Famous People Born In 1827
Discover the most famous people born in 1827. The list includes people like Mangal Pandey, Joseph Lister, Francisco Solano López, John Hanning Speke, Henry Gray and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, explorers and philosophers born in 1827. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, India and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gorham, Maine, United States
Died: July 16, 1915
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Joseph Lister(British Medical Scientist and a Pioneer in the Field of Antiseptic Medicine and Surgery)
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Upton House, West Ham, England
Died: February 10, 1912
British surgeon Joseph Lister was a pioneer of antiseptic medicine usage and made a huge contribution to the development of preventive medicine for bacterial infection. His achievements have been honored by many, such as the makers of Listerine antiseptic and mouthwash, who named their product after him.
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Satara, Maharashtra, India
Died: November 28, 1890
Jyotiba Phule was an Indian thinker, social activist, writer, and anti-caste social reformer. During his lifetime, he worked towards eradicating the caste system and untouchability in India. He was also a pioneer of women education in India and began his first school for girls in Pune in 1848. B. R. Ambedkar had often cited Jyotiba Phule as an inspiration.
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Mangal Pandey(Indian Soldier Who Played an Important Role During the Time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857)
Birthdate: 19th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nagwa, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: April 8, 1857
Indian soldier Mangal Pandey was a significant figure in the Indian rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, or First War of Independence. Pandey was a sepoy of the British East India Company’s 34th BNI Regiment. His life inspired the Bollywood movie Mangal Pandey: The Rising.
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Sandford Fleming
(Scottish Canadian Engineer and Inventor of 'Worldwide Standard Time')
Birthdate: 7th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Died: July 22, 1915
Hailed as the Father of Standard Time, Canadian engineer ,Sandford Fleming, promoted worldwide standard time zones, a prime meridian, and the use of the 24-hour clock. He also designed Canada's first postage stamp and founded the Royal Canadian Institute in 1849. Fleming gained the reputation as one of the primary railway engineers and was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1897.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels
(Politician)
Birthdate: 27th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 16, 1901
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brookville, Indiana, United States
Died: February 15, 1905
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Belgravia
Died: June 13, 1861
Best known for his iconic medical textbook Gray's Anatomy, surgeon Henry Gray, who was a skilled anatomist, was made a Fellow of The Royal Society at the tender age of 25. His untimely death at 34 due to small pox, while treating his nephew, cheated him of an illustrious career.
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Asunción
Died: March 1, 1870
Francisco Solano López was a Paraguayan politician who served as the president of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870. Before becoming a leader, López played an important role in the Platine Wars where he fought against Juan Manuel de Rosas, serving in the Paraguayan Army. A controversial figure, Solano López is sometimes held responsible for the outbreak of the Paraguayan War.
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Johanna Spyri
(Swiss Novelist and Children’s Story Writer Best Known for Her Book 'Heidi')
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hirzel, Switzerland
Died: July 7, 1901
Johanna Spyri made a significant contribution to children’s literature with her novel Heidi. After the death of her husband and her child, the Swiss author focused on charitable causes. A professor later claimed Heidi had been plagiarized by Spyri, though later studies proved the claim was baseless.
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Somerset
Died: September 15, 1864
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 22, 1870
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Arnold Böcklin
(Swiss Symbolist Painter)
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: January 16, 1901
Though born to a silk trader, Arnold Böcklin ditched his family business and deviated toward art instead. Initially part of the Düsseldorf school of painting, the Symbolist painter later found inspiration in Rome and infused mythological elements in his art. Isle of the Dead and Pan in the Bulrushes remain his best-known works.
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William Burges
(Architect)
Birthdate: 2nd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: April 20, 1881
William Burges was a British architect and designer best remembered for building castles like Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. Apart from designing castles, churches, and houses, William Burges also designed sculptures, metalwork, furniture, jewelry, and stained glass.
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William Holman Hunt
(Painter, Artist)
Birthdate: 2nd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cheapside
Died: September 7, 1910
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Richard Morris Hunt
(Architect)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Died: July 31, 1895
Architect Richard Morris Hunt is largely credited with bringing in the French Beaux-Arts style to the U.S. He was also a major force behind the formation of the American Institute of Architects. His creations include the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s façade and the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal.
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Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera
(Monk)
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
Died: April 29, 1911
Birthdate: 6th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Died: September 12, 1878
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
(French Sculptor and Painter During the Second Empire Under Napoleon III)
Birthdate: 11th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Valenciennes, France
Died: October 12, 1875
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a French painter and sculptor who worked during Napoleon III's reign. Impressed by his early works, which included a bust of Princess Mathilde, Napoleon III commissioned several works to Carpeaux which established his reputation as an important sculptor. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is credited with mentoring future sculptors like Olin Levi Warner and Jules Dalou.
