1. Joseph Conrad (1857)

Polish-born English Novelist

Polish-born English author who wrote Lord Jim (1900) and Heart of Darkness (1899). The latter work was adapted into the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film, Apocalypse Now.

2. Susan Miller Dorsey (1857)

Teacher

Susan Miller Dorsey is a famous Teacher, who was born on February 16, 1857 in United States. California high school teacher and administrator. In 1920, she became the first woman...

3. Robert Baden Powell (1857)

Entrepreneur

Robert Baden Powell is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on February 22, 1857 in United Kingdom. Famous as the founder and first leader of the Boy Scouts, this British...

4. Andrew Clemens (1857)

19th Century American Folk Artis

Iowa-born artist known for his elaborate sand paintings. He collected most of the sand for his artwork at Pikes Peak State Park, an Iowa park with naturally-occurring colored sand.

5. William Howard Taft (1857)

US President

William Howard Taft is a famous US President, who was born on September 15, 1857 in United States. The 27th president of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of...

6. Edward Elgar (1857)

English Composer

Classical concert musician remembered for "Enigma Variations" and "Pomp and Circumstance Marches." He pioneered the use of the gramophone.

7. Moses Fleetwood Walker (1857)

Baseball Player

Moses Fleetwood Walker is a famous Baseball Player, who was born on October 7, 1857 in United States. The first black player in baseball who took the field decades before...

8. Mabel Gardiner Hubbard (1857)

Family Member

Mabel Gardiner Hubbard is a famous Family Member, who was born on November 25, 1857 in United States. She was the wife of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the...

9. Ida Tarbell (1857)

American Journalist

Her series of exposés on the Standard Oil company led to the Supreme Court decision of breaking up the company.

10. Thorstein Veblen (1857)

American Academic

An American author known for his famous work The Theory of the Leisure Class, he combined Darwinism with economic theory to critique capitalism. He served on the faculty of both...

11. Cécile Chaminade (1857)

French Musician

Greatly admired and acclaimed in her day. She was a prolific composer whose works largely fell by the wayside in the latter 20th century.

12. Juan Vicente Gómez (1857)

President Of Venezuela

Venezuelan military leader who controlled Venezuela from 1908 until 1935. He served as president three times and de facto military leader for the in-between period.

13. John Joly (1857)

Irish Scientist

Renowned for his pioneering use of radiation therapy to treat cancer, this late 19th and early 20th-century physicist and geologist is also remembered for his groundbreaking radium dating method of...

14. John Hessin Clarke (1857)

Supreme Court Justice

John Hessin Clarke is a famous Supreme Court Justice, who was born on September 18, 1857 in United States. Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from...

15. Jack Glasscock (1857)

Baseball Player

Played shortstop in the 19th century, in the early years when baseball was still played without gloves.

16. Theo van Gogh (1857)

Family Member

Theo van Gogh is a famous Family Member, who was born on May 1, 1857 in Netherlands. Art dealer most famous for being the younger brother of world-renowned impressionist painter...

17. Juan Morel Campos (1857)

Composer

Juan Morel Campos is a famous Composer, who was born on May 16, 1857 in United States. Remembered for his tremendous contributions to the development of the Puerto Rican danza...

18. Williamina Fleming (1857)

Astronomer

Scottish astronomer remembered for having developed a workable system for cataloging stars under the tutelage of renowned astronomer Edward Charles Pickering. In 1888, she discovered the Horsehead Nebula.

19. Henry Blake Fuller (1857)

Novelist

An American novelist and short story writer, he is best known for the controversial 1919 work, Bertram Cope's Year, which subtly addresses homosexual themes. His other works include Under the...

20. John B. Kendrick (1857)

Politician

John B. Kendrick is a famous Politician, who was born on September 6, 1857 in United States. American politician and member of the Democratic party who served as a United...

21. Roger Connor (1857)

American Baseball Player

Baseball's first renowned home run king and the long-ball predecessor to Babe Ruth.

22. Fannie Farmer (1857)

American Chef

Culinary enthusiast and author of the bestselling book, Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

23. Eugène Atget (1857)

French Photographer

Remembered for his pioneering work in the documentary photography genre, this French artist captured Parisian city scenes in the years immediately preceding the French capital's architectural modernization.

24. Tim Keefe (1857)

Baseball Player

Starred in the early days of baseball as one of the most dominant pitchers of his generation, winning 342 games in just 14 seasons.

25. Arthur William Savage (1857)

Entrepreneur

Arthur William Savage is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on May 13, 1857 in Jamaica. Invented the lever-action rifle called the Savage Model 99. He was the founder of...

