggero LeoncavalloRuggero Leoncavallo
23rd April, Italian
Composer

Charles Scott SherringtonCharles Scott Sherrington
27th November, British
Neurophysiologist
Alfred LoisyAlfred Loisy
28th February, French
Priest

Rodolfo AmoedoRodolfo Amoedo
11th December, Brazilian
History Painter

Clara ZetkinClara Zetkin
5th July, German
Activist

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of RussiaGrand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
11th May, Russian
Grand Duke of Russia
Le PétomaneLe Pétomane
1st June, French
Flatulist

Alfonso XII of SpainAlfonso XII of Spain
28th November, Spanish
King
Karl PearsonKarl Pearson
27th March, British
Mathematician, Historian of mathematics,

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

Alfred BinetAlfred Binet
8th July, French
Psychologist, Educationist
Williamina FlemingWilliamina Fleming
15th May, British, American, Scottish
Astronomer

Shibli NomaniShibli Nomani
3rd June, Indian
Philosopher
Pedro PaternoPedro Paterno
17th February, Spanish
politician, novelist, poet, author, autobiographer

Émile CouéÉmile Coué
26th February, French
Psychologist

Paul DoumerPaul Doumer
22nd March, French
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist
C. Sankaran NairC. Sankaran Nair
11th July, Indian
Statesman

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Eugen BleulerEugen Bleuler
30th April, Swiss
Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher
Cécile ChaminadeCécile Chaminade
8th August, French
Pianist, Composer, Musician

Frederick II, Grand Duke of BadenFrederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
9th July, German
Sovereign

George GissingGeorge Gissing
22nd November, British
Novelist

Georges Gilles de la TouretteGeorges Gilles de la Tourette
30th October, French
Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist
Theodor KittelsenTheodor Kittelsen
27th April, Norwegian
Artist, illustrator
OvonramwenOvonramwen
30th November, Nigerian
King of Benin

George DaytonGeorge Dayton
6th March, American
Entrepreneur

Georg MichaelisGeorg Michaelis
8th September, German, Polish
Chancellor , Politician

Aleksandr LyapunovAleksandr Lyapunov
6th June, Russian
mathematician, physicist
Axel MuntheAxel Munthe
31st October, Swedish, British
Medical Doctor

Eugène AtgetEugène Atget
12th February, French
Photographer, Artist

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

E. A. Wallis BudgeE. A. Wallis Budge
27th July, British
Egyptologist

Fannie FarmerFannie Farmer
23rd March, Canadian, American
Cook
Sidney KidmanSidney Kidman
9th May, Australian
Businessperson, Stockman

William Seward Burroughs IWilliam Seward Burroughs I
28th January, American
Inventor
Henrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan
24th July, Danish
writer

Henry Fairfield OsbornHenry Fairfield Osborn
8th August, American
Geologist, Paleontologist

Max KlingerMax Klinger
18th February, German
Painter
Christiaan Snouck HurgronjeChristiaan Snouck Hurgronje
8th February, Dutch
Professor

Marthinus Theunis SteynMarthinus Theunis Steyn
2nd October, South African
President of Orange Free State
Infanta Maria Josepha of PortugalInfanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
19th March, German
Duchess

Mikhail AlekseyevMikhail Alekseyev
15th November, Russian
General

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

Arthur Wesley DowArthur Wesley Dow
6th April, American
Artist

Julius Wagner-JaureggJulius Wagner-Jauregg
7th March, Austrian
Physician, Politician, Neurologist, Psychiatrist,
Joseph LarmorJoseph Larmor
11th July, Irish
Physicist

Richard MansfieldRichard Mansfield
24th May, German, British
Actor

Manuel Estrada CabreraManuel Estrada Cabrera
21st November, Guatemalan
Lawyer

Andrija MohorovičićAndrija Mohorovičić
23rd January, Croatian
Meteorologist
Vladimir BekhterevVladimir Bekhterev
1st February, Russian
Neurologist

Fred ArcherFred Archer
11th January, British
Jockey
Frank J. SpragueFrank J. Sprague
25th July, American
Engineer

Rudolf BlaschkaRudolf Blaschka
17th June, German
Artist

Hunter LiggettHunter Liggett
21st March, American
Army officer
Lucien Lévy-BruhlLucien Lévy-Bruhl
10th April, French
Scholar

Charles SheldonCharles Sheldon
26th February, American
Writer
Elwood HaynesElwood Haynes
14th October, American
Inventor

Gertrude AthertonGertrude Atherton
30th October, American
Author

Wilhelm Ludvig JohannsenWilhelm Ludvig Johannsen
3rd February, Danish
Botanist
Anna Bilinska-BohdanowiczAnna Bilinska-Bohdanowicz
8th December, Polish
Painter

John JolyJohn Joly
1st November, Irish
Physicist
John Hessin ClarkeJohn Hessin Clarke
18th September, American
Jurist

Rudolf Carl von SlatinRudolf Carl von Slatin
7th June, Austrian
Soldier

H. A. BrendekildeH. A. Brendekilde
7th April, Danish
Painter

Victor HorsleyVictor Horsley
14th April, British
British surgeon
Edward Emerson BarnardEdward Emerson Barnard
16th December, American
American astronomer
Nene HatunNene Hatun
30th November, Turkish
Folk heroine

Alice Stone BlackwellAlice Stone Blackwell
14th September, American
Journalist, Poet, Biographer, Feminist

Herman BangHerman Bang
20th April, Danish
Journalist

Gotō ShimpeiGotō Shimpei
24th July, Japanese
Politician
John Jacob AbelJohn Jacob Abel
19th May, American
Biochemist

Joseph Rucker LamarJoseph Rucker Lamar
14th October, American
Jurist

Joseph PennellJoseph Pennell
4th July, American
Artist

Martha Carey ThomasMartha Carey Thomas
2nd January, American
Linguist

Mrs. Leslie CarterMrs. Leslie Carter
10th June, American
Actress
Hermann SudermannHermann Sudermann
30th September, German
Writer

Christian MichelsenChristian Michelsen
15th March, Norwegian
Statesman
Karl Adolph GjellerupKarl Adolph Gjellerup
2nd June, Danish
Poet

Frank Hamilton CushingFrank Hamilton Cushing
22nd July, American
Anthropologist
Stojan ProtićStojan Protić
28th January, Serbian
Politician
James Gibbons HunekerJames Gibbons Huneker
31st January, American
Art critic and writer