Famous People Who Died In 1828

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1828. This list includes people like Shaka, Francisco Goya, Lady Caroline Lamb, Victor of Aveyron, Franz Peter Schubert and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, emperors & kings and poets who died in 1828. This list includes people from England, United States and many more countries.
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Shaka
(Zulu Emperor)
Shaka
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Birthdate: 1787 AD
Birthplace: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died: September 22

Widely regarded as one of the most influential and important monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom, Shaka reigned as the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. Through a series of influential and wide-reaching reforms, Shaka was able to re-organize the Zulu military into a formidable force. His life and work inspired the 1986 South African TV series, Shaka Zulu.

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Franz Peter Schubert
(Austrian Composer and One of the Greatest Piano Virtuosos of the Late Classical and Early Romantic Era)
Franz Peter Schubert
13
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 31, 1797
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna, Austria
Died: November 19

Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert was one of the most prominent figures of the Viennese Classical and Romantic periods. He initially performed at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. His compositions include over 600 vocal works and several symphonies, operas, and piano sonatas. One of his most-talked-about works is the Unfinished Symphony.

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Francisco Goya
(Painters)
Francisco Goya
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Birthdate: March 30, 1746
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fuendetodos
Died: April 16
One of the most successful and distinguished artists of his time, Spanish painter Francisco Goya is regarded as both the first of the moderns and last of the Old Masters. His career was initially marked by Rococo style tapestry cartoons and Spanish aristocracy and royalty but later his works became pessimistic.
 4 
Gilbert Stuart
(Portrait painter, Painter)
Gilbert Stuart
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Birthdate: December 3, 1755
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: North Kingstown
Died: July 9
 5 
Thomas Pinckney
(Governor)
Thomas Pinckney
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 23, 1750
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 2
 6 
Charlotte, Princess Royal
(Queen)
Charlotte, Princess Royal
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 29, 1766
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: October 5
 7 
William Hyde Wollaston
(Chemist, Physicist, Engineer, Metallurgist)
William Hyde Wollaston
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 6, 1766
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Norfolk
Died: December 22

William Hyde Wollaston was a pioneer of powder metallurgy and the first to develop malleable platinum from its ore. He is also credited with the discoveries of palladium and rhodium. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he dictated his last Bakerian lecture, as he was too ill to deliver it.

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Rachel Jackson
(Wife of Andrew Jackson)
Rachel Jackson
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 15, 1767
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Died: December 22
 9 
Franz Joseph Gall
(Physician, Neuroscientist)
Franz Joseph Gall
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Birthdate: March 9, 1758
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tiefenbronn
Died: August 22

German neuroanatomist and physiologist Franz Joseph Gall was the founding father of cranioscopy, or the determination of intelligence and personality traits from the shape of a person’s skull, now known as phrenology. He was also the first to separate the gray matter of the brain from the white matter.

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Victor of Aveyron
(Feral Child)
Victor of Aveyron
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1788 AD
Birthplace: Aveyron, France
Died: 1828 AD

Victor of Aveyron was a French feral child who was captured in 1800 when he was prepubescent. After running away from civilization on several occasions, Aveyron eventually made progress under the guidance of Jean Marc Gaspard Itard. Victor's life has inspired several works of art, including the 1970 French film, The Wild Child.

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William Thornton
(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
William Thornton
1
Birthdate: May 20, 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28

British-American William Thornton was initially trained in medicine and that is when he began drawing and sketching as part of his medical notes. He later won a contest for the design of the Library Company of Philadelphia's new hall. He also designed the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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William Jackson
(Political Leader)
William Jackson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 9, 1759
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Died: December 17
 13 
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Sovereign)
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Birthdate: September 3, 1757
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: June 14
 14 
John Oxley
(Explorer)
John Oxley
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1784 AD
Birthplace: Westow, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 25
 15 
Jehudi Ashmun
(Politician)
Jehudi Ashmun
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 21, 1794
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Champlain, New York, United States
Died: August 25
 16 
Lott Cary
(Pastor)
Lott Cary
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1780 AD
Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia, United States
Died: November 10
 17 
Kobayashi Issa
(Japanese Poet and Buddhist Priest of the Jōdo Shinshū Known for His Haiku Poems and Journals)
Kobayashi Issa
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 15, 1763
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Near Shinano-machi, Shinano Province, Japan
Died: January 5

Nineteenth-century Japanese haiku poet Kobayashi Issa, or Issa, who had penned more than 20,000 haiku, remains one of the Great Four haiku masters of his country. Known for his simple and lucid language, he mostly wrote about the common man. He is also said to have originated the Japanese I novel.

