Famous People Who Died In 1875

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1875. This list includes people like Andrew Johnson, Hans Christian Andersen, Georges Bizet, John C. Breckinridge, Charles Lyell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, military leaders and inventors who died in 1875. This list includes people from France, United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Hans Christian Andersen
(Danish Author Best Remembered for His Literary Fairy Tales)
Hans Christian Andersen
25
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 2, 1805
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Odense, Denmark
Died: August 4
 2 
Andrew Johnson
(17th President of the United States)
Andrew Johnson
20
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 29, 1808
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Died: July 31
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Georges Bizet
(French Composer Best Known for His Opera ‘Carmen’)
Georges Bizet
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 25, 1838
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 3
 4 
Ferdinand I of Austria
(Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary)
Ferdinand I of Austria
6
Birthdate: April 19, 1793
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: June 29
 5 
John C. Breckinridge
(14th Vice President of the United States (1857 - 1861))
John C. Breckinridge
16
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 16, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 17
 6 
George Pickett
(Military Officer)
George Pickett
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 16, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: July 30
 7 
Charles Grandison Finney
(American Presbyterian Minister and 2nd President of Oberlin College)
Charles Grandison Finney
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 29, 1792
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Warren, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 16
 8 
Isaac Singer
(Actor, Inventor)
Isaac Singer
0
Birthdate: October 27, 1811
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York
Died: July 23
 9 
Camille Corot
(French Landscape and Portrait Painter)
Camille Corot
1
Birthdate: July 16, 1796
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 28
 10 
Jean-François Millet
(Artist)
Jean-François Millet
1
Birthdate: October 4, 1814
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gréville-Hague, La Hague, France
Died: January 20
 11 
Young Tom Morris
(Scottish Professional Golfer)
Young Tom Morris
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 20, 1851
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Andrews, Scotland
Died: December 25
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Tongzhi Emperor
(9th Emperor of the Qing dynasty)
Tongzhi Emperor
2
Birthdate: April 27, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Died: January 12
 13 
Charles Lyell
1
Birthdate: November 14, 1797
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Angus
Died: February 22
 14 
John Edward Gray
(Zoologist)
John Edward Gray
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 12, 1800
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Walsall
Died: March 7
 15 
Henry Wilson
(18th Vice President of the U.S.A)
Henry Wilson
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 16, 1812
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Farmington
Died: November 22
 16 
Eliphas Levi
(French Ceremonial Magician, Occultist and Author of 19th Century Book 'Transcendental Magic')
Eliphas Levi
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 8, 1810
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 31
 17 
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
(One of the Most Important 19th-Century Russian Historical Dramatist)
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 5, 1817
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: October 10
 18 
Charles Wheatstone
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 6, 1802
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Barnwood, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died: October 19
 19 
William Sterndale Bennett
(Composer)
William Sterndale Bennett
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 13, 1816
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died: February 1
 20 
Francis V, Duke of Modena
(Prince)
Francis V, Duke of Modena
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 1, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
Died: November 20
 21 
Moses Hess
(Philosopher)
Moses Hess
0
Birthdate: June 21, 1812
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: April 6
 22 
Henri Labrouste
(architect)
Henri Labrouste
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 11, 1801
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: June 24
 23 
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
(French Sculptor and Painter During the Second Empire Under Napoleon III)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
0
Birthdate: May 11, 1827
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Valenciennes, France
Died: October 12
 24 
Richard Christopher Carrington
(Astronomer)
Richard Christopher Carrington
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 26, 1826
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Died: November 27
 25 
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán
(Former President of El Salvador)
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1801 AD
Birthplace: Cartago
Died: 1875 AD
 26 
Marie Pleyel
(Musician)
Marie Pleyel
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 4, 1811
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 30
 27 
Adam Kok III
(South African Politician)
Adam Kok III
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 16, 1811
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: South Africa
Died: December 30
 28 
Goldsworthy Gurney
(Surgeon)
Goldsworthy Gurney
0
Birthdate: February 14, 1793
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Treator, Padstow, England
Died: February 28
 29 
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
(Politician)
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 19, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 8
 30 
Augustus Washington
(Photographer, Politician)
Augustus Washington
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1820 AD
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 7
 31 
Amalia of Oldenburg
(Queen)
Amalia of Oldenburg
0
Birthdate: December 21, 1818
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oldenburg, Germany
Died: May 20
 32 
Eugène Schneider
(Industrialist)
Eugène Schneider
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 29, 1805
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bidestroff, France
Died: November 27
 33 
Louise Farrenc
(Composer)
Louise Farrenc
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 31, 1804
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 15
 34 
Thomas Baines
(Artist)
Thomas Baines
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 27, 1820
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: King’s Lynn, England
Died: May 8
 35 
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
(German Astronomer)
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 13, 1822
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 14
 36 
Svetozar Marković
(Political Activist)
Svetozar Marković
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 9, 1846
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jagodina, Ottoman Empire
Died: February 26
 37 
Friedrich Albert Lange
(Philosopher)
Friedrich Albert Lange
0
Birthdate: September 28, 1828
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Solingen, Germany
Died: November 23
 38 
Wilhelm Bauer
(Inventor)
Wilhelm Bauer
0
Birthdate: December 23, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dillingen, Germany
Died: June 20
 39 
Prosper Guéranger
(Monk)
Prosper Guéranger
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 4, 1805
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sable-sur-Sarthe, France
Died: January 30
 40 
Paschal Beverly Randolph
(Physician, Occultist)
Paschal Beverly Randolph
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 8, 1825
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 29
 41 
Antoine-Louis Barye
(French Sculptor Most Famous for His Work as an Animalier, a Sculptor of Animals)
Antoine-Louis Barye
0
Birthdate: September 24, 1795
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 25
 42 
Karl Mauch
(German Explorer and Geologist Who Discovered the Ruins of Great Zimbabwe)
Karl Mauch
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 7, 1837
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kernen, Germany
Died: April 4
 43 
Zsigmond Kemény
(Author)
Zsigmond Kemény
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1814
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vintu de Jos, Romania
Died: December 22
 44 
Joseph Othmar Rauscher
(Archbishop)
Joseph Othmar Rauscher
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 6, 1797
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 24
 45 
Everhardus Johannes Potgieter
(Dutch Prose Writer and Poet)
Everhardus Johannes Potgieter
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 27, 1808
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zwolle, Netherlands
Died: February 3
 46 
Duchenne de Boulogne
(Photographer, Neurologist, Physician)
Duchenne de Boulogne
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: September 17, 1806
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Mer
Died: September 15
 47 
George A. Smith
(Political leader)
George A. Smith
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 26, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Potsdam, New York
Died: September 1
 48 
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
(Politician)
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
0
Birthdate: January 30, 1805
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Walmer, Kent, England
Died: December 24
 49 
Werner Munzinger
(Explorer)
Werner Munzinger
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 21, 1832
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Olten, Switzerland
Died: November 7
 50 
Edgar Quinet
(French Poet, Historian, and Political Philosopher Known for His Contribution to the Developing Tradition of Liberalism in France)
Edgar Quinet
0
Birthdate: February 17, 1803
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Died: March 27