1. Joseph Karl Stieler (1781)

Painter

Joseph Karl Stieler is a famous Painter, who was born on November 1, 1781 in Germany. German painter who is known for creating Neoclassical portraits and was the royal court...

2. George Stephenson (1781)

British Engineer

Famous for constructing the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was the first public, steam-operated, urban rail system in history, this British engineer is also remembered for his development of the...

3. Ebenezer Elliott (1781)

British Poet

British poet best known for The Corn Law Rhymes, a work published in 1831. His poem "The People's Anthem" was set to music in 1847.

4. Anton Diabelli (1781)

Austrian Composer

Composer and music publisher who wrote the waltz that inspired Beethoven's famous Diabelli Variations of 33 pieces that were written between 1819 and 1823.

5. David Hazzard (1781)

American Politician

Democratic-Republican and Whig member who served as Governor of Delaware from 1830 to 1833. He was also the Associate Justice on the Delaware Superior Court.

6. Renee Laennec (1781)

Doctor

French physician who rose to fame for inventing the stethoscope.

7. Sydney, Lady Morgan (1781)

Novelist

Irish novelist who gained widespread fame as the author of The Wild Irish Girl. It became instantly popular upon its release in 1806, and reached its 4th US edition by...

8. David Brewster (1781)

British Astronomer And Mathemati

Pioneering physicist remembered for his work in the field of optics. He was a keen inventor, having invented notable devices such as the kaleidoscope and the binocular camera.

9. William Howard (1781–1843) (1781)

British Politician

The Hon. William Howard was a British Member of Parliament. Howard was the second son of Frederick Howard 5th Earl of Carlisle. He entered Parliament in 1806 as member for...

10. Andrés Narvarte (1781)

President Of Venezuela

Andrés Narvarte was President of Venezuela as interim caretaker.

11. Benjamin W. Leigh (1781)

American Politician

Benjamin Watkins Leigh was an American lawyer and politician from Richmond Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in the United States Senate. Benjamin Watkins...

12. Williamson Dunn (1781)

American Politician

son Dunn was a judge and politician in the early history of Indiana. He served as the third Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. Dunn is credited with having...

13. Daniel Parker (Baptist) (1781)

American Baptist Religious Innov

Daniel Parker was an early American leader in the Primitive Baptist Church in the Southern United States and the founder of numerous churches including Pilgrim Primitive Baptist Church at Elkhart...

14. Muhammed Bello (1781)

Sultan Of Sokoto

Muhammed Bello was the second Sultan of Sokoto and reigned from 1815 until 1837 and was an active writer of history poetry and Islamic studies. He was the son and...

15. Robert Moore (Oregon pioneer) (1781)

American Politician

Robert Moore was an American politician and pioneer in the Oregon Country. A Pennsylvania native and veteran of the War of 1812 he also participated in the early movements to...

16. John Moses (Norwegian politician) (1781)

Member Of The Norwegian Constitu

John Moses was a Norwegian merchant and politician. He was born in Kristiansund. He represented Kristiansund at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814.

17. Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1781)

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18. José Manuel Restrepo Vélez (1781)

Colombian Botanist Politician

José Manuel Restrepo Vélez was an investigator of Colombian flora political figure and historian. The Orchid genus Restrepia was named in his honor. Restrepo was born in the town of...

19. William Long (mayor) (1781)

American Politician

Long was the seventh mayor of Columbus Ohio. He served Columbus for over five terms. His successor was Philo H. Olmsted. He died on February 22 1851.

20. Nicolai Andresen (1781)

Businessperson

Nicolai Andresen was a Norwegian merchant and banker.

21. Abraham Vanderveer (1781)

American Politician

Abraham Vanderveer was a U. S. Representative from New York. Born in Kings County New York Vanderveer attended the common schools. He served as county clerk of Kings County 1816-1821...

22. Jonathan G. Hunton (1781)

American Politician

Jonathan Glidden Hunton was an American politician who served as the ninth Governor of Maine from 1830 to 1831.

23. George Edward Mitchell (1781)

American Politician

George Edward Mitchell was an American politician. Born at present-day Elkton Maryland Mitchell completed preparatory studies and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on...