 18 
Anouvong
(Monarch)
Anouvong
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Birthdate: 1767 AD
Birthplace: Vientiane, Laos
Died: November 12
 19 
Jean-Antoine Houdon
(French Neoclassical Sculptor)
Jean-Antoine Houdon
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Birthdate: March 20, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: July 15

Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French sculptor best remembered for his statues and portrait busts of philosophers, political figures, and inventors. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his sculptures were used as a reference for imprinting portraits of prominent personalities on various U.S. postage stamps.

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Alexander Ypsilantis
(Military personnel)
Alexander Ypsilantis
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 12, 1792
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: January 31
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Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
(Inventor)
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
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Birthdate: May 20, 1772
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 16
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Leandro Fernández de Moratín
(Spanish Dramatist, Translator and Neoclassical Poet)
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 10, 1760
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: June 21

Neoclassical poet and dramatist Leandro Fernández de Moratín, the son of poet and playwright Nicolás Fernández de Moratín, was one of the most significant figures of the Spanish Enlightenment. He was best known for his works such as The New Comedy and The Maiden’s Consent and mostly lived in France.

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Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
(Politician)
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 7, 1770
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 4
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Richard Stockton
(Politician)
Richard Stockton
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 17, 1764
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: March 7
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Lady Caroline Lamb
(Aristocrat and Novelist Best Known for Her Gothic Novel ‘Glenarvon’)
Lady Caroline Lamb
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 25

Better known as one of Lord Byron’s lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb met a 24-year-old Byron when she was 26, married, and has an autistic son with her husband, future British prime minister William Lamb. An author, too, she is known for her anonymously published Gothic novel Glenarvon.

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DeWitt Clinton
(Politician)
DeWitt Clinton
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 2, 1769
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Little Britain, New York Little Britain, Province of New York New York, British America
Died: February 11
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Robert Trimble
(Jurist)
Robert Trimble
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 17, 1776
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Died: August 25
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Ippolito Pindemonte
(Writer)
Ippolito Pindemonte
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1753
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Verona, Italy
Died: November 18
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John Marsh
(British composer)
John Marsh
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 31, 1752
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dorking, England
Died: October 31
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Radama I
(King of Madagascar (1810–1828))
Radama I
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Birthdate: 1793 AD
Birthplace: Ambohimanga, Madagascar
Died: July 27
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Nicolas-Louis Robert
(French inventor)
Nicolas-Louis Robert
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Birthdate: December 2, 1761
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: France
Died: August 8
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Carl Peter Thunberg
(Botanist)
Carl Peter Thunberg
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 11, 1743
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden
Died: August 8

Carl Peter Thunberg was a Swedish naturalist best remembered as one of the apostles of Carl Linnaeus. Along with other students of Linnaeus, Thunberg spent seven years in Asia and southern Africa, gathering and describing animals and plants new to European science. Thanks to his extensive research on plants, Thunberg is referred to as the father of South African botany.      

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Dixon Denham
(Soldier)
Dixon Denham
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1786
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 8
 34 
Vincenzo Monti
(Poet)
Vincenzo Monti
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1754
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alfonsine, Italy
Died: October 13
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Thomas Bewick
(Engraver)
Thomas Bewick
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 10, 1753
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mickley, Northumberland, England
Died: November 8
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Jacob Brown
(Army general)
Jacob Brown
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 9, 1775
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 24
 37 
Friedrich Bouterwek
(Critic)
Friedrich Bouterwek
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Birthdate: April 15, 1766
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Germany
Died: August 9
 38 
James Sadler
(Former Pastry Chef)
James Sadler
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Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: 1753
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: England
Died: March 28
 39 
Dugald Stewart
(Philosopher)
Dugald Stewart
1
Birthdate: November 22, 1753
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edinburgh,Scotland
Died: June 11

Dugald Stewart was a Scottish mathematician and philosopher best remembered for his efforts to popularize the works of Adam Smith and Francis Hutcheson. Considered one of the most prominent personalities of the Scottish Enlightenment, Stewart played a major role in explaining the Scottish Common Sense Realism. Among his students were Sir Walter Scott, Sir Archibald Alison, and Sir James Mackintosh. 

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Richard Parkes Bonington
(Landscape painter)
Richard Parkes Bonington
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Birthdate: October 25, 1802
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Died: September 23
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Karl Mack von Leiberich
(Austrian Soldier Who Commanded Austrian Forces in the 'Battle of Ulm')
Karl Mack von Leiberich
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 25, 1752
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nenslingen, Germany
Died: December 22
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Frank Abney Hastings
(Naval Officer)
Frank Abney Hastings
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 14, 1794
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leicestershire, England
Died: June 1
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Juste Chanlatte
(Writer)
Juste Chanlatte
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1766 AD
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died: 1828 AD