Famous People Born In 1886
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Discover the most famous people born in 1886. The list includes people like Diego Rivera, Ty Cobb, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, David Ben-Gurion, Siegfried Sassoon and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, poets and philosophers born in 1886. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Austria and many more countries.
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Ty Cobb(One of the Greatest Players in Baseball History)
Birthdate: 18th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Narrows, Georgia, United States
Died: July 17, 1961
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Diego Rivera(Mexican Painter Whose Large Frescoes Helped Establish the Mural Movement in Mexican and International Art )
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guanajuato, Mexico
Died: November 25, 1957
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Płonsk, Poland
Died: December 1, 1973
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia, United States
Died: December 22, 1939
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Al Jolson(Singer and Comedian Known as 'The King of Blackface Performers')
Birthdate: 26th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Seredžius, Lithuania
Died: October 23, 1950
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Siegfried Sassoon(English War Poet and Soldier Who Became One of the Leading Poets of the First World War)
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Matfield, Kent, England
Died: September 1, 1967
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George Mallory(British Mountaineer Who Took Part in the First Three British Expeditions to Mount Everest in the Early 1920s)
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mobberly, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 9, 1924
Birthdate: 9th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: June 19, 1966
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Died: August 17, 1969
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Gerda Wegener(Danish Illustrator, Painter and Partner of Transgender Woman Lili Elbe)
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hammelev, Denmark
Died: July 28, 1940
Birthdate: 25th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 15, 1950
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Peter Freuchen(Danish Arctic Explorer, Author, Journalist and Anthropologist Who is Known for His Role in Arctic Exploration)
Birthdate: 20th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Died: September 2, 1957
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Victor McLaglen(British Boxer-Turned-Hollywood Actor Who Rose to Fame as Character Actor)
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stepney, East London, England
Died: November 7, 1959
Birthdate: 5th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: De Smet, South Dakota, USA
Died: October 30, 1968
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Paul Tillich(Christian Existentialist Philosopher and One of the Most Influential Theologians of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Starosiedle, Poland
Died: October 22, 1965
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Hugo Black(Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ashland, Alabama, United States
Died: September 25, 1971
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Died: September 7, 1971
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: December 13, 1969
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: August 18, 1944
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: October 7, 1956
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Died: January 1, 1958
Birthdate: 31st July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Castellammare del Golfo, Italy
Died: September 10, 1931
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Frank Nitti(Italian-American Gangster and Body Guard of Al Capone)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angri, Italy
Died: March 19, 1943
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Leo G. Carroll(Actor Known for His Roles in the TV Series ‘Topper’ & ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E')
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, England
Died: October 16, 1972
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: September 26, 1979
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Edward Rydz-Śmigły(Commander-In-Chief and Inspector General of the Polish Armed Forces (1935 - 1939))
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berezhany, Ukraine
Died: December 2, 1941
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki(Japanese Novelists and One of the Most Prominent Figures in Modern Japanese Literature)
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: July 30, 1965
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Sophie Tucker(American Comedian, Actress, Singer, and Radio Personality)
Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tul'chyn, Ukraine
Died: February 9, 1966
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Karl von Frisch(German-Austrian Ethologist and 1973 Winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine)
Birthdate: 20th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: June 12, 1982
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Jean Arp(German-French-Sculptor Best Known for His Biomorphic Sculptures)
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: June 7, 1966
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 10, 1967
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 10, 1962
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Noblesville, Indiana, United States
Died: October 27, 1975
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 30, 1918
Birthdate: 1st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Capivari, São Paulo, Brazil
Died: January 17, 1973
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Died: June 9, 1954
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 29, 1968
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Karl Polanyi(Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist)
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: April 23, 1964
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newton
Died: November 19, 1959
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pöchlarn, Austria
Died: February 22, 1980
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died: July 19, 1971
Birthdate: 18th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: November 22, 1941
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Mary Wigman(German Dancer Who Is Considered One of the Most Important Figures in the History of Modern Dance)
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: September 18, 1973
Birthdate: 12th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: June 2, 1956
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Macksburg, Iowa, United States
Died: December 5, 1955
Birthdate: 29th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 15, 1983
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Hugh Lofting(British Author and Creator of the Classic Children’s Literature Character 'Doctor Dolittle')
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Died: September 26, 1947
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Died: October 15, 1910
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Hermann Broch(Former writer, best known for two major works of modernist fiction: The Sleepwalkers (Die Schlafwandler, 1930–32) and The Death of Virgil (Der Tod des Vergil, 1945))
Birthdate: 1st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 30, 1951
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Waterford, Ireland
Died: December 16, 1971