Famous people born in 1795

Best known

1. 
   John Keats

   English Romantic poet (1795–1821)

   October 31 · d. 1821

   Photo: William Hilton, Public domain
2. 
   James K. Polk

   President of the United States from 1845 to 1849 (1795–1849)

   November 2 · d. 1849

   Photo: James_Polk.jpg : Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896, photographer. derivative work: Superwikifan, Public domain
3. 
   Thomas Carlyle

   Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

   December 4 · d. 1881

   Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
4. 
   Frederick William IV of Prussia

   King of Prussia (1795–1861)

   October 15 · d. 1861

   Photo: Hermann Biow, Public domain
5. 
   Alexander Griboyedov

   Russian diplomat, playwriter, poet, and composer (1795–1829)

   January 15 · d. 1829

   Photo: Ivan Kramskoi, Public domain
6. 
   Antonio José de Sucre

   Venezuelan military and politician (1795–1830)

   February 3 · d. 1830

   Photo: Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827 - 1902), Public domain
7. Anna Pavlovna of Russia

   Queen consort of the Netherlands (1795-1865)

   January 18 · d. 1865

8. Pavel Jozef Šafárik

   Slovak poet, linguist, literature historian, publicist, educator, publicist, translator, writer and science writer (1795–1861)

   May 13 · d. 1861

9. Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg

   German biologist (1795–1876)

   April 19 · d. 1876

10. Ernst Heinrich Weber

    German psychologist (1795–1878)

    June 24 · d. 1878

11. Gabriel Lamé

    French mathematician and physicist (1795-1870)

    July 22 · d. 1870

12. John William Polidori

    English writer and physician (1795–1821)

    September 7 · d. 1821

13. Thomas Arnold

    English educator and historian, headmaster of Rugby School (1795-1842)

    June 13 · d. 1842

14. Augustin Thierry

    French historian (1795-1856)

    May 10 · d. 1856

15. Anselme Payen

    French chemist (1795–1871)

    January 6 · d. 1871

16. Heinrich August Marschner

    German composer (1795–1861)

    August 16 · d. 1861

17. Johns Hopkins

    American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist (1795–1873)

    May 19 · d. 1873

18. Saverio Mercadante

    Italian composer

    September 16 · d. 1870

19. Policarpa Salavarrieta

    heroine of the Colombian Independence Movement (1795–1817)

    January 26 · d. 1817

20. Ary Scheffer

    Dutch painter (1795-1858)

    February 10 · d. 1858

21. Kondraty Ryleyev

    Russian poet and Decembrist Revolt leader (1795–1826)

    September 29 · d. 1826

22. Rowland Hill

    English educational, social and postal reformer (1795-1879)

    December 3 · d. 1879

23. Antoine-Louis Barye

    French sculptor (1795–1875)

    September 24 · d. 1875

24. Peter Andreas Hansen

    German astronomer (1795-1874)

    December 8 · d. 1874

25. James Braid

    Scottish surgeon, hypnotist, and hypnotherapist (1795–1860)

    June 19 · d. 1860

26. Heinrich Rose

    German chemist (1795–1864)

    August 6 · d. 1864

27. Charles Sturt

    Australian explorer (1795-1869)

    April 28 · d. 1869

28. Karl Eichwald

    Baltic German geologist (1795-1876)

    July 15 · d. 1876

29. Charles Barry

    British architect (1795–1860)

    May 23 · d. 1860

30. George Peabody

    American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869)

    February 18 · d. 1869

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