1
Vincent van Gogh
(One of the Most Famous and Influential Artists of All Time)
421
86
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 30, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zundert, Netherlands
Died: July 29
2
Sitting Bull
(Warrior)
102
6
3
Joseph Merrick
(Elephant Man)
51
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 5, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Leicester
Died: April 11
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
4
Jyotiba Phule
(Social Reformer)
107
34
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Satara, Maharashtra, India
Died: November 28
5
John Henry Newman
(Theologian and Philosopher)
8
2
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
6
Christopher Latham Sholes
(Inventor of the QWERTY Keyboard)
83
15
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: February 14, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mooresburg, Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 17
7
Richard Francis Burton
(Translator)
7
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 19, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Torquay
Died: October 20
8
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
9
Heinrich Schliemann
(German Archaeologist and Excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns)
7
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 6, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Neubukow, Germany
Died: December 26
10
César Franck
(Composer and Pianist Famous for His Works 'Symphonic Variations' and 'Symphony in D Minor')
7
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: November 8
11
Carlo Collodi
(Italian Author and Journalist Known for His Fairy Tale Novel 'The Adventures of Pinocchio')
4
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 24, 1826
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: October 26
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)
3
1
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
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
15
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
16
Carl Bloch
(Painter)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 23, 1834
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 22
17
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
18
Junius Spencer Morgan
(American Financier, Banker, and Founder of 'J. S. Morgan & Co')
2
1
19
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
20
John Jacob Astor III
(Financier, Philanthropist)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 22
21
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
(Monk)
7
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Died: September 21
22
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
23
John C. Frémont
(5th Governor of Arizona Territory (1878 - 1881))
4
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1813
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: July 13
24
John Frederick Parker
(Police officer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 19, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winchester, Virginia, United States
Died: June 28
25
Vasile Alecsandri
(Poet)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 21, 1821
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bacău, Principality of Moldavia
Died: August 22
26
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
(Aristocrat)
3
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro Montenegro
Died: March 16
27
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
(Politician, Military personnel)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 4, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Monterey, California, United States
Died: January 18
28
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
29
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
(Critic)
0
0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 24, 1808
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29
30
August Belmont
(Diplomat, Banker, Financier)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 8, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alzey
Died: November 24
31
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
32
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
(Duchess)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: May 16
33
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
34
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
35
Johanne Luise Heiberg
(Actress)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 22, 1812
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 21
36
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
37
Ignaz von Döllinger
(Theologian)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 28, 1799
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bamberg, Germany
Died: January 10
38
Marie-Charles David de Mayrena
(Adventurer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 31, 1842
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulon, France
Died: November 11
39
James Nasmyth
(Astronomer, Engineer)
0
0
40
Khalifah bin Said of Zanzibar
(Sultan)
1
0
41
George Crook
(Military Officer)
0
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 8, 1828
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taylorsville, Ohio, United States
Died: March 21
42
Franz Delitzsch
(Theologian, Writer)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 23, 1813
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: March 4
43
Ulrich Ochsenbein
(Swiss Political Leader)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 24, 1811
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Switzerland
Died: November 3
44
Charles Henry de Soysa
(Philanthropist)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Died: September 29
45
Syarif Masahor
(Rebel)
0
0
46
Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang
(Journalist)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 3, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Legnica, Poland
Died: November 8
47
Afrikan Spir
(Philosopher whose notable ideas as The principle of identity as the theoretical foundation of religion)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 15, 1837
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
Died: March 26
48
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
49
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
(American-German astronomer)
1
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 19, 1813
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Koldenbüttel
Died: July 18
50
Gyula Andrássy
(Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871))
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1823
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vlachovo, Slovakia
Died: February 18
