1. Kārlis Bētiņš (1867)

Latvian Chess Player

A Latvian chess master and composer of studies. The Latvian Gambit is named in honor of him.

2. Henry L. Stimson (1867)

Politician

Henry L. Stimson is a famous Politician, who was born on September 21, 1867 in United States. Secretary of War under Franklin Roosevelt from 1911 to 1913 who directed the...

3. Jake Beckley (1867)

American Baseball Player

MLB player who tallied 2,930 hits during his 20-year career.

4. Enrique Granados (1867)

Spanish Composer

Classical musician whose compositions possessed a decidedly Spanish bent. He was an example of musical nationalism.

5. Eldridge R. Johnson (1867)

Inventor

Eldridge R. Johnson is a famous Inventor, who was born on February 6, 1867 in United States. Known for creating the Victor Talking Machine Company with Emile Berliner. According to...

6. Mary Chase Perry-Stratton (1867)

Entrepreneur

Mary Chase Perry-Stratton is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on March 15, 1867 in United States. Potter who co-founded Pewabic Pottery, a ceramics studio that manufactured iridescent-glazed lamps, vessels,...

7. Homer Davenport (1867)

Political Cartoonist Arabian Hor

One of the most well known and financially successful political cartoonists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Davenport is particularly remembered for his satirical representations of turn-of-the-century politicians William...

8. Joseph Morris (1867)

Politician

Canadian civic politician who served on the Edmonton, Alberta Town Council from 1900-1902. He also served as Edmonton Chamber of Commerce President.

9. Jeanne Lanvin (1867)

Fashion Designer

French designer who founded the Lanvin fashion house. Her designs were the height of fashion in the 1920s and 1930s and won two Légion d'Honneur awards.

10. Raul Brandão (1867)

Journalist

Portuguese journalist and modernist writer best known for his 1917 novel, Humus. His other works include A Farsa, Os Pobres, and El-Rei Junot.

11. Wilbur Wright (1867)

Inventor

Co-inventor and co-pilot of the first successful airplane, which he called a "flying machine." His and his brother Orville's planes were later used in WWI and set the stage for...

12. Owen Glynne Jones (1867)

Explorer

Owen Glynne Jones is a famous Explorer, who was born on November 2, 1867 in United Kingdom. Welsh mountaineer who became one of the first people to turn rock climbing...

13. JP Morgan Jr. (1867)

Entrepreneur

Like his famous father JP Morgan, he had a long career in finance, heading the New York-based Guaranty Trust bank. He also helped finance World War I, loaning millions of dollars...

14. Pete Wood (1867)

American Baseball Player

Former right-handed pitcher who played two seasons in the big leagues, for the Buffalo Bisons in 1885 and the Philadelphia Quakers in 1889.

15. Hobart Bosworth (1867)

Actor

American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He wrote the famous screenplays Cymbeline and Measure for Measure.

16. Charles Pelot Summerall (1867)

War Hero

Charles Pelot Summerall is a famous War Hero, who was born on March 4, 1867 in United States. Four-star general and World War I hero who led the entire U.S....

17. Charles Dana Gibson (1867)

Illustrator

Charles Dana Gibson is a famous Illustrator, who was born on September 14, 1867 in United States. Magazine artist and illustrator who created the iconic, turn-of-the-century “Gibson Girl” image. According...

18. Lillian Wald (1867)

American Nurse And Activist

Pioneer of public health nursing who became a prominent activist for the rights of women and minorities.

19. Emil Nolde (1867)

German Artist

German Expressionist painter who used watercolor and oil paints to create "Lesende junge Frau" and other works.

20. Natsume Sōseki (1867)

Japanese Novelist

A Japanese novelist, poet and scholar, he wrote I Am a Cat and Kokoro. He is widely considered one of the greatest Japanese writers in history.

21. Mary of Teck (1867)

Wife Of George V Of The United K

Initially famous as the wife and queen consort of King George V of England, Mary of Teck assumed the status of queen mother when her sons Edward and Albert ruled...

22. David Graham Phillips (1867)

Journalist

David Graham Phillips is a famous Journalist, who was born on October 31, 1867 in United States. A prominent muckraking journalist, he is particularly known as a critic of political...

23. Amy Beach (1867)

American Composer

Remembered for her numerous chamber, piano, choral, and art and folk music compositions, this late 19th and early 20th-century songwriter and concert pianist is perhaps most famous for her Three...

24. Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867)

American Children's Writer D

Author of the autobiographical American pioneer-themed Little House on the Prairie series. Her family's years in Wisconsin became the basis of two of the most popular books in the series:...

