Famous People Born In 1859
Discover the most famous people born in 1859. The list includes people like Billy the Kid, John Dewey, Pierre Curie, Henri Bergson, Svante Arrhenius and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include novelists, poets, inventors and political leaders born in 1859. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
Billy the Kid17th November, American
Gunman
John Dewey20th October, American
Philosopher
Pierre Curie15th May, French
Nobel Laureate in Physics
Belle Gunness11th November, Norwegian, American
Serial Killer
Henri Bergson18th October, French
Philosopher and Writer
Svante Arrhenius19th February, Swedish
Scientist
Wilhelm II27th January, German
Emperor of Germany
A. E. Housman26th March, British
Poet
Jerome K. Jerome2nd May, British
Writer
Knut Hamsun4th August, Norwegian
Writer
Havelock Ellis2nd February, British
Physician
Sholem Aleichem2nd March, American
Author
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle22nd May, British, Scottish
Writer & Physician
Carrie Chapman Catt9th January, American
Women’s Rights Activists
Henry Ossawa Tanner21st June, American
Anna Ancher18th August, Danish
Painter
Aurel Stodola10th May, Slovak
Engineer
Arthur Conan Doyle22nd May, British
Physician, Writer, Poet, Cricketer, Novelist,
Georges Seurat2nd December, French
Painter, draughtsperson
Yuan Shikai16th September, Chinese
Former President of the Republic of China
Alfred Dreyfus9th October, French
Military personnel
Edmund Husserl8th April, Austrian, Czech, German
Mathematician, Philosopher, University teacher
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston11th January, British
Viceroy
Venustiano Carranza29th December, Mexican
politician, military personnel
Dorabji Tata27th August, Indian
Fusajiro Yamauchi22nd November, Japanese
Entrepreneur
Archibald Gracie IV17th January, American
historian, writer
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe5th December, British
Politician, Military personnel
L. L. Zamenhof15th December, Polish
Linguist, Ophthalmologist, Inventor, Poet,
Kenneth Grahame8th March, British
Writer, Novelist, Children's writer
Katharine Lee Bates12th August, American
poet, writer, university teacher, songwriter
Jean Jaurès3rd September, French
Political leader
Alexander Stepanovich Popov16th March, Russian
Physicist, Inventor, Engineer
Childe Hassam17th October, American
Painter
Cass Gilbert29th November, American
architect, painter
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Théophile Steinlen10th November, Swiss, French
Painter, Illustrator, Poster artist, Sculptor,
Alexandre Millerand10th February, French
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist
Pavel Milyukov27th January
Diplomat, Historian, Politician, Journalist
Bertha Pappenheim27th February, Austrian, German
Writer, Journalist, Social worker, Feminist
Kaiser Wilhelm27th January, German
Statesman, King
Verner von Heidenstam6th July, Swedish
Swedish poet
Georges-Pierre Seurat2nd December, French
French painter
Samuel Alexander6th January, Australian
British philosopher
Alfred Edward Housman26th March, British
Poet
John Crawford Crosby15th June, American
Politician, Lawyer, Judge
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.14th February, American
S.D. Gordon12th August, American