Famous people born in 1799
The best-known people born in 1799, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Alexander PushkinRussian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
June 6 · d. 1837
Photo: Orest Kiprensky, Public domain
Honoré de BalzacFrench novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
May 20 · d. 1850
Photo: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain
Mary AnningBritish fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
May 21 · d. 1847
Photo: Credited to 'Mr. Grey' in Crispin Tickell's book 'Mary Anning of Lyme Regis' (1996), Public domain
Oscar I of SwedenKing of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)
July 4 · d. 1859
Photo: Erik Wahlbergson, Public domain
William LassellEnglish merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)
June 18 · d. 1880
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of DerbyBritish politician (1799–1869)
March 29 · d. 1869
Photo: After John Jabez Edwin Mayall / William Holl, Public domain
Benoît Paul Émile ClapeyronFrench physicist (1799-1864)
January 26 · d. 1864
Photo: (Unknown), Public domain- John Lindley
English botanist, gardener, orchidologist, editor, scientific illustrator (1799–1865)
February 5 · d. 1865
- Amos Bronson Alcott
American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
November 29 · d. 1888
- Rodolphe Töpffer
Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799-1846)
January 31 · d. 1846
- Christian Friedrich Schönbein
German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)
October 18 · d. 1868
- Gustav, Prince of Vasa
son of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica (1799–1877)
November 9 · d. 1877
- Ignaz von Döllinger
German Catholic priest, theologian and historian (1799–1890)
February 28 · d. 1890
František ČelakovskýCzech poet, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1799–1852)
March 7 · d. 1852
Photo: Jan Vilímek (1860–1938), Public domain
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January
- January 6 · Jedediah Smith, American explorer (1799–1831)
- January 10 · Petrache Poenaru, Romanian inventor
- January 12 · Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist and artist (1799–1872)
- January 17 · Avdotia Istomina, Imperial Russian ballerina (1799–1848)
- January 23 · Alois Negrelli, engineer and railway pioneer from the Austrian Empire (1799-1858)
- January 26 · Samuel George Morton, American physician and naturalist (1799–1851)
February
- February 6 · George Arnott Walker Arnott, British botanist (1799-1868)
- February 6 · Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian scientist (1799-1870)
- February 13 · Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (1794-1867)
- February 18 · Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, Austrian botanist (1799-1878)
- February 27 · Edward Belcher, British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer (1799-1877)
- February 27 · Frederick Catherwood, British Mesoamericanist, explorer, artist, architect, and photographer (1799-1854)
March
- March 12 · Mary Howitt, English poet, and author, editor (1799-1888)
- March 19 · William Rutter Dawes, British astronomer (1799–1868)
- March 22 · Henrik Nikolai Krøyer, Danish zoologist (1799-1870)
- March 27 · Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general (1799–1855)
- March 28 · Karl Adolph von Basedow, German physician (1799-1854)
- March 30 · August Tholuck, German theologian (1799-1877)
April
- April 5 · Jacques Denys Choisy, Swiss botanist (1799-1859)
- April 12 · Henri Druey, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1799-1855)
- April 12 · Niccola Clarelli Parracciani, Catholic cardinal (1799–1872)
- April 13 · Ludwig Rellstab, German poet and music critic (1799–1860)
- April 18 · John Y. Mason, American politician (1799-1859)
- April 21 · Mihály Táncsics, Hungarian politician, writer (1799-1884)
May
- May 9 · Olympe Pélissier, French artists' model
- May 10 · François-Isidore Gagelin, French missionary (1799–1833)
- May 11 · Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, British politician
- May 16 · Ebenezer Emmons, American geologist (1799-1863)
- May 26 · Felipe Poey, Cuban zoologist (1799–1891)
- May 26 · August Kopisch, German poet and painter (1799-1853)
June
- June 7 · Henry Monnier, French painter and actor (1799-1877)
- June 10 · Fyodor Bruni, Russian artist of Italian descent (1799-1875)
- June 14 · Jean Baptiste Boisduval, French physician, entomologist (lepidopterist) and botanist (1799–1879)
- June 16 · Prosper Menière, French physician (1799-1862)
- June 25 · David Douglas, Scottish botanist (1799–1834)
- June 29 · François-Auguste Biard, French painter (1799-1882)
July
- July 6 · Michael Thomas Bass, British politician (1799-1884)
- July 12 · Friedrich Eduard Schulz, German philosopher and orientalist (1799–1829)
- July 15 · Reuben Chapman, American politician (1799–1882)
- July 21 · Pauline Jaricot, 19th-century French tertiary of the Order of Dominicans, foundress and blessed
- July 26 · Isaac Babbitt, American goldsmith (1799-1862)
- July 31 · Christian Gottlob Barth, German Protestant pastor and children's writer (1799–1862)
August
- August 2 · Mariano Gomes, Filipino priest martyred in 1872
- August 8 · Simon Cameron, American businessman and politician (1799–1889)
- August 17 · Robert von Mohl, German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)
- August 17 · Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, prince of Wallachia (1799-1869)
- August 20 · James Prinsep, British scholar, orientalist and antiquary (1799–1840)
- August 20 · Heinrich von Gagern, President of the Frankfurt Parliament, leader of the German government (1799-1880)
September
- September 11 · Adolphe Pictet, Swiss linguist (1799-1875)
- September 17 · Duchess Marie of Württemberg, German noble (1799–1860)
- September 18 · Terenzio, Count Mamiani della Rovere, Italian writer and statesman (1799-1885)
- September 20 · Stanislas Julien, French sinologist (1799-1873)
- September 23 · Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (1799–1864)
- September 25 · Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi, Venezuelan independence leader (1799–1866)
October
- October 1 · Rufus Choate, American politician (1799–1859)
- October 4 · Vincenz Priessnitz, Austrian hydrotherapist (1799–1851)
- October 11 · Paula Montal Fornés, Spanish nun (1799–1889)
- October 12 · Félix Guérin-Méneville, French entomologist, author and editor (1799-1874)
- October 16 · Tanaka Hisashige, Japanese engineer (1799–1881)
- October 30 · Princess Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg, German princess (1799–1882)
November
- November 2 · Titian Peale, American ornithologist, entomologist, photographer, artist and explorer (1799-1885)
- November 7 · Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, French librettist (1799–1875)
- November 13 · Líbero Badaró, Italian-Brazilian physician, botanist, journalist and politician (1798-1830)
- November 15 · James A. Bayard Jr., American politician (1799-1880)
- November 24 · Heinrich Förster, German prince-bishop (1799-1881)
- November 25 · Pedro José Pidal, 1st Marquis of Pidal, Minister of State
December
- December 17 · Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, German entomologist and physician (1799–1874)
- December 17 · Suzanne Voilquin, French writer, editor (1801–1876)
- December 21 · David Don, Scottish botanist (1799-1841)
- December 21 · George Finlay, Scottish historian (1799-1875)
- December 27 · Serafín Estébanez Calderón, Spanish author (1799-1867)
- December 29 · Emmanuel Le Maout, naturalist (1799-1877)
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