1. Charbel Makhluf (1828)

Lebanese Maronite Monk And Saint

Nineteenth-century Lebanese priest, ascetic, and Maronite monk. He was canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.

2. Henry Dunant (1828)

Inspiration For Red Cross And Fi

Shared the very first Nobel Peace Prize with Frederic Passy for his efforts of founding the International Red Cross Movement and helping to develop the Geneva Convention.

3. Effie Gray (1828)

Family Member

Became famous for marrying the great critic John Ruskin, who annulled their marriage after six years without sex.

4. Henry Hugh Armstead (1828)

Sculptor

Henry Hugh Armstead is a famous Sculptor, who was born on June 18, 1828 in United Kingdom. English sculptor and illustrator who was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. He designed The...

5. Horace Gray (1828)

American Judge

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1881 to 1902.

6. Milton Wright (1828)

Family Member

Bishop and the father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the two brothers who were credited with pioneering modern aviation.

7. Henrik Ibsen (1828)

Norwegian Playwright

Norwegian playwright and director who wrote Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, and A Doll's House. He is often called the father of realism.

8. Henry Lomb (1828)

Entrepreneur

American man who co-founded the eye care company Bausch & Lomb, which creates products like contact lenses. He is also the co-founder of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

9. Meyer Guggenheim (1828)

American Businessperson Of Forei

Swiss-born industrialist who immigrated to the United States and created a copper-mining empire.

10. Wilfried Paulsen (1828)

German Chess Player

A German chess master who was one of the world's top players in the middle of the 19th century.

11. Joseph Swan (1828)

British Physicist And Inventor

British physicist and chemist who came up with the incandescent light bulb before Thomas Edison did. He was knighted by King Edward VII in 1994 and he was give France's...

12. Jacob Dolson Cox (1828)

Union Army General

Remembered best for his service as United States Secretary of the Interior (from 1869 until 1870) and as twenty-eighth Governor of Ohio (from 1866 until 1868), this nineteenth-century politician was...

13. Andrew Taylor Still (1828)

Doctor

Andrew Taylor Still is a famous Doctor, who was born on August 6, 1828 in United States. Founder of osteopathic medicine who believed that many ailments could be cured with...

14. Franjo Rački (1828)

Croatian Historian Politician An

Historian, writer, and politician who helped found the Yugoslavian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1866. He also founded Književnik, the first Croatian scientific magazine for history and linguistics.

15. Henry Timrod (1828)

Poet From The American South

Civil War-era poet and Confederate Poet Laureate who is best remembered for works such as "Ethnogenesis," "Carolina," "A Cry to Arms," and "Katie." He died of tuberculosis in 1867.

16. Jules Verne (1828)

French Science Fiction Author

Imaginative French author of such famous science fiction and adventure novels as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth. His other popular works include...

17. Jonathan Hutchinson (1828)

Doctor

Remembered for his pioneering work in the medical field, this nineteenth and early-twentieth-century British surgeon and medical researcher specialized in dermatology, ophthalmology, and pathology, and also studied syphilis and other...

18. Josephine Butler (1828)

British Feminist

Remembered for her Victorian-era social reform work on behalf of women and female prostitutes, this activist and evangelical Christian fought to abolish the Contagious Diseases Acts, which were destructive to...

19. Joshua Chamberlain (1828)

Union Army General And Medal Of

Professor who joined the Union Army during the Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Gettysburg.

20. Rani Lakshmibai (1828)

Maratha Warrior Queen

Former queen of the state of Jhansi located in India who was one of the leading women of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. She was a symbol of resistance to...

21. José Rodrigues (1828)

Portuguese Painter

Realist painter who received a gold medal from Queen Dona Maria II at the triennial exhibition in 1849. He was fascinated by painting customs, but he struggled to separate realism...

22. Leo Tolstoy (1828)

Novelist

Nineteenth-century Russian author whose most famous works of realism are his epic novels, War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). His other works include autobiographical novels, novellas, essays, and...

23. George Meredith (1828)

Writer And Poet

A Victorian novelist and poet, he is best known for his 1862 poetry collection, Modern Love. His novels include Diana of the Crossways and The Shaving of Shagpat.

24. Henry S. Neal (1828)

Politician

Henry S. Neal is a famous Politician, who was born on August 25, 1828 in United States. Republican politician who served Ohio’s 11th and 12th districts as a member of...

25. Theodore Winthrop (1828)

Union Army Officer

An American writer and lawyer, he is known for such posthumously-published works as John Brent and Edwin Brothertof. His autobiographical novel, Cecil Dreeme, is considered his masterpiece.

26. Désiré Magnus (1828)

Belgian Musician

Concert pianist who also composed salon music under the pseudonym D Magnus.

27. George Crook (1828)

United States Army General Durin

Military Major General who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and also fought in the Indian Wars of the late nineteenth century.

28. Martin Severin From (1828)

Danish Chess Master

Martin Severin Janus From was a Danish chess master. Born in Nakskov From received his first education at the grammar school of Nykøbing Falster. He entered the army as a...

29. Charles Ranken (1828)

British Chess Player

Charles Edward Ranken was a Church of England clergyman and a minor British chess master. He co-founded and was the first president of the Oxford University Chess Club. He was...

30. William A. Ellis (1828)

American Politician

A. Ellis was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing Wisconsin's 1st Senate District. He was a member of the Republican Party. Ellis was...

31. François Benjamin Godin (1828)

Canadian Politician

çois Benjamin Godin was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Joliette. He was born in Saint-Constant Lower Canada in...

32. John S. Richardson (1828)

American Politician

John Smythe Richardson was a U. S.

33. William Clarke Whitford (1828)

American Politician

Clarke Whiford was an American educator legislator and pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church from Wisconsin. Born in Edmeston New York Whitford received his degrees from Union College and...

34. Aaron Alward (1828)

Canadian Politician

Aaron Alward was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick Canada. He represented the City of Saint John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1874....

35. Charles de Freycinet (1828)

Politician Of The French Third R

Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of...

36. Florvil Hyppolite (1828)

President Of Haiti

Louis Mondestin Florvil Hyppolite was the President of Haiti from 17 October 1889 to 24 March 1896. He was a career soldier a general. He was installed as president by...

37. Charles G. Crosse (1828)

American Politician

Charles Giles Crosse was an American physician and politician. Born in Cincinnatus New York Crosse was trained to be a physician. During the American Civil War Crosse was a surgeon...

38. Moses W. Field (1828)

American Politician

Moses Whelock Field was a businessman and politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U. S. state of Michigan and was instrumental...

39. William M. Robbins (1828)

American Politician

McKendree Robbins was a U. S.

40. Andrew J. Rogers (1828)

American Politician

Andrew Jackson Rogers was an American lawyer teacher clerk police commissioner and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from...

41. Robert Bullock (1828)

Confederate Army General

Robert Bullock was a United States Representative from Florida and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He was born in Greenville North Carolina where he attended the common...

42. William Whiteway (1828)

Canadian Politician

Sir William Vallance Whiteway QC KCMG was a politician and three time Premier of Newfoundland. Born in Littlehempston Devon England Whiteway emigrated to the island in 1843 and entered the...

43. Charles Floquet (1828)

French Politician

Charles Thomas Floquet was a French statesman.

44. William M. Whitney (1828)

American Politician

M. Whitney was an American politician and real estate developer from upstate New York. In Illinois he served as DuPage County Circuit Clerk and Recorder for eight years. Whitney was...

45. William Anderson (Australian politician) (1828)

Australian Politician

The Honourable William Anderson J. P. was a Scottish-born colonial Victorian farmer and politician member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1880 to 1892 for Villiers and Heytesbury.

46. Joseph Christian (judge) (1828)

American Politician

Joseph Christian was born in Middlesex County Virginia. He was educated at Columbian College in Washington D. C. and studied law at Staunton Virginia. Admitted to the bar at the...

47. Matthew Henry Richey (1828)

Canadian Politician

Matthew Henry Richey was a Canadian politician in the 19th century. Richey was the son of Matthew Richey Methodist minister from Nova Scotia. The family was of Ulster-Scottish ancestry his...

48. Charles Eugene Flandrau (1828)

American Lawyer Union Army Offic

Charles Eugene Flandrau was an American lawyer and colonel in the Union Army.

49. Élisée Dionne (1828)

Canadian Politician

Élisée Dionne was a Canadian provincial politician. Born in Kamouraska Lower Canada Dionne was a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Grandville from 1867 to 1892.

50. Conrad Krez (1828)

American Politician

Conrad Krez was a politician and military officer.