1
Charles Dickens
(The Greatest Novelist of the Victorian Era)
188
28
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Landport, Hampshire, England
Died: June 9
2
Robert E. Lee
(Confederate General in the American Civil War)
159
110
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 19, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died: October 12
3
Alexandre Dumas
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
27
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5
4
David Farragut
(Military officer)
11
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Farragut, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
5
Francisco Solano López
(Former President of Paraguay)
14
10
6
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
(One of the Most Important Figures in Spanish Literature and Most Read Writer After 'Miguel de Cervantes')
4
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 17, 1836
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: December 22
7
Frédéric Bazille
(French Painter)
5
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 6, 1841
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: November 28
8
George H. Thomas
(Army Officer)
4
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 31, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newsoms, Virginia, United States
Died: March 28
9
Victor Noir
(French Journalist)
4
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 27, 1848
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Attigny, France
Died: January 11
10
Alexander Herzen
(Russian Writer and Thinker Known as the ‘Father of Russian Socialism’)
3
1
11
Prosper Mérimée
(French Writer and One of the Pioneers of the 'Novella')
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 28, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 23
12
Josef Strauss
(Composer)
7
0
13
Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte
(Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's son)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 5, 1805
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England
Died: June 17
14
Comte de Lautréamont
(Poet)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 4, 1846
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: November 24
15
Majid bin Said of Zanzibar
(Politician)
2
0
16
Emma Willard
(American activist)
2
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 23, 1787
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 15
17
Ignaz Moscheles
(Bohemian Composer and Piano Virtuoso Who Worked on Beethoven's Only Opera, 'Fidelio')
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 23, 1794
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: March 10
18
Thomas Brassey
(Civil Engineer)
3
1
19
Anthony Mary Claret
(Missionary, Cleric, Catholic priest)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 23, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sallent de Llobregat
Died: October 23
20
Albrecht von Graefe
(German Ophthalmologist Known for Discovering a Method of Treating 'Glaucoma')
4
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 22, 1828
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 20
21
David Drake
(Potter and poet)
1
0
22
Saverio Mercadante
(Composer)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 16, 1795
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Altamura, Italy
Died: December 17
23
Arthur Saint-Léon
(French Ballet Dancer Who Is Famous for Creating the Choreography of the Ballet 'Coppélia')
3
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: September 17, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 2
24
John Pendleton Kennedy
(Novelist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 25, 1795
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: August 18
25
Charles Auguste de Bériot
(Belgian Violinist and Composer Known for Establishing a Particular Performance Style That Combined Classical Elegance with Technical Virtuosity)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 20, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leuven, Belgium
Died: April 8
26
Princess Louise of Prussia
(Princess)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 1, 1808
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg, Prussian
Died: December 6
27
Ferdinand von Wrangel
(Russian Explorer and Minister of the Navy Known for His Explorations in Siberia)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 9, 1797
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pskov, Russia
Died: June 6
28
Moshoeshoe I
(King)
0
0
29
Anna Kingsley
(Landowner)
0
0
30
Louise Lehzen
(Governess)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingdom of Hanover
Died: September 9
31
Anson Burlingame
(Lawyer)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 14, 1820
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Berlin, New York, United States
Died: February 23
32
Adam Lindsay Gordon
(British-Australian Poet, Horseman, Police Officer and Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 19, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charlton Kings, England
Died: June 24
33
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
(Aristocrat)
2
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1869
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 2
34
Armand Barbes
(Politician, Lawyer)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 18, 1809
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Died: June 26
35
George Pollard, Jr.
(Sailor)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 18, 1791
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 7
36
Daniel Maclise
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 25, 1806
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: April 25
37
William Gilmore Simms
(Writer)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 17, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: June 11
38
Robert Cooper Grier
(Judge)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 5, 1794
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 25
39
Michael William Balfe
(Irish Composer)
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 15, 1808
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 20
40
David G. Burnet
(Early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas (1836 and again in 1841))
0
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 14, 1788
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 5
41
James Young Simpson
(Scottish Obstetrician Famous for His Discovery of the Anaesthetic Qualities of Chloroform)
0
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Died: May 6
42
Albert Barnes
(Theologian)
1
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 1, 1798
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rome, New York, United States
Died: December 24
43
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
(Diplomat)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 12, 1800
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 27
44
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Monarch)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1797
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: January 29
45
Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek
(Orientalist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 22, 1802
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rasht, Iran
Died: November 27
46
Lazarus Geiger
(Philosopher, philologist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 21, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: August 29
47
John Duncan
(Theologian)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 22, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: February 26
48
Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
(Statesman)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 6, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reus, Spain
Died: December 30
49
Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
(Military general)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 21, 1785
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 1
50
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
(Publicist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 15, 1810
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 13
