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Famous People Who Died In 1889

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1889. This list includes people like Jefferson Davis, Robert Browning, Antonio Meucci, James Prescott Joule, Maria Mitchell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, novelists and inventors who died in 1889. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Italy & Germany and many more countries.

Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis
American
Former President of the Confederate States of
Alexander Hamilton Jr.Alexander Hamilton Jr.
American
Lawyer

Father DamienFather Damien
Belgian
Saint

Robert BrowningRobert Browning
British
Poet & Playwright

Belle StarrBelle Starr
American
Outlaw

Antonio MeucciAntonio Meucci
Italian, American
Inventor of voice-communication apparatus
James Prescott JouleJames Prescott Joule
British
Physicist

John BrightJohn Bright
British
British Radical and Liberal Politician

Maria MitchellMaria Mitchell
American
Astronomer
Amy LevyAmy Levy
British
Poet, Novelist, Essayist

Ignacy DomeykoIgnacy Domeyko
Polish
Geologist
Adolf von HenseltAdolf von Henselt
German
Composer

Stanley MatthewsStanley Matthews
American
Jurist

Gerard Manley HopkinsGerard Manley Hopkins
British
Poet, Writer

Wilkie CollinsWilkie Collins
British
Novelist, Playwright

Yohannes IVYohannes IV
Ethiopian
Emperor
Henry W. GradyHenry W. Grady
American
Journalist

James Smith BushJames Smith Bush
American
Jurist, Writer, Lawyer, Priest, Politician

Mihai EminescuMihai Eminescu
Romanian
Poet

Alexandre CabanelAlexandre Cabanel
French
Painter, University teacher
Luís I of PortugalLuís I of Portugal
Portuguese
King

Lucy Webb HayesLucy Webb Hayes
American
American first lady
George H. PendletonGeorge H. Pendleton
American
Politician

Nikolay ChernyshevskyNikolay Chernyshevsky
Russian
Critic

Laura BridgmanLaura Bridgman
American
Educator
Peter LalorPeter Lalor
Australian, Irish
 

Simon CameronSimon Cameron
American
Politician
John Archibald CampbellJohn Archibald Campbell
American
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

John EricssonJohn Ericsson
Swedish
Engineer, Military personnel

Shishunala SharifShishunala Sharif
Indian
poet, teacher
LozenLozen
American
Warrior

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Elvira MadiganElvira Madigan
Danish
Acrobat, Circus performer
Jan Ernst MatzeligerJan Ernst Matzeliger
American
Patent inventor

Michel Eugène ChevreulMichel Eugène Chevreul
French
Chemist

Sebastián Lerdo de TejadaSebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Mexican
President of Mexico

Louis FaidherbeLouis Faidherbe
French
Military general
Crown Prince Rudolf of AustriaCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria
Austrian
Prince
Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinMikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
Russian
Poet

Horatius BonarHoratius Bonar
Scottish
Poet

Youssef Bey KaramYoussef Bey Karam
Lebanese
Leader

Albrecht RitschlAlbrecht Ritschl
German
Theologian, Philosopher, University teacher
Kawanabe KyōsaiKawanabe Kyōsai
Japanese
Painter

Giovanni BottesiniGiovanni Bottesini
Italian
Composer

Frederick Augustus Porter BarnardFrederick Augustus Porter Barnard
American
Scientist

Gaston PlantéGaston Planté
French
Physicist

André-Adolphe-Eugène DisdériAndré-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
French
Photographer
Numa Denis Fustel de CoulangesNuma Denis Fustel de Coulanges
French
Historian

Daniel GoochDaniel Gooch
British
Engineer
Mori ArinoriMori Arinori
Japanese
Statesman

Warren De la RueWarren De la Rue
Guernsey, British
Astronomer

Melville Reuben BissellMelville Reuben Bissell
American
Entrepreneur
Martin Farquhar TupperMartin Farquhar Tupper
British
Poet, Writer

Theodore Dwight WoolseyTheodore Dwight Woolsey
American
Author
Juan MontalvoJuan Montalvo
Ecuadorian
Author

William Bernard UllathorneWilliam Bernard Ullathorne
British
Prelate

Mary Louise BoothMary Louise Booth
American
Editor

Jules DupréJules Dupré
French
Painter

Max WallerMax Waller
Belgian
Poet
Émile AugierÉmile Augier
French
Dramatist

Eliza CookEliza Cook
British
Journalist, Poet, Editor

Dmitry TolstoyDmitry Tolstoy
Russian
Statesman

ChampfleuryChampfleury
French
Art critic
Benedetto CairoliBenedetto Cairoli
Italian
Politician

Sarah BagleySarah Bagley
American
Labor leader
Robert HamerlingRobert Hamerling
Austrian
Poet

Félix PyatFélix Pyat
French
Journalist

Fanny LewaldFanny Lewald
German, Russian
Author
Guðbrandur VigfússonGuðbrandur Vigfússon
Icelander
Scholar

Samuel HirschSamuel Hirsch
German, American
Philosopher
Alessandro GavazziAlessandro Gavazzi
Italian
Preacher

Ludwig AnzengruberLudwig Anzengruber
Austrian
Dramatist

Enrico TamberlikEnrico Tamberlik
Italian
Tenor
Joseph GunglJoseph Gungl
Austrian
Composer

Julia TylerJulia Tyler
American
Former First Lady of United States
John PercyJohn Percy
British
Metallurgist

Friedrich August von QuenstedtFriedrich August von Quenstedt
German
Geologist

Alexander MorrisAlexander Morris
Canadian
Statesman

John SangerJohn Sanger
British
Circus proprietor
Benjamin DayBenjamin Day
American
Newspaper Publisher
Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht TempelErnst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel
German, Italian
German astronomer

Wilhelm von GiesebrechtWilhelm von Giesebrecht
German
Historian

Max von GagernMax von Gagern
German
Politician

Carlo PellegriniCarlo Pellegrini
Italian
Artist
Solomon FormstecherSolomon Formstecher
German
Rabbi

Sir William Buell RichardsSir William Buell Richards
Canadian
Justice

John CrerarJohn Crerar
American
Industrialist

Frans Cornelis DondersFrans Cornelis Donders
Dutch
Author

Pyotr Andreyevich, Count ShuvalovPyotr Andreyevich, Count Shuvalov
Russian
Diplomat
Anna Peck SillAnna Peck Sill
American
Educator

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-AdamAuguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
French
Writer
Jules Barbey d'AurevillyJules Barbey d'Aurevilly
French
Novelist