1. Friedrich Rückert (1788)

German Poet Translator And Philo

German poet, academic, and translator known for an 1844 love song cycle entitled Liebesfruhling (Spring of Love). His other literary works include Geharnischte Sonette (Sonnets in Arms) and Der Kranz...

2. Charles Polk (1788)

Politician

Federalist politician who served twice as Governor of Delaware, and in the Delaware General Assembly.

3. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)

German Philosopher

Said "Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world." The World as Will and Representation was his famous work.

4. Sarah Goodridge (1788)

American Artist

Famous for her miniature portraits, this nineteenth-century American artist is most well known for her images of Rhode Island painter Gilbert Stuart and United States Senator and Secretary of State...

5. Neil Arnott (1788)

Scottish Physician

Scottish physician who wrote influential works on natural sciences.

6. Lord Byron (1788)

English Poet And Politician

English Romantic poet who is best known for works such as Don Juan and She Walks in Beauty. He is remembered for his creation of the "Byronic Hero": a talented...

7. Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788)

French Mathematician Physicist A

Brilliant mathematician and engineer known for his work in projective geometry as well as his hand in the development of useful inventions such as the water wheel. He served as...

8. Joseph Hernandez (1788)

Politician

Florida's first ever Delegate to the United States House of Representatives and Spain ceded the state to the US in the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1822.

9. Gustaf Erik Pasch (1788)

Inventor

Gustaf Erik Pasch is a famous Inventor, who was born on September 3, 1788 in Sweden. Inventor of the safety match who never profited from his work because, although it...

10. David d'Angers (1788)

Sculptor

French sculptor and medallist known for his pediment of the Pantheon and his marble Wounded Philopoemen in the Louvre.

11. David Burnet (1788)

Politician

Remembered for governing the Republic of Texas during the 1830s and '40s, he served as interim President, Vice President, and Secretary of State of United States-annexed Texas.

12. Robert Peel (1788)

Prime Minister Of The United Kin

Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the U.K. from December 1834 to April 1835 and also from August 1841 to June 1846. His legacy includes helping to create...

13. Johann Peter Pixis (1788)

Pianist

Johann Peter Pixis is a famous Pianist, who was born on February 10, 1788 in Germany. German musician who was one of six composers to contribute to Hexaméron, the 1837...

14. Sarah Josepha Hale (1788)

Novelist

Sarah Josepha Hale is a famous Novelist, who was born on October 24, 1788 in United States. Early American writer who is remembered for penning the “Mary Had a Little...

15. Edward Sabine (1788)

British Army General

Astronomer and naturalist who worked to study the earth's magnetic field as well as rocks, birds and weather patterns. He was the 30th President of the Royal Society.

16. Henry Smith (1788)

Politician

Kentucky-born politician who served as Governor of Texas when the state was still a territory of Mexico.

17. Thomas Blanchard (1788)

Entrepreneur

Thomas Blanchard is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on June 24, 1788 in United States. He pioneered the assembly line and interchangeable parts and built the first American car....

18. David d'Angers (1788)

French Artist

Pierre-Jean David was a French sculptor and medallist. He adopted the name David d'Angers following his entry into the studio of the painter Jacques-Louis David in 1809 as a way...

19. John Synge (1788)

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20. Julius Mendheim (1788)

German Chess Player

Julius Mendheim was a German chess master and problemist. Not much is known about Mendheim's life. By profession he was probably a merchant. He was the first famous Berlin chess...

21. Mohammed bin Thani (1788)

Emir Of Qatar

Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani Mohammed bin Thani bin Mohammed Al Thamir was the second emir of the whole Qatari Peninsula following his predecessor his father Sheikh Thani bin Mohammed...

22. John Tolley Hood Worthington (1788)

American Politician

John Tolley Hood Worthington was a U. S.

23. Samuel Butman (1788)

American Politician

Samuel Butman was an American politician from the U. S. state of Maine. A farmer and War of 1812 veteran Butman served in the Maine State House before entering the...

