Famous people born in 1803
The best-known people born in 1803, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican philosopher (1803–1882)
May 25 · d. 1882
Photo: User:Scewing derivative work: 2009, Public domain
Hector BerliozFrench composer and conductor (1803–1869)
December 11 · d. 1869
Photo: Pierre Petit, Public domain
Prosper MériméeFrench writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
September 28 · d. 1870
Photo: Charles Reutlinger, Public domain
Fyodor TyutchevRussian poet (1803–1873)
December 5 · d. 1873
Photo: Sergey Lvovich Levitsky, Public domain
Christian DopplerrAustrian mathematician and physicist (1803-1853)
November 29 · d. 1853
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Charles-Augustin Sainte-BeuveFrench literary critic (1804–1869)
December 23 · d. 1869
Photo: Bertall, Public domain
Adolphe AdamFrench composer (1803–1856)
July 24 · d. 1856
Photo: Nicolas Eustache Maurin, Public domain
Friedrich Reinhold KreutzwaldEstonian writer, author of the national epic Kalevipoeg (1803–1882)
December 26 · d. 1882
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Charles Lucien BonaparteFrench noble, biologist, politician and art collector (1803–1857)
May 24 · d. 1857
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain- Empress Maria Anna of Austria
Austrian, Hungarian and Bohemian Consort (1803-1884)
September 19 · d. 1884
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January
- January 1 · Manuel Felipe de Tovar, Vice President of Venezuela (1803–1866)
- January 3 · Douglas William Jerrold, English dramatist and writer (1803-1857)
- January 6 · Henri Herz, Austrian musician (1803–1888)
- January 10 · Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen, German politician (1803-1890)
- January 15 · Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, German inventor (1803-1877)
- January 29 · Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, British general (1803–1863)
February
- February 15 · Friedrich Ludwig Persius, German architect (1803-1845)
- February 15 · Karl Friedrich Schimper, German botanist, naturalist and poet (1803–1867)
- February 18 · Itō Keisuke, Japanese botanist (1803–1901)
- February 23 · Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, third daughter and sixth child of Frederick William III of Prussia
- February 24 · Wilson Shannon, American politician (Democrat)
- February 26 · Arnold Adolph Berthold, German physiologist and zoologist (1803–1861)
March
- March 3 · Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, French painter (1803–1860)
- March 13 · George Walker, English chess player (1803–1879)
- March 13 · Aleksander Wielopolski, Polish noble (1803-1877)
- March 16 · Nikolay Yazykov, Russian poet (1803-1847)
- March 17 · Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist (1803–1890)
- March 31 · Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German noble
April
- April 1 · Miles Joseph Berkeley, British botanist (1803-1889)
- April 2 · Franz Lachner, German composer and conductor (1803-1890)
- April 20 · Johann Jakob Kaup, German paleontologist, ornithologist and ichthyologist (1803–1873)
- April 23 · Jules D'Anethan, Belgian politician (1803-1888)
- April 24 · Alexander Dukhnovich, Ruthenian national revivalist, writer, educator and Greek Catholic priest (1802–1865)
- April 28 · Bernardo Berro, President of Uruguay (1803-1868)
May
- May 2 · Albert Küchler, Danish artist (1803-1886)
- May 9 · António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar, Portuguese noble (1803-1889)
- May 14 · Salomon Munk, German-born Jewish-French Orientalist (1803–1867)
- May 15 · Juan Almonte, Mexican general, diplomat and regent (1803-1869)
- May 17 · Martinus Rørbye, Danish artist (1803-1848)
- May 24 · Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist, botanist and palaeontologist (1803-1866)
June
- June 8 · Amalia Assur, Swedish dentist
- June 18 · Robert Walter Weir, American artist (1803-1889)
- June 21 · Timothy Abbott Conrad, American paleontologist, malacologist, and geologist (1803–1877)
- June 24 · Juan Bravo Murillo, Spanish politician (1803-1873)
- June 25 · Robert Scott Lauder, British artist (1803-1869)
- June 30 · Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet, dramatist and physician (1803–1849)
July
- July 8 · Karl Gützlaff, German missionary in China (1803-1851)
- July 8 · Julius Mosen, German Jewish lawyer, dramatist and poet
- July 12 · Peter Chanel, Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr (1803-1841)
- July 19 · Wolfgang Franz von Kobell, German mineralogist and writer (1803-1882)
- July 19 · Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, Spanish writer (1803–1882)
- July 22 · Eugène Isabey, French painter (1803-1886)
August
- August 5 · Domingo Nieto, President of Peru (1803-1844)
- August 17 · Joseph Marchand, French missionary (1803-1835)
- August 18 · Nathan Clifford, American politician (1803-1881)
- August 23 · Gustaaf Wappers, painter (1803-1874)
- August 25 · Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian hero and politician (1803-1880)
- August 25 · Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian writer and philosopher (1803–1869)
September
- September 8 · Léon Faucher, French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)
- September 12 · Auguste Brizeux, French poet
- September 15 · Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, French caricaturist (1803-1847)
- September 17 · Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger, German zoologist and ornithologist (1803-1863)
- September 19 · Maria Teresa of Savoy, Sardinian and Parmese Royal
- September 28 · Ludwig Richter, German painter and engraver (1803-1884)
October
- October 3 · Paul Huet, French painter (1803-1869)
- October 6 · Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German scientist (1803–1879)
- October 16 · Karl Schorn, German artist (1803-1850)
- October 17 · William Smith O'Brien, Irish nationalist politician (1803–1864)
- October 28 · Elisa Radziwill, Polish noble (1803-1834)
- October 28 · Caroline Unger, Austro-Hungarian contralto
November
- November 14 · Jacob Abbott, American writer of children's books (1803-1879)
- November 16 · Heinrich Ewald, German orientalist, theologian, and Biblical exegete (1803–1875)
- November 16 · William Thoms, British writer (1803–1885)
- November 19 · Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, Russian engineer (1803–1870)
- November 22 · Giusto Bellavitis, Italian mathematician (1803–1880)
- November 25 · Sofia Ahlbom, Swedish artist, photographer, cartographer and writer (1803–1868)
December
- December 6 · Susanna Moodie, Canadian writer (1803–1885)
- December 12 · James Challis, British astronomer (1803-1882)
- December 18 · William Allen, American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio (1803-1879)
- December 21 · Joseph Whitworth, English engineer, entrepreneur (1804–1887)
- December 31 · José María Heredia y Heredia, Cuban poet (1803–1839)
- December 31 · Johann Carl Fuhlrott, German scientist (1803–1877)
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