1. Francis Bellamy (1855)

Religious Author

Best remembered as the author of the United States' Pledge of Allegiance, Bellamy also worked as a minister and allied himself with the nineteenth-century Christian socialist movement.

2. Edwin Hall (1855)

American Physicist

Physicist credited with the discovery of the "Hall Effect," which describes the voltage difference across an electrical conductor. He served as a Professor of Physics at Harvard University from 1895...

3. Alfred Wallis (1855)

English Artist

English artist whose nautical paintings reflect his Cornish seafaring roots. His works, often classified as Naive (technically and thematically simple) art, are collected at the Tate St Ives gallery in...

4. August Kitzberg (1855)

Estonian Writer

Estonian writer and playwright famous for his comedic works. His numerous plays, all published between 1894 and 1923, include Libahunt, Hennu Veli, Laurits, and Neetud Talu.

5. Charles Dazey (1855)

Playwright

American writer and playwright who wrote the 1919 silent film drama In Old Kentucky.

6. Robert M. Lafollette Sr. (1855)

Politician

Robert M. Lafollette Sr. is a famous Politician, who was born on June 14, 1855 in United States. American Republican politician who represented Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives...

7. James Masterson (1855)

Politician

Lawman and gunfighter of the American West who was one of the three Masterson brothers who kept the peace in the Wild West. He made hundred of arrests as a...

8. Vlaho Bukovac (1855)

Croatian Painter

Painter whose "Une fleur" sold at a 2006 London auction for over 100,000 pounds and brought him widespread recognition. He was also known for his religious pieces, including "Suffer the...

9. Alexander Chekhov (1855)

Novelist

A late 19th-century Russian fiction writer and essayist, he was the older brother of the famous playwright, Anton Chekhov. The elder Chekhov wrote under several pseudonyms and published works in magazines...

10. Warren Earp (1855)

American Lawman

Youngest brother of Wyatt Earp who did not participate in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but did ride with Wyatt on his future vendettas.

11. Giovanni Pascoli (1855)

Italian Poet And Scholar

Italian symbolist poet and classical scholar known for Myricae, Canti di Castelvecchio, and other works. Lawrence Venuti translated many of Pascoli's literary works into English.

12. William Mulholland (1855)

British Sailor

Oversaw the building of water routes that turned Los Angeles from a small town to a world-class metropolis.

13. Julius Röntgen (1855)

Dutch Musician

Classical musician who produced 25 symphonies and a plethora of concertos and chamber music. He finished Grieg's String Quartet No. 2.

14. King C. Gillette (1855)

Entrepreneur

King C. Gillette is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on January 5, 1855 in United States. Inventor of the first safety razor who gave the world an easy way...

15. Charles Henry Niehaus (1855)

Sculptor

Charles Henry Niehaus is a famous Sculptor, who was born on January 24, 1855 in United States. American sculptor whose works exhibited a Neo-Classical flavor. He sculpted the Apotheosis of...

16. Cecilia Beaux (1855)

American Artist

Prominent 19th-century painter known for her portraits of the social and political elite. She carried on the style pioneered by John Singer Sargent.

17. Gunhild Rosén (1855)

Ballet Dancer Choreographer

Swedish ballerina most remembered for her performances as a ballet master with the Royal Swedish Ballet.

18. James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855)

Politician

James Schoolcraft Sherman is a famous Politician, who was born on October 24, 1855 in United States. Twenty-seventh Vice President of the United States who was known as Sunny Jim...

19. Frederick McCubbin (1855)

Australian Artist

Australian painter who was part of an important period of Australia's visual arts history and was prominent in the Heidelberg School.

20. Percival Lowell (1855)

American Astronomer

Distinguished astronomer who studied the canals of Mars and published three books - Mars, Mars and Its Canals, and Mars As the Abode of Life - about his discoveries. He...

21. Allen Hutchinson (1855)

British Artist

English sculptor known for his busts of well known people. He made the plaster carving Profile of a Young Hawaiian Girl in 1892.

22. William Sharp (1855)

Novelist

A prolific writer and poet of late nineteenth- century Scotland, he is known for works such as Earth's Voices, A Fellowe and His Wife, and The Children of Tomorrow. He...

23. Eugene V. Debs (1855)

Civil Rights Leader

Eugene V. Debs is a famous Civil Rights Leader, who was born on November 5, 1855 in United States. Socialist union leader who helped found the Industrial Workers of the...

24. John Browning (1855)

Inventor

Gun designer who changed the world of weapons when he designed the M1911 pistol, Winchester model 1892 and the Browning Automatic Rifle. He also developed the first gas-operated machine gun,...

