Famous People Born In 1851
Discover the most famous people born in 1851. The list includes people like Doc Holliday, Ferdinand Foch, Morgan Earp, Emile Berliner, Léon Bourgeois and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include physicists, family members, zoologists and botanists born in 1851. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 24th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pella, Iowa, United States
Died: March 18, 1882
Birthdate: 14th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia, United States
Died: November 8, 1887
Doc Holliday was a well-known American gunfighter, gambler, and dentist. He played a major role in the events leading up to the most famous shootout in American Wild West history, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. His interesting life and character have inspired several books, films, and TV series; he has been portrayed by actors like Cesar Romero and Kirk Douglas.
Birthdate: 30th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Villa Rica, Georgia, United States
Died: March 12, 1929
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Walter Reed
(U.S. Army Physician Who Led a Team Which Confirmed That Yellow Fever Gets Transmitted By a Mosquito)
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belroi, Virginia, United States
Died: November 22, 1902
Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician best remembered for leading a team which confirmed that yellow fever gets transmitted by a mosquito rather than by direct contact. His work went a long way in the fight against yellow fever.
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Olga Constantinovna of Russia
(Queen Consort of Greece)
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 18, 1926
Olga Constantinovna of Russia was the oldest daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. She was married to King George I of Greece and was the queen consort of Greece as his wife. In this role, she became involved in social and charitable work and founded hospitals and schools.
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Young Tom Morris
(Scottish Professional Golfer)
Birthdate: 20th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Andrews, Scotland
Died: December 25, 1875
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Louise of Sweden
(Queen of Denmark)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 20, 1926
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: August 3, 1929
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Taytu Betul
(Empress of Ethiopia (1889 - 1913))
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oromia, Ethiopian Empire
Died: February 11, 1918
Taytu Betul reigned as the Empress of Ethiopia from 10 May 1889 to 12 December 1913. She is credited with co-founding the city of Addis Ababa along with her husband in 1886. As the wife of Emperor Menelik II, Taytu Betul wielded considerable political power. In fact, the emperor always consulted Taytu Betul before making important decisions.
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Arthur Evans
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nash Mills, England
Died: July 11, 1941
Birthdate: 6th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sterling, Connecticut, United States
Died: December 4, 1902
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Margherita of Savoy
(Queen)
Birthdate: 20th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Italy
Died: January 4, 1926
It is believed that the Margherita pizza that is a popular dish today was actually first made by a pizza maker in Naples to treat Margherita of Savoy, who had grown tired of the royal gourmet food. The wife of King Umberto I, Margherita was the queen of Italy.
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Luis Ricardo Falero
(Painter)
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Died: December 7, 1896
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Peder Severin Krøyer
(Painter)
Birthdate: 23rd July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stavanger, Norway
Died: November 21, 1909
Peder Severin Krøyer was a Danish painter best remembered for painting beach scenes featuring local fishermen as well as recreation life on the beach. Some of his paintings are preserved at the Skagens Museum in Denmark.
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Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
(Austrian Economist Who Made Important Contributions to the Development of the Austrian School of Economics)
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brno, Czechia
Died: August 27, 1914
A major advocate of the Austrian school of economics, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk made major reforms as part of the Austrian ministry of finance, such as imposition of the gold standard. He was also one of the first to oppose Karl Marx’s theory of exploitation of workers.
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Martinus Beijerinck
(Microbiologist)
Birthdate: 16th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: January 1, 1931
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Paddy Ryan
(Irish American Boxer, and Became the Bare-Knuckle American Heavyweight Champion)
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
Died: December 14, 1900
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Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti
Birthdate: 20th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died: April 22, 1931
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William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bolton, England
Died: May 7, 1925
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Emilia Pardo Bazán
(Writer Known for Introducing Naturalism Into Spanish Literature)
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: A Coruña, Spain
Died: May 12, 1921
Spanish countess and novelist Emilia Pardo Bazán had initially gained fame with the essay The Critical Issue. She was an advocate of naturalism and free will. Known for novels such as The House of Ulloa, she also taught Romance literature and was divorced by her husband because of her literary success.
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Jonas Basanavičius
(Doctor)
Birthdate: 23rd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ožkabaliai, Lithuania
Died: February 16, 1927
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte
(46th United States Attorney General (1906 - 1909) and 37th United States Secretary of the Navy (1905 and 1906))
Birthdate: 9th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: June 28, 1921
The grandnephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Joseph Bonaparte was a French-American lawyer and political activist, born and raised in Baltimore. Founder of Baltimore Reform League, his works attracted Theodore Roosevelt’s admiration and serving as U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Attorney General during the latter’s tenure as President, he established Bureau of Investigation, later Day FBI, prosecuting many antitrust suits.
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Eugenie Schumann
(Pianist)
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: September 25, 1938
Born to pianist parents Robert and Clara Schumann, Eugenie Schumann grew up to be not just a fine pianist but also an author, who had penned her memoir, The Schumanns and Johannes Brahms. It is believed, she was in a long-term lesbian relationship with Austrian singer Marie Fillunger.
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Oliver Lodge
(British Physicist, Inventor and Prinicpal Patent Holder and Developer of 'Radio')
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Penkhull, England
Died: August 22, 1940
Best known for developing the radio-wave detector named coherer, Oliver Lodge had also served as the first principal of Birmingham University. He was made a Knights Bachelor and had also been a Royal Institution lecturer. His inventions revolutionized early wireless telegraph technology, though they were replaced by modern instruments later.
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29, 1925
Léon Bourgeois was a French statesman known for his progressive political ideals. He studied law as a young man and soon entered politics. With time, he steadily rose through the political ranks and became the prime minister of France in 1895. He promoted social insurance schemes, economic equality, controlled disarmament, economic sanctions, and expanded educational opportunities.
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Friedrich von Wieser
(Former Austrian Minister of Commerce and Economist)
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 22, 1926
One of the principal members of the Austrian school of economics, Friedrich von Wieser is known for coining the term marginal utility and developing number of theories including the alternative cost theory, proclaiming that cost of a commodity depends mainly on its subjective, or psychological, value. Among his many publications more significant are Natural Value and Foundations of Social Economy.
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Jacobus Kapteyn
(Dutch Astronomer Who Used Photography and Statistical Methods in Determining the Motions and Distribution of Stars)
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Barneveld, Netherlands
Died: June 18, 1922
Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn was a Dutch astronomer best remembered for his studies of the Milky Way. He proved the existence of galactic rotation and was also among the first astronomers to talk about the existence of dark matter as early as 1922. Over the course of his career, Kapteyn was honored with many awards like the James Craig Watson Medal.
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Knut Wicksell
(Swedish Economist)
Birthdate: 20th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 3, 1926
A prominent name in the field of economics, Knut Wicksell was a Swedish economist known for his pioneering work in monetary theory. His work has influenced numerous economists like James M. Buchanan and John Maynard Keynes and various economic schools of thought like Keynesian and Austrian school. During his career, he also worked as a professor at the Lund University.
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Prince Henry, Count of Bardi
(Prince)
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Parma, Italy
Died: April 14, 1905
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Frederick Selous
(Explorer)
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 4, 1917
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Aristide Bruant
(French Cabaret Singer, Nightclub Owner, and Comedian)
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Courtenay, France
Died: February 11, 1925
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Henry Drummond
(Author, University teacher, Writer)
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stirling, United Kingdom
Died: March 11, 1897
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Désiré-Joseph Mercier
(Belgian Catholic Cardinal Who Was a Prominent Thomist Scholar)
Birthdate: 21st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Died: January 23, 1926
Belgian Roman Catholic cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier was a prominent Thomist scholar who was largely responsible for the revival of the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas in the 19th century. He served as the Archbishop of Mechelen and is remembered for his valiant resistance to the 1914–1918 German occupation.
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Barney Barnato
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 14, 1897
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fall River, Massachusetts
Died: June 10, 1927
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Anton Haus(Austro-Hungarian Naval Chief Who Later Became the Grand Admiral of the Navy)
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tolmin
Died: February 8, 1917
Austro-Hungarian naval chief who led during World War I, Anton Haus later served as the Navy's Grand Admiral. He also penned the iconic academic text Oceanography and Maritime Meteorology when he worked as a teacher at the Naval Academy. He also supported unrestricted submarine warfare, a technique followed by the Germans.
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George Francis FitzGerald
(Physicist, University teacher)
Birthdate: 3rd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dublin
Died: February 22, 1901
Irish physicist and Trinity College professor George Francis FitzGerald made pioneering contributions to wireless telegraphy with his discovery of a way of producing radio waves. His Lorentz–FitzGerald contraction was later used by Albert Einstein in his special theory of relativity. He also made unsuccessful attempts to create a flying machine.
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Jane Dieulafoy
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: 29th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: May 25, 1916
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Roque Sáenz Peña
(Politician)
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: August 9, 1914
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 2, 1931
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Mary Augusta Ward
(Novelist)
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hobart, Australia
Died: March 24, 1920
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Bernardino Luís Machado
(Brazilian-Born Politician Who Became the President of Portugal Twice)
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: April 29, 1944
Two-time president of Portugal, Bernardino Luís Machado had initially been a professor at Lisbon’s Coimbra University. He also created Portugal’s first labor court. His first term as a president was put to an end by a rightist revolution, and his second term ended by a military revolt.
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John Dillon
(Irish leader)
Birthdate: 4th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Blackrock, Ireland
Died: August 4, 1927
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: August 18, 1914
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George Brown Goode
(Ichthyologist)
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Albany, Indiana, United States
Died: September 6, 1896
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Sir George Abraham Grierson
(Irish Linguist and Scholar Who Conducted the Linguistic Survey of India )
Birthdate: 7th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glenageary, Ireland
Died: March 9, 1941
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Theodor Lipps
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wallhalben, Germany
Died: October 17, 1914
Birthdate: 16th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: January 12, 1911
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tarbes, France
Died: March 20, 1929
Ferdinand Foch was a French military theorist and general who played a key role during the First World War where he served as the Supreme Allied Commander. Ferdinand Foch played a crucial role in stopping a renewed German advance in the Second Battle of the Marne. Foch was promoted to Marshal of France for his role in World War I.
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Lillien Jane Martin
(Psychologist)
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Olean, New York, United States
Died: March 26, 1943