1. George Bryan Porter (1791)

American Politician

American Democratic politician who served as Governor of the Michigan Territory from 1831 until his death in 1834. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

2. Minh Mang (1791)

Emperor

Second Emperor of Vietnam's Nguyen dynasty who reigned from 1820 until his death 21 years later. He was known for his adamant opposition to French control of Vietnam. 

3. Carl Czerny (1791)

Austrian Musician

Composer whose etudes became standard use in pianistic pedagogy. Forgotten for a time, he was later rediscovered.

4. Charles Wolfe (1791)

Irish Poet

Nineteenth-century Irish poet known for "The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna." This poem appears along with fourteen others in Poetical Remains, a posthumously-published collection of Wolfe's literary work....

5. Phillip Parker King (1791)

Explorer

Phillip Parker King is a famous Explorer, who was born on December 13, 1791 in Australia. Remembered as an explorer of the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and Australia, this early...

6. Franz Grillparzer (1791)

Austrian Playwright And Poet

A Nineteenth-Century Austrian dramatist and poet, he is known for plays such as Der traum, ein Leben (The Dream, a Life) and Spartacus. He also published two novellas: Das Kloster...

7. István Széchenyi (1791)

Hungarian Noble

One of the most respected political figures in Hungary's history, the Austrian-born Szechenyi held office as Hungarian Minister of Public Works and Transport and significantly modernized and reformed culture, economics,...

8. John Howard Payne (1791)

Composer

John Howard Payne is a famous Composer, who was born on June 9, 1791 in United States. Best known for composing the song Home! Sweet Home! Most of his success...

9. Samuel Morse (1791)

United States Painter And Invent

Inventor of the single-wire telegraph system, for which he received a patent for in 1847. He was the creator of the dot-dash Morse code and he made his living as...

10. Michael Faraday (1791)

British Physicist And Chemist

Leading British scientist in Electromagnetism and Elctrochemistry. He invented an early form of the Bunsen burner and the system of oxidation numbers and he was one of the first scientist...

11. Hezekiah Augur (1791)

American Artist

American sculptor and inventor who was self taught. He made a portrait of Alexander Metcalf Fisher and a grouping titled Jephthah and His Daughter.

12. Charles Babbage (1791)

English Mathematician

English polymath who is considered to be the Father of Computing for his invention of a calculating machine. He also originated the concept of a programmable computer.

13. James Buchanan (1791)

Fifteenth President Of The Unite

15th President of the United States and a lifelong bachelor who also served as President Andrew Jackson's Minister to Russia.

14. Peter Cooper (1791)

Politician

American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist who built the first steam locomotive in the United States. He was also a candidate for the US Presidency in 1876 for the Greenback Party....

15. Jane Franklin (1791)

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Jane Lady Franklin was an early Tasmanian pioneer traveler and second wife of the explorer John Franklin. Jane was the second daughter of John Griffin a liveryman and later a...

16. John Curtis (1791)

Actor

17. David Rowley (1791)

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18. William Orlando Butler (1791)

United States General

Orlando Butler was a U. S. political figure and U. S. Army major general from Kentucky. He served as a Democratic congressman from Kentucky from 1839 to 1843 and was...

19. Francis Preston Blair (1791)

American Newspaper Editor And Pr

s Preston Blair Sr. was an American journalist and politician.

20. Houston Stewart (1791)

Royal Navy Admiral Of The Fleet

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Houston Stewart GCB was a Royal Navy officer and briefly a Liberal Party Member of Parliament.

21. Charles Fitzgerald (1791)

British Colonial Governor

Captain Charles Fitzgerald was the Governor of The Gambia from 1844 until 1847 then Governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855. Fitzgerald joined the navy in March 1809 passed...

22. John Pemberton Plumptre (1791)

British Politician

John Pemberton Plumptre was a British politician. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent in 1832 and resigned on 29 January 1852 through appointment as...

23. José Ignacio Pavón (1791)

Mexican Politician

José Ignacio Pavón was a Mexican lawyer jurist and politician. From 13 August 1860 to 15 August 1860 he served as unconstitutional interim conservative president of Mexico in opposition to...

24. Ignaz Czapka (1791)

Austrian Politician

Ignaz Czapka was a mayor of Vienna.