24. William Rouse-Boughton (1788)

British Politician

Sir William Edward Rouse Boughton was a baronet and a member of the British House of Commons representing Evesham. He was the only son of Sir Charles Rouse Boughton and...

25. John S. Spence (1788)

American Politician

John Selby Spence was an American politician. Born near Snow Hill Maryland Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia...

26. Alexander Rankin (1788)

Canadian Politician

Alexander Rankin was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1827 to 1852. He was born...

27. Bethuel Peck (1788)

American Politician

Bethuel Peck was an American physician and politician from New York.

28. George Traill (1788)

British Politician

George Traill was a Liberal Party politician in Scotland. He was the Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1830 until his defeat at the 1835 general election. In...

29. Robert Henry Hurst (senior) (1788)

British Politician

Robert Henry Hurst was an English Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament for Horsham from 1832 to 1841 and from 1844 to 1847. Hurst was elected to the House...

30. Francis R. Shunk (1788)

American Politician

s Rawn Shunk was the tenth Governor of Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1848. Born into a poor family Shunk served in the Pennsylvania militia during the War of 1812. Both...

31. Broder Knudtzon (1788)

Merchant Politician And Patron

Broder Lysholm Knudtzon was a Norwegian merchant politician and benefactor. Born into one of Trondheim's wealthiest mercantile families he travelled to England where he developed a great admiration of English...

32. Joseph G. Kendall (1788)

American Politician

Joseph Gowing Kendall was a U. S.

33. Ezekiel F. Chambers (1788)

American Politician

Ezekiel Forman Chambers was an American politician. Born in Chestertown Maryland Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law was admitted to the bar in...

34. George Bankes (1788)

British Member Of Parliament

George Bankes was the last of the Cursitor Barons of the Exchequer the office being abolished on his death in 1856.

35. Jesse Grimes (1788)

American Politician

Jesse Grimes was a Texas pioneer and politician. Before moving to Texas he fought in the War of 1812. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He...

36. Warren D. C. Hall (1788)

American Politician

DeWitt Clinton Hall also called D. C. Hall was an American and Mexican lawyer pioneer and soldier. He was active in the Texas Revolution and acted as Secretary of War...

37. Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (1788)

British Politician

The Hon. Philip Pleydell-Bouverie was a British Whig politician.

38. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788)

German Princess

Baden was Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine. She was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis Hereditary Prince of Baden and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was married on...

39. John Norman MacLeod (1788)

Scottish Clan Chief And Member O

John Norman MacLeod was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1828 to 1830. He was 24th Chief of the Scottish Clan MacLeod. MacLeod was born...

40. John Henry Knox (1788)

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41. Abdul Momin (1788)

Sultan Of Brunei

Abdul Mo'min was the sultan of Brunei from 1852 until his death.

42. William Heiskell (1788)

American Politician

Heiskell was an American politician active primarily in Tennessee in the mid-19th century. He served a tumultuous term as Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives in the months following...

43. Nicolás Fernández De Piérola Y Flores (1788)

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44. Alexander Lackie Archibald (1788)

Canadian Politician

Alexander Lackie Archibald was a farmer tanner boot manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1843...

45. Reuben H. Walworth (1788)

American Politician

Reuben Hyde Walworth was an American lawyer and politician. He was the last Chancellor of New York in office from 1828 to 1847 at the time the highest judicial officer...

46. Joaquín Tocornal (1788)

Chilean Politician

Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and participated actively in the war of independence in that country. He was born in Santiago...

47. José Mariano Serrano (1788)

Bolivian Lawyer

José Mariano Serrano was a Bolivian-born statesman and jurist. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán of 9 July 1816 which declared the Independence of the provinces of...

48. William H. Noble (1788)

American Politician

Henry Noble was a U. S.

49. Boniface de Castellane (1788)

Marshal Of France

Esprit Victor Elisabeth Boniface de Castellane Marquis de Castellane was a Marshal of France.

50. Robert Pryor Henry (1788)

American Politician

Robert Pryor Henry was a U. S.