1. Virginia Randolph (1870)

American Schoolteacher

Remembered for her tremendous contributions to the field of vocational training, this pioneering African-American educator and America's first "Jeanes [Foundation] Supervising Industrial Teacher" founded the Virginia Randolph Education Center.

2. Emanuel Vidović (1870)

Croatian Painter

Post-Impressionist painter and graphic artist who co-founded the Medulic Society. He was named a corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1949.

3. Maxfield Parrish (1870)

American Painter And Illustrator

Master illustrator of fantasy and mythological scenes. His work adorned "Poems of Childhood" by Eugene Field, the 1909 edition of "Arabian Nights," and "The Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics"...

4. Jimmy Barry (1870)

American Boxer

Late professional boxer famous for becoming a five-time World Bantamweight Champion. He is a Boxing Hall of Famer and one of very few Champions in boxing history to have retired...

5. Arthur P. Warner (1870)

Entrepreneur

Arthur P. Warner is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on April 18, 1870 in United States. Inventor of the electric brake and perhaps more notably the automobile speedometer. He...

6. Joseph Strauss (1870)

Engineer

American structural engineer who was the Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge.

7. Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870)

Mathematician

Gordon Ferrie Hull is a famous Mathematician, who was born on October 7, 1870 in Canada. Mathematician and physicist best known for discovering radiation pressure exerted by light in 1903....

8. Marcus Loew (1870)

Film Pioneer Owner Of Loew's

Producer and founder of MGM productions who was influential in the film industry.

9. Yordan Piperkata (1870)

War Hero

Macedonian-Bulgarian member of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization.

10. Štefan Banič (1870)

Inventor

Inventor who the military commissioned to create the first parachute to be actively used.

11. Hilaire Belloc (1870)

Writer

A French-born, English-language author and poet, he is best known for Cautionary Tales for Children, a collection of humorous poems with satirical morals. His non-fiction works include travel essays and...

12. Mbah Gotho (1870)

Supercentenarian

Pop culture figure and alleged world record holder who is known for having claimed to have been the oldest person ever recorded. He passed away in April 2017 at the...

13. Bert Gould (1870)

Welsh Rugby Union Player

Center who made three caps for Wales from 1892-1893.

14. Bill Pickett (1870)

Bull Rider

19th-century performer who was one of the pioneers of the American rodeo.

15. Pierre Louÿs (1870)

French Writer

Influential French poet associated with the symbolism movement and known for erotic literary works featuring lesbian themes. His works include La Femme et le pantin (The Woman and the Puppet)...

16. Solanus Casey (1870)

American Capuchin Friar And Prie

Catholic brother who helped the poor in Brooklyn and Detroit.

17. Adolf Loos (1870)

Austrian Architect

Wrote the manifesto, "Ornament and Crime," which espoused minimalism and influenced Modernist architecture. Designed the Steiner House and Rufer House in Vienna.

18. Nariman Narimanov (1870)

Politician

20th century communist who was a leading Azerbaijani revolutionary, writer, and publicist. He was the Party Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his...

19. Willie Simms (1870)

Horse Jockey

Hall of fame American horse jockey who was an early star in the sport and won the 1896 Kentucky Derby.

20. Alfred Douglas (1870)

Playwright

Best remembered for his romantic association with the renowned Irish playwright and fiction writer Oscar Wilde, he also had a career as a writer in his on right, publishing such...

21. William H Danforth (1870)

Entrepreneur

Missouri-born founder of the Ralston-Purina animal and pet food company. Also an author and philanthropist, he published an inspirational book entitled I Dare You! and helped establish the American Youth...

22. Helena Rubinstein (1870)

Cosmetics Company Founder

Polish-born entrepreneur who founded the international cosmetics enterprise Helena Rubinstein Inc.

23. Albert Fish (1870)

Serial Killer

Vicious serial killer known as the Brooklyn Vampire who murdered several children.

24. Harry Atmore (1870)

New Zealand Politician

New Zealand politician who served as an Independent member of Parliament for thirty years.

25. Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870)

United States Federal Judge

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1932 to 1938.

26. Thomas Gore (1870)

American Politician

American Democratic politician who served as a Senator from Oklahoma from 1907 to 1921 and from 1931 to 1937. He was rendered blind from an accident during his childhood.

