Famous people born in 1814
The best-known people born in 1814, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Mikhail BakuninRussian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)
May 30 · d. 1876
Photo: Nadar, Public domain
Taras ShevchenkoUkrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)
March 9 · d. 1861
Photo: Andrey Denyer, Public domain
Mikhail LermontovRussian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)
October 15 · d. 1841
Photo: Petr Zabolotskiy, Public domain
Samuel Colt19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)
July 22 · d. 1862
Photo: Matthew Brady, Public domain
Adolphe SaxBelgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894)
November 6 · d. 1894
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Eugène Viollet-le-DucFrench architect (1814-1879)
January 27 · d. 1879
Photo: Paul Dujardin, Public domain
James Joseph SylvesterEnglish mathematician (1814-1897)
September 3 · d. 1897
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain- Gustav Hartlaub
German physician, ornithologist, zoologist and Goethe researcher (1814-1900)
November 8 · d. 1900
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January
- January 11 · James Paget, British scientist (1814–1899)
- January 15 · Ludwig Schläfli, Swiss geometer (1814-1895)
- January 17 · Mehmed Fuad Paşa, Ottoman administrator and statesman (1814–1869)
- January 17 · Ellen Wood, English writer, editor (1814-1887)
- January 17 · Ludwik Mierosławski, Polish general (1814-1878)
- January 24 · Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, French Crown Princess (1814-1858)
February
- February 6 · Auguste Chapdelaine, 19th-century French Christian missionary, martyr, Catholic saint
- February 6 · Ábrahám Ganz, Hungarian engineer (1814–1867)
- February 8 · Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica (1814–1860)
- February 8 · Carl Paul Caspari, Norwegian theologian (1814-1892)
- February 22 · Oskar Kolberg, Polish ethnologist, folklorist, and composer (1814-1890)
- February 27 · Samuel Kleinschmidt, German/Danish missionary (1814–1886)
March
- March 3 · Louis Buvelot, Swiss painter and photographer (1814-1888)
- March 13 · Clara Maffei, Italian salon holder
- March 22 · Thomas Crawford, American sculptor (1814-1857)
- March 28 · Arsène Houssaye, French writer (1814-1896)
- March 30 · William Woolls, Australian botanist (1814-1893)
- March 31 · José de Posada Herrera, Spanish politician (1814-1885)
April
- April 3 · Lorenzo Snow, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1814-1901)
- April 6 · Miklós Ybl, (1814–1891) Hungarian architect
- April 15 · John Lothrop Motley, American historian and diplomat (1814-1877)
- April 20 · Filippo de Filippi, Italian zoologist (1814-1867)
- April 21 · Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, British peer, philanthropist and humanitarian (1814-1906)
- April 25 · José Balta, President of Peru (1814–1872)
May
- May 6 · Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Czech violinist, composer and violist (1814-1865)
- May 7 · Robert Caldwell, British orientalist and dravidologist (1814–1891)
- May 8 · Dimitrios Valvis, Greek politician (1814-1892)
- May 9 · Adolf von Henselt, German composer and pianist (1814–1889)
- May 9 · Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, (1814-1895)
- May 23 · Amalia Lindegren, Swedish artist (1814-1891)
June
- June 5 · Pierre Wantzel, French mathematician (1814–1848)
- June 8 · Charles Reade, British novelist and dramatist (1814–1884)
- June 12 · Zsigmond Kemény, Hungarian writer, politician (1814-1875)
- June 14 · Alexander John Ellis, English mathematician, philologist and musician (1814–1890)
- June 28 · Frederick William Faber, 19th-century British hymn writer, Catholic priest, and theologian
- June 30 · Franz von Dingelstedt, German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator (1814–1881)
July
- July 3 · Jānis Cimze, Latvian musician (1814–1881)
- July 10 · Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, French chemist (1814–1852)
- July 13 · Bhanubhakta Acharya, The First-ever poet of Nepali Language
- July 17 · Amanz Gressly, Swiss paleontologist (1814–1865)
- July 19 · Ludwig von Gablenz, Austrian general (1814–1874)
- July 30 · Johann Georg Halske, German master mechanic (1814-1890)
August
- August 8 · Esther Hobart Morris, American judge; Justice of the peace (1814–1902)
- August 10 · John C. Pemberton, Confederate Army officer (1814–1881)
- August 14 · Adolph Tidemand, Norwegian painter (1814-1876)
- August 20 · Raffaele Piria, Italian chemist (1814-1865)
- August 27 · Heinrich Ernst Schirmer, German architect (1814-1887)
- August 30 · Pierre-Jules Cavelier, French academic sculptor (1814–1894)
September
- September 6 · George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian politician and lawyer (1814-1873)
- September 8 · Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French Mesoamericanist (1814–1874)
- September 12 · August Cieszkowski, Polish philosopher and economist (1814-1894)
- September 13 · Nicolaas Beets, Dutch theologian, professor, writer and poet, also known as Hildebrand (1814-1903)
- September 17 · Ferenc Pulszky, Hungarian politician and writer (1814-1897)
- September 29 · Rasoherina I of Madagascar, queen of Madagascar (1863-1868)
October
- October 1 · Hervé Faye, French astronomer (1814–1902)
- October 12 · Henri Tresca, French engineer (1814-1885)
- October 17 · Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian writer and academic (1814-1888)
- October 23 · Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- October 25 · Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, Duke of Nemours (1814–1896)
- October 29 · Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan, French botanist (1814-1897)
November
- November 1 · Franz Joseph Ruprecht, physician and botanist (1814–1870)
- November 6 · William Wells Brown, American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian (1814–1884)
- November 17 · François-Louis Français, French painter (1814-1897)
- November 21 · Thomas Mayo Brewer, American naturalist (1814-1880)
- November 26 · Luise Aston, German writer, editor (1814–1871)
- November 29 · Girolamo de Rada, Italian writer of Arbëresh descent (1814–1903)
December
- December 9 · Golding Bird, British medical doctor (1814–1854)
- December 19 · Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- December 22 · Conrad of Parzham, German Franciscan lay brother (1814–1894)
- December 28 · John Bennet Lawes, British scientist who invented synthetic fertilizer (1814-1900)
- December 28 · Jeremiah Clemens, U.S. Senator, novelist (1814–1865)
- December 30 · Gustav Fabergé, Russian jeweler (1814-1893)
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