1
Vincent van Gogh
(One of the Most Famous and Influential Artists of All Time)
461
95
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 30, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zundert, Netherlands
Died: July 29
2
Sitting Bull
(Warrior)
104
6
3
Jyotiba Phule
(Social Reformer)
109
38
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Satara, Maharashtra, India
Died: November 28
4
John Henry Newman
(Theologian and Philosopher)
10
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 21, 1801
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Died: August 11
5
Christopher Latham Sholes
(Inventor of the QWERTY Keyboard)
85
16
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: February 14, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mooresburg, Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 17
6
Richard Francis Burton
(Translator)
8
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 19, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Torquay
Died: October 20
7
Heinrich Schliemann
(German Archaeologist and Excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns)
8
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 6, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Neubukow, Germany
Died: December 26
8
Carlo Collodi
(Italian Author and Journalist Known for His Fairy Tale Novel 'The Adventures of Pinocchio')
7
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 24, 1826
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: October 26
9
William III of the Netherlands
(Former King of the Netherlands (1849 - 1890))
5
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: February 19, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: November 23
10
Joseph Merrick
(Elephant Man)
56
14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 5, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Leicester
Died: April 11
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
11
César Franck
(Composer and Pianist Famous for His Works 'Symphonic Variations' and 'Symphony in D Minor')
8
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: November 8
12
Louis Le Prince
(Former inventor of an early motion-picture camera, possibly the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence using a single lens camera)
5
2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: August 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: September 16
13
Amadeo I of Spain
(King)
2
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 30, 1845
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: January 18
14
John C. Frémont
(5th Governor of Arizona Territory (1878 - 1881))
5
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1813
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: July 13
15
John Jacob Astor III
(Financier, Philanthropist)
4
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 22
16
Junius Spencer Morgan
(American Financier, Banker, and Founder of 'J. S. Morgan & Co')
3
1
17
Carl Bloch
(Painter)
4
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 23, 1834
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 22
18
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Queen)
2
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: September 30, 1811
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: January 7
19
Lalon
(Prominent Bengali Philosopher Regarded as an Icon of Bengali Culture)
9
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 17, 1774
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh
Died: October 17
20
Alexander Parkes
(Engineer who created the world's first plastic, which he called Parkesine)
3
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 29, 1813
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 29
21
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
(Monk)
10
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Died: September 21
22
Juan Seguín
(Former Mayor of San Antonio (1834 - 1835, 1841 - 1842))
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 27, 1806
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Texas, United States
Died: August 27
23
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
(Aristocrat)
4
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro Montenegro
Died: March 16
24
Vasile Alecsandri
(Poet)
4
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 21, 1821
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bacău, Principality of Moldavia
Died: August 22
25
Edwin Chadwick
(British Social Reformer Who is Noted for His Leadership in Reforming the Poor Laws in England)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 24, 1800
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Longsight, Manchester, England
Died: July 6
26
August Belmont
(Diplomat, Banker, Financier)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 8, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alzey
Died: November 24
27
Niels Gade
(Danish Violinist, Composer, Conductor, Organist, and Teacher)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 22, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 21
28
Prudence Crandall
(Connecticut's official State Heroine)
4
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 3, 1803
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Died: January 28
29
James Croll
(Geographer, Geologist)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 2, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Little Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland
Died: December 15
30
James Nasmyth
(Astronomer, Engineer)
1
0
31
Samuel Freeman Miller
(Jurist)
1
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 5, 1816
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Richmond, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 13
32
Camilo Castelo Branco
(One of the Best Portuguese Romantic Novelists of the 19th Century)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 16, 1825
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mártires, Lisbon, Portugal
Died: June 1
33
William Gull
(Physician)
0
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 31, 1816
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Colchester, England
Died: January 29
34
Johanne Luise Heiberg
(Actress)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 22, 1812
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 21
35
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
(Duchess)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: May 16
36
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
(Critic)
0
0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 24, 1808
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29
37
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
(Statesman)
1
1
38
Syarif Masahor
(Rebel)
1
0
39
Charles Henry de Soysa
(Philanthropist)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Died: September 29
40
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
(Politician, Military personnel)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 4, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Monterey, California, United States
Died: January 18
41
Ignaz von Döllinger
(Theologian)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 28, 1799
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bamberg, Germany
Died: January 10
42
Samuel J. Randall
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 10, 1828
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 13
43
Dion Boucicault
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 26, 1820
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 18
44
Marie-Charles David de Mayrena
(Adventurer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 31, 1842
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulon, France
Died: November 11
45
Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
(Duke)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 31, 1824
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: February 5
46
Khalifah bin Said of Zanzibar
(Sultan)
1
0
47
Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet
(Art collector)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 21, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 20
48
Charles Loring Brace
(American Philanthropist Who Contributed to the Field of Social Reform)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 19, 1826
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 11
49
John Frederick Parker
(Police officer)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 19, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winchester, Virginia, United States
Died: June 28
50
Alfred B. Mullett
(Architect)
0
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: April 7, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Taunton, England
Died: October 20
