Famous People Born In 1857
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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.
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Birthdate: 15th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: March 8, 1930
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Joseph Conrad(Known for Short Stories and Novels Like Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness and the Secret Agent)
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berdychiv, Ukraine
Died: August 3, 1924
Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Died: January 8, 1941
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 13, 1945
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Broadheath, England
Died: February 23, 1934
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 26, 1944
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Heinrich Hertz(German Physicist Who Discovered the Existence of Electromagnetic Waves)
Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 1, 1894
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kinsman Township
Died: March 13, 1938
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Izhevskoe, Russia
Died: September 19, 1935
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Almora, India
Died: September 16, 1932
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nice
Died: October 18, 1911
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Williamina Fleming(Scottish Astronomer Famous for Her Discovery of the 'Horsehead Nebula')
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: May 21, 1911
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George Gissing(British Novelist Best Known for His Works: 'The Nether World', 'New Grub Street' and 'The Odd Women')
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wakefield, England
Died: December 28, 1903
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Desio, Italy
Died: February 10, 1939
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: March 4, 1952
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kragerø, Norway
Died: January 21, 1914
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Pedro Paterno(politician, novelist, poet, author, autobiographer)
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Manila
Died: March 11, 1911
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers
Died: May 26, 1904
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 15, 1915
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zollikon
Died: July 15, 1939
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Libourne
Died: August 4, 1927
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: August 9, 1919
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Verona, Italy
Died: November 17, 1893
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yaroslavl
Died: November 3, 1918
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Vladimir Bekhterev(Russian Neurologist and the Father of Objective Psychology Known for Noting the Role of the 'Hippocampus' in Memory)
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sorali, Russia
Died: December 24, 1927
Birthdate: 27th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bodmin, England
Died: November 23, 1934
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Opatija
Died: December 18, 1936
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Milford
Died: October 25, 1934
Birthdate: 9th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Adelaide
Died: September 2, 1935
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Winburg, South Africa
Died: November 28, 1916
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England
Died: December 29, 1936
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fredericia, Denmark
Died: August 21, 1943
Birthdate: 7th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wels
Died: September 27, 1940
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Portland, Indiana, United States
Died: April 13, 1925
Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: December 2, 1935
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Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen(Danish Botanist, Physiologist, and Geneticist Best Known for Coining the Terms Gene, Phenotype and Genotype)
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Elsinore, Denmark
Died: November 11, 1927
Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hatch Hollow, Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 6, 1944
Birthdate: 26th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Troyes, France
Died: July 2, 1926
Birthdate: 16th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nashville
Died: February 6, 1923
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Shibli Nomani(Former writer known for the founding of the Shibli National College in 1883 and the Darul Mussanifin)
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: November 18, 1914
Birthdate: 10th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: November 13, 1937
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: July 5, 1920
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Richard Mansfield(British Actor-Manager Best Known for His Performances in Shakespeare Plays, Gilbert and Sullivan Operas)
Birthdate: 24th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 30, 1907
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Calabar, Nigeria
Died: December 31, 1914
Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vyazma, Russia
Died: October 8, 1918
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bohemia, Czech Republic
Died: March 21, 1944
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oosterhout, Netherlands
Died: June 26, 1936
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John Jacob Abel(American Biochemist and Pharmacologist Known for His Contributions to a Modern Understanding of the Ductless, or Endocrine, Glands)
Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: May 26, 1938
Birthdate: 6th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 1, 1922
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James Edward Keeler(American Astronomer Who Discovered the First 'Pulsar' and Observed the 'Rings of Saturn')
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: La Salle, Illinois, United States
Died: August 12, 1900