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Famous People Who Died In 1896

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1896. This list includes people like Alfred Nobel, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Morris, Jose Rizal, Anton Bruckner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include composers, poets, inventors and political leaders who died in 1896. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & United Kingdom and many more countries.

H.H. Holmes H. H. Holmes
American
Serial Killer
Jose RizalJose Rizal
Filipino
 

Alfred NobelAlfred Nobel
Swedish
 

William Morris William Morris
British
Textile Designer, Poet

Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe
American
American author

John Everett MillaisJohn Everett Millais
British
Painter
Clara Wieck SchumannClara Wieck Schumann
German
Musician & Composer

Marcelo H. del PilarMarcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino
Writer

Paul VerlainePaul Verlaine
French
Poet
Henry ParkesHenry Parkes
Australian
Politician

Anton BrucknerAnton Bruckner
Austrian
Composer
Ferdinand von MuellerFerdinand von Mueller
Australian, German
Botanist and Geographer

Clara SchumannClara Schumann
German
Pianist, Composer, Music educator

Mathew BradyMathew Brady
American
Photographer

Archduke Karl Ludwig of AustriaArchduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
Austrian
 

Prince Henry of BattenbergPrince Henry of Battenberg
Italian, British
Prince
Naser al-Din Shah QajarNaser al-Din Shah Qajar
Iranian
King

Otto LilienthalOtto Lilienthal
German
Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Aviator, Inventor

August KekuléAugust Kekulé
German
Chemist

Bill DoolinBill Doolin
American
Robber
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron LeightonFrederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
British
 

George du MaurierGeorge du Maurier
French, British
Writer, Illustrator
John Langdon DownJohn Langdon Down
British
Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist

Higuchi IchiyōHiguchi Ichiyō
Japanese
Author

Prince Louis, Duke of NemoursPrince Louis, Duke of Nemours
French
Duke
Heinrich von TreitschkeHeinrich von Treitschke
German
Historian of the modern age, Historian, University

We'whaWe'wha
American
Artist
Lyman TrumbullLyman Trumbull
American
Senator

Prince Alexander of PrussiaPrince Alexander of Prussia
German
Eldest Child of Prince Frederick of Prussia

Thomas HughesThomas Hughes
British
Lawyer
Maurice de HirschMaurice de Hirsch
Austrian, German, French, British
Financier

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Motiram BhattaMotiram Bhatta
Nepalese
Poet
Francis James ChildFrancis James Child
American
Scholar

William Robert GroveWilliam Robert Grove
Welsh
Judge

Ambroise ThomasAmbroise Thomas
French
Composer

Edward White BensonEdward White Benson
British
Archbishop of Canterbury
Isaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns Murphy
American
American jockey
Hippolyte FizeauHippolyte Fizeau
French
Physicist, Astronomer

Coventry PatmoreCoventry Patmore
British
Poet

Edmond de GoncourtEdmond de Goncourt
French
Writer

Emil Heinrich Du Bois-ReymondEmil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond
German
Physician
NanaNana
American
Warrior

Napoleon SaronyNapoleon Sarony
Canadian
lithographer, photographer

Ivar AasenIvar Aasen
Norwegian
Philologist, Lexicographer, Playwright, Poet

Henry Cuyler BunnerHenry Cuyler Bunner
American
Novelist

Charilaos TrikoupisCharilaos Trikoupis
Greek
Politician
Samuel Leonard TilleySamuel Leonard Tilley
Canadian
Politician

Alfred Ely BeachAlfred Ely Beach
American
Inventor
Benjamin BristowBenjamin Bristow
American
Lawyer

Giuseppe FiorelliGiuseppe Fiorelli
Italian
Archaeologist

Hugh ChildersHugh Childers
British
Statesman
Phan Dinh PhungPhan Dinh Phung
Vietnamese
Rebel Leader

José Asunción SilvaJosé Asunción Silva
Colombian
Poet
James Henry GreatheadJames Henry Greathead
British, South African
Civil Engineer

Lothar von FaberLothar von Faber
German
Entrepreneur

Ernst EngelErnst Engel
German
Statistician

Richard AvenariusRichard Avenarius
Swiss, German
Philosopher

João de DeusJoão de Deus
Portuguese
Poet
Gilbert DuprezGilbert Duprez
French
Tenor

Jules SimonJules Simon
French
Statesman

Aleksey Lobanov-RostovskyAleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky
Russian
Statesman

Karl VernerKarl Verner
Danish
Linguist
Carl HumannCarl Humann
German
Engineer

Ernst CurtiusErnst Curtius
German
Archaeologist
Horatio HaleHoratio Hale
American
Ethnologist

Charles FloquetCharles Floquet
French
Statesman

Gerhard RohlfsGerhard Rohlfs
German
Explorer
Daniel PollenDaniel Pollen
Irish, New Zealander
Prime Minister

Bernhard GillamBernhard Gillam
British, American
Political cartoonist
George Brown GoodeGeorge Brown Goode
American
Ichthyologist

Sir John BrownSir John Brown
British
Industrialist

Walthère Frère-OrbanWalthère Frère-Orban
Belgian
Statesman
Sister Mary Irene FitzGibbonSister Mary Irene FitzGibbon
British, American
Catholic nun

Benjamin Apthorp GouldBenjamin Apthorp Gould
American
Astronomer
David Lewis MacphersonDavid Lewis Macpherson
Canadian, Scottish
Businessman

Mary Abigail DodgeMary Abigail Dodge
American
Writer

Manuel Pavía y LacyManuel Pavía y Lacy
Spanish
General

Félix TisserandFélix Tisserand
French
Astronomer
Sarah Brown Ingersoll CooperSarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper
American
Philanthropist
Pearl RiversPearl Rivers
American
Journalist

Léon SayLéon Say
French
Statesman

Arthur Cleveland CoxeArthur Cleveland Coxe
American
Priest

Joseph Hubert ReinkensJoseph Hubert Reinkens
German
Bishop
Alexander McLachlanAlexander McLachlan
Canadian
Canadian poet

William Hamilton GibsonWilliam Hamilton Gibson
American
Illustrator

Nora PerryNora Perry
American
Poet

Harriet Starr CannonHarriet Starr Cannon
American
Nun

Wyatt EatonWyatt Eaton
Canadian, American
Painter
Józef SikorskiJózef Sikorski
Polish
Musician

Gabriel-Auguste DaubréeGabriel-Auguste Daubrée
French
Geologist
Katharina KlafskyKatharina Klafsky
Hungarian
Singer

Moritz SchiffMoritz Schiff
German
Physiologist
William RogersWilliam Rogers
British
Educator