1
P. T. Barnum
(Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1875 to 1876)
107
34
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 5, 1810
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 7
2
William Tecumseh Sherman
(Former Commanding General of the United States Army (1869 - 1883))
43
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 8, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio, United States
Died: February 14
3
Herman Melville
(Novelist & Short Story Writer of the American Renaissance Period Best Known for His Works 'Moby-Dick' & 'Typee')
37
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 1, 1819
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 28
4
Arthur Rimbaud
(French Poet Known for His Works: ‘The Drunken Boat’, ‘A Season in Hell’ and ‘Illuminations’)
29
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 20, 1854
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleville-Mézières, France
Died: November 10
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
5
Helena Blavatsky
(Russian Writer and Co-Founder of the 'Theosophical Society')
19
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dnipro, Ukraine
Died: May 8
6
Georges Seurat
(French Post-Impressionist Artist Who Devised the Painting Techniques Known as 'Chromoluminarism' and 'Pointillism')
19
6
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 2, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 29
7
Hannibal Hamlin
(15th Vice President of the U.S.A)
22
4
8
John A. Macdonald
(The First Prime Minister of Canada (1878 - 1891))
23
14
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 11, 1815
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: June 6
9
Pedro II of Brazil
(Former Emperor of Brazil (1831 - 1889))
13
6
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 2, 1825
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: December 5
10
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(Educator & Social Reformer He is Considered the "Father of Bengali prose")
72
17
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 26, 1820
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Birsingha, West Bengal, India
Died: July 29
11
Kalakaua
(Monarch)
7
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 16, 1836
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: January 20
12
Charles Stewart Parnell
(Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party (1882 - 1891))
6
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 27, 1846
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Avondale House, Rathdrum, Ireland
Died: October 6
13
George Washington Williams
(Soldier, Historian, Diplomat, Writer, Minister, Politician, Journalist)
8
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 16, 1849
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bedford
Died: August 2
14
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
(Former Chief of the German General Staff (1871 - 1888))
4
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 26, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Parchim, Germany
Died: April 24
15
James Russell Lowell
(Was an American Romantic Poet, Critic, Editor, and Diplomat)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1819
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 12
16
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
(The First Ever African-Anglican Bishop of West Africa)
4
0
17
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
(Diplomat)
5
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 8, 1831
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 24
18
Léo Delibes
(Composer)
3
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 21, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: La La Flèche, France
Died: January 16
19
Sarah Childress Polk
(U.S. First Lady)
5
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 4, 1803
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
20
Sarah Winnemucca
(Former writer known for Activist and Spokeswoman for Northern Paiute)
4
0
21
Joseph Bazalgette
(British Civil Engineer Who Created a Sewerage System for Central London)
3
2
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: March 28, 1819
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Enfield, London, England
Died: March 15
22
Wilhelm Weber
(Physicst)
5
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 24, 1804
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wittenberg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died: June 23
23
Leopold Kronecker
(Mathematician, University teacher)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 7, 1823
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Legnica
Died: December 29
24
George Bancroft
(Diplomat, Historian of the modern age, Historian, Academic, Writer, Politician)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 3, 1800
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Worcester
Died: January 17
25
Mihail Kogălniceanu
(Prime Minister of Romania (1863 - 1865))
7
0
26
Ivan Goncharov
(Novelist)
2
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 18, 1812
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ulyanovsk, Russia
Died: September 1
27
Prince Baudouin of Belgium
(Eldest Son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders)
5
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 3, 1869
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: January 23
28
David Dixon Porter
(Naval Officer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 8, 1813
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 13
29
Jules Grévy
(Former President of France)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 15, 1807
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mont-sous-Vaudrey, France
Died: September 9
30
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
(Politician)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 31, 1837
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Died: October 15
31
Paul de Lagarde
(Orientalist)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 2, 1827
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Prussia
Died: December 22
32
Edmond Becquerel
(First observed the photovoltaic effect)
1
0
33
Edward Hargraves
(Gold Prospector)
174
52
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 7, 1816
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire
Died: October 29
34
Sofia Kovalevskaya
(Mathematician)
2
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 15, 1850
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: February 10
35
Charles Bradlaugh
(Activist)
0
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 26, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hoxton, London, England
Died: January 30
36
Joseph Leidy
(American Paleontologist, Parasitologist and Anatomist)
1
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: September 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 30
37
Konstantin Leontiev
(Philosopher)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 25, 1831
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Meshtshovskij County, Russia
Died: November 24
38
Heinrich Graetz
(Historian)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 31, 1817
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: September 7
39
Msiri
(Ruler)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1830 AD
Birthplace: Yeke Kingdom, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: December 20
40
Louis Lucien Bonaparte
(Politician)
3
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 4, 1813
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Thorngrove, England
Died: November 3
41
Ion C. Brătianu
(Politician)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 2, 1821
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Argeș County, Romania
Died: May 16
42
William Ferrel
(American Meteorologist Who Developed Theories That Explained the 'Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Circulation Cell')
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 29, 1817
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 18
43
Alfred Waud
(Artist)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 2, 1828
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 6
44
John Hawkshaw
(British Civil Engineer Known for His Work on the Charing Cross and Cannon Street Railways)
2
0
45
Fredrik Pacius
(Known as the 'Father of Finnish Music' and Composer of De facto National Anthem of Finland)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 19, 1809
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 8
46
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
(Duchess)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 30, 1870
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Corfu, Greece
Died: September 24
47
George Hearst
(United States Senator from California (1886, 1887-91))
2
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 3, 1820
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sullivan, Missouri, United States
Died: February 28
48
Ernest Meissonier
(French Classicist Painter and Sculptor Famous for His Depictions of Napoleon, His Armies and Military Themes)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 21, 1815
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: January 31
49
Johannes Janssen
(Historian)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 10, 1829
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Xanten, Germany
Died: December 24
50
Albert Pike
(Military Leader)
1
5
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 29, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 2
