Famous people born in 1817
The best-known people born in 1817, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Henry David ThoreauAmerican essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)
July 12 · d. 1862
Photo: B. D. Maxham, Public domain
Theodor MommsenGerman classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
November 30 · d. 1903
Photo: Louis Jacoby, Public domain
Baháʼu'lláhfounder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817–1892)
November 12 · d. 1892
Photo: Marco Abrar, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ivan AivazovskyRussian marine painter (1817–1900)
July 29 · d. 1900
Photo: Ivan Aivazovsky, Public domain
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoycount, Russian poet, novelist and playwright
September 5 · d. 1875
Photo: Ilya Repin, Public domain
Theodor StormGerman writer (1817–1888)
September 14 · d. 1888
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Syed Ahmed KhanIndian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898)
October 17 · d. 1898
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William III of the NetherlandsKing of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817-1890)
February 19 · d. 1890
Photo: Maria Elisabeth Hille, Public domain
Joseph Dalton HookerBritish botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon (1817–1911)
June 30 · d. 1911
Photo: Henry Joseph Whitlock, Public domain
János AranyHungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882)
March 2 · d. 1882
Photo: Miklós Barabás, Public domain- Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of Nassau (1839–1866), later Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905)
July 24 · d. 1905
- Mihail Kogălniceanu
Romanian statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist (1817–1891)
September 6 · d. 1891
- Niels Gade
Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher (1817–1890)
February 22 · d. 1890
- Mykola Kostomarov
Russian-Ukrainian historian, founder of modern Ukrainian historiography, and a leader of the Ukrainian national revival (1817-1885)
May 16 · d. 1885
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January
- January 3 · Charles Piazzi Smyth, British astronomer (1817-1900)
- January 21 · Amalie Mánesová, Czech painter (1817-1883)
- January 26 · Jean-Baptiste André Godin, French industrialist, writer and political theorist (1817-1888)
- January 28 · Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea, Spanish politician (1817-1874)
- January 29 · William Ferrel, American metereologist (1817–1891)
- January 29 · John Callcott Horsley, British artist (1817-1903)
February
- February 2 · José María Ventura Casas, musician and composer (1817–1875)
- February 7 · LeRoy Pope Walker, Confederate Army general (1817-1884)
- February 8 · Richard S. Ewell, Confederate Army general (1817–1872)
- February 18 · Johannes Bosboom, Dutch painter (1817-1891)
- February 18 · Lewis Armistead, Confederate general (1817-1863)
- February 24 · Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot, French general (1817-1882)
March
- March 1 · Albin Dunajewski, Catholic cardinal (1817-1894)
- March 9 · Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Dominican Republic politician (1817-1861)
- March 19 · Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak writer, journalist, politician, and protestant priest (1817-1888)
- March 21 · Joseph Poelaert, architect (1817–1879)
- March 25 · Jean-Marie Le Bris, French aviation pioneer (1817–1872)
- March 28 · Francesco de Sanctis, Italian literary critic, scholar, writer, and politician (1817–1883)
April
- April 8 · Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, Mauritian physiologist and neurologist (1817–1894)
- April 10 · Konstantin Aksakov, Critic and writer (1817-1860)
- April 13 · George Holyoake, British secularist, co-operator, and newspaper editor (1817-1906)
- April 15 · Benjamin Jowett, English writer and classical scholar (1817–1893)
- April 18 · George Henry Lewes, British philosopher (1817-1878)
- April 24 · Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Swiss chemist (1817–1894)
May
- May 1 · Karl Isidor Beck, Austrian-Hungarian poet
- May 11 · Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (1817–1909)
- May 21 · Niklaus Riggenbach, Swiss engineer (1817–1899)
- May 23 · Manuel Robles Pezuela, Mexican politician (1817-1862)
- May 23 · Gustave Thuret, French diplomat and botanist (1817-1875)
- May 31 · Édouard Deldevez, French musician (1817–1897)
June
- June 3 · Princess Clémentine, Princess of Koháry, French Royal
- June 13 · Antonio de Torres Jurado, guitar player and luthier (1817-1892)
- June 18 · Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese prime minister and Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski (1817–1877)
- June 18 · Anton Schiefner, Baltic German linguist and tibetologist (1817–1879)
- June 26 · Branwell Brontë, British artist (1817–1848)
- June 26 · Bernhard Windscheid, German jurist (1817–1892)
July
- July 7 · Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Danish politician (1817-1880)
- July 12 · Alvin Saunders, American politician (1817-1899)
- July 14 · Archduchess Maria Theresa, Countess of Chambord, Austro-Modenese Imperial and Royal (1817-1886)
- July 15 · Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, civil engineer (born 1817)
- July 15 · Johan Christoffer Boklund, Swedish artist (1817-1880)
- July 29 · Wilhelm Griesinger, German psychiatrist (1817–1868)
August
- August 1 · Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- August 1 · Richard Dadd, British artist (1817-1886)
- August 3 · Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, Austrian officer (1817–1895)
- August 4 · Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, American lawyer and politician (1817–1885)
- August 25 · Alfred Francis Russell, President of Liberia (1817-1884)
- August 25 · Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Catholic Saint and Founder of religious order (1817–1898)
September
- September 10 · Richard Spruce, British botanist and explorer (1817–1893)
- September 14 · Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, archduke of Austria (1817-1867)
- September 24 · Ramón de Campoamor, Spanish poet and playwright (1817–1901)
- September 28 · Palladiy, Russian sinologist (1817–1878)
- September 29 · Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, Russian playwright, translator and philosopher (1817–1903)
- September 30 · Karl Grün, German journalist, political theorist and socialist politician (1817–1887)
October
- October 2 · Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, Russian noble (1817-1852)
- October 10 · C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Dutch physicist (*1817 – †1890)
- October 11 · Princess Marie Amelie of Baden, duchess of Hamilton and Brandon (1817–1888)
- October 21 · Wilhelm Roscher, German economist (1817–1894)
- October 26 · Adolphe Alphand, French Engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads (1817–1891)
- October 31 · Heinrich Graetz, Prussian Jewish historian (1817 – 1891)
November
- November 3 · Ernest Hébert, French painter (1817–1908)
- November 6 · Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten, German botanist (1817–1908)
- November 12 · Carlo Pedrotti, Italian composer and conductor (1817–1893)
- November 13 · Alfred Lefébure-Wély, French composer and organist (1817–1869)
- November 18 · Mikhail Katkov, Russian publicist and politician (1818–1887)
- November 22 · François Bonvin, French painter (1817-1887)
December
- December 2 · Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (1817–1895)
- December 2 · José Mármol, Argentine journalist, politician, librarian, and writer of the Romantic school (1817–1871)
- December 4 · Thomas Thomson, Scottish doctor and botanist (1817-1878)
- December 7 · Edward Tuckerman, American botanist (1817–1886)
- December 8 · Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish politician (1817-1896)
- December 19 · Charles Dancla, French composer (1817–1907)
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