27. Uncle Dave Macon (1870)

Country Singer

Uncle Dave Macon is a famous Country Singer, who was born on October 7, 1870 in United States. Country singer and banjo player known for his vaudeville performances and comedic...

28. Saki (1870)

Playwright

Remembered for such satirical and humorous short stories as "The Interlopers," "The Schartz-Metterklume Method," and "Tobermory," he also co-wrote a play titled The Watched Pot. Born Hector Hugh Munro, he...

29. Mary Johnston (1870)

Novelist Women's Rights Acti

An American fiction writer and women's suffragist, she is most famous for the novels Prisoners of Hope and To Have and to Hold. Several of her works, including Pioneers of...

30. Alister MacKenzie (1870)

Golf Course Architect

Renowned golf course architect who designed courses on four continents; also designed military camouflage for troops during World War I.

31. George Eyser (1870)

Gymnast

German-American gymnast who won three gold medals in the 1904 Olympics.

32. John T. McCutcheon (1870)

Cartoonist

The 'Dean of American Cartoonists' who received the Pulitzer Prize for Cartooning in 1932.

33. Dawood Hosni (1870)

Composer

Musician who composed the first Operetta in the Arabic language. He wrote "Shamshoon and Delilah," one of the first Egyptian operas.

34. Georges Claude (1870)

Prolific Inventor And Industrial

Researching air liquefaction, he discovered what became the neon tube as a byproduct.

35. Tex Rickard (1870)

American Sports Promoter

One of boxing's greatest promoters, he also built New York's Madison Square Garden and founded the Rangers hockey team.

36. Ray Stannard Baker (1870)

Journalist

A muckraking journalist for the Chicago News-Record, McClure's, and The American Magazine, he reported on such controversial topics as union strikes and race relations. He later became Woodrow Wilson's official biographer.

37. Bill Dahlen (1870)

American Baseball Player

Former MLB shortstop and manager whose professional career lasted from 1891 to 1911.

38. Ivan Tišov (1870)

Croatian Painter

Croatian painter whose murals decorated the walls of government buildings and churches. He revived the secessionist movement in Zagreb art.

39. Jan Smuts (1870)

South African Politician And Gen

From 1919 until 1924 and again from 1939 until 1948, Smuts served as Prime Minister of South Africa. Also a military man, he was a hero in the Second Boer...

40. Vladimir Lenin (1870)

Russian Politician Led October R

Russian communist who was a Bolshevik leader during the Russian Revolution and the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1917 to his death in 1924. He is one of the...

41. Dt Suzuki (1870)

Essayist

Known for his numerous writings on Zen and Shin Buddhism and for his translations of ancient Japanese, Chinese, and Sanskrit texts, he was an extremely important figure in the introduction...

42. Christopher Brennan (1870)

Australian Poet Scholar

Australian poet and author known for The Burden of Tyre, Like a Dream of Stone, and other works. The Fellowship of Australian Writers established the Christopher Brennan Award for Poetry...

43. Chittaranjan Das (1870)

Indian Politician

Known in India as "Deshbandhu" or "Friend of the Country" as he led the Swaraj Independence Party in Bengal under British rule.

44. Maria Montessori (1870)

Italian Physician And Educator

Educational pioneer who created the Montessori method based on her belief that children are natural learners.

45. Elliott Dexter (1870)

American Actor

One of Hollywood's leading men in the silent film era who starred in The Squaw Man and Capital Punishment. His credits include Flaming Youth, The Whispering Chorus, and Something to...

46. Géza Maróczy (1870)

Hungarian Chess Grandmaster

Hungarian chess master who was an unparalleled master in his native Hungary and one of the top competitors in international play.

47. Joseph LeConte (1870)

Explorer

Naturalist and explorer who devoted himself to preserving the Sierra Nevada.

48. George Davis (1870)

Baseball Player

MLB infielder who played 20 seasons and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

49. John Marin (1870)

American Artist

Early modernist artist known for his watercolors and abstract landscapes. His 1952 painting "The Circus No. 1" was purchased by the White House for the Green Room in 2007.

50. James Braid (1870)

Golfer

Former professional golfer who won The Open Championship on five separate occasions.