1. Neal Dow (1804)

Politician

Mayor of Portland, Maine from 1851 to 1852 who was nicknamed the "Father of Prohibition" and who outlawed the production and sale of liquor in Maine in 1851.

2. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)

American Writer

Renowned American novelist and short story writer who is best known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. His psychologically and morally complex works exemplify the...

3. Benjamin Disraeli (1804)

Politician

Former British Prime Minister who played an integral role in the formation of the modern Conservative Party. He was the first British Prime Minister of Jewish descent.

4. Fruto Chamorro (1804)

President Of Nicaragua

Politician who was the 30th and 31st President of Nicaragua from 1853 to 1855. He worked to reestablish a union between Central American states.

5. Allan Kardec (1804)

French Spiritual Writer

French educator and author remembered for his systematization of the practice and faith of Spiritism. His publications on the topic include The Book on Mediums, The Spirits' Book, and The...

6. James Fannin (1804)

War Hero

American war hero who was a U.S. military figure in the Texas Army and leader during the Texas Revolution from 1835 until 1836. He surrendered to Mexican forces at the...

7. Richard Lemon Lander (1804)

Explorer

Richard Lemon Lander is a famous Explorer, who was born on February 8, 1804 in United Kingdom. British explorer who participated in the expedition to map the Niger River. According...

8. Robert Lytle (1804)

Politician

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 1st district from 1833 to 1835. He also worked as a successful real estate lawyer.

9. John Deere (1804)

Entrepreneur

American entrepreneur who invented the steel plow and founded Deere & Company.

10. Noah Haynes Swayne (1804)

Supreme Court Justice

Noah Haynes Swayne is a famous Supreme Court Justice, who was born on December 7, 1804 in United States. Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from...

11. Heinrich Lenz (1804)

Russian Physicist

Russian physicist who is best known for formulating Lenz's law in electrodynamics in 1833. He also helped develop early electroplating technology.

12. Zerah Colburn (1804)

Mathematician

Child math prodigy who came to be known as the mental calculator and was able to multiply numbers such as 13 and 97 together in his head.

13. Jim Bridger (1804)

Explorer

Frontier-era American explorer who traveled from the Rockies to Canada.

14. Eliza R. Snow (1804)

American Mormon Writer

Nineteenth-century American poet whose works, such as "How Great the Wisdom and the Love," address the role of women in the domestic sphere. Several of her poems, including "Great is...

15. Eduard Mörike (1804)

German Poet

German Romantic poet known for his simple and humorous poems and songs. His published works include Klassische Blumenlese, Gedichte, and Gesammelte Schriften.

16. Marie Taglioni (1804)

Ballet Dancer

Remembered as one of the most important figures in the 19th-century European romantic ballet movement, Taglioni performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London; the Paris Opera Ballet; and the Saint Petersburg...

17. Franklin Pierce (1804)

14th President Of The United Sta

The 14th President of the United States, he faced criticism for being a "doughface," meaning a Northerner who sympathized with the South. His enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act did...

18. George Sand (1804)

Memoirist

Nineteenth-century French novelist who penned her memoirs and other literary works under a male pseudonym. Her novels include La Petite Fadette, Indiana, and A Winter in Majorca.

19. Musgrave Watson (1804)

British Sculptor

English sculptor of the early 19th century who made statues and portraits, including his portrait of brothers Lord Eldon and Lord Stowell.

20. Emma Smith (1804)

American Mormon Leader

Remembered best as the original wife of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) founder Joseph Smith, this Pennsylvania-born woman is also notable for her leadership of the Ladies'...

21. Charles G. Atherton (1804)

American Politician

Charles Gordon Atherton was a Democratic Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.

22. Charles Howard (Detroit) (1804)

American Mayor

Charles Howard was mayor of Detroit in 1849.

23. William Shee (1804)

British Politician

Sir William Shee QS was an Anglo-Irish politician lawyer and judge the first Roman Catholic judge to sit in England and Wales since the Reformation.

24. Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily (1804)

Infanta Of Spain

Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily Princess the Two Sicilies Infanta of Spain was a daughter of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies.

