1. John Cabell Breckinridge (1821)

Politician

Lawyer who served as a Representative and Senator from Kentucky and went on to become the fourteenth Vice President of the United States. After the Civil War began he became...

2. Louis Vuitton (1821)

Entrepreneur

Founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather products, his fashion house became one of the biggest in the world.

3. Benjamin T. Biggs (1821)

Politician

Benjamin T. Biggs is a famous Politician, who was born on October 1, 1821 in United States. Politician, farmer, and member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of...

4. Richard Francis Burton (1821)

Explorer

Richard Francis Burton is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 19, 1821 in United Kingdom. Prolific author and traveler who was one of the first Europeans to visit...

5. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821)

Abolitionist Women's Rights

Social reformer who helped to lay the groundwork for female doctors in the United States by becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree in the country.

6. Linus Yale Jr. (1821)

Entrepreneur

Mechanical engineer who created the cylinder lock, the most commonly used type of lock for generations.

7. Heinrich Barth (1821)

German Explorer

German explorer who was one of the first people to map out Africa.

8. Dora Greenwell (1821)

British Poet

English poet and essayist known for works with religious and political themes. Her publications include Lacordaire, The Patience of Hope, and Songs of Salvation.

9. Charles Baudelaire (1821)

French Poet

Nineteenth-century French prose poet, essayist, translator, and critic associated with the Symbolist and Modernist literary movements. His best-known works include Les Fleurs du mal, Les paradis artificiels, and Le Spleen...

10. Cyprian Norwid (1821)

Polish Artist Poet Writer

Nineteenth-century Polish poet, visual artist, and playwright whose best-known works include Vade-mecum and Promethidion. He is generally classified as a member of the second wave of romantic poets.

11. James Longstreet (1821)

Confederate Army General

Confederate general who served in the American Civil War. He was affectionately referred to by fellow Confederate General Robert E. Lee as his "Old War Horse."

12. Jane Wilde (1821)

Ireland Writer

Nineteenth-century poet, Irish nationalist, and fairy tale enthusiast. She began her literary career by publishing political poems in The Nation.

13. Daniel Harvey Hill (1821)

War Hero

Remembered for his bravery in the Mexican-American War and for his service during the American Civil War as a Confederate Army General, Hill spent the latter years of his life...

14. Vjekoslav Karas (1821)

Croatian Painter

Painter who became known for his portraits and whose work often incorporated religious themes.

15. Maria White Lowell (1821)

Poet

Maria White Lowell is a famous Poet, who was born on July 8, 1821 in United States. American poet, abolitionist, and teetotaler whose poem, ‘The Grave of Keats,’ was published...

16. Clara Barton (1821)

Entrepreneur

Civil War volunteer nurse who founded the American Red Cross.

17. Samuel Baker (1821)

British Explorer Officer Natural

British explorer who helped to find the source of the Nile River.

18. Frederick Temple (1821)

Archbishop Of Canterbury

English religious leader who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1896 until 1902.

19. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)

Writer

Russian author whose deeply psychological and philosophical novels include Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. Another work, Notes from the Underground, established him as one of the...

20. Rudolf Virchow (1821)

German Doctor Anthropologist Pub

German, doctor, anthropologist and biologist who is known as "the father of modern pathology." In his career he discredited the scientific theory of Humorism, which postulated that humans had four...

21. Anne Whitney (1821)

American Sculptor

American sculptor and poet from Massachusetts. She made the statue of Samuel Adams in the National Statuary Hall Collection.

22. Gustave Flaubert (1821)

Novelist Playwright

An important French writer known for his scrupulous attention to detail and word choice, he is most famous for his 1857 novel, Madame Bovary. His other major works include Memoirs...

23. George W Sears (1821)

Songwriter

George W Sears is a famous Songwriter, who was born on December 2, 1821 in United States. Under the name Nessmuk, who wrote about hiking, camping, and canoeing for Forest...

24. Mary Baker Eddy (1821)

Religious Leader

Founder of the Christian Science movement, which came out of New England in the late 19th century and argues that sickness of any sort was an illusion that could be...

