Famous People Who Died In 1815

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1815. This list includes people like Sarah Baartman, Joachim Murat, Michel Ney, Robert Fulton, John Singleton Copley and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include spiritual & religious leaders, military leaders, artists and priests who died in 1815. This list includes people from United States, England, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Robert Fulton
(American engineer & inventor)
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Birthdate: November 14, 1765
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Died: February 24
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Michel Ney
(French Military Commander and Marshal of the Empire)
Michel Ney
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 10, 1769
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saarlouis, Germany
Died: December 7

Michel Ney was a French military commander. One of the 18 Marshals of the Empire inaugurated by Napoléon Bonaparte, Michel Ney played important roles in the Napoleonic Wars and the French Revolutionary Wars. Nicknamed the Bravest of the Brave by Napoleon himself, Ney was renowned for his valor in wars. 

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Emma, Lady Hamilton
(Model)
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 26, 1765
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Great Neston, England
Died: January 15
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Franz Mesmer
(Doctor)
Franz Mesmer
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 23, 1734
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Swabia, Germany
Died: March 5

Though a doctor, Franz Mesmer studied the influence of astronomical bodies on the human body and on an invisible fluid inside it. He was a pioneer of animal magnetism, or mesmerism, which paved the path for modern-day hypnotism. Critics slammed his ideas and called him a fraud, too.

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John Singleton Copley
(American Painter Known for His Work ‘Watson and the Shark’)
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Birthdate: July 3, 1738
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 9
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Sarah Baartman
(A Freak Show Attraction)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1787 AD
Birthplace: Gamtoos River, Kouga Local Municipality, South Africa
Died: 1815 AD
Sara Baartman, a popular subject of feminist criticism, was a South African Khoikhoi woman who was made a freak-show attraction, as the Hottentot Venus, in the 19th century, due to her large buttocks. She was a victim of the European men’s obsession with “exotic” Black women, whom they objectified.
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John Sevier
(Soldier)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 23, 1745
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Died: September 24
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Ahmad al-Tijani
(Theologian)
Ahmad al-Tijani
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Birthdate: 1735 AD
Birthplace: Aïn Madhi, Algeria
Died: 1815 AD
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James Gillray
(Political cartoonist)
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Birthdate: August 13, 1756
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 1
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John Carroll
(American Prelate of the Catholic Church)
John Carroll
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 1735
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
Died: December 3

Born into a wealthy Maryland family and educated in France and Belgium, John Carroll is remembered as the first American Roman Catholic bishop and the first archbishop of Baltimore. He also established Georgetown University. Though he owned more than 100 slaves, he advocated for humane treatment of slaves.

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José María Morelos
(Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement)
José María Morelos
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 30, 1765
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Morelia, Mexico
Died: December 22
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Joachim Murat
(Former King of Naples (1808 - 1815))
Joachim Murat
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 25, 1767
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Labastide-Murat, CÅ“ur-de-Causse, France
Died: October 13
Joachim Murat, the king of Naples, came to be known for his outrageous dress sense and earned the nickname The Dandy King. Married to Napoleon’s sister, Caroline Bonaparte, he was also a Marshal of France and earned the title of the First Horseman of Europe.
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Henry Thornton
(Economist)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 10, 1760
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 16

Born to a well-known merchant and evangelist, Henry Thornton too followed in his father’s footsteps to become part of the evangelical Clapham Sect. A monetory theorist, he later became the first to explain the difference between nominal and real interest rates. The noted economist had also been a parliamentarian.

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Carsten Niebuhr
(German Explorer Who Was the Sole Survivor of the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition)
Carsten Niebuhr
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1733
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ludingworth, Germany
Died: April 26

German explorer, mathematician, and cartographer Carsten Niebuhr was part of the renowned Royal Danish Arabia Expedition, a voyage he was invited to by King Frederick V of Denmark himself. He was the only survivor of the expedition and later penned down his experiences. He was the father of Danish-German historian Barthold Georg Niebuhr.

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Torii Kiyonaga
(Japanese Artist)
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Birthdate: 1752 AD
Birthplace: Edo, Japan
Died: June 28

Born to a bookseller in Sagami Province, Torii Kiyonaga became of the significant figures of the ukiyo-e movement woodblock prints. His works depict exceptionally tall woman drawn in a realistic fashion. He was largely inspired by kabuki actors and courtesans and mastered the nishiki-e and bijin-ga paintings.

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Matthias Claudius
(Poet)
Matthias Claudius
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 15, 1740
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Reinfeld, Germany
Died: January 21
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William Nicholson
(Chemist and inventor)
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Birthdate: December 13, 1753
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 21

William Nicholson is best remembered for discovering the electrolysis of water, which revolutionized the chemical industry. His inventions also include his own hydrometer and launched the first independent science journal. Inspired by his writer friend Thomas Holcroft, he also penned An Introduction to Natural Philosophy, his best-known written work.

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John Murray
(Minister)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1741
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hampshire, England
Died: September 3
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Francesco Bartolozzi
(Engraver)
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Birthdate: September 21, 1727
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: March 7
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Louis-Alexandre Berthier
(Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars)
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 20, 1753
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: June 1
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Stanislas de Boufflers
(Writer)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 31, 1738
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: January 18
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Frances Abington
(Actress)
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Birthdate: 1737 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 4
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Ganioda'yo
(Religious leader)
Ganioda'yo
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1735 AD
Birthplace: Ganawaugus, New York, United States
Died: August 10

Ganioda'yo, better known as Handsome Lake, was a Seneca religious leader. A leader and prophet, Handsome Lake played an important role in revitalizing traditional religion among the People of the Longhouse. His teachings aimed at popularizing the traditional religious beliefs of his people, which had been marred by colonization. His teachings were later published and are practiced even today.

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Jonathan Hornblower
(Pioneer)
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Birthdate: July 5, 1753
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chacewater, England
Died: February 23
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Ndvungunye
(King of Swaziland from 1780 until his death in 1815)
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Birthdate: 1760 AD
Birthplace: Swaziland
Died: 1815 AD
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Samuel Provoost
(Clergyman)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 11, 1742
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 6
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Robert Prescott
(Governor of Martinique 1794)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1726 AD
Birthplace: Lancashire, England
Died: December 21
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Nicolas Desmarest
(Geologist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 16, 1725
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Soulaines-Dhuys, France
Died: September 20
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Andrew Fuller
(British Baptist Minister and Theologian)
Andrew Fuller
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Birthdate: February 6, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England
Died: May 7

Remembered as one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society, Andrew Fuller had initially been a pastor at the Soham and Kettering Baptist Churches. He then formed his own society with William Carey and others and became its first secretary. He also assisted missionary activities in Jamaica and India.