25. William Carus Wilson (1791)

Writer

Carus Wilson was an English churchman and the founder and editor of the long-lived monthly The Children's Friend. He was the inspiration for Mr Brocklehurst the autocratic head of Lowood...

26. John Rundle (1791)

British Politician

John Rundle was a British Whig politician and businessman. From 1835 to 1843 he was a Member of Parliament representing Tavistock in the House of Commons.

27. John Runk (1791)

Member Of The United States Hous

John Runk was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845-1847. Runk was born in Milltown Hunterdon...

28. Daniel Wardwell (1791)

American Politician

Daniel Wardwell was a U. S.

29. William Rudolf (1791)

Canadian Politician

Rudolf was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1838. He was born in Lunenburg...

30. William Bodkin (judge) (1791)

British Politician

Sir William Henry Bodkin was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1847 before becoming a judge.

31. Jonas Schanche Kielland (1791)

Norwegian Politician

Jonas Schanche Kielland was a Norwegian consul and politician particularly associated with Stavanger.

32. Benjamin Chew Howard (1791)

United States Army General

Benjamin Chew Howard was an American congressman and the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court serving from 1843 to 1861. Howard was born in Baltimore County...

33. Robert Y. Hayne (1791)

American Politician

Robert Young Hayne was an American political leader who served in the United States Senate as Governor of South Carolina and as Mayor of Charleston. He was notable as a...

34. William W. Ellsworth (1791)

American Politician And Jurist

Ellsworth was a Yale-educated attorney who served as the 30th Governor of Connecticut a three-term United States Congressman a Justice on the State Supreme Court.

35. William John Lysley (1791)

British Politician

John Lysley was M. P. for Chippenham Wiltshire England from 1859 to 1865.

36. Robert B. Cranston (1791)

American Politician

Robert Bennie Cranston was a U. S.

37. Karl August Ramsay (1791)

Finnish Politician

Karl August Ramsay was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

38. Agostino Chiodo (1791)

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Agostino Chiodo was prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 21 February to 27 March 1848.

39. Richard P. Herrick (1791)

American Politician

Richard Platt Herrick was a U. S. Representative from New York. Born in Greenbush Rensselaer County New York Herrick served as member of the State assembly in 1839. Herrick was...

40. José Francisco Gana (1791)

Chilean Politician

General José Francisco Gana López was a Chilean military and political figure who took part in the Peruvian War of Independence. José Francisco Gana was of Basque descent.

41. Lord Charles FitzRoy (politician) (1791)

British Politician

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age and later held political office as Vice-Chamberlain...

42. George Duncan (politician) (1791)

Politician

George Duncan was a Scottish politician. Born in Dundee of humble parents William Duncan and Amelia Guthrie he attended Dundee Academy and was then apprenticed to a draper in Edinburgh....

43. Charles A. Floyd (1791)

American Politician

Charles Albert Floyd was a U. S. Representative from New York. Born in Smithtown New York Floyd attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as Suffolk...

44. Warren Stormes Hale (1791)

British Politician

Stormes Hale was Lord Mayor of London and founder of the City of London School. Born on 2 February 1791 he was orphaned and became an apprentice candlemaker or chandler;...

45. Musgrave Brisco (1791)

British Politician

Musgrave Brisco was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a former mayor of Hastings. In the 1830s he assisted his brother Wastel Brisco with the development of Bohemia House...

46. Santiago Argüello (1791)

Mexican Politician Soldier

Santiago Argüello was a Californio a soldier in the Spanish army of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in Las Californias a major Mexican land grant ranchos owner and part of...

47. Robert Hanna Hammond (1791)

American Politician

Robert Hanna Hammond was a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Robert Hanna Hammond was born in Milton Pennsylvania. He was a member of the...

48. Gowri Lakshmi Bayi (1791)

Maharani Of Travancore

Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi was the Maharani of the Indian state of Travancore from 1810 till 1813 and Regent from 1813 till her death in 1815 for her...

49. Andreas Zaimis (1791)

Prime Minister Of Greece

Andreas Asimakou Zaimis was a Greek freedom fighter and government leader during the Greek War of Independence. Born in Kalavryta in the northern Peloponnesos Zaimis was a leader of...

50. Abraham B. Hasbrouck (1791)

American Politician

Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck was a United States Congressman from New York and the sixth President of Rutgers College serving from 1840 to 1850.