Famous people born in 1796
The best-known people born in 1796, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Nicholas I of RussiaThe 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855 (lived 1796-1855)
July 6 · d. 1855
Photo: Franz Krüger, Public domain
Nicolas CarnotFrench physicist (1796–1832)
June 1 · d. 1832
Photo: Louis-Léopold Boilly, Public domain
Jean-Baptiste Camille CorotFrench landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
July 16 · d. 1875
Photo: Victor Lainé, Public domain
Adolphe QueteletBelgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)
February 22 · d. 1874
Photo: Joseph-Arnold Demannez, Public domain- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)
January 7 · d. 1817
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January
- January 3 · Johann Baptist Streicher, Austrian piano maker (1796–1871)
- January 20 · Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu, French cardinal and author (1796-1875)
- January 21 · Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, German princess and painter (1796–1880)
- January 23 · Jean Reboul, French poet
- January 25 · William MacGillivray, British naturalist and ornithologist (1796–1852)
- January 31 · Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, German astronomer (1796-1840)
February
- February 5 · Johannes von Geissel, Catholic cardinal (1796-1864)
- February 8 · Barthélemy-Prosper Enfantin, one of the founders of Saint-Simonianism (1796-1864)
- February 10 · Henry De la Beche, English geologist, palaeontologist and Slave plantations owner (1796–1855)
- February 15 · Pyotr Anjou, arctic explorer and admiral of Russian Navy (1796–1869)
- February 17 · Frederick William Beechey, English naval officer and hydrographer (1796-1856)
- February 18 · John Bell, American lawyer and politician (1796–1869)
March
- March 8 · Orra White Hitchcock, American botanical artist (1796-1863)
- March 11 · Johann Ludwig Casper, German forensic pathologist (1796–1864)
- March 18 · Christian Joseph Berres, Austrian anatomist and photographer (1796–1844)
- March 19 · Christopher Andreas Holmboe, Norwegian philologist (1796–1882)
- March 23 · Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, French Roman Catholic missionary, martyr and saint (1797 – 1839)
- March 31 · Philippe Buchez, French historian, sociologist, and politician (1796-1865)
April
- April 8 · Matteo Carcassi, Italian musician (1796–1853)
- April 25 · Charles von Hügel, Austrian noble, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer (1795–1870)
- April 27 · Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, German princess (1796-1865)
- April 28 · Miklós Jósika, Hungarian noble, writer, politician (1794/6-1865)
- April 29 · Walter Henry Medhurst, missionary in China (1796–1857)
- April 30 · Adolphe Crémieux, French-Jewish lawyer and statesman (1796-1880)
May
- May 1 · Alexandru II Ghica, Ruler of Wallachia
- May 9 · Joseph Meyer, German publisher (1796-1856)
- May 9 · August Pauly, German classical scholar (1796–1845)
- May 17 · Franz von Schober, Austrian poet and Librettist (1796–1882)
- May 21 · Reverdy Johnson, American politician (1796-1876)
- May 28 · Joseph-Henri Léveillé, French botanist (1796-1870)
June
- June 10 · Antun Mihanović, Croatian poet (1796–1861)
- June 11 · François-Louis Cailler, Swiss chocolatier (1796-1852)
- June 12 · Ang Duong, Cambodian politician (1796–1860)
- June 14 · Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (1796-1866)
- June 24 · Wilhelm Hemprich, German naturalist and explorer (1796–1825)
- June 24 · Jan Czeczot, Polish and Belarusian romantic poet and ethnographer (1796–1847)
July
- July 6 · Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon, botanist and botanical collector (1796-1872)
- July 15 · Thomas Bulfinch, American writer and mythologist (1796-1867)
- July 18 · Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (1796–1879)
- July 24 · George, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1848-1853)
- July 29 · Walter Hunt, American mechanic and inventor (1796–1859)
- July 31 · Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Bohemian-French mime (1796-1846)
August
- August 7 · Francesco Zola, French engineer (1796-1847)
- August 15 · John Torrey, American botanist (1796–1873)
- August 16 · Francis Crozier, Irish naval officer and polar explorer
- August 19 · Agnes Strickland, English writer and editor (1796-1874)
- August 20 · Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud, Marshal of France (1798–1854)
- August 29 · Gaspard Théodore Mollien, French diplomat and explorer
September
- September 4 · Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld, German general (1796-1884)
- September 8 · Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente, President of Peru (1796–1878)
- September 19 · Richard Harlan, American zoologist (1796-1843)
- September 22 · Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe, (1796-1867)
- September 26 · Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, German princess (1796-1869)
- September 30 · Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, Prussian princess; Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau
October
- October 9 · Sergey Muravyov-Apostol, Russian Army officer (1796-1826)
- October 13 · Anders Retzius, Swedish scientist (1796-1860)
- October 17 · Leopold Kupelwieser, Austrian artist (1796-1862)
- October 17 · James Matheson, British politician and merchant (1796-1878)
- October 23 · Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1796-1857)
- October 26 · Gottfried Osann, German chemist and physicist (1797–1866)
November
- November 6 · Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Sovereign of the Principality of Lippe
- November 6 · George Back, British Royal Navy admiral (1796–1878)
- November 11 · Phan Thanh Gian, Vietnamese official (1796-1867)
- November 18 · Andrew Butler, American senator
- November 21 · Jean Zuléma Amussat, French surgeon (1796–1856)
- November 25 · Andreas von Ettingshausen, Austrian-German mathematician
December
- December 13 · George Storrs, American minister (1796–1879)
- December 17 · Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author (1796–1865)
- December 17 · Christina Robertson, Scottish artist, editor (1796-1854)
- December 21 · Tomasz Zan, Polish poet and activist (1796–1855)
- December 25 · Juan Esteban Pedernera, Argentine politician and military officer (1796–1886)
- December 27 · Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Prussian general (1796–1877)
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