Famous people born in 1820
The best-known people born in 1820, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Friedrich EngelsGerman philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
November 28 · d. 1895
Photo: William Hall (1826–ca. 1898) (cropped and sepia tone removed), Public domain
Florence NightingaleEnglish social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
May 12 · d. 1910
Photo: Henry Hering (1814-1893), Public domain
Anne BrontëBritish novelist and poet (1820-1849)
January 17 · d. 1849
Photo: Branwell Brontë, Public domain
Susan B. AnthonyAmerican women's rights activist (1820–1906)
February 15 · d. 1906
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Victor Emmanuel II of ItalyKing of Sardinia (1849–1861) and King of Italy (1861–1878)
March 14 · d. 1878
Photo: Eugène Disdéri, Public domain
William Tecumseh ShermanUnited States Army general (1820–1891)
February 8 · d. 1891
Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain
William John Macquorn Rankinecivil engineer (1820–1872)
July 5 · d. 1872
Photo: Thomas Annan (1829-1887), Public domain
Jenny LindSwedish opera singer (1820–1887)
October 6 · d. 1887
Photo: John Carl Frederick Polycarpus Von Schneidau ( Daguerreotype in America by Beaumont Newhall. New Yor, Public domain
Božena NěmcováCzech writer (1820-1862)
February 4 · d. 1862
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Alexandru Ioan Cuzafirst ruler of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia
April 1 · d. 1873
Photo: Pydrooo, CC BY-SA 4.0- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Philosopher, academic, writer, translator, entrepreneur, social reformer and philanthropist (1820-1891)
September 26 · d. 1891
- Concepción Arenal Ponte
Spanish lawyer, writer and feminist activist, editor (1820-1893)
January 31 · d. 1893
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January
- January 2 · Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, French chemist and mineralogist (1820-1886)
- January 14 · Theodoros Deligiannis, Greek politician (1820–1905)
- January 16 · Johannes Rebmann, German missionary and African explorer (1820-1876)
- January 23 · Alexander Serov, Russian composer (1820–1871)
- January 24 · Henry Jarvis Raymond, American journalist and politician (1820–1869)
- January 27 · Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, President of Venezuela (1820-1870)
February
- February 3 · Anthony W. Gardiner, President of Liberia (1820-1885)
- February 10 · Cornelius Gurlitt, German composer (1820-1901)
- February 20 · Gustave Nadaud, French songwriter
- February 21 · Reinhart Dozy, Dutch orientalist (1820-1883)
- February 21 · Apollo Korzeniowski, Polish writer (1820–1869)
- February 23 · Jakob Stämpfli, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1820-1879)
March
- March 1 · Rudolf Buchheim, German pharmacologist (1820-1879)
- March 17 · Jean Ingelow, British writer (1820–1897)
- March 22 · Dionysius V of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (1820–1891)
- March 28 · William Howard Russell, Irish journalist (1820–1907)
- March 30 · Andrej Sládkovič, Slovak poet and translator (1820–1872)
- March 30 · Edouard Louis Dubufe, French painter (1819–1883)
April
- April 4 · Mkrtich Khrimian, Catholicoi of Armenia (1820–1907)
- April 7 · György Klapka, Hungarian military officer, politician (1820–1892)