1. Simonas Daukantas (1793)

Historian

Writer, ethnographer, and historian who was a key figure in the Lithuanian national revival. His works include an 1838 history of Lithuania and several collections of Samogitian and Lithuanian folk...

2. Francis Danby (1793)

Artist

Notable as a key member of the 19th-century "Bristol School" of English artists, he is famous for poetic, highly dramatic landscape paintings such as The Upas Tree (1820), An Enchanted...

3. Peter Gamble (1793)

United States Navy Officer

American war hero who was an officer in the United States Navy at the time of the War of 1812. The USS Gamble was named after him.

4. Felicia Hemans (1793)

British Poet

English poet best known for an 1826 poem entitled "Casabianca." Her other works include "Corinne at the Capitol," "Evening Prayer at a Girls' School," and "To the New-Born."

5. Alexander Gordon Laing (1793)

Explorer

The first European explorer to reach the fabled city of Timbuktu.

6. Diego Portales (1793)

Chilean Politician

Conservative political figure whose ideologies shaped the Chilean Constitution of 1833. His assassination helped shift public opinion to support the war against the Peru–Bolivian Confederation.

7. William Richards (1793)

Missionary

American missionary and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He helped reform land titles and was the kingdom's first Minister of Public Instruction. 

8. Russell Solomon (1793)

Explorer

Empresario who became known as the Father of Texas after leading the second colonization of Austin with 300 families from the United States.

9. Eliphalet Remington (1793)

American Firearm Designer

Designer of the Remington rifle who founded Remington Arms, which was at one time the oldest manufacturer in North America.

10. Stephen Austin (1793)

Explorer

Considered The Father of Texas, he led the first legal settlement expedition of 300 families to the region, thus "founding" the state for the early Americans.

11. Lucretia Mott (1793)

Suffragist

Remembered for founding the American Anti-Slavery Society and for helping to organize the famous women's rights event known as the Seneca Falls Convention. She played a key role at the...

12. Sam Houston (1793)

American Politician

American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Texas from 1846 to 1859 and was the 7th Governor of Texas from 1859 to 1861. He was credited with bringing...

13. John Neal (1793)

Poet

Multi-talented author and critic who also worked as a political activist, architect, boxer, and lawyer. His published works include The Down-Easters, Battle of Niagara, and Errata.

14. John Clare (1793)

British Writer

Nineteenth-century poet best known for "I Am" and other metaphysical, nature-themed, and romantic poems. His poetry collections include Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, The Rural Muse, and The...

15. Peter Kaiser (1793)

Liechtenstein Politician And His

Peter Kaiser was a historian and statesman from Liechtenstein. Kaiser was born in Mauren in the Principality of Liechtenstein as one of eleven children. He studied languages and history in...

16. George Green (1793)

British Astronomer And Mathemati

George Green was a British mathematical physicist who wrote An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism. The essay introduced several important concepts...

17. Chauncey Forward (1793)

American Politician

Chauncey Forward was a Jacksonian member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Chauncey Forward was born in Old Granby Connecticut. He moved with his father to Ohio...

18. Giacinto Collegno (1793)

Italian Patriot

Giacinto Provana di Collegno was an Italian patriot of the Risorgimento period a friend of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Trained as a geologist he became a Piedmontese politician and in July 1848...

19. Princess Caroline of Denmark (1793)

Hereditary Princess Of Denmark

Princess Caroline of Denmark was the eldest surviving daughter of King Frederick VI. She was unofficially known as Kronprinsesse Caroline prior to her marriage and later as Arveprinsesse Caroline. She...

20. William Salter Blackledge (1793)

American Politician

Salter Blackledge was a U. S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1821 and 1823. Born in Pitt County North Carolina the son of William Blackledge who would himself become a...

21. Alvah Sabin (1793)

American Politician

Alvah Sabin was an American politician and Minister. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.

22. Samuel Ingham (1793)

American Politician

Samuel Ingham was a two-term Congressman from Connecticut. He is not to be confused with the former Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. He was born in Hebron on...

23. William Richards (Hawaii) (1793)

Missionary And Politician In The

Richards was a missionary and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii.

24. Robert Parry Nisbet (1793)

British Politician

Robert Parry Nisbet JP DL was a British public man. He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1849 from 1852 a Deputy Lieutenant for the county and Conservative Member of...

25. Warren R. Davis (1793)

American Politician

Ransom Davis was an American attorney and Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district from 1827-35. Davis was born in Columbia South Carolina pursued preparatory studies and graduated from South...

26. Felix Cochran (1793)

Canadian Politician

x Cochran was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836. He was the son of Terence...