25. Alexander Newman (1804)

American Politician

Alexander Newman was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia. Born near Orange Virginia Newman had pursued in an academic course. He held several local offices before serving in the Virginia House...

26. Neal S. Dow (1804)

Union Army General

Neal S. Dow nicknamed the Napoleon of Temperance and the Father of Prohibition was mayor of Portland Maine. He sponsored the Maine law of 1851 which prohibited the manufacture and...

27. Jesse Franklin Cleveland (1804)

American Politician

Jesse Franklin Cleveland was a United States Representative and businessman from Georgia. Cleveland was born in Greenville South Carolina in 1804. He attended school in South Carolina before moving to...

28. William C. Fields (1804)

American Politician

Craig Fields was a U. S.

29. Élie Frédéric Forey (1804)

Marshal Of France

Élie Frédéric Forey was a Marshal of France.

30. Giovanni Durando (1804)

Italian General

Giovanni Durando was an Italian general and politician.

31. Francis B. Cutting (1804)

American Politician

s Brockholst Cutting was a U. S.

32. Adolphe Charles Le Flô (1804)

French General

Adolphe Emmanuel Charles Le Flô was a French Army general and politician.

33. Samuel T. Worcester (1804)

American Politician

Samuel Thomas Worcester was a U. S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Hollis New Hampshire Worcester attended Phillips Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1830. He studied law. He...

34. José Fernando Ramírez (1804)

Mexican Historian

José Fernando Ramírez was a distinguished Mexican historian in the 19th century. Ramírez was born in Parral Chihuahua but grew up in Durango where he became a prominent liberal politician....

35. Charles Minton Baker (1804)

American Politician

Charles Minton Baker was an American politician from New York and Wisconsin. Born in New York City Baker went to Middlebury College studied law and was admitted to the New...

36. Willoughby Shortland (1804)

British Colonial Governor

Commander Willoughby Shortland RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. He was New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary from 1841 after having arrived in New Zealand with Lieutenant Governor...

37. Horace Eaton (1804)

American Politician

Horace Eaton was an American Whig politician a medical doctor the twelfth lieutenant governor of Vermont and the eighteenth governor of Vermont.

38. George Whitfield Crabb (1804)

American Politician

George Whitfield Crabb was a U. S.

39. Amos Edwin Botsford (1804)

Canadian Politician

Amos Edwin Botsford PC was a Canadian farmer judge politician and businessman. Born in Saint John New Brunswick the son of William Botsford and moved with his family to West*...

40. Ker Baillie-Hamilton (1804)

British Colonial Governor

Ker Baillie Hamilton colonial governor born in Cleveland England and died in Tunbridge Wells England. Hamilton was educated at the Royal Military College Woolwich where he went on to serve...

41. William Henry Kurtz (1804)

American Politician

Henry Kurtz was a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William H. Kurtz was born in York Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the...

42. William R. Sapp (1804)

American Politician

Robinson Sapp was a U. S. Representative from Ohio and uncle of U. S. Representative William F.

43. Samuel Thomas Spry (1804)

British Politician

Samuel Thomas Spry was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841 and who changed party and sat for four years again as...

44. Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi (1804)

Italian Writer And Politician

sco Domenico Guerrazzi was an Italian writer and politician involved in the Italian risorgimento.

45. Étienne Mathieu (1804)

Canadian Politician

Étienne Mathieu was a farmer land owner and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Assomption in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative. He was...

46. John Scott Harrison (1804)

American Politician

John Scott Harrison was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio and the only person to be both the child and the parent of U. S....

47. Carlo Bon Compagni di Mombello (1804)

Italian Politician

Carlo Bon Compagni di Mombello was an Italian judge educator and politician. Bon Compagni served in early constitutional governments of the Kingdom of Sardinia. He was Minister of Public Education...

48. Wales Adams (1804)

American Politician

s Adams was a member of the Michigan House of Representative from 1844-1845. Adams was a native of Massachusetts. In 1831 he founded Adams Mills Michigan.

49. Samuel H. P. Hall (1804)

American Politician

Samuel Holden Parsons Hall was an American merchant and politician from New York.

50. Alpheus Felch (1804)

American Politician

Alpheus Felch was the fifth Governor of Michigan and U. S. Senator from Michigan.