1. Thomas Jaggar (1871)

American Volcanologist

Volcanologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory who studied volcanic eruption in one of the most geologically active zones. He was a longtime professor at the University of Hawaii...

2. Winsor McCay (1871)

Cartoonist

Pioneering comic strip artist, cartoonist and animator who created the elegant strip Little Nemo in Slumberland.

3. Leon Jessel (1871)

German Composer

Wrote "The Parade of the Tin Soldiers." He achieved fame with his operettas and light classical music, but the Nazi rise ended his career.

4. Andrievs Niedra (1871)

Latvian Politician

A Latvian writer, Lutheran cleric, and twentieth-century political figure, he is most remembered for his anti-socialist literary works. One of his best-known titles is The Memoirs of a Traitor to...

5. Charles Freer Andrews (1871)

Christian Missionary In India

Famous for his close friendship and activist collaboration with Indian Independence movement leader Mahatma Gandhi Andrews returned to his native England in his later years and became a leader in the Christian...

6. Harold MacGrath (1871)

Novelist Short Story Writer Scre

An American novelist and screenwriter, he wrote The Puppet Crown, which was the number seven bestselling book in the United States in 1901. His other popular works include The Man...

7. Fred P Cone (1871)

Politician

Fred P Cone is a famous Politician, who was born on September 28, 1871 in United States. Affiliated with the Democratic Party, this American politician served from 1937 until 1941...

8. Abbie Farwell Brown (1871)

Children's Author

Abbie Farwell Brown is a famous Children's Author, who was born on August 21, 1871 in United States. Remembered primarily for her works of children’s literature, Brown penned The Book...

9. Archie MacLaren (1871)

Cricketer

Known for his style and grace on the pitch, he played for England from 1894-1909, where he spend much time as the team's captain.

10. Thomas Adams (1871)

Architect

Architect and former President of Landscape Architects. He was known for urban planning projects like The Hydrostone and Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

11. Orville Wright (1871)

Inventor

Aviation pioneer who, with his brother, Wilbur Wright, invented three-axis control and flew the first successful, albeit brief, "flying machine" in 1903.

12. Thomas Harrison Butler (1871)

Doctor

English ophthalmologist who was also known for his amateur boat designs.

13. Dame Gruev (1871)

War Hero

Remembered as a founder of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization of the late 19th Century, this revolutionary led several uprisings, became Chairman of the Congress of Prilap, Macedonia, and was...

14. Lyonel Feininger (1871)

Painter

Popular painter and cartoonist known for his contributions to several magazines. In 1955, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

15. Harry Brearley (1871)

Inventor Of Stainless Steel

English chemist who was considered the creator of stainless steel, but his discovery was based on the research by others that went back decades.

16. Marcel Proust (1871)

French Novelist Essayist

A French novelist and essayist, he is best known for the seven-volume, 4,300-page novel, In Search of Lost Time (also known as Remembrance of Things Past). His other works include...

17. Emiliano Chamorro (1871)

World Leader

Politician who was the Nicaraguan president from 1917 to 1921 and for part of 1926. Hisfirst political action was based in an unsuccessful revolution.

18. František Kupka (1871)

Czech Artist

Graphic artist who co-founded the abstract art movement and Orphic cubism, also known as Orphism. His career has been highlighted with the oil on canvas pieces The Cathedral and Amorpha.

19. Rosa Luxemburg (1871)

Polish Marxist Theorist Socialis

Socialist revolutionary and Marxist theorist who co-founded the group that grew into the German Communist Party.

20. Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871)

Engineer

Slavoljub Eduard Penkala is a famous Engineer, who was born on April 20, 1871 in Hungary. Engineer and inventor who became famous for further developing the mechanical pencil and created...

21. Jovan Ducic (1871)

Poet

Bosnian-Serbian poet, author, and diplomat whose literary works include Sabrana dela and Federalizam i Centralizam. He was a lyric poet whose work was greatly influenced by the symbolist movement.

22. Stephen Crane (1871)

Novelist Poet And Journalist

Realist American author who published the acclaimed Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage, in 1895. His literary work, which includes journalism, poetry and short stories, exemplifies early American...

23. Theodore Dreiser (1871)

Novelist Journalist

An American fiction author and journalist who belonged to the naturalist school, he is best known for works such as An American Tragedy (1925) and Sister Carrie (1900). A political...

24. William Henry Davies (1871)

Poet

Welsh poet and writer who became known for Leisure and The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. His later works include Young Emma and The Loneliest Mountain.