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Paul de Lagarde
(Orientalist)
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Prussia
Died: December 22, 1891
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: New York City, United States of America
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nagasaki, Japan
Died: August 27, 1903
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Cynthia Ann Parker
(Kidnap survivor)
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Crawford County, Illinois, United States
Died: February 29, 1871
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Marcellin Berthelot
(French Chemist and Politician Known for the 'Thomsen–Berthelot Principle of Thermochemistry')
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 18, 1907
Born to a doctor in Paris, Marcellin Berthelot was an intelligent student in his younger days and excelled in history and philosophy before gaining an interest in chemistry. Best known for proposing the Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry, he was one of the “Forty Immortals” of the French Academy.
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Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
(Duchess)
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 12, 1894
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George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 9, 1909
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy
Died: July 6, 1849
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Robert Shields
(Military Personnel)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Died: December 23, 1864
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St. George Jackson Mivart
(Biologist)
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 1, 1900
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Annie Turner Wittenmyer
(American Social Reformer)
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Adams County, Ohio, United States
Died: February 2, 1900
Annie Turner Wittenmyer is remembered for his association with the temperance movement and for supplying medical aid and food to soldiers during the Civil War. Widowed in her youth, she devoted her entire life to relief work and even headed the Iowa State Sanitary Commission.
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Octave Crémazie
(Canadian Poet Known for Patriotic Poetic Works Such as Le Vieux Soldat Canadien and Le Drapeau de Carillon)
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: January 16, 1879
Octave Crémazie was a French-Canadian bookseller and poet who played a major role in Quebec's cultural development. Often referred to as the father of French Canadian poetry, Crémazie is best remembered for his patriotic verse. Octave Crémazie is credited with founding an organization called Institut canadien, which aimed at promoting French-Canadian culture.
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Oswald Achenbach
(Painter)
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 1, 1905
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Maria Susanna Cummins
(Author)
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 1, 1866
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Julia McGroarty
(Religious leader)
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Inver, Ireland
Died: November 12, 1901
Irish-born nun Julia McGroarty later moved to the US and became one of its leading educators. Part of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, she was the first American to be the superior of the order. She also established Washington’s Trinity College, which later became the Trinity Washington University.
Birthdate: 1st May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Courrières, France
Died: July 5, 1906
Birthdate: 16th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 24, 1894
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Charles de Coster
(Novelist)
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: May 7, 1879
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Charles Eliot Norton
(American Author, Social Critic, and Professor of Art)
Birthdate: 16th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 21, 1908
American art professor and author Charles Eliot Norton was also a prominent social reformer. The Harvard graduate not only lectured at his alma later but also penned a number of books, which included a translation of The Divine Comedy by Dante. He also campaigned in support of euthanasia.
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Antonio Borrero
(President of Ecuador from 1875 to 1876)
Birthdate: 29th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cuenca, Ecuador
Died: October 9, 1911
Antonio Borrero was an Ecuadorian political figure, journalist, and writer. He is best remembered for his service as the President of Ecuador from 1875 to 1876. A prominent politician, Borrero also served as Ecuador's Vice President from 1863 to 1864. Antonio Borrero's administration encouraged press freedom, free suffrage, and individual rights.
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Francis A. Pratt
(American Mechanical Engineer, Inventor, and Co-founder of 'Pratt & Whitney')
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Peru, New York, United States
Died: February 10, 1902
Francis A. Pratt spent his early days as an apprentice at a machine shop. He later met Amos Whitney, with whom he set up the manufacturing firm Pratt & Whitney. Apart from developing the Lincoln miller, Pratt also contributed to inventing machine parts for sewing machines, guns, and other industries.
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 21, 1862
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Susan Shelby Magoffin
(Diarist)
Birthdate: 30th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Danville, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 26, 1855
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Sir William Harcourt
(Lawyer)
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: York, England
Died: October 1, 1904
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Woolwich, London, England
Died: September 6, 1902
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Carlo Piaggia
(Italian Explorer)
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lucca, Italy
Died: January 17, 1882
Italian explorer Carlo Piaggia is best known for his exploration of Lake Kyoga in Uganda and the upper Nile River system. Though he belonged to a poor family and had very little formal education, his thirst for knowledge led him to learn about the geography and natural history of African nations.
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William Dwight Whitney
(American Linguist, Lexicographer, and Philologist)
Birthdate: 9th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 7, 1894
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Petko Slaveykov
(Bulgarian Poet, Folklorist, Publicist and Pioneer of Bulgarian Children's Literature)
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Died: July 1, 1895
Petko Slaveykov was a Bulgarian poet, folklorist, publicist, and politician. A multi-talented personality, Slaveykov also worked as a journalist, translator, and philologist. He also left his mark on various fields of study such as history, geography, and biography. Petko Slaveykov is considered the pioneer of Bulgarian children's literature and is credited with authoring several textbooks.
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Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
(Viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland)
Birthdate: 21st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: January 25, 1892
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Stephen Luce
(Navy admiral)
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: July 28, 1917
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Norman Jay Colman
(Politician)
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Richfield Springs, New York, United States
Died: November 3, 1911