1. Matthew Hale (1811)

Religious Leader

Religious leader who became the first Bishop of Perth, Australia in 1858 and later served as Bishop of Brisbane.

2. Abby Kelley (1811)

American Activist

Influential abolitionist who led the American Anti-Slavery Society with William Lloyd Garrison and worked to gain equal rights for women.

3. Arthur Hallam (1811)

English Poet

English poet known for his association with Alfred Lord Tennyson, who wrote 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' in Hallam's honor. Hallam published his own poetry collection, the simply-titled Poems, in 1830.

4. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)

Abolitionist Author

Abolitionist author whose literary classic, Uncle Tom's Cabin, encouraged anti-slavery efforts in the Northern states. Her numerous literary works include novels, letters, articles, and travel memoirs.

5. Charles Sumner (1811)

American Abolitionist And Politi

From 1851 until 1874, this Civil War-era Radical Republican leader served his home state of Massachusetts as a United States Senator. Remembered for his fervent, Reconstruction-era advocacy of equal rights...

6. Timothy R. Young (1811)

American Politician

American Democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951. He was a member of the House Committee on Public Lands.

7. Théophile Gautier (1811)

French Writer

French poet, author, and critic who was associated with the Romantic and Parnassian literary movements. His poetic works include Albertus, La Comedie de la Mort, and Emaux et Camees.

8. Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811)

U.s. Statesman

California statesman who was the second Mayor of Los Angeles from 1851 to 1852. He notably helped settle the new state and was an advocate for Native American rights.

9. John Bright (1811)

British Politician

English orator and House of Commons member who served as United Kingdom Trade Board President from 1868-1871. He later served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

10. Frances Sargent Osgood (1811)

Poet

Frances Sargent Osgood is a famous Poet, who was born on June 18, 1811 in United States. Nineteenth-century American poet and author who is remembered for such popular works as...

11. Daniel Payne (1811)

Methodist Bishop And Educator

This 19th-century religious leader, educational reformer, and author served for over forty years as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, bringing numerous former slaves into the church through missionary...

12. Elisha Otis (1811)

Founder Of Otis Elevator Co.

Bearded inventor who created and popularized the first modern elevator and founded the Otis Elevator Company.

13. Horace Greeley (1811)

American Politician

Remembered most as the founder and longtime editor of the New-York Tribune, he is also notable for his political career. In the late 1840s, he represented New York's sixth district...

14. James Young Simpson (1811)

Doctor

Best remembered for introducing the use of chloroform as anesthesia during medical procedures, this nineteenth-century obstetrician first administered chloroform to a maternity ward patient named Jane Carstairs.

15. John Humphrey Noyes (1811)

Religious Leader

Social philosopher who founded the socialis Oneida community in New York and coined the term 'Free Love.'

16. Franz Liszt (1811)

Composer Conductor Pedagogue Pia

Considered one of history's greatest pianists and musical educators, he composed the 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies from 1846 to 1885.

17. Robert Scott (1811)

Writer

18. James Hall (1811)

Actor

19. Isaac Singer (1811)

American Businessman

Isaac Merritt Singer was an American inventor actor and entrepreneur. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine...

20. Josef Kling (1811)

German Chess Player

Josef Kling was a German chess master and chess composer. In 1851 he wrote Chess Studies with Bernhard Horwitz.

21. Wilhelm Hanstein (1811)

German Chess Player

Hanstein was a German chess player and writer. Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berliner Schachzeitung later to become Deutsche Schachzeitung. He was a civil servant....

22. Almanzor Hutchinson (1811)

American Politician

Almanzor Hutchinson was an American farmer and politician from New York.

23. Ginery Twichell (1811)

American Politician

Ginery Twichell was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s the Republican Representative for Massachusetts for three consecutive terms and the sixth president of the Atchison Topeka...

24. John T. Wait (1811)

American Politician

John Turner Wait was a U. S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in New London Connecticut Wait moved with his mother to Norwich Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity...