25. Cy Young (1867)

Major League Baseball Pitcher

Legendary 511-game winner who pitched three no-hitters throughout his career, including a perfect game on May 5, 1904. He had most of his success with the Cleveland Spiders and the...

26. Ernest Dowson (1867)

English Poet Novelist And Writer

English Decadent poet, author, and translator known for such famous lines as "days of wine and roses." His published works include Dilemmas, Stories and Studies in Sentiment; The Pierrot of...

27. Guy Boohby (1867)

Novelist

Nineteenth century Australian author best known for his Doctor Nikola series of adventure novels.

28. A E Douglass (1867)

Astronomer

A E Douglass is a famous Astronomer, who was born on July 5, 1867 in United States. Astronomer remembered for establishing a wood ring-dating methodology called dendrochronology. He also researched...

29. Molly Brown (1867)

Titanic Survivor

One of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic, she was also known as The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Her ordeal inspired a play and a movie. 

30. Marie Curie (1867)

Physicist

Marie Curie is a famous Physicist, who was born on November 7, 1867 in Poland. Polish physicist and chemist who discovered two radioactive elements: radium and polonium. She became the...

31. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867)

Architect

Innovative architect, interior designer, writer, and educator who sought to blend buildings with the surrounding environment across his 1,000-plus structures. He finished 532 works and was among the leaders of...

32. Sister Nivedita (1867)

Religious Leader

Irish missionary who worked for India's independence from Britain and founded a girls' school in Bagbazar area of Calcutta.

33. Madam C.J. Walker (1867)

Entrepreneur

Madam C.J. Walker is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on December 23, 1867 in United States. Haircare marketer and the first female African-American millionaire. She founded Madam C. J....

34. Finley Peter Dunne (1867)

Journalist

Finley Peter Dunne is a famous Journalist, who was born on July 10, 1867 in United States. Creator of the common-man philosopher, Mr. Dooley. He expounded on the social issues...

35. Henry Lawson (1867)

Australian Writer

Australian colonial period writer and poet who is known for Freedom on the Wallaby and other works. He is considered Australia's greatest writer of short stories.

36. Lionel Johnson (1867)

English Poet

British poet, author, and critic whose works include The Dark Angel and Ireland and Other Poems. He was a member of the Rhymers' Club, a late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century...

37. Gutzon Borglum (1867)

Sculptor

Gutzon Borglum is a famous Sculptor, who was born on March 25, 1867 in United States. Danish-American artist and sculptor most famous for creating the presidents’ heads at Mount Rushmore...

38. Arturo Toscanini (1867)

Orchestral And Opera Conductor

First music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra from 1937 until 1954. He brought classical music to radio.

39. Ed Delahanty (1867)

Major League Baseball Outfielder

MLB hitter who mysteriously died at Niagara Falls when he was 35 years old.

40. Augustus Moore Herring (1867)

Entrepreneur

Augustus Moore Herring is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on August 3, 1867 in Georgia. Aviator who built a motorized heavier-than-air craft. According to Astrologers, Augustus Moore Herring's zodiac...

41. Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867)

Director

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. is a famous Director, who was born on March 21, 1867 in United States. Legendary Broadway producer and creator of the Ziegfeld Follies, a musical revue series...

42. Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867)

Architect

Neoclassical and Russian Revival architect whose work included the Savvinskoye Podvorie monastery in Moscow. Many of his 600 commissions came through industrialist Nikolay Vtorov.

43. Ceslovas Sasnauskas (1867)

Composer

Lithuanian composer known best for his requiems and cantanas.

44. Boris Schatz (1867)

Lithuanian Sculptor

Lithuanian Jewish artist and sculptor who founded the Bezalel School in Jerusalem.

45. Masaoka Shiki (1867)

Poet

Japanese poet, author, and critic who is best known for his haiku poetry. He also wrote numerous critical essays on the subject of Japanese tanka poetry.

46. Simeon S. Pennewill (1867)

Politician

Simeon S. Pennewill is a famous Politician, who was born on July 23, 1867 in United States. Farmer and member of the Republican Party who served as Governor of Delaware...

47. Maxime Weygand (1867)

French General

French military commander who fought in World War I and in World War II.

48. Percy Fawcett (1867)

Explorer

Explorer of South America who disappeared without a trace. Prior to becoming an explorer, he served as an officer in the Royal Artillery.

49. Karl Bitter (1867)

United States Sculptor

Austrian-born American sculptor who made architectural sculpture and memorials, such as the Carl Schurz Monument.

50. Caleb Bradham (1867)

Entrepreneur

Pharmacist who stumbled across greatness by inventing Pepsi-Cola.