211 Year Old Celebrities
1. Nathaniel Currier (1813)
American Lithographer
Massachusetts-born lithographer who co-founded the print company, Currier & Ives, with James Ives. He gained fame with the 1835 print, "Ruins of the Merchant's Exchange N.Y. after the Destructive Conflagration...
2. John Cochrane (1813)
Politician
American lawyer, Union Army general and politician who was New York State Attorney General from 1864 to 1865. He was a colonel of the First United States Chasseurs at the...
3. Georg Büchner (1813)
German Playwright
A German playwright, poet, and prose writer, he is best known for his satirical drama, Leonce and Lena, as well as for his 1835 play, Danton's Death. His other dramas...
4. Giovanni Luppis (1813)
Austrian Naval Officer
Naval officer of the Austro-Hungarian Navy famous for developing the first prototypes of the self-propelled torpedo.
5. Claude Bernard (1813)
Physiologist
Physiologist who was one of the first to suggest the use of blind experiments to ensure the objectivity of scientific observations. He was one of the primary proponents of vivisection,...
6. David Livingstone (1813)
Scottish Missionary And Explorer
First European to discover the waterfall that was later named Victoria Falls. He also became the the subject of the immortal quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
7. Ann Rutledge (1813)
First Love Of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln's first love who tragically died of typhoid. News of their supposed relationship didn't surface until after Lincoln's assassination.
8. Gerardo Barrios (1813)
Politician
Salvadoran politician who was the President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863. The cities of Ciudad Barrios and San Gerardo are named after him.
9. Montgomery Blair (1813)
American Judge
Member of the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War as the 20th United States Postmaster General, who was known for being an abolitionist.
10. William Lewis Herndon (1813)
Explorer
William Lewis Herndon is a famous Explorer, who was born on October 25, 1813 in United States. American naval officer who led the expedition to the Amazon. According to Astrologers,...
11. Jones Very (1813)
Poet
American poet, author, mystic, and clergyman associated with the Transcendentalism movement. He is most remembered for an 1839 work entitled Essays and Poems.
12. Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813)
French Composer And Pianist
One of Paris' leading virtuoso pianists during the 1830s and 1840s. He was considered to be Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt's equal and was known for his reclusiveness.
13. William A. Barstow (1813)
Politician
William A. Barstow is a famous Politician, who was born on September 13, 1813 in United States. Third Governor of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856 who became a Union General...
14. John C Fremont (1813)
Explorer
Known as The Great Pathfinder, he mapped most of the Oregon Trail.
15. Stephen Douglas (1813)
Politician
Iconic Senator from Illinois who, in 1854, famously constructed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide, via popular sovereignty, whether or not their state would...
16. Henry Bessemer (1813)
Entrepreneur
Remembered most for inventing the "Bessemer process" of steel manufacturing, this nineteenth-century entrepreneur is also famous for designing a sea-sickness-proof ocean vessel called the SS Bessemer, as well as for...
17. Joseph P. Bradley (1813)
Supreme Court Justice
Joseph P. Bradley is a famous Supreme Court Justice, who was born on March 14, 1813 in United States. Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from...
18. Sylvester Judd (1813)
Novelist
A nineteenth-century American fiction writer, he is best known for novels such as Margaret; Richard Edney and the Governor's Family; and The White Hills. Also a Unitarian minister, he published...
19. Ludwig Leichhardt (1813)
German Explorer Of Australia
An explorer of Australia who disappeared mysteriously while charting out its northwest regions.
20. Henry Ward Beecher (1813)
Religious Leader
Henry Ward Beecher is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on June 24, 1813 in United States. American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, who was known for his...
21. Giuseppe Verdi (1813)
Italian Composer
Specialized in operas. He gained fame for "Rigoletto," "Aida," and "Nabucco." He was considered to be one of the 19th centuries' greatest opera composers.
22. Soren Kierkegaard (1813)
Philosopher
Danish existentialist philosopher, poet, and theologian known for works such as Either/Or and Fear and Trembling.
23. Alexander Parkes (1813)
Metallurgist And Inventor Of The
English chemist who created the world's first plastic, which he called Parkesine. By the end of his career he held at least 66 patents on processes and products related to...