25. John Millington Synge (1871)

Irish Playwright Poet Prose Writ

An important Irish playwright, poet, and author, he most famously wrote the The Playboy of the Western World, a 1907 dramatic work. His other works include Riders to the Sea,...

26. Daniel Alomia Robles (1871)

Composer

Peruvian composer whose music was appreciated and performed by musicians all over the world.

27. Pop Warner (1871)

Football Coach

Hall of Fame college football coach who invented many of the basic, fundamental plays of the game.

28. George Hirst (1871)

English Cricketer

Incredibly clutch batsman who did his best in high-press situations and was an early pioneer of swing bowling; he competed for England.

29. Hubert Cecil Booth (1871)

Engineer

Hubert Cecil Booth is a famous Engineer, who was born on July 4, 1871 in United Kingdom. Best known as the inventor of the vacuum cleaner, this English engineer also...

30. Emily Carr (1871)

Canadian Artist

Canadian author and "Blunden Harbour" painter who was inspired by the history and culture of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. She was influenced by the post-impressionists and fauvists...

31. John French Sloan (1871)

Painter

Painter associated with the Ashcan School and The Eight. Known for his urban images and for effectively capturing neighborhood life in New York City.

32. Afonso Costa (1871)

Politician

Afonso Costa is a famous Politician, who was born on March 6, 1871 in Portugal. Portuguese republican politician who served as the 59th, 64th, and 66th Prime Minister of Portugal....

33. Fred Tenney (1871)

American Baseball Player Coach M

Defensively gifted first baseman who hit .294 and played in nearly 2,000 games during his career.

34. Grazia Deledda (1871)

Italian Writer

Italian novelist who won the 1926 Nobel Prize for Literature.

35. Russell W. Porter (1871)

Astronomer

One of founders of amateur astronomy and telescope making, who built up interest in backyard sky observations through his club, the Springfield Telescope Makers. He also did the preliminary designs...

36. Chang Apana (1871)

Chinese American Police Officer

A Chinese-American detective with the Honolulu Police Department who became the inspiration for Asian detective character, Charlie Chan.

37. Oliver Campbell (1871)

American Tennis Player

Former tennis star who won the U.S. Open three straight years from 1890 to 1892. He became a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955.

38. Walter Russell (1871)

American Philosopher

American scholar who developed a unified theory of physics and cosmogony, which he published in his books The Secret of Light and The Message of the Divine Iliad.

39. James Weldon Johnson (1871)

Songwriter

James Weldon Johnson is a famous Songwriter, who was born on June 17, 1871 in United States. Wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Tell Me, Dusky Maiden.” He was...

40. Vjekoslav Heinzel (1871)

Architect

Croatian politician who was the Mayor of Zagreb from 1920 to 1928.

41. Gerda Lundequist (1871)

Swedish Actress

Swedish stage actress who appeared in numerous plays by dramatists Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. Her other stage credits include roles in William Shakespeare's King Lear and Friedrich Schiller's Mary...

42. Joe McGinnity (1871)

American Baseball Player And Coa

MLB pitcher who won 246 games during his 10-year career and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

43. Olga Preobrajenska (1871)

Dancer

Former ballerina most known for performing with the Russian Imperial Ballet.

44. Joe Kelley (1871)

American Baseball Player Coach M

Left fielder who played 17 seasons and won six National League pennants.

45. Seebohm Rowntree (1871)

Philanthropist Industrialist And

British researcher, social reformer, and industrialist who has studied many topics including poverty.

46. Oscar Stanton Depriest (1871)

Politician

Oscar Stanton Depriest is a famous Politician, who was born on March 9, 1871 in United States. African-American politician who held office as a United States Representative from Illinois during...

47. Florence Sabin (1871)

Anatomist

The first woman to head the American Association of Anatomists and to become a permanent member of the National Academy of Sciences, she was also the first female professor at...

48. Paul Valéry (1871)

French Poet Essayist And Philoso

French poet, philosopher, and author who is best known for his 1917 work La Jeune Parque. His other literary works include Album des Vers Anciens and Charmes.

49. Cordell Hull (1871)

American Politician

Secretary of State under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1944. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for helping to establish the United Nations.

50. Ernest Rutherford (1871)

New Zealander Nuclear Physicist

The father of nuclear physics who discovered that atoms have a positive charge located in a nucleus in 1911. He also developed the concept of radioactive half-life, which describes the...