24. Abraham J. Williams (1781)

American Politician

Abraham J. Williams was an American politician from Boone County Missouri. He was the third Governor of Missouri serving an unelected interim term in 1825 and 1826 following the death...

25. Matías de Irigoyen (1781)

Argentine Politician

Matías Miguel de Irigoyen was an Argentine soldier and politician. He travelled to Spain as a child entered the navy in his youth and was wounded at the Battle of...

26. William H. Murfree (1781)

American Politician

Hardy Murfree was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina born in Hertford County North Carolina on October 2 1781. He graduated from the University...

27. William Lee Ball (1781)

American Politician

Lee Ball was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia.

28. Louis De Robiano (1781)

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29. William Wyatt Bibb (1781)

American Politician

Bibb was a United States Senator from Georgia and the first Governor of the U. S. state of Alabama. Bibb County Alabama and Bibb County Georgia are named for him....

30. Amédée Girod De L'Ain (1781)

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31. George Pryme (1781)

British Politician

George Pryme was a British economist academic and politician. Pryme was born in 1781 in Cottingham East Riding of Yorkshire the only surviving child of merchant Christopher Pryme and his...

32. José María Calatrava y Peinado (1781)

Prime Minister Of Spain And Mini

José María Calatrava y Peinado was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of State between 1836 and 1837. The main action of Calatrava's administration...

33. Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (1781)

Italian Astronomers

Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana was an Italian astronomer and mathematician. Plana was born in Voghera Italy to Antonio Maria Plana and Giovanna Giacoboni. At the age of 15 he was...

34. Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781)

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Louis-Mathieu Molé also known as Comte Molé and Mathieu Molé was a French statesman and 18th Prime Minister of France.

35. John Willis Fleming (1781)

British Politician

John Willis Fleming was an English landed proprietor and Conservative Member of Parliament. He was born at Bletchley in Buckinghamshire the son of Rev. Thomas Willis and Catherine Hyde. He...

36. Francisco Espoz y Mina (1781)

Spanish Military Commander

sco Espoz Ilundáin being better known as Francisco Espoz y Mina was a Spanish guerrilla leader and general. He was born in Idocin in Navarre. His father Juan Esteban Espoz...

37. Ernst Casimir I. (1781)

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38. Victor Destutt de Tracy (1781)

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Alexandre César Victor Charles Destutt de Tracy was a French soldier and politician son of the philosopher Antoine Destutt de Tracy. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was taken...

39. Bernardo Rodríguez y Alfaro (1781)

Costa Rican Politician

Bernardo Rodríguez y Alfaro was a Costa Rican politician and signer of the Act of Independence of Costa Rica.

40. Joseph Hawkins (New York) (1781)

American Politician

Joseph Hawkins was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in that State on November 14 1781. He completed preparatory studies studied law was admitted to the...

41. Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo (1781)

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Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo was a Brazilian journalist and politician. He was active in the freemasonry movement in Brazil. He was one of the leaders of the more liberal and democrat...

42. Lord George Beresford (1781)

British Politician

General Lord George Thomas Beresford GCH PC was an Anglo-Irish soldier courtier and Tory politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1812 to 1830.

43. Noyes Barber (1781)

American Politician

Noyes Barber was a United States Representative from Connecticut.

44. Charles Bagot (1781)

British Politician

Sir Charles Bagot GCB was an English diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada 1841-1843). He was the second son of William Bagot...

45. Amable Dionne (1781)

Canadian Politician

Amable Dionne was a businessman seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was born in Kamouraska in 1782 and grew up there. He became a clerk...

46. Bennet Bicknell (1781)

American Politician

Bennet Bicknell was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from New York.

47. Wilhelm Heinrich von Grolman (1781)

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Heinrich von Grolman was a German jurist president of the Prussian Kammergericht and Wirklicher Geheimer Rat. Born in Berlin Brandenburg Grolman was the brother of the general Karl von Grolman....

48. Nicolas Koechlin (1781)

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49. Meredith Mallory (1781)

American Politician

Meredith Mallory was a U. S. Representative from New York.

50. Alfred H. Powell (1781)

American Politician

Alfred H. Powell was a U. S.