1
Ludwig van Beethoven
(One of the Most Admired Composers and Pianists in the History of Western Music)
259
46
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 17, 1770
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: March 26
2
William Blake
(English Poet Who is Considered a Seminal Figure in the History of the Poetry of the Romantic Age)
81
23
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1757
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 12
3
Count Alessandro Volta
(Physicist, Chemist)
34
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 18, 1745
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Como, Duchy of Milan, Italy
Died: March 5
4
Pierre-Simon Laplace
(French Mathematician and Astronomer Who was Best Known for His Investigations into the Stability of the Solar System)
28
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 23, 1749
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beaumont-en-Auge, France
Died: March 5
5
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
(Duke of York and Albany)
3
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 16, 1763
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St James's Palace, London, England
Died: January 5
6
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
(Physicist)
5
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 10, 1788
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Broglie (Eure)
Died: July 14
7
George Canning
(Former British Prime Minister)
4
3
8
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
(Swiss Educational Reformer and Pedagogue Who Exemplified Romanticism in His Approach)
1
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 12, 1746
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: February 17
9
Deborah Sampson
(Military woman)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 17, 1760
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Plympton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: April 29
10
Charles Willson Peale
(Painter)
3
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 15, 1741
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chester
Died: February 22
11
Ernst Chladni
(Physicist, Astronomer)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 30, 1756
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Died: April 3
12
Thomas Rowlandson
(Artist & Caricaturist of the Georgian Era)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 13, 1757
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 21
13
Samuel Crompton
(Inventor)
1
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 3, 1753
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Firwood, England
Died: June 26
14
Geórgios Karaïskákis
(Military commander)
1
0
15
Robert Surcouf
(Privateer, Writer, Shipowner, Slave trader)
2
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 12, 1773
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Malo
Died: July 8
16
Fabrizio Ruffo
(Cardinal and politician)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 16, 1744
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Lucido, Italy
Died: December 13
17
Maria Theresa of Austria
(Princess)
0
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 14, 1767
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 7
18
Helen Maria Williams
(Novelist)
1
0
19
Wilhelm Hauff
(Poet, Novelist)
1
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 29, 1802
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Died: November 18
20
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1750
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: May 5
21
Rufus King
(Politician)
1
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 24, 1755
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Scarborough, Maine, United States
Died: April 29
22
Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
(Aristocrat)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 19, 1772
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hachenburg, Germany
Died: January 6
23
John Jones
(Lexicographer)
1
0
24
Ugo Foscolo
(Writer)
0
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 6, 1778
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zakynthos, Greece
Died: September 10
25
Wilhelm Müller
(Poet)
1
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 7, 1794
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Died: September 30
26
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 9, 1773
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Caulaincourt, Aisne, France
Died: February 19
27
Robert Pollok
(Writer, Poet)
0
0
28
Thomas Addis Emmet
(Lawyer)
1
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 24, 1764
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: November 14
29
Hugh Clapperton
(Naval Officer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 18, 1788
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Annan, Scotland
Died: April 13
30
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
(Mexican Writer and Political Journalist, Best Known as the Author of 'El Periquillo Sarniento' (1816))
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1776
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: June 21
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 11, 1747
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: France
Died: March 27
32
Christian August Vulpius
(Novelist)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 23, 1762
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: June 25
33
Archibald Constable
(Publisher)
0
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 24, 1774
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carnbee, Scotland
Died: July 21
34
Pierre Louis Prieur
(Lawyer)
0
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 1, 1756
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sommesous, France
Died: May 31
35
Charlotte von Stein
(Writer)
0
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 25, 1742
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Eisenach, Germany
Died: January 6
36
Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow
(Statesman)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 11, 1748
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: October 11
37
Henri van der Noot
(Political leader)
1
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 7, 1731
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: January 12
38
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
(Theologian)
0
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 16, 1752
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ingelfingen, Germany
Died: June 27
