Famous People Born In 1858

Discover the most famous people born in 1858. The list includes people like Theodore Roosevelt, Emmeline Pankhurst, Emile Durkheim, Max Planck, Jagadish Chandra Bose and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, physicists and sculptors born in 1858. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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Theodore Roosevelt
(26th President of the United States (1901-1909))
Theodore Roosevelt
81
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: January 6, 1919
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Max Planck
(German Theoretical Physicist and Originator of 'Quantum Theory')
Max Planck
9
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
Died: October 4, 1947
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Emmeline Pankhurst
(English Political Activist Who Organised the UK Suffragette Movement)
Emmeline Pankhurst
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Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moss Side, Manchester, United Kingdom
Died: June 14, 1928
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Giacomo Puccini
(Italian Composer Known for His Works ‘La Bohème’, ‘Tosca’ and ‘Madama Butterfly’)
Giacomo Puccini
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 22nd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lucca, Italy
Died: November 29, 1924
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Emile Durkheim
(French Sociologist Who Established the 'Academic Discipline of Sociology')
Emile Durkheim
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Listed In: Sociologists
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Épinal, France
Died: November 15, 1917
 6 
Rudolf Diesel
(Inventor of Diesel Engine)
Rudolf Diesel
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Birthdate: 18th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29, 1913
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Jagadish Chandra Bose
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India (Now Munshiganj District of Bangladesh)
Died: November 23, 1937
 8 
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
(Heir Apparent of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Who Died by a Suicide Pact With His Mistress)
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Laxenburg castles, Austria
Died: January 30, 1889
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John L. Sullivan
(Boxer recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing)
John L. Sullivan
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Listed In: Boxers
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 2, 1918
 10 
Andrew Bonar Law
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1922-23))
Andrew Bonar Law
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rexton, Canada
Died: October 30, 1923
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Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
(Queen)
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
2
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lubsko, Poland
Died: April 11, 1921
 12 
Omar Mukhtar
(Ruler of Zawiyat Ayn Kalk)
Omar Mukhtar
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Zawiyat Zanzur, Libya
Died: September 16, 1931
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Selma Lagerlöf
(First Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature)
Selma Lagerlöf
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 20th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden
Died: March 16, 1940
 14 
Franz Boas
(German–American Anthropologist and a Pioneer of Modern Anthropology)
Franz Boas
2
Listed In: Anthropologists
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minden, Germany
Died: December 21, 1942
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Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
(Serbian Physicist Who Had Numerous Patents to His Name)
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Serbia
Died: March 12, 1935
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Anna Julia Cooper
(One of the Most Important African-American Scholars in US History)
Anna Julia Cooper
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Died: February 27, 1964
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Prince Henry of Battenberg
(Prince)
Prince Henry of Battenberg
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 20, 1896
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Archibald Gracie IV
(Historian, Writer, Investor)
Archibald Gracie IV
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Died: December 4, 1912
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Georg Simmel
(One of the First Generation of German Sociologists and Neo-Kantian Philosopher)
Georg Simmel
0
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 26, 1918
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Beatrice Webb
(British Sociologist, Economist, Socialist, Labour Historian and Social Reformer)
Beatrice Webb
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England
Died: April 30, 1943
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Dhondo Keshav Karve
(Social Reformer and Educator)
Dhondo Keshav Karve
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ratnagiri
Died: November 9, 1962
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Constance Lloyd
(Children's writer)
Constance Lloyd
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Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: April 7, 1898
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Eugène Ysaÿe
(Belgian Virtuoso Violinist and Composer Regarded as 'The King of the Violin')
Eugène Ysaÿe
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 16th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: May 12, 1931
 24 
Eleonora Duse
(Actress)
Eleonora Duse
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vigevano, Italy
Died: April 21, 1924
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Giuseppe Peano
(Mathematician)
Giuseppe Peano
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Listed In: Mathematicians
Birthdate: 27th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cuneo, Italy
Died: April 20, 1932
 26 
Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia
(Grandson of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, and a poet)
Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 15, 1915
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Charles de Foucauld
(French Soldier, Explorer, Catholic Priest and Hermit)
Charles de Foucauld
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 15th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: December 1, 1916
 28 
Gerard Philips
(Entrepreneur)
Gerard Philips
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Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Zaltbommel
Died: January 26, 1942
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Saitō Makoto
(Political leader)
Saitō Makoto
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Isawa District, Iwate, Japan
Died: February 26, 1936
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George Washington Goethals
(Former 1st Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1914 - 1917))
George Washington Goethals
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: 29th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 21, 1928
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Princess Louise of Belgium
(Queen)
Princess Louise of Belgium
1
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: March 1, 1924
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E. Nesbit
(Author)
E. Nesbit
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kennington, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 4, 1924
 33 
Gaetano Mosca
(Former Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies for Palermo (1909 - 1919))
Gaetano Mosca
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Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: November 8, 1941
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Maria Christina of Austria
(Queen Consort of Spain (1879 – 1885))
Maria Christina of Austria
0
Birthdate: 21st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brno, Czechia
Died: February 6, 1929
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Elías García Martínez
(Painter)
Elías García Martínez
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Requena, Valencia, Spain
Died: August 1, 1934
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Howard Atwood Kelly
(Surgeon, Writer, Gynaecologist, University teacher)
Howard Atwood Kelly
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Camden
Died: January 12, 1943
 37 
Katharine Drexel
(American Heiress, Philanthropist, Religious Sister, and Educator)
Katharine Drexel
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 3, 1955
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Horace Smith-Dorrien
(Autobiographer, Military personnel)
Horace Smith-Dorrien
1
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 26th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berkhamsted
Died: August 12, 1930
 39 
Christiaan Eijkman
1
Listed In: Bacteriologists
Birthdate: 11th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nijkerk
Died: November 5, 1930
 40 
Lovis Corinth
(Painter)
Lovis Corinth
0
Birthdate: 21st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gvardeysk, Russia
Died: July 17, 1925
 41 
Joséphin Péladan
(Novelist)
Joséphin Péladan
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: June 27, 1918
 42 
Julia Lathrop
(American Social Reformer and 1st Director of United States Children's Bureau)
Julia Lathrop
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, United States
Died: April 15, 1932
 43 
Kang Youwei
(Chinese Philosopher and Political Thinker in the Late Qing Dynasty)
Kang Youwei
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nanhai District, Foshan, China
Died: March 31, 1927
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Jan Toorop
(Painter, Graphic artist, Decorative arts)
Jan Toorop
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 20th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Purworejo
Died: March 3, 1928
 45 
Yukio Ozaki
(Former Japanese Minister of Justice (1914 - 1916))
Yukio Ozaki
1
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Matano, Kanagawa, Japan
Died: October 6, 1954
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Isaac Newton Lewis
(Officer)
Isaac Newton Lewis
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Salem Borough, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 9, 1931
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Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
(Former Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1910 - 1916) )
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 2, 1944
 48 
Alice Heine
(Princess)
Alice Heine
1
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 22, 1925
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Liberty Hyde Bailey
(American Botanist, Horticulturist and Co-Founder of 'American Society for Horticultural Science')
Liberty Hyde Bailey
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Listed In: Botanists
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: South Haven, Michigan, United States
Died: December 25, 1954
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Prince Valdemar of Denmark
(Third son and youngest child of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel)
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gentofte, Denmark
Died: January 14, 1939