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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.

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

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

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

Ida TarbellIda Tarbell
5th November, American
Journalist

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

Williamina FlemingWilliamina Fleming
15th May, British, American, Scottish
Astronomer

Clara ZetkinClara Zetkin
5th July, German
Politician, Journalist, Feminist
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
Karl PearsonKarl Pearson
27th March, British
Mathematician, Historian of mathematics,

Alfred BinetAlfred Binet
8th July, French
Psychologist, Educationist

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

Eugène AtgetEugène Atget
12th February, French
Photographer, Artist
Eugen BleulerEugen Bleuler
30th April, Swiss
Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher

George DaytonGeorge Dayton
6th March, American
Entrepreneur

George GissingGeorge Gissing
22nd November, British
Novelist
Paul DoumerPaul Doumer
22nd March, French
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist

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Pedro PaternoPedro Paterno
17th February, Spanish
politician, novelist, poet, author, autobiographer
Aleksandr LyapunovAleksandr Lyapunov
6th June, Russian
mathematician, physicist

Cécile ChaminadeCécile Chaminade
8th August, French
Pianist, Composer, Musician

Fannie FarmerFannie Farmer
23rd March, Canadian, American
Cook

Henrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan
24th July, Danish
writer
E. A. Wallis BudgeE. A. Wallis Budge
27th July, British
Egyptologist
Axel MuntheAxel Munthe
31st October, Swedish, British
Medical Doctor

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

Georges Gilles de la TouretteGeorges Gilles de la Tourette
30th October, French
Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist

Henry Fairfield OsbornHenry Fairfield Osborn
8th August, American
Geologist, Paleontologist
OvonramwenOvonramwen
30th November, Nigerian
King of Benin

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

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

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

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

William Seward Burroughs IWilliam Seward Burroughs I
28th January, American
Inventor
Frank J. SpragueFrank J. Sprague
25th July, American
Engineer

Max KlingerMax Klinger
18th February, German
Painter

Joseph LarmorJoseph Larmor
11th July, British
Physicist
C. F. A. VoyseyC. F. A. Voysey
28th May, British
Architect

Vladimir BekhterevVladimir Bekhterev
1st February, Russian
Neurologist
Richard MansfieldRichard Mansfield
24th May, German, British
Actor

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

Arthur Wesley DowArthur Wesley Dow
6th April, American
Artist

Mikhail AlekseyevMikhail Alekseyev
15th November, Russian
General

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

Elwood HaynesElwood Haynes
14th October, American
Inventor

Charles SheldonCharles Sheldon
26th February, American
Writer

Manuel Estrada CabreraManuel Estrada Cabrera
21st November, Guatemalan
Lawyer
John JolyJohn Joly
1st November, Irish
Physicist

Andrija MohorovičićAndrija Mohorovičić
23rd January, Croatian
Meteorologist
Heinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich Rudolf Hertz
22nd February, German
German physicist

Gertrude AthertonGertrude Atherton
30th October, American
Author

Edward Emerson BarnardEdward Emerson Barnard
16th December, American
American astronomer
Alice Stone BlackwellAlice Stone Blackwell
14th September, American
Journalist, Poet, Biographer, Feminist

Victor HorsleyVictor Horsley
14th April, British
British surgeon
John Hessin ClarkeJohn Hessin Clarke
18th September, American
Jurist

Herman BangHerman Bang
20th April, Danish
Journalist

Karl Adolph GjellerupKarl Adolph Gjellerup
2nd June, Danish
Poet
Joseph Rucker LamarJoseph Rucker Lamar
14th October, American
Jurist

Rudolf Carl von SlatinRudolf Carl von Slatin
7th June, Austrian
Soldier
Christian MichelsenChristian Michelsen
15th March, Norwegian
Statesman

Joseph PennellJoseph Pennell
4th July, American
Artist

Frank Hamilton CushingFrank Hamilton Cushing
22nd July, American
Anthropologist

Henry Clay FolgerHenry Clay Folger
18th June, American
Business executive
John Jacob AbelJohn Jacob Abel
19th May, American
Biochemist
Hermann SudermannHermann Sudermann
30th September, German
Writer

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

Andrew Summers RowanAndrew Summers Rowan
23rd April, American
Officer

John DavidsonJohn Davidson
11th April, Scottish
Scottish poet
Lillian NordicaLillian Nordica
12th December, American
Opera Singer

Stojan ProtićStojan Protić
28th January, Serbian
Politician

Edward Herbert ThompsonEdward Herbert Thompson
28th September, American
Archaeologist

Conrad Theodor van DeventerConrad Theodor van Deventer
29th September, Dutch
Lawyer

Gabriela ZapolskaGabriela Zapolska
30th March, Polish
Novelist
John Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin Murphy
21st December, American
Physician

Paul ShoreyPaul Shorey
3rd August, American
Scholar
Edward R. PeaseEdward R. Pease
23rd December, British
Writer

James Edward KeelerJames Edward Keeler
10th September, American
Astronomer
Francis La FlescheFrancis La Flesche
25th December, American
Ethnologist
Carl MeinhofCarl Meinhof
23rd July, German
Linguist