1. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850)

Religious Leader

Frances Xavier Cabrini is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on July 15, 1850 in Italy. Italian nun also known as Mother Cabrini who founded the Missionary Sisters of...

2. Ivan Vazov (1850)

Poet

Bulgarian poet, playwright, and novelist whose best-known works include Under the Yoke and Songs of Macedonia. His most famous work, Epic of the Forgotten, deals with the aftermath of the...

3. Mikhail Chigorin (1850)

Chess Player

Russian chess legend who is perhaps most responsible for chess' immense popularity in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union.

4. Roberto Ivens (1850)

Portuguese Explorer

Portuguese explorer who mapped out Africa's interior. He spent a lot of time in both Mozambique and Angola, studying the countries' land and people.

5. Arlo Bates (1850)

Essayist

A prolific American writer, poet, literary critic, essayist, educator, and newspaper editor, he is most famous for his novels The Pagans, The Philistines, and The Puritans (published between 1884 and...

6. John Wellborn Root (1850)

Architect

John Wellborn Root is a famous Architect, who was born on January 10, 1850 in United States. 19th-century American architect whose buildings have been designated National Historic and Chicago Landmarks...

7. Per Hasselberg (1850)

Sculptor

Swedish sculptor who was also known as Petter Hasselberg or Petter Åkesson. He sculpted Snöklockan, located in Stockholm.

8. Lawrence Hargrave (1850)

Engineer

English-born aeronautical engineer, inventor, astronomer, and explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His best-known inventions include the box kite and the rotary engine.

9. Pat Garrett (1850)

Law Enforcement Officer

Sheriff who became famous for killing Billy the Kid and then writing about it.

10. Cyrus Curtis (1850)

Entrepreneur

Influential 20th-century publisher of the Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal.

11. Alfredo Keil (1850)

Portuguese Artist And Composer

Composed the Portuguese national anthem, "A Portuguesa," in 1891, although it was not adopted until four years after his death. The lyrics were penned by poet and playwright Henrique Lopes...

12. Veronica Micle (1850)

Romanian Writer

Romanian-Austrian poet who is known for Rendez-vous and other romantic works. She published her poems in Noul Curier Roman, Convorbiri Literare, and other literary journals.

13. Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850)

First Major Russian Female Mathe

After graduating from the University of Heidelberg, this Russian-born mathematician submitted a dissertation to the University of Göttingen in which she laid out an important mathematical concept that is now...

14. John B. Goodwin (1850)

American Politician

News reporter for the Daily Herald who became the mayor of Atlanta in 1883 and stayed on during the Panic of 1893.

15. John Milne (1850)

Geologist

Geologist, anthropologist, and engineer who invented the seismograph. He also studied and advanced research in the prehistoric peoples of Japan.

16. Thomas Lipton (1850)

Entrepreneur

Scotsman best remembered as the founder of the Lipton Tea Company. During his life, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine and was knighted by King Edward VII.

17. Albert Spalding (1850)

American Baseball Player

Pitcher whose career spanned from 1866 to 1877. He became best known as the co-founder of AG Spalding Sporting Goods, which he began in Chicago while still an active player.

18. Daniel Chester French (1850)

Sculptor

Sculptor who created the Lincoln Memorial statue of Lincoln in a chair, he was one of the most prolific American sculptors of the 19th century.

19. Oscar Straus (1850)

Politician

United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under Theodore Roosevelt who was the first Jewish U.S. Cabinet member. In 1912 he made an unsuccessful bid to be the Governor of...

20. Mary Noailles Murfree (1850)

Novelist

Mary Noailles Murfree is a famous Novelist, who was born on January 24, 1850 in United States. A turn-of-the-century American fiction writer, she is considered the first significant female author...

21. Anton Seidl (1850)

Composer

Anton Seidl is a famous Composer, who was born on May 7, 1850 in Hungary. Hungarian conductor who led prestigious orchestras in Berlin, New York City, and London. He served...

22. Alphonse Pénaud (1850)

Engineer

French aviation pioneer known for creating the first successful flying model, known as the Planophore, in 1871. Despite his many innovations, including the use of twisted rubber, he was unable...

23. Guy De Maupassant (1850)

Novelist

Guy De Maupassant is a famous Novelist, who was born on August 5, 1850 in France. Remembered as one of France’s greatest short story writers, de Maupassant penned an 1880...

24. Henry Cabot Lodge (1850)

Politician

Henry Cabot Lodge is a famous Politician, who was born on May 12, 1850 in United States. Remembered as a close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt, he served as a...

25. Eugene Field (1850)

American Writer

A children's poet, short story writer, and essayist, he is best known for works such as "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat" and "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod." Many of...

26. Hamo Thornycroft (1850)

Sculptor

British sculptor who created several London landmarks, such as the statue of Oliver Cromwell by the Palace of Westminster.

27. Joseph Clarkson Maddison (1850)

Architect

Joseph Clarkson Maddison is a famous Architect, who was born on February 26, 1850 in United Kingdom. Designed such projects as the Carlton Hotel and Mona Vale Homestead, among others....

28. Mihai Eminescu (1850)

19th Century Romanian Poet

Renowned Romanian Romantic poet whose best-known works include Luceafarul and Oda in Metru Antic. He also edited a Conservative Party newspaper called Timpul.

29. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)

Scottish Novelist Poet Travel Wr

Scottish author of the classic adventure novel Treasure Island, and the psychological thriller The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. His other popular and widely translated works include...

30. Michael J. Dady (1850)

Entrepreneur

Contractor who played a key role in the development of New York City.

31. Henry E. Huntington (1850)

Entrepreneur

Henry E. Huntington is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on February 27, 1850 in United States. Railroad magnate best known as the owner of Pacific Electric Railway and for...

32. Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850)

Poet

Ella Wheeler Wilcox is a famous Poet, who was born on November 5, 1850 in United States. Remembered for her 1883 collection Poems of Passion, she was most famous in...

33. Jack Daniel (1850)

American Whiskey Distiller

American businessman best known for distilling his own line of Tennessee whiskey, which later expanded into the famed Jack Daniel's brand.

34. Karl Ferdinand (1850)

Entrepreneur

German physicist who invented the cathode ray tube and contributed to wireless communication technology.

35. Edward Bellamy (1850)

American Journalist And Novelist

An American author and prominent socialist, he is best known for his futuristic novel, Looking Backward. His other works include Miss Ludington's Sister (1884) and To Whom This May Come...

36. Gyula Donath (1850)

Sculptor

Hungarian sculptor who worked in classicism and Art Nouveau styles. He created the public monuments the Millennium of Hungary and the Imperial Jubilee.

37. Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850)

Philosopher

Tomas Garrigue Masaryk is a famous Philosopher, who was born on March 7, 1850 in Czech Republic. The founder and first President of Czechoslovakia and a sociologist. According to Astrologers,...

38. Ion Andreescu (1850)

Romanian Painter

Acclaimed nineteenth-century Romanian artist. His Impressionist and Barbizon school-style paintings include The Red Scarf, Portrait of a Girl, and Beech Forest.

39. Kate Chopin (1850)

Novelist

An American novelist and short story writer, she is best known for her feminist-themed novel, The Awakening, which culminates in the suicide of its heroine. She also published numerous short...

40. Pablo Iglesias Posse (1850)

Politician

Remembered for founding both the Spanish General Workers' Union and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, this late 19th and early 20th-century politician and political activist served in both the Madrid...

41. Arthur Henry Newman (1850)

Explorer

Travel writer, hunter and explorer known for expeditions through Equatorial East Africa and his book Elephant Hunting In East Equatorial Africa.

42. Guerra Junqueiro (1850)

Portuguese Lawyer And Writer

Portuguese politician and poet whose satirical works were influential in the period leading up to the Portuguese Revolution. His publications include Os Simples, Contos para a Infancia, and O Melro.

43. William Pugsley (1850)

Canadian Politician

Canadian attorney and Liberal Party politician. He held office in 1907 as New Brunswick Premier and served a decade later as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

44. Champ Clark (1850)

American Politician

During the second decade of the Twentieth Century, this Democratic Party politician served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Representing the state of Missouri's ninth district, he...

45. Edward Smith (1850)

unknow

Captain of the famous RMS Titanic. He and more than 1,500 passengers and crew members went down with the ship after it collided with an iceberg during its 1912 maiden...

46. Pablo Iglesias (1850)

Trade Unionist

Paulino Iglesias Posse better known as Pablo Iglesias was a Spanish socialist and labour leader. He is regarded as the father of Spanish socialism; having founded the Spanish Socialist Workers'...

47. Marie-Hortense Fiquet (1850)

French Model

Marie-Hortense Fiquet Cézanne was a French artists' model. She is best known for her marriage to Paul Cézanne and the 27 portraits mostly in oil he painted of her between...

48. Jean Taubenhaus (1850)

French Chess Player

Jean Taubenhaus was a Polish–born French chess master.

49. Louisa Matilda Fagan (1850)

Italian-british Chess Player

Louisa Matilda Fagan was an Italian–British female chess master. Miss Ballard learned to play chess as a child from her father William who married Angela De Deo in Naples...

50. Isaac Rice (1850)

American Chess Player

Isaac Leopold Rice was a U. S. inventor and a chess patron and author.