Famous people born in 1806
The best-known people born in 1806, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
John Stuart MillBritish philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
May 20 · d. 1873
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Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglish poet (1806–1861)
March 6 · d. 1861
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Benito JuárezPresident of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
March 21 · d. 1872
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Emilia PlaterPolish noblewoman (1806-1831)
November 13 · d. 1831
Photo: Józef Straszewicz, Public domain
Augustus De MorganBritish mathematician and logician (1806–1871)
June 27 · d. 1871
Photo: Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan, Public domain
Isambard Kingdom BrunelBritish mechanical and civil engineer (1806-1859)
April 9 · d. 1859
Photo: Robert Howlett, Public domain- Pierre Guillaume Frédéric Le Play
French engineer, sociologist and economist (1806-1882)
April 11 · d. 1882
- William Webb Ellis
Anglican clergyman and allegedly the inventor of Rugby football (1806-1872)
November 24 · d. 1872
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January
- January 3 · Henriette Sontag, German operatic singer (1806-1854)
- January 6 · Henri Herz, Austrian musician (1803–1888)
- January 13 · Michel Chevalier, French statesman (1806–1879)
- January 13 · Jovan Sterija Popović, Serbian playwright, poet and pedagogue (1806-1856)
- January 20 · Nathaniel Parker Willis, American magazine writer, editor, and publisher (1806-1867)
- January 27 · Julius Hübner, German artist (1806-1882)
February
- February 1 · François Jouffroy, French sculptor (1806-1882)
- February 9 · Teodolfo Mertel, Italian judge, deacon and cardinal (1806–1899)
- February 11 · Lady Flora Hastings, noblewoman; British aristocrat and lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria's mother (1806-1839)
- February 13 · Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov, Russian admiral (1806-1854)
- February 25 · Friedrich Welwitsch, Austrian botanist and explorer (1806-1872)
- February 27 · Paul Lacroix, French author (1806-1884)
March
- March 8 · Antonio María Esquivel, Spanish painter (1806-1857)
- March 11 · Louis Boulanger, French romantic painter (1806-1867)
- March 11 · Carlo Pellion di Persano, Italian admiral (1806-1883)
- March 20 · Désiré Nisard, French author and literary critic (1806-1888)
- March 22 · Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst, German botanist and mycologist (1806–1881)
- March 31 · John P. Hale, American politician (1806-1873)
April
- April 2 · Giacomo Antonelli, Catholic cardinal (1806–1876)
- April 3 · Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher (1806-1856)
- April 15 · Émile Souvestre, French novelist
- April 17 · William Gilmore Simms, American writer (1806–1870)
- April 25 · William, Duke of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick (1806–1884)
- April 29 · Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben, Austrian psychiatrist, poet and philosopher (1806-1849)
May
- May 3 · Felipe Santiago Salaverry, President of Peru (1806-1836)
- May 4 · William Fothergill Cooke, English inventor (1806-1879)
- May 12 · Georg Adolf Erman, German physicist (1806–1877)
- May 15 · Gaetano Bedini, Italian cardinal
- May 17 · Pascual Madoz, Spanish politician, statistician (1806–1870)
- May 24 · Vincenzo de Cesati, Italian botanist (1806-1883)
June
- June 1 · John B. Floyd, American politician (1806-1863)
- June 1 · Théodore Maunoir, Swiss surgeon and co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC (1806-1869)
- June 7 · Domenico Consolini, Italian Catholic bishop and cardinal (1806–1884)
- June 12 · John Yonge Akerman, English antiquarian (1806-1873)
- June 15 · Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, President of Peru (1806-1873)
- June 28 · Henry Montgomery Lawrence, British general (1806–1857)
July
- July 7 · Michele Amari, Italian patriot and arabist (1806–1889)
- July 19 · Alexander Dallas Bache, American scientist (1806-1867)
- July 22 · Johann Kaspar Zeuss, German linguist (1806–1856)
- July 23 · Félix Arvers, French writer (1806–1850)
- July 25 · Ferdinand Beyer, German composer and pianist
- July 29 · Lorenz Diefenbach, German writer and academic (1806-1883)
August
- August 9 · Eugène Giraud, French painter (1806-1881)
- August 10 · Julius Weisbach, German mathematician and engineer (1806–1871)
- August 11 · Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist (1806–1862)
- August 11 · Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac, French historian and writer (1806-1880)
- August 17 · Johann Kaspar Mertz, Hungarian guitarist and composer (1806–1856)
- August 17 · Peter Richard Kenrick, Catholic bishop (1806–1896)
September
- September 6 · Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, Spanish dramatist (1806–1880)
- September 7 · Christian August Friedrich Peters, German astronomer (1806-1880)
- September 17 · Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne, French neurologist (1806–1875)
- September 18 · Heinrich Laube, German writer (1806-1884)
- September 19 · Fabre Geffrard, President of Haiti (1806-1878)
- September 19 · William Dyce, Scottish artist (1806-1864)
October
- October 1 · Pietro Bubani, Italian botanist (1806-1888)
- October 3 · Oliver Cowdery, American Mormon leader during the formative period of the Latter Day Saint movement (1806-1850)
- October 16 · William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician (1806–1869)
- October 20 · George Newbold Lawrence, American businessman and amateur ornithologist (1806-1895)
- October 23 · Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé, Portuguese Royal (1806–1857)
- October 24 · Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy, Catholic cardinal (1806-1876)
November
- November 2 · Henry Kellett, British Royal Navy vice admiral (1806-1875)
- November 3 · Ivan Visin, Serbian explorer (1806-1868)
- November 8 · Theodor Mügge, German writer (1806–1861)
- November 16 · Karol Kuzmány, Slovak writer, journalist and pastor (1806-1866)
- November 18 · Leo Lesquereux, Swiss-American botanist (1806-1889)
- November 25 · Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish politician and nobleman (1806-1884)
December
- December 3 · Henry A. Wise, United States Congressman and governor of Virginia (1806-1876)
- December 4 · Friedrich Burgmüller, German composer (1806–1874)
- December 9 · Gilbert Duprez, French tenor, singing teacher and minor composer (1806-1896)
- December 13 · Charles Léon, illegitimate son of Napoleon I (1806-1881)
- December 20 · Martín Carrera, President of Mexico (1806-1871)
- December 27 · Ramón Cabrera y Griñó, Spanish general (1806–1877)
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