Famous People Who Died In 1838

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1838. This list includes people like Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, William Clark, Sarah, Osceola, Lorenzo Da Ponte and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, educators, explorers and political leaders who died in 1838. This list includes people from United States, France, England and many more countries.
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William Clark
(Explorer)
William Clark
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 1, 1770
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Caroline County
Died: September 1
 2 
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
(Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom from 1830 1834)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 17
 3 
Osceola
(An Influential Leader of the Seminole People in Florida)
Osceola
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1804 AD
Birthplace: Talisi, Mississippi Territory, United States
Died: January 30
 4 
Piet Retief
(Explorer)
Piet Retief
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Birthdate: November 12, 1780
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wellington
Died: February 6
 5 
Maria Cosway
(Artist)
Maria Cosway
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Birthdate: June 11, 1760
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: January 5
 6 
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
(Politician)
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 17
 7 
José Bonifácio de Andrada
(Brazilian Statesman Known for His Role in Brazil’s Attainment of Independence From Portugal)
José Bonifácio de Andrada
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 13, 1763
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santos, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Died: April 6
 8 
Black Hawk
(Military Leader during the Black Hawk War of 1832)
Black Hawk
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1767 AD
Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Died: October 3
 9 
William Henry Ashley
(Miner)
William Henry Ashley
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: 1778 AD
Birthplace: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Died: March 26
 10 
Gideon Blackburn
(American Presbyterian Clergyman, Evangelist and 3rd President of Centre College (1827 - 1830))
Gideon Blackburn
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 27, 1772
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Died: August 23
 11 
Maximilian von Montgelas
(Statesman)
Maximilian von Montgelas
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 12, 1759
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: June 14
 12 
Lorenzo Da Ponte
(Former poet and librettist best known for his collaboration with Mozart)
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 10, 1749
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Died: August 17
 13 
Pierre Louis Dulong
(French Physicist and Chemist Who Helped Formulate the 'Dulong–Petit Law' of Specific Heats)
Pierre Louis Dulong
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 12, 1785
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: July 19
 14 
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
(Poet)
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 14, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England
Died: October 15
 15 
Nathaniel Bowditch
(Mathematician, Astronomer, Actuary, Physicist, Sailor)
Nathaniel Bowditch
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 26, 1773
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salem
Died: March 16
 16 
Charles Percier
(Architect)
Charles Percier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 22, 1764
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 5
 17 
John Stevens
(Lawyer)
John Stevens
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Birthdate: June 26, 1748
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: March 6
 18 
Joshua Humphreys
(Naval Architect)
Joshua Humphreys
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: June 17, 1751
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 12
 19 
Bernard Courtois
(French Chemist Known for First Isolating 'Iodine')
Bernard Courtois
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 8, 1777
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: September 27
 20 
Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantès
(Writer)
Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantès
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 6, 1784
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: June 7
 21 
Karl Philipp von Wrede
(Bavarian Field Marshal)
Karl Philipp von Wrede
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 29, 1767
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Died: December 12
 22 
François-Joseph-Victor Broussais
(Physician)
François-Joseph-Victor Broussais
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 17, 1772
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Malo, France
Died: November 17
 23 
Ferenc Kölcsey
(Hungarian Poet Who Wrote ‘Himnusz’ the National Anthem of Hungary)
Ferenc Kölcsey
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 8, 1790
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sauca, Romania
Died: August 24
 24 
Adelbert von Chamisso
(German Poet Who Was Also a Noted Botanist and Philologist)
Adelbert von Chamisso
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 30, 1781
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sivry-Ante, France
Died: August 21
 25 
Joseph Lancaster
(Educator)
Joseph Lancaster
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 25, 1778
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Southwark, United Kingdom
Died: October 24
 26 
Ferdinand Ries
(Composer)
Ferdinand Ries
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 28, 1784
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: January 13
 27 
René Caillié
(Explorer)
René Caillié
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1799
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
Died: May 17
 28 
Thomas Creevey
(Politician)
Thomas Creevey
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1768
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: February 5
 29 
Thomas Andrew Knight
(British Horticulturalist and Botanist)
Thomas Andrew Knight
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 12, 1759
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Died: May 11
 30 
Frédéric-César de La Harpe
(Swiss Writer, Political Leader, and Journalist)
Frédéric-César de La Harpe
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 6, 1754
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rolle, Switzerland
Died: March 30
 31 
Johanna Schopenhauer
(Writer)
Johanna Schopenhauer
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1766
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gdańsk, Poland
Died: April 17
 32 
Johann Adam Möhler
(Theologian)
Johann Adam Möhler
0
Birthdate: May 6, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Igersheim, Germany
Died: April 12
 33 
Poul Martin Møller
(Danish Novelist and Poet)
Poul Martin Møller
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 21, 1794
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Uldum, Denmark
Died: March 13
 34 
Nikolay Novosiltsev
(Statesman)
Nikolay Novosiltsev
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1761 AD
Birthplace: Russia
Died: April 20
 35 
James Geddes
(Engineer)
James Geddes
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: July 22, 1763
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 17
 36 
Anne Grant
(Poet, Historian)
Anne Grant
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1755
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow
Died: November 7
 37 
Charles de Talleyrand-Périgord
(Politician)
Charles de Talleyrand-Périgord
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 17
 38 
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
(Physician)
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 24, 1774
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Oraison, France
Died: July 5
 39 
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
(Politician)
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: June 4, 1751
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died: January 13
 40 
Bernhard Crusell
(Swedish-Finnish Clarinetist and Composer)
Bernhard Crusell
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 15, 1775
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Uusikaupunki, Finland
Died: July 28
 41 
Ivan Kotliarevsky
(Writer)
Ivan Kotliarevsky
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 9, 1769
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Poltava, Ukraine
Died: November 10
 42 
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
(Politician)
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 30, 1754
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arleux, France
Died: December 26
 43 
John Jamieson
(Lexicographer, Philologist)
John Jamieson
1
Birthdate: March 3, 1759
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 12
 44 
Maria Theresa Kemble
(Actress)
Maria Theresa Kemble
1
Birthdate: January 17, 1774
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 3
 45 
Samuel Terry
(Philanthropist)
Samuel Terry
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1776 AD
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: February 22