1. Norbert Rillieux (1806)

American Inventor

Nineteenth-century engineer whose Multiple-Effect Evaporator invention promoted the sugar industry's growth by expediting the process of sugar refinement.

2. Ansel Briggs (1806)

American Politician

American politician who was the first governor of Iowa. He served from 1846 to 1850.

3. Juan Seguín (1806)

Hero Of The Texas Revolution Sen

Remembered for his participation in the 1835-36 Texas Revolution that freed Texas from Spanish rule under the Mexican presidency of Antonio López de Santa Anna, he went on to become a...

4. Eduard Marxsen (1806)

German Musician

Had many brushes with the great composers of his day and contributed much to his era's musical education.

5. John Stuart Mill (1806)

English Philosopher

This important nineteenth-century philosopher contributed to economic, social, and political theory, publishing an 1859 work, On Liberty, that laid out his theory of personal freedom and placed a limit, "the...

6. Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806)

Oceanographer

Matthew Fontaine Maury is a famous Oceanographer, who was born on January 14, 1806 in United States. Oceanographer who was the first to theorize about the Northwest Passage, a sea...

7. John Roebling (1806)

Engineer

Remembered best for designing the Brooklyn Bridge, this 19th-century civil engineer helmed numerous other major projects, including the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge; the Allegheny Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the...

8. Jane Pierce (1806)

American Politician

First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857 while her husband Franklin was President. She died an unhappy woman after all three of her children died tragically at...

9. William Gilmore Simms (1806)

American Writer

A nineteenth-century American poet, novelist, and historian, he published such works as The Yemassee, Vasconselos, and The Cassique of Kiawah. He also published a series of novels set in Revolutionary...

10. Benito Juárez (1806)

President Of Mexico

Mexican politician was in office as the country's 26th President from 1858 to 1864. He notably overthrew the Second Mexican Empire and restored the Republic. He is remembered as a...

11. William Webb Ellis (1806)

Inventor

Anglican priest who allegedly invented the sport of rugby. The winner of the Rugby World Cup receives the William Webb Ellis Cup, a prize named in Ellis' memory.

12. Catherine Labouré (1806)

French Daughter Of Charity And S

Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul who received a vision from the Virgin Mary to create the Miraculous Medal, worn by Christians worldwide.

13. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806)

Engineer

English mechanical and civil engineer who built the Great Western Railway and a series of steamships with various important bridges and tunnels.

14. Elizabeth Oakes Smith (1806)

American Poet

American poet and author who is remembered for a poem entitled "The Sinless Child." She is also known for "Woman and Her Needs" and other feminist-themed essay collections.

15. Anders Selinder (1806)

Swedish Ballet Dancer

Swedish ballet choreographer and dancer, most famous for being the master of the Royal Swedish Ballet from 1833–1856.

16. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806)

English Poet Author

English author who wrote famous love poems to her literary husband, Robert Browning. She was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era.

17. Emma Embury (1806)

Novelist

Remembered for several nineteenth-century works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, this American writer is perhaps most well known for Guido: A Tale (1828) and The Waldorf Family: or, Grandfather's Legend...

18. Sylvester Smith (Latter Day Saints) (1806)

Mormon Leader

Sylvester Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the inaugural seven Presidents of the Seventy.

19. William Cost Johnson (1806)

American Politician

Cost Johnson was an American politician. Johnson was born near Jefferson Maryland and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Jefferson. Johnson served...

20. Horace C. Young (1806)

American Politician

Horace C. Young was an American architect and politician from New York.

21. West Hughes Humphreys (1806)

United States Federal Judge

st Hughes Humphreys was a United States District Court judge and a judge of the Confederate States of America. It was for the latter office that he was removed from...

22. William M. Pingry (1806)

American Politician

M. Pingry was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as State Auditor.

23. Willard Ives (1806)

American Politician

Ives was a U. S.

24. Samuel Sylvester Mills (1806)

Canadian Politician

Samuel Sylvester Mills was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in Burlington Bay later Hamilton in Upper Canada in 1806. He went into the business of selling hardware...

25. Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (1806)

French General

Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière was a French general. Lamoricière was born at Nantes. He studied at the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole d'Application. He was commissioned a sub-lieutenant...

26. John P. Hale (1806)

American Politician

John Parker Hale was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States...

27. Joseph-François Malgaigne (1806)

French Surgeon

Joseph-François Malgaigne was a French surgeon and medical historian born in Charmes-sur-Moselle Vosges. He studied medicine in Paris and was later a surgeon of Parisian hospitals including Hôpitals Saint-Louis Charité...

28. Charles Eurwicke Douglas (1806)

British Member Of Parliament

Charles Eurwick Douglas was an English M. P.

29. William Cowper Alexander (1806)

Lawyer Politician Insurance Exec

Cowper Alexander was an American lawyer politician and insurance executive. He served as President of the New Jersey State Senate and as President of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.

30. Ahmad I ibn Mustafa (1806)

Leader Of The Husainid Dynasty

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa was the tenth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and ruled Tunisia as Bey of Tunis from October 10 1837 to his death on May 30...

31. Coos Cremers (1806)

Dutch Politician

Jacobus Johannes Coos Cremers was a Dutch politician.

32. Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac (1806)

French Historian And Writer

Bernard Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac was a French journalist and politician.

33. Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy (1806)

Catholic Cardinal

Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy was an Austrian Cardinal and Archbishop. He was born in Schwaz on 24 October 1806 the son of Franz Xaver von Tarnóczy a Hungarian-Bavarian nobleman...

34. Lord Arthur Lennox (1806)

British Politician

Lord Arthur Lennox was a British politician. He was the youngest son of the 4th Duke of Richmond and the uncle of Lord Henry Lennox. Lennox was commissioned into the...

35. Leonidas Polk (1806)

Confederate Army General

Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was once a planter in Maury County Tennessee and a second cousin of President James K. Polk.

36. Horatio G. Knight (1806)

American Politician

37. William Swan Garvin (1806)

American Newspaper Politician

Swan Garvin was a western Pennsylvania newspaper proprietor who is most widely known for his term as a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives.

38. Céligny Ardouin (1806)

Haitian Politician And Historian

Charles Céligny Ardouin was a Haitian politician and historian. He served as a Delegate in 1846 Senator and Minister of the Interior in 1847. In 1847 he also served on...

39. George Wurtz Hughes (1806)

American Politician

George Wurtz Hughes was a U. S. Representative from the 6th Congressional district of Maryland. Born in Elmira New York Hughes received a liberal schooling. He graduated from the United...

40. William Aiken (1806)

South Carolina Canal And Rail Ro

Aiken or William Aiken Sr. was the founder and president of the pioneering South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. Born in County Antrim Northern Ireland he immigrated to Charleston...

41. William Aiken, Jr. (1806)

American Politician

Aiken Jr. was the 61st governor of South Carolina serving from 1844 to 1846. He also served in the state legislature and the U. S. Congress running unsuccessfully for...

42. William P. Bryant (1806)

American Politician

P. Bryant was an American jurist from Kentucky. He served as the first Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the Oregon Territory. United States President James K. Polk...

43. Morgan Morgans (1806)

American Politician

Morgan Morgans was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1863 to 1865 and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1862 to 1863.

44. Thomas Hare (1806)

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45. Ferdinand Barrot (1806)

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Victorin Barrot was a French Bonapartist politician who carried the portfolio of Interior Minister of France 31 October 1849 to 15 March 1850.

46. William P. Fessenden (1806)

American Politician

Pitt Fessenden was an American politician from the U. S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig and member of the Fessenden political family.

47. George R. Babcock (1806)

American Politician

George Reed Bab* was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

48. Hutchison Clark (1806)

Canadian Politician

Hutchison Clark was mayor of Hamilton Ontario in 1868.

49. William Daniel (judge) (1806)

American Politician

Daniel Jr. was an American jurist. He served on the Virginia Court of Appeals that state's highest court from 1846 to 1865.

50. Charles B. Stewart (1806)

American Politician

Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart was an American-born pharmacist doctor and political leader in the Republic of Texas. He was born in Charleston South Carolina but moved to Texas in 1830....