25. Nils Christian Irgens (1811)

Norwegian Politician

Nils Christian Irgens was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in Sogndal as the son of Lars Johannes Irgens founding father of the Norwegian Constitution. Nils Christian...

26. Washington Hunt (1811)

American Politician

shington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician.

27. Moïse Houde (1811)

Canadian Politician

Moïse Houde was a politician in the Quebec Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.

28. Alfred B. Greenwood (1811)

American Politician

Alfred Burton Greenwood was an attorney and a politician; he was elected to the United States and Confederate congresses as a Democrat. In 1859 he was appointed under President James...

29. Carlton Brandaga Curtis (1811)

Union United States Army Officer

Carlton Brandaga Curtis was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

30. William H. Lamport (1811)

American Politician

Henry Lamport was a U. S.

31. Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler (1811)

Catholic Bishop

Emmanuel von Ketteler was a German theologian and politician who served as Bishop of Mainz. His social teachings became influential during the papacy of Leo XIII and his encyclical Rerum...

32. Louis Antoine Debrauz de Saldapenna (1811)

Austrian Diplomat Journalist Aut

Chevalier Louis Antoine Debrauz de Saldapenna ; originally Alois Anton Dobrauz Ritter di Saldapenna was an Austrian secret diplomat and journalist founder and editor of the Mémorial diplomatique a noted...

33. Charles D. Drake (1811)

American Politician

Charles Daniel Drake was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Cincinnati Ohio he attended St. Joseph's College in 1823 and 1824 and Patridge's Military Academy in 1824 and...

34. Richard Brodhead (1811)

American Politician

Richard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U. S. House and Senate. He was the father of U. S. Representative...

35. William Adams (New Zealand politician) (1811)

New Zealand Politician

Adams was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Marlborough New Zealand and the first Superintendent of Marlborough Province.

36. Chauncey Vibbard (1811)

American Politician

Chauncey Vibbard was an American railroad executive and a U. S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.

37. Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle (1811)

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Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle was a Spanish politician journalist and author of the Romanticism and the Rexurdimento. As a politician Díaz served as Minister of State in 1856 during...

38. Joseph H. Tuthill (1811)

American Politician

Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill was a U. S. Representative from New York nephew of Selah Tuthill.

39. William Pole-Carew (1811)

British Politician

Henry Pole-Carew was a Cornish politician.

40. Jens Landmark (1811)

Norwegian Politician

Jens Landmark was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel was the director of Kongsberg Weapons Factory from 1854 to 1880 invented the Landmark...

41. Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811)

King Of Bavaria

Maximilian II was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. He was son of Ludwig I and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

42. Alson Sherman (1811)

American Politician

Alson Sherman served as Mayor of Chicago Illinois for the Independent Democrat Party. Sherman was born to Nathanial Sherman and Deborah on April 21 1811 in Barre Vermont. Sherman established...

43. Santos Degollado (1811)

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José Santos Degollado Sánchez was a Mexican politician and military leader. During his service in the Mexican Army Degollado fought against López de Santa Anna and later alongside Benito Juárez....

44. George O. Brastow (1811)

American Politician

George Oliver Brastow was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate as a member of the Governor's Council and as the...

45. George Lort Phillips (1811)

British Politician

George Lort-Phillips was Conservative member of parliament for Pembrokeshire in Wales from 1861 until his death.

46. George S. Houston (1811)

American Politician

George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama as well as a congressman and senator for Alabama.

47. Samuel B. Garvin (1811)

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Samuel Bostwick Garvin was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

48. Andrea Verga (1811)

Italian Psychiatrist

Andrea Verga was an Italian psychiatrist and neurologist who was a native of Treviglio. He was clinical professor of psychiatry at the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan.

49. Charles Ebden (1811)

Australian Politician

Charles Hotson Ebden was an Australian pastoralist and politician.

50. Francisco Javier Zaldúa (1811)

President Of Colombia

sco Javier Martínez de Zaldúa y Racines was a Colombian lawyer and politician elected President of Colombia in 1882.