25. Janko Matúška (1821)

Slovak Poet

Nineteenth-century author, activist, court clerk, and writer of the Slovak national anthem. His literary works include Puchovska skala (poetry) and Zhoda liptovska (prose).

26. Collis Potter Huntington (1821)

Entrepreneur

Collis Potter Huntington is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on October 22, 1821 in United States. American entrepreneur who is considered one of the “Big Four” who built the...

27. Vasile Alecsandri (1821)

Poet

Diplomat and poet who championed Romanian cultural identity in his poem "Romania's Awakening". He supported the union of Moldavia and Wallachia, which he wrote about in his poem "Hora Unirii".

28. Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821)

Confederate Army General

Confederate general during the American Civil War who was accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow, where some claim he allowed his command to massacre hundreds of...

29. Charles Tupper (1821)

6th Prime Minister Of Canada (18

One of Canada's founding fathers who played a pivotal role in introducing Nova Scotia into the Canadian Confederation in 1867. He also served as Minister of Public Works and Minister...

30. William Barksdale (1821)

Confederate Army General

American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Mississippi from 1853 to 1861. He fought in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War and was...

31. John Abbott (1821)

3rd Prime Minister Of Canada (18

Canadian politician who was Canada's third prime minister for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892. He oversaw an economic recession in Canada during his short tenure....

32. George Williams (1821)

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur best remembered for founding the YMCA in 1844.

33. Vladimir Verevkin (1821)

Footballer

Vladimir Verevkin born on 8 May 1987 is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who is a striker for Alga Bishkek. He is a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team. In the...

34. Charles De Talleyrand-Périgord (1821)

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35. William Still (1821)

Anti-slavery Activst Businessman

Still was an African-American abolitionist in Philadelphia Pennsylvania conductor on the Underground Railroad writer historian and civil rights activist. He was chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery...

36. William Ford (1821)

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37. Preston Ware (1821)

American Chess Player

Preston Ware Jr. was a U. S. chess player. He is best known today for playing unorthodox chess openings. Ware was born in Wrentham Massachusetts and died in Boston...

38. George Cavendish-Bentinck (1821)

British Politician

George Augustus Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck PC JP known as George Bentinck and scored as GAFC Bentinck was a British barrister Conservative politician and cricketer.

39. William Eckart Lehman (1821)

Union Army Officer Lawyer Politi

Eckart Lehman was a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

40. Francis Celeste Le Blond (1821)

American Politician

s Celeste Le Blond was a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Ohio. Francis Celeste Le Blond was born in Bellville Ohio. He was admitted to...

41. William Bromley-Davenport (1821–1884) (1821)

British Politician

Bromley-Davenport also known as Davenport and Davenport-Bromley was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1864 to 1884.

42. Samuel C. Forker (1821)

Member Of The United States Hous

Samuel Carr Forker was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873. Forker was born in Mount Holly...

43. Aeneas John McIntyre (1821)

British Politician

Aeneas John McIntyre QC was a Scottish-born Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Mclntyre was the only son of Aeneas Mclntyre LL....

44. Francisco Vicente Aguilera (1821)

Patriot

sco Vicente Aguilera was a Cuban patriot born in Bayamo Cuba on June 23 1821. He had ten children with his wife Ana Manuela Maria Dolores Sebastiana Kindelan y Sanchez....

45. Daniel Johnson Morrell (1821)

American Politician

Daniel Johnson Morrell was a Republican member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

46. John Young Bown (1821)

Canadian Politician

John Young Bown was a physician and Canadian political figure. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1872. He was born in Dorsetshire England...

47. Wade Keyes (1821)

American Politician

Rutledge Keyes was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Mooresville Alabama the son of General George and Nellie Keyes. He was educated by private tutors and attended LaGrange...

48. Charles R. Buckalew (1821)

American Politician

Charles Rollin Buckalew was an American lawyer and Democratic party politician from Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. He served in the state senate and represented Pennsylvania in both the U. S. House and...

49. George W. Cotton (1821)

Australian Politician

George W. Cotton was a Member of the Legislative Council in South Australia and a champion of the scheme to put working men onto small blocks on which they could...

50. Francis Thomas Gregory (1821)

Australian Politician

s Thomas Gregory was an English-born Australian explorer and politician.