24. Juan Pablo Duarte (1813)
World Leader
Juan Pablo Duarte is a famous World Leader, who was born on January 26, 1813 in Dominican Republic. Liberal thinker who liberated the Dominican Republic from Haitian rule in 1844...
25. Mark Hopkins Jr. (1813)
Entrepreneur
New York-born entrepreneur and investor who helped establish the Central Pacific Railroad in 1861. He was also a major figure in the California Gold Rush, founding New England Mining and...
26. James McCune Smith (1813)
Doctor
James McCune Smith is a famous Doctor, who was born on April 18, 1813 in United States. Physician, author and abolitionist who is notable for becoming the first African-American in...
27. Richard Wagner (1813)
German Composer Conductor And Es
Theatre director, polemicist, and conductor known for his operas and music dramas. His "Tristan und Isolde" presaged modern music.
28. John Rae (1813)
Actor
Explorer of Northern Canada who gave a name to its modern-day Northern Territories.
29. Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
Danish Philosopher
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher theologian poet social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on...
30. Carl Jaenisch (1813)
Russian Chess Player
Carl Friedrich Andreyevich von Jaenisch was a Finnish and Russian chess player and theorist. In the 1840s he was among the top players in the world.
31. Thomas Clark (1813)
Crew
32. Charles Cust (1813)
British Soldier And Conservative
The Hon. Charles Henry Cust was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
33. Nathaniel B. Eldredge (1813)
Union Army Officer Politician
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge was a physician infantry officer lawyer sheriff and ultimately a two-term Democratic congressman from the State of Michigan.
34. Andrew Gordon Magrath (1813)
American Politician Lawyer And J
Andrew Gordon Magrath was the last Confederate Governor of South Carolina from 1864 to 1865 having previously been a United States federal judge.
35. Carlos Morel (1813)
Argentine Artist
Carlos Morel was a prominent Argentine painter in the nineteenth century known as the first truly Argentine painter.
36. Bliss Botsford (1813)
Canadian Politician
Bliss Botsford was a lawyer judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1851 to...
37. John Robinson McClean (1813)
British Politician
John Robinson McClean CB FRS was a British civil engineer and Liberal Party politician.
38. Gideon Reynolds (1813)
American Politician
Gideon Reynolds was a U. S.
39. William Foster (New York state senator) (1813)
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40. Clement S. Hill (1813)
American Politician
Clement Sidney Hill was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Lebanon Kentucky. He pursued academic studies and attended St. Mary’s College St. Mary Kentucky. Later he...
41. Andrej Einspieler (1813)
Austro-hungarian Politician And
Andrej Einspieler was a Slovene politician Roman Catholic priest and publicist and one of the early leaders of the Old Slovene national movement in the 19th century. He was known...
42. Mason Brayman (1813)
7th Governor Of Idaho Territory
Mason Brayman was an American attorney newspaperman and military officer. During his service to the Union Army during the American Civil War he rose to the rank of Brigadier general....
43. Alfred Peck Edgerton (1813)
American Politician
Alfred Peck Edgerton was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for two terms. Edgerton was born in Plattsburgh New York on January 11 1813. He...
44. Lorenzo Brentano (1813)
United States Journalist And Pol
Lorenzo Brentano was a journalist and a U. S. Representative from Illinois.
45. William Henry Hooper (1813)
United States Territorial Delega
Henry Hooper was a U. S. Congressional delegate from the Territory of Utah. Born in Cambridge Maryland Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and moved to...
46. George T. Cobb (1813)
American Politician
George Thomas Cobb was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1863.
47. Warren Chase (1813)
Reformer Writer Politician
Chase was an American pioneer reformer and politician.
48. Robert Wigram Crawford (1813)
British Politician
Robert Wigram Crawford was a British East India merchant Governor of the Bank of England and a Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1857 to...
49. Charles Austin Tweed (1813)
American Jurist And Politician
Charles Austin Tweed was an American politician and jurist. During his early career he was elected to the Florida Senate and California State Senate. Tweed then moved to Arizona Territory...
50. Lord Claud Hamilton (1813)
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