1. Marcus Ward (1812)

Politician

Republican politician who served as the 21st Governor of New Jersey from 1866 to 1869. He also spent time as the chairman of the Republican National Committee.

2. Juraj Dobrila (1812)

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Catholic bishop who was passionate about preserving Croatian culture and language in the face of foreign rule.

3. George D. Watt (1812)

Religious Leader

The first person in the British Isles to convert to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints.

4. Alexander Stephens (1812)

Politician

Politician from Georgia who was the Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He was also the 50th Governor of Georgia from 1882 to 1883....

5. Natalia Pushkina (1812)

Family Member

Natalia Pushkina is a famous Family Member, who was born on September 8, 1812 in Russia. Wife of the acclaimed Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Following Pushkin’s death in an 1837...

6. Mirza Akhundov (1812)

Playwright

An Azerbaijani author, playwright, and philosopher, he was also a noteworthy literary critic. His works include Art of Criticism, Principles of Writing, and the 1859 novel The Deceived Stars.

7. Edward Lear (1812)

British Artist Illustrator Autho

British poet, author, and artist remembered for his playful limericks. He is perhaps most famous for "The Owl and the Pussycat," an 1871 nonsense poem.

8. Rudolf Von Alt (1812)

Painter

Rudolf Von Alt is a famous Painter, who was born on August 28, 1812 in Austria. Nineteenth-century Austrian artist remembered for his architectural and landscape paintings. In 2005 and 2006,...

9. Charles Dickens (1812)

English Novelist

Renowned 19th-century English author whose best known works include Oliver Twist, Bleak House, and A Christmas Carol. He created some of the most memorable characters in fiction, became known for...

10. Esther Hobart Morris (1812)

Lawyer

Esther Hobart Morris is a famous Lawyer, who was born on August 8, 1812 in United States. Known as the first female Justice of the Peace in United States history,...

11. Robert Browning (1812)

Poet

Victorian poet and playwright whose best-known works include My Last Duchess and The Pied Piper of Hamelin. His later works include Men and Women and The Ring and the Book....

12. Ben C. Eastman (1812)

American Politician

Ben C. Eastman was a U. S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Strong Maine Eastman attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1840...

13. John O. Meusebach (1812)

German Pioneer Texas State Senat

John O. Meusebach born Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach was at first a Prussian bureaucrat later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas Senate District 22.

14. Buenaventura Báez (1812)

President Of The Dominican Repub

Buenaventura Báez Méndez was the President of the Dominican Republic for five nonconsecutive terms. He is known for attempting to annex the Dominican Republic to other countries on multiple occasions....

15. Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (1812)

Norwegian Politician

Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop was a Norwegian priest and politician.

16. Joseph H. Defrees (1812)

American Politician

Joseph Hutton DeFrees was a U. S.

17. Walthère Frère-Orban (1812)

Belgian Politician

Hubert Joseph Walthère Frère-Orban was a Belgian liberal politician and statesman.

18. W. R. van Hoëvell (1812)

Dutch Churchman Politician Anti-

Robert van Hoëvell was a Dutch minister politician reformer and writer. Born into nobility and trained in the Dutch Reformed Church he worked for eleven years as a minister in...

19. Reader W. Clarke (1812)

American Politician

Reader Wright Clarke was a U. S.

20. Abbas I of Egypt (1812)

Wali Of Egypt And Sudan

Abbas I also known as Abbas Hilmi I Pasha or Abbas Pasha was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan. He was a son of Tusun Pasha and a grandson...

21. William H. Kelsey (1812)

American Politician

Henry Kelsey was a U. S. Representative from New York. Born in Smyrna New York Kelsey attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in...

22. Bethuel Kitchen (1812)

American Politician

Bethuel Middleton Kitchen was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia and West Virginia. Born in Ganotown Virginia Kitchen attended the common schools as a child and later engaged in agricultural pursuits...

23. Jonas R. Emrie (1812)

American Politician

Jonas Reece Emrie was a U. S.

24. Catherine Gladstone (1812)

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Catherine Glynne Gladstone was the wife of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone for 59 years until his death in 1898.

25. Albert A. Bliss (1812)

American Politician

Albert Asahel Bliss was a Whig politician from the U. S. State of Ohio. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives and was the Ohio State Treasurer for five...