25. Stuart Macrae (1855)

Soccer Player

Defender who played internationally for England from 1883 to 1884 and played professional soccer for Notts County, Newark Town, and Corinthian.

26. Sydney James (1855)

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27. Charles B. Macdonald (1855)

Amateur Golfer Golf Course Archi

Charles Blair Macdonald was a major figure in early American golf. He built the first 18-hole course in the United States was a driving force in the founding of the...

28. Thomas Ahearn (1855)

Inventor Businessman

Thomas Ahearn PC was a Canadian inventor and businessman. Ahearn a native of Ottawa was instrumental in the success a vast streetcar system that was once in Ottawa the Ottawa...

29. Ernest Browne (1855)

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Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne was an Irish tennis player. Browne took part in the Wimbledon Championships between 1882 and 1885. In 1885 he reached the semifinals of the all-comers-competition...

30. Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855)

British Earl

Claude George Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne KG KT GCVO TD was a landowner the father of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the maternal grandfather of Queen...

31. Dale Williams (1855)

Welsh Footballer

Dale Williams is a former Welsh football player. Beginning his career as a trainee with Yeovil Town Williams played just four minutes for the Somerset club after coming on for...

32. Bowman Brown Law (1855)

Canadian Politician

Bowman Brown Law was a Canadian politician. Born in Douglas Massachusetts United States the son of William and Mary Law the father of Irish and the mother of American descent...

33. Charles Tuff (1855)

British Politician

Charles Tuff was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician from the town of Rochester in Kent. He sat in the House of Commons from 1903 to 1906. Tuff was...

34. Robert Garnett Tatlow (1855)

Canadian Politician

Robert Garnett Tatlow was an Irish-born businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1900 to 1909 as a...

35. Walter Houser (1855)

Politician; Secretary Of State O

L. Houser was a politician from the U. S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's seventeenth Secretary of State of Wisconsin serving two terms from January 5 1903...

36. Frank A. Day (1855)

American Politician

Arah Day was a Minnesota legislator and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Attica Wisconsin he moved to Minnesota. He was founder and publisher of the Martin County...

37. Albert Scott White (1855)

Canadian Politician

Albert Scott White was a lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1886 to...

38. Nils Claus Ihlen (1855)

Norwegian Politician

Nils Claus Ihlen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Party. He served as foreign minister of Norway between 1913 and 1920.

39. Charles Doherty (1855)

Canadian Politician

Charles Joseph Doherty PC KC was a Canadian politician and jurist. Born in Montreal Quebec the son of Marcus Doherty an Irish-born judge of the Supreme Court for the Province...

40. Charles Alexander Harris (1855)

British Colonial Administrator

Sir Charles Alexander Harris was a British colonial administrator Governor of Newfoundland from 1917 to 1922. Harris graduated from Christ's College Cambridge in 1878. He began his career as a...

41. William Foster Cockshutt (1855)

Canadian Politician

ster Cockshutt was a Canadian politician. Born in Brantford Canada West the son of Ignatius Cockshutt Cockshutt was educated in Brantford and at the Galt College Institute. He worked for...

42. John N. Williamson (1855)

American Politician

John Newton Williamson was an American rancher and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing central and...

43. Howard M. Snapp (1855)

American Politician

Howard Malcolm Snapp was a U. S. Representative from Illinois son of Henry Snapp. Born in Joliet Illinois Snapp attended the Eastern Avenue school and Forest University in Chicago Illinois...

44. Weston Jarvis (1855)

British Politician

Colonel Sir Weston Jarvis CMG MVO TD was a British Conservative Party politician and officer in the British Army. He served in the Matabele Rebellion Boer War and First World...

45. Andrew W. Mellon (1855)

American Diplomat

Andrew William Mellon was an American banker businessman industrialist philanthropist art collector United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 4 1921...

46. Robert M. La Follette (1855)

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47. Benjamin Franklin Pearson (1855)

Canadian Politician

Benjamin Franklin Pearson was a lawyer entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1901 to 1911 as...

48. William D. Jelks (1855)

American Politician

Dorsey Jelks was an American Democratic politician who was the 32nd Governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907; he had been a newspaper publisher and editor. He also served as...

49. Biagio Brugi (1855)

Italian Jurist

Biagio Brugi was an Italian jurist. He taught Roman law at Catania Padua and Pisa. He was a student of Filippo Serafini. His works underline the relevance of Roman law...

50. Suematsu Kenchō (1855)

Japanese Politician

Viscount Suematsu Kenchō was a Japanese politician intellectual and author who lived in the Meiji and Taishō periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government he also wrote several...