Famous people born in 1816
The best-known people born in 1816, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Charlotte BrontëBritish novelist and poet (1816-1855)
April 21 · d. 1855
Photo: George Richmond, Public domain
Werner von SiemensGerman electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)
December 13 · d. 1892
Photo: Photograph, Public domain
Carl ZeissGerman optical physicist (1816–1888)
September 11 · d. 1888
Photo: ZEISS Microscopy from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
Arthur de GobineauFrench diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)
July 14 · d. 1882
Photo: Paul Mahaut (Mathilde Sallier de La Tour, née Ruinart de Brimont), Public domain
- Paul Reuter
German-Jewish-born British entrepreneur and news agency founder (1816–1899)
July 21 · d. 1899
- Jubal Early
lawyer, politician, and general of the Confederate States Army (1816-1894)
November 3 · d. 1894
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January
- January 1 · Manuel Murillo Toro, Colombian politica
- January 9 · John Palmer Usher, American politician (1816–1889)
- January 16 · Frances Browne, Irish writer (1816–1879)
- January 22 · Catherine Wolfe Bruce, American philanthropist and patron of astronomy (1816–1900)
- January 28 · Paola Elisabetta Cerioli, Italian nun (1816–1865)
- January 30 · Nathaniel P. Banks, American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union Army (1816-1894)
February
- February 4 · Alexander von Schrenk, Baltic German naturalist (1816-1876)
- February 7 · Jean Frédéric Frenet, French scientist (1816-1900)
- February 14 · Edward MacCabe, Catholic cardinal (1816-1885)
- February 19 · Aleksei Butakov, Russian admiral and explorer (1816–1869)
- February 25 · Giovanni Morelli, Italian art critic (1816-1891)
- February 25 · Matías Ramón Mella, Dominican Republic politician (1816-1864)
March
- March 18 · Antonio Salviati, Italian glass artist (1816-1890)
- March 19 · Johannes Verhulst, Dutch composer and conductor (1816–1891)
- March 19 · Paolo Giacometti, Italian dramatist (1816–1882)
- March 19 · Ekaterine Chavchavadze, last ruling princess of the Western Georgian Principality of Mingrelia (1816–1882)
- March 21 · Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Catholic bishop (1816-1891)
- March 29 · Christen Mikkelsen Kold, Danish teacher (1816–1870)
April
- April 6 · Victor Antoine Signoret, French entomologist (1816–1889)
- April 12 · Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Australian politician (1816-1903)
- April 15 · Johann Baptist Franzelin, Catholic cardinal (1816-1886)
- April 21 · Louis Wigfall, American politician (1816–1874)
- April 22 · Philip James Bailey, British writer and poet (1816–1902)
- April 22 · Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general (1816–1897)
May
- May 10 · Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker, novelist and travel writer (1816–1872)
- May 10 · John Charles Ryle, Anglican bishop (1816–1900)
- May 15 · Alfred Rethel, German artist (1816-1859)
- May 25 · Henry Hopkins Sibley, Confederate Army general (1816–1886)
- May 29 · Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Croatian historian and politician (1816-1889)
- May 31 · Prince Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian politician (1816-1897)
June
- June 2 · C. A. Rosetti, Romanian politician (1816–1885)
- June 3 · François Prume, Belgian violinist and composer (1816–1849)
- June 12 · Nils Blommér, Swedish painter (1816–1853)
- June 16 · Luke Pryor Blackburn, American physician and governor of Kentucky (1816–1887)
- June 21 · Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish botanist and zoologist (1816–1872)
- June 29 · Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Dutch politician (1816–1890)
July
- July 12 · Giovanni Simeoni, Catholic cardinal (1816–1892)
- July 18 · Antoine-François Marmontel, French pianist, teacher and musicographer (1816–1898)
- July 20 · Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, surgeon, histologist, anatomist (1816-1892)
- July 23 · Charlotte Cushman, American actress (1816–1876)
- July 30 · Johan Sverdrup, 4th Prime Minister of Norway (1816–1892)
- July 31 · George Henry Thomas, United States Army general (1816-1870)
August
- August 4 · Richard Leach Maddox, English photographer, inventor and physician (1816–1902)
- August 6 · Thomas Russell Crampton, British engineer (1816–1888)
- August 7 · Carit Etlar, Danish author (1816-1900)
- August 8 · Filippo Parlatore, botanist from Italy (1816-1877)
- August 13 · Rudolf von Gneist, German politician (1816–1895)
- August 24 · Daniel Gooch, British railway engineer (1816-1889)
September
- September 1 · Peter von Uslar, Russian general, engineer and linguist (1816-1875)
- September 4 · François Bazin, French opera composer (1816–1878)
- September 5 · Charles Lasègue, French psychiatrist (1816-1883)
- September 5 · Charles Tulasne, French mycologist (1816-1884)
- September 7 · Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (1816-1880)
- September 16 · Charles Thomas Newton, archaeologist (1816–1894)
October
- October 1 · Macarius Bulgakov, Russian bishop
- October 3 · Lajos Haynald, Catholic cardinal and botanist (1816-1891)
- October 6 · Wilhelm Lilljeborg, Swedish zoologist (1816-1908)
- October 11 · Pedro de Madrazo, Spanish painter and poet (1816-1898)
- October 15 · Henri Dupuy de Lôme, French naval architect (1816-1885)
- October 15 · Antoine Béchamp, French scientist (1816–1908)
November
- November 1 · José Santos Guardiola, President of Honduras (1816-1862)
- November 16 · Andrei Mureșanu, Romanian writer (1816–1863)
- November 17 · August Wilhelm Ambros, Czech music reviewer, composer and musicologist (1816–1876)
- November 20 · Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, Belarusian Orthodox rabbi (1816–1893)
- November 27 · Aniela Aszpergerowa, Polish actress
- November 29 · Morrison Waite, American jurist (1816–1888); Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1874 to 1888
December
- December 2 · Amedeo Preziosi, Maltese artist (1816-1882)
- December 3 · Johannes Theodor Reinhardt, Danish zoologist (1816-1882)
- December 10 · August Karl von Goeben, Prussian general (1816-1880)
- December 19 · Franz Sacher, Austrian chef (1816-1907)
- December 26 · Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers, German botanist (1816–1853)
- December 31 · Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet, physician (1816–1890)
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