Famous People Who Died In 1800

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1800. This list includes people like William Cowper, Alexander Suvorov, John Rutledge, William Blount, Edward Rutledge and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, literature critics, philosophers and soldiers who died in 1800. This list includes people from England, United States, France and many more countries.
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 1 
William Cowper
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 26, 1731
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berkhamsted
Died: April 25
 2 
Alexander Suvorov
(Russian Military Commander Known for His Achievements in the Russo-Turkish War)
Alexander Suvorov
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 24, 1729
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: May 18

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov was a distinguished Russian General, remembered for winning every battle that he had commanded. Known for his thumping victories at the Battle of Rymnik and Siege of Izmail during the Russo-Turkish War and for his contributions during the French Revolutionary Wars, he won many awards and tittles and wrote several military manuals, including The Science of Victory.

 3 
Charles Adams
(Son of the Second United States President, John Adams)
Charles Adams
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 29, 1770
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: United States
Died: November 30
 4 
John Rutledge
(Chief Justice)
John Rutledge
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 17, 1739
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: July 23
 5 
William Blount
(Politician)
William Blount
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 26, 1749
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Windsor, North Carolina, United States
Died: March 21
 6 
Margaret Corbin
(Soldier)
Margaret Corbin
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 12, 1751
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 16
 7 
Wilhelm von Knyphausen
(General)
Wilhelm von Knyphausen
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 4, 1716
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lütetsburg, Germany
Died: December 7
 8 
Itō Jakuchū
(Japanese Painter)
Itō Jakuchū
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Birthdate: March 2, 1716
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kyōto, Japan
Died: October 27

Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū of the mid-Edo period is best-recognised for his paintings that traditionally featured Japanese subjects, especially his detailed and lifelike paintings of chickens and other birds. A reputed artist of the Kyoto art community, Jakuchū received several personal commissions as well as commissions for painting panels or screens for different Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in Japan.

 9 
Gabriel Prosser
(Blacksmith)
Gabriel Prosser
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 1776 AD
Birthplace: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Died: October 10

One of the rare literate slaves of the colonial era, Gabriel Prosser was born into slavery at a tobacco plantation in Virginia. He led one of the first great slave revolutions of the U.S., aspiring to create an all-Black state, with himself as the king. He was eventually hanged.

 10 
Johann Euler
(Astronomer, Mathematician)
Johann Euler
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 27, 1734
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: September 17
 11 
William Billings
(Composer)
William Billings
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 7, 1746
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 26
 12 
Richard Hennessy
(Military personnel and Founder of Hennessy)
Richard Hennessy
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 1724 AD
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: October 8
 13 
Thomas Conway
(Military General)
Thomas Conway
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 27, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: 1800 AD
 14 
Thomas Mifflin
(Politician)
Thomas Mifflin
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 10, 1744
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 20
 15 
Elizabeth Montagu
(British Social Reformer, Patron of the Arts, Salonnière, Literary Critic and Writer)
Elizabeth Montagu
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 2, 1718
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Died: August 25

Part of the 18th-century London intellectual circle, socialite Elizabeth Montagu was a pioneering member of the Bluestockings, a group of women who engaged in evening conversations as a substitute to card-playing. The wife of affluent landowner Edward Montagu, she inherited his riches and later built the Montagu House.

 16 
Claude Martin
(Army officer who served in the French)
Claude Martin
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1735
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: September 13
 17 
John Blair
(United States jurist)
John Blair
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 17, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Williamsburg, Virginia
Died: August 31
 18 
Jacques Mallet du Pan
(Journalist)
Jacques Mallet du Pan
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 5, 1749
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Céligny, Switzerland
Died: May 10
 19 
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
(Military General)
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 9, 1753
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: June 14
 20 
Niccolò Piccinni
(Italian composer)
Niccolò Piccinni
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 16, 1728
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bari
Died: May 7
 21 
Jesse Ramsden
(Mathematician)
Jesse Ramsden
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 6, 1735
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Salterhebble, Halifax, England
Died: November 5
 22 
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
(French Naturalist and a Pioneer in the Fields of Comparative Anatomy and Paleontology)
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 29, 1716
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montbard, France
Died: January 1

While Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton was sent to Paris to study theology, he ended up studying medicine instead and later became a pioneering naturalist. He taught natural history and zoology and contributed immensely to the domains of comparative anatomy and paleontology. He also contributed to Georges Buffon’s Histoire naturelle.

 23 
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
(Military engineer)
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 16, 1714
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Angoulême, France
Died: March 29
 24 
Henry Cort
(Ironmaster)
Henry Cort
0
Birthdate: 1740 AD
Birthplace: Lancaster, England
Died: May 23
 25 
Rawlins Lowndes
(Lawyer, Politician)
Rawlins Lowndes
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 6, 1721
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Kitts, British West Indies
Died: August 24
 26 
Noble Consort Ying
(Qianlong Emperor's wife)
Noble Consort Ying
2
Birthdate: March 7, 1731
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mongolia
Died: March 14
 27 
François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
(Governor of Guadeloupe)
François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 19, 1739
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mazeyrat-d'Allier, France
Died: November 14
 28 
Salomon Maimon
(Philosopher)
Salomon Maimon
1
Birthdate: 1753 AD
Birthplace: Lithuania, Poland-Lithuania
Died: November 22
 29 
Joseph Warton
(Literary Critic)
Joseph Warton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1722
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dunsfold, England
Died: February 23
 30 
Victor Louis
(Architect)
Victor Louis
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 10, 1731
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 2

Victor Louis was a French architect best remembered for designing the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux which is often considered his masterpiece. Victor Louis is also credited with designing other theatres like the Théâtre National de la rue de la Loi and the theatre of the Comédie-Française.

 31 
Francois V de Beauharnais
(Governor general of the French Antilles 1757 – 1761)
Francois V de Beauharnais
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 16, 1714
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Rochelle, France
Died: June 18
 32 
Joseph Pinetti
(Professor)
Joseph Pinetti
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 3, 1750
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 1800 AD
 33 
Ned Young
(Sailor)
Ned Young
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1762 AD
Birthplace: Wells, Norfolk, England
Died: December 25
 34 
Edward Rutledge
(Politician)
Edward Rutledge
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 23, 1749
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 23
 35 
Richard Bulkeley
(Civil servant)
Richard Bulkeley
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 26, 1717
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 7
 36 
George Steevens
(Commentator)
George Steevens
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1736
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poplar,London, England
Died: January 22
 37 
Ann Teresa Mathews
(Nun)
Ann Teresa Mathews
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1732 AD
Birthplace: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Died: June 18
 38 
Hugh Blair
(Scottish Minister of Religion, Author and Rhetorician Best Known for His Sermons)
Hugh Blair
0
Birthdate: April 7, 1718
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 27

Hugh Blair was a Scottish writer, rhetorician, and minister of religion. As a minister of religion, Blair had a major impact in both the secular and the spiritual realms. He also played an important role in the Scottish Enlightenment and is credited with co-founding the Royal Society of Edinburgh. From 1789 to 1796, he served as the academy's Literary President.

 39 
Costillares
(Spanish Bullfighter)
Costillares
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 20, 1743
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: January 27
 40 
Louis Desaix
(General)
Louis Desaix
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 17, 1768
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Auvergne, France
Died: June 14
 41 
Anne Parrish
(Philanthropist)
Anne Parrish
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 17, 1760
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 26