26. Pierre Baillargeon (1812)

Canadian Politician

Pierre Baillargeon was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He sat for Stadacona division in the Senate of Canada from 1874 to 1891. He was born in Île-aux-Grues Lower...

27. Hermann Ludwig von Balan (1812)

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Hermann Ludwig von Balan was a German diplomat who served as acting Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from 1872 to 1873. A lawyer by profession he joined...

28. Narcisse Blais (1812)

Canadian Politician

Narcisse Blais was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal member. He was born...

29. Ilija Garašanin (1812)

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Ilija Garašanin was a Serbian politician and statesman serving as Interior Minister and Prime Minister. He is remembered for being the first Serbian politician that had a genuine political programme...

30. Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal (1812)

German Lawyer

Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal was an eminent German jurist and the son of Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal. He studied philosophy history mathematics and linguistics as well as jurisprudence...

31. William D. Lindsley (1812)

American Politician

Dell Lindsley was a U. S.

32. Charles Henry Manship (1812)

American Mayor

Charles Henry Manship was a mayor of Jackson Mississippi during the American Civil War. He was also a chairmaker and ornamental painter.

33. George Grey (1812)

Prime Minister Of New Zealand

Sir George Grey KCB was a soldier explorer Governor of South Australia twice Governor of New Zealand Governor of Cape Colony the 11th Premier of New Zealand and a writer.

34. Carl Edvard Rotwitt (1812)

Danish Prime Minister

Carl Edvard Rotwitt was a Danish politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1859-1860 as leader of the Cabinet of Rotwitt. He died while in office only 47...

35. José Vicente Cuadra (1812)

President Of Nicaragua

Vicente Cuadra served as President of the Republic of Nicaragua in Central America during that country's late-19th-century reconstruction. As a member of the Conservative Party he governed in the early...

36. Norbert Dumas (1812)

Canadian Politician

Norbert Dumas was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851. He was born...

37. Nathan F. Dixon II (1812)

American Politician

Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. He was the son of Nathan F. Dixon and the father of Nathan F. Dixon III. He was born...

38. Alexander Robert Johnston (1812)

Hong Kong Politician

Alexander Robert Campbell-Johnston was a British colonial official who served twice as acting administrator of the former British colony of Hong Kong from 1841 to 1842. He became a Fellow...

39. François Hamille (1812)

French Politician

çois Hamille was a French Bonapartist politician. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1871 to 1876 and of the Chamber of Deputies from 1876 to 1885 and...

40. Charles T. Gorham (1812)

American Banker

Charles T. Gorham was a Michigan banker and diplomat. He was one of the founders of the Republican party an anti-slavery activist and a Major General and division commander in...

41. Agostino Bertani (1812)

Italian Revolutionary

Agostino Bertani was an Italian revolutionary and physician during Italian unification.

42. Philip Leget Edwards (1812)

American Politician

Philip Leget Edwards was an American educator from the state of Kentucky and first teacher in what became the state of Oregon. After teaching in Missouri he traveled to the...

43. David W. Alexander (1812)

Politician

David W. Alexander was an early California politician and pioneer to Los Angeles. He served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1853 and 1854. In 1855 he...

44. William Kimmel (1812)

American Politician

Kimmel was a U. S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland serving two terms from 1877—1881. Kimmel was born in Baltimore Maryland and attended St. Mary’s College and Baltimore...

45. Pieter Mijer (1812)

Dutch Fencer

Pieter Mijer was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

46. Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels (1812)

German Royalty Texas Pioneer New

Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels was a German prince and military officer in both the Austrian army and in the cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. As Commissioner General of...

47. Karl Schwarz (1812)

German Theologian

Karl Schwarz was a German Protestant theologian.

48. Andreas Grimelund (1812)

Norwegian Bishop

Andreas Grimelund was a Norwegian bishop. The son of a farmer in Aker he graduated as cand. theol. in 1835. He became residing chaplain in Nannestad in 1844 and Ullensaker...

49. David H. Armstrong (1812)

American Politician

David Hartley Armstrong was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Nova Scotia Canada he attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary and taught school in New Bedford Massachusetts from 1833 to...

50. Fernando Wood (1812)

American Politician

was an American politician of the Democratic Party and the 73rd and 75th mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of...