Famous people born in 1784
The best-known people born in 1784, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Zachary Taylorpresident of the United States from 1849 to 1850
November 24 · d. 1850
Photo: James Lambdin, Public domain
Ferdinand VII of SpainKing of Spain (1784–1833) (r. 1808; 1813–1833)
October 14 · d. 1833
Photo: Vicente López Portaña, Public domain
Friedrich BesselGerman astronomer and mathematician
July 22 · d. 1846
Photo: Christian Albrecht Jensen, Public domain
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonBritish statesman and prime minister (1784–1865)
October 20 · d. 1865
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenBritish politician (1784-1860)
January 28 · d. 1860
Photo: Thomas Woolnoth / Abraham Wivell, Public domain
Jérôme BonaparteNapoleon I's brother (1784–1860)
November 15 · d. 1860
Photo: Pierre-Louis Pierson, Public domain
William BucklandEnglish clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)
March 12 · d. 1856
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain- Charles Dupin
French mathematician, engineer, economist and politician (1784-1873)
October 6 · d. 1873
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January
- January 17 · Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, French noble, soldier, politician and officer (1784-1863)
- January 21 · Georg Moller, German architect (1784–1852)
- January 21 · Andrew Stevenson, American politician (1784-1857)
- January 21 · Peter De Wint, English landscape painter (1784-1849)
- January 27 · Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer
- January 31 · Bernard Barton, British writer, editor (1784-1849)
February
- February 5 · William T. Barry, American politician (1784–1835)
- February 13 · Nikolay Gnedich, Russian poet and translator
- February 14 · Heinrich Baermann, Prussian military musician, clarinet virtuoso and composer (1784–1847)
- February 15 · Camille Montagne, French botanist, bryologist, and mycologist (1784–1866)
- February 22 · John Eatton Le Conte, American naturalist (1784-1860)
- February 24 · Maciej Rybiński, Polish general (1784-1874)
March
- March 5 · Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud, Bey of Tunis (1824-1835)
- March 18 · Benjamin Bathurst, British diplomat (1784 – c.1809)
- March 22 · Samuel Hunter Christie, British mathematician
- March 23 · Tom Molineaux, American boxer
- March 26 · John W. Taylor, American politician (1784-1854)
- March 27 · Jonathan Jennings, American politician (1784-1834)
April
- April 5 · Vicente Sancho y Cobertores, Spanish politician (1784-1860)
- April 7 · Alexander Turgenev, Russian statesman and historian (1784-1845)
- April 8 · Dionisio Aguado y García, Spanish classical guitarist and composer
- April 12 · Hans Jonatan, One of the first people of colour in Iceland
- April 13 · Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Field Marshal of Prussia (1784-1877)
- April 25 · Shō On, King of Ryūkyū. Qing dynasty person CBDB = 62511
May
- May 4 · Rubens Peale, painter from the United States (1784-1865)
- May 5 · Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria, Bavarian-French princess and aristocrat (1784–1849)
- May 9 · Duke George of Oldenburg, German duke (1784-1812)
- May 10 · Carlo Filangieri, Italian soldier and politician (1784-1867)
- May 17 · Peter von Scholten, Danish colonial governor (1784-1854)
- May 21 · Ernst Raupach, German dramatist (1784-1852)
June
- June 12 · Juan Mora Fernández, 1st elected head of state of Costa Rica (1784-1854)
- June 14 · Francesco Morlacchi, Italian composer (1784-1841)
- June 17 · Friedrich Thiersch, German classical scholar (1784-1860)
- June 24 · Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Uruguayan politician (1784-1853)
- June 27 · Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
- June 30 · George Thomas Napier, British Army general (1784-1855)
July
- July 5 · Leopoldo Nobili, physicist (1784-1835)
- July 6 · John Oxley, Australian politician
- July 7 · Wilibald Swibert Joseph Gottlieb von Besser, Austrian botanist (1784-1842)
- July 23 · Bagyidaw, King of Burma (1784-1846)
- July 25 · Richard William Howard Vyse, British soldier and politician, anthropologist and egyptologist (1784-1853)
- July 27 · George Onslow, French composer
August
- August 10 · Avraam Melnikov, Russian architect (1784–1854)
- August 14 · Francesco Capaccini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (1784-1845)
- August 17 · Diogo Antônio Feijó, Regent of the Empire of Brazil (1784-1843)
- August 25 · George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, British politician (1784-1849)
- August 26 · Ludwig Aurbacher, German author (1784–1847)
- August 28 · Nicaise Auguste Desvaux, French botanist (1784-1856)
September
- September 4 · William Pope Duval, American politician (1784-1854)
- September 11 · Lodovico Pavoni, Italian Roman Catholic saint and priest who administered in Brescia
- September 14 · Karl von Normann-Ehrenfels, German military personnel
- September 15 · Cipriano Portocarrero, Spanish noble (1784-1839)
- September 20 · Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet, Irish geologist and mining engineer (1784-1878)
- September 29 · Karl Friedrich Nebenius, German politician (1784-1857)
October
- October 3 · Louise Lehzen, governess, adviser and companion to Queen Victoria of England
- October 19 · Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and revolutionary (1784-1853)
- October 25 · Sarah Biffen, English painter born with no arms (1784-1850)
- October 25 · Chester Dewey, American botanist, geologist, chemist and lecturer in medical colleges (1784-1867)
- October 28 · José Tadeo Monagas, 8th President of Venezuela
- October 31 · José María Pérez de Urdininea, Bolivian military and politician
November
- November 4 · Joseph Bové, Russian neoclassical architect
- November 4 · Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker, German classical philologist and archaeologist (1784-1868)
- November 6 · Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantès, French writer and memoirist (1784-1838)
- November 8 · Teodor Narbutt, Polish-Lithuanian writer (1784-1864)
- November 20 · Marianne von Willemer, Austrian actress
- November 23 · Giulietta Guicciardi, Austrian aristocrat, briefly a piano student of Ludwig van Beethoven
December
- December 4 · Duchess Charlotte Friederike of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess of Denmark (1784-1840)
- December 13 · Louis of Austria, Austrian archduke (1784–1864)
- December 14 · Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, French painter (1784-1845)
- December 20 · George William I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, German prince (1784-1860)
- December 26 · Antoni Brodowski, Polish painter (1784-1832)
- December 30 · Stephen Harriman Long, American explorer
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