26. Heinrich Hertz (1857)

Physicist

Heinrich Hertz is a famous Physicist, who was born on February 22, 1857 in Germany. German physicist who expanded on radio wave research by becoming the first person to send...

27. Abner Dalrymple (1857)

American Baseball Player

Left fielder for the Chicago White Stockings who was one of the best power hitters of the deadball era.

28. Frank J. Sprague (1857)

Inventor

American naval officer and inventor who developed the first electrical motors, electric railways, and elevators. His inventions greatly helped expand the size of cities and promoted urban development.

29. Montague Druitt (1857)

Suspect In The Jack The Ripper M

This late nineteenth-century English schoolteacher, barrister, and amateur cricket player is best remembered as a suspect in the infamous Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. Because it coincided with the...

30. Gertrude Atherton (1857)

Novelist

An American fiction writer and essayist, she is particularly known for her 1923 best-selling novel, Black Oxen. She also published a popular book series on the social history of California.

31. Edwin Eugene Bagley (1857)

Composer

Edwin Eugene Bagley is a famous Composer, who was born on May 29, 1857 in United States. Composed patriotic classic “National Emblem,” which was played during the military’s presenting and...

32. Fred Archer (1857)

Horse Jockey

Legendary English horse jockey who was nicknamed The Tin Man, and is considered one of the best jockeys ever.

33. George Dayton (1857)

Entrepreneur

Founder of the Dayton's Department store, which became the modern-day Target corporation.

34. Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857)

Supreme Court Justice

Joseph Rucker Lamar is a famous Supreme Court Justice, who was born on October 15, 1857 in Georgia. Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1910...

35. Almanzo Wilder (1857)

Member Of The Wilder Family

Farmer who married one of the best-known authors of his age, Laura Ingalls.

36. Pope Pius XI (1857)

Religious Leader

Pope Pius XI is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on May 31, 1857 in Austria. Head of the Catholic Church from 1922 until his death in 1939 who...

37. Edward Clark Potter (1857)

Sculptor

Edward Clark Potter is a famous Sculptor, who was born on November 26, 1857 in United States. American sculptor who made equestrian and animal statues and was elected to the...

38. Mato Celestin Medovic (1857)

Painter

Mato Celestin Medovic is a famous Painter, who was born on November 17, 1857 in Croatia. Early Croatian modernist artist whose paintings often depicted historical scenes. He also painted landscapes...

39. James E. Keeler (1857)

Astronomer

James E. Keeler is a famous Astronomer, who was born on September 10, 1857 in United States. Astronomer who discovered the first pulsar and observed the rings of Saturn. Because...

40. Elwood Haynes (1857)

American Inventor

A prolific inventor and industrialist, he developed some of the earliest cars and helped advance the industries to sustain them.

41. Lucy Bacon (1857)

American Artist

Californian artist who is the only artist known to study under the French Impressionist Camille Pissarro.

42. Ned Hanlon (1857)

Baseball Manager

Former MLB manager who won 1,313 games in his career, which spanned from 1889 to 1907 with six different teams.

43. Lord Baden-Powell (1857)

War Hero

British Army officer who founded the Boy Scouts. A decorated military man, he fought in the Second Boer War, the Anglo-Ashanti Wars, the Siege of Mafeking, and several other conflicts.

44. Clarence Darrow (1857)

American Lawyer And Leading Memb

The lawyer who defended John T Scopes for teaching human evolution. He also defended thrill killers Leopold and Loeb during their trial for the murder of 14-year-old Robert Franks.

45. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857)

Painter

Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro is a famous Painter, who was born on November 21, 1857 in Portugal. Heralded as the greatest 19th-century Portuguese painter, this prolific realist painter was known for...

46. King Kelly (1857)

Major League Baseball Player Man

Former MLB catcher, outfielder, and manager, playing from 1878 to 1893.

47. George E. Ohr (1857)

Painter

George E. Ohr is a famous Painter, who was born on July 12, 1857 in United States. Southern artist whose experimental approach to manipulating clay earned him the nickname, the...

48. Margaret Deland (1857)

Novelist Short Story Writer Poet

An American novelist, short fiction writer, and memoirist, she is most famous for such small-town-America-themed works as Old Chester Tales (1898) and John Ward, Preacher (1888). She belonged to the...

49. Milton S. Hershey (1857)

Entrepreneur

Milton S. Hershey is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on September 13, 1857 in United States. Businessman and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894. According to...

50. Alice Brown (1857)

Novelist

A prolific American author, she is particularly known for her local color fiction, as well as for her chapter in The Whole Family, a 1908 collaborative novel. Her other literary...