27. Francis B. Fay (1793)

American Politician

s Ball Fay was a United States merchant and politician. He served as U. S. Representative from Massachusetts.

28. José Ignacio de Márquez (1793)

President Of Colombia

José Ignacio de Márquez Barreto was a Colombian statesman lawyer and professor who served as Vice President of Colombia under the presidency of Francisco de Paula Santander and subsequently was...

29. George Ward Cole (1793)

Australian Politician

George Ward Cole F. R. G. S. Commander R. N. was a Royal Navy officer and politician in Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Cole was the fourth...

30. Jean Baptiste Rives (1793)

Hawaiian Politician

Jean Baptiste Rives sometime 'Jean-Baptiste Jassont Lafayette Rives was a French adventurer who served in the court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His first name was sometimes spelled John and...

31. William Duhurst Merrick (1793)

American Politician

Duhurst Merrick was a United States Senator from Maryland serving from 1838 to 1845. Merrick was born in Annapolis Maryland and completed preparatory studies. He later graduated from Georgetown University...

32. Charles Pearson (1793)

Reformer And Transport Pioneer

Charles Pearson was Solicitor to the City of London a reforming campaigner and – briefly – Member of Parliament for Lambeth. He campaigned against corruption in jury selection for penal...

33. Renn Hampden (1793)

British Politician

Renn Dickson Hampden was an English Anglican clergyman whose selection as Bishop of Hereford formed a minor cause celebre in Victorian religious controversies.

34. Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793)

American Politician

Samuel Griswold Goodrich was an American author better known under the pseudonym Peter Parley.

35. Morten Smith Dedekam (1793)

Norwegian Politician

Morten Smith Dedekam was a Norwegian merchant and politician. He was born in Arendal as a son of merchant Johan Collett Dedekam and his wife Sophie Hedevig Smith. He attended...

36. William Robinson (1793)

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37. David Vogt (1793)

Norwegian Politician

David Vogt was a Norwegian politician. He was the son of Niels Nielsen Vogt Sr and a brother of priest and politician Niels Nielsen Vogt and politician Jørgen Herman Vogt.

38. Charles James McDonald (1793)

American Politician

Charles James McDonald was an American attorney jurist and politician. He was born in Charleston South Carolina and moved with his family to Han* County Georgia in 1794. He served...

39. Richard England (1793)

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40. John Slidell (1793)

United States Lawyer Politician

John Slidell was an American politician lawyer and businessman. A native of New York Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights...

41. William Polk Dobson (1793)

American Politician

Polk Dobson was a prominent 19th century North Carolina politician in Surry County. He was the first cousin of President James Knox Polk. Dobson was a state senator representing Surry...

42. Jens Lauritz Arup (1793)

Norwegian Politician And Bishop

Jens Lauritz Arup was a Norwegian bishop and politician. He was born in Kristiansand where his father was a sexton and a school teacher. In 1811 Arup was sent to...

43. Princess Dorothea of Courland (1793)

Duchess Of Dino Duchess Of Talle

Dorothea von Biron Princess of Courland Duchess of Dino Talleyrand and Sagan known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothé de Dino was a Baltic German noblewoman. Her mother was Dorothea...

44. Louis-Joseph Seutin (1793)

Belgian Politician

Louis Joseph Seutin was a Belgian doctor surgeon and professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Louis Joseph Ghislain Seutin born in Nivelles he studied medicine and took part in...

45. Samuel J. Wilkin (1793)

American Politician

Samuel Jones Wilkin was a U. S. Representative from New York son of James W.

46. Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars (1793)

French Naval Vice-admiral

Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars was a French naval officer important in France's anexation of French Polynesia. He was born at the castle of La Fessardière near Saumur. His uncle Aristide...

47. Abraham A. Deyo (1793)

American Politician

Abraham A. Deyo was an American politician from New York.

48. George Lane-Fox (MP) (1793)

British Member Of Parliament

George Lane-Fox of Bramham Park Yorkshire was a British landowner and Tory politician. Lane-Fox was the son of James Fox Lane of Bramham Park Yorkshire by the Honourable Mary Lucy...

49. William L. May (1793)

American Politician

L. May was a U. S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Kentucky May attended the common schools. He moved to Edwardsville Illinois and afterward to Jacksonville. He was appointed Justice...

50. Charles Fox Bennett (1793)

Newfoundland Politician

Charles James Fox Bennett was a merchant and politician who successfully fought attempts to take Newfoundland into Canadian confederation. Bennett was a successful businessman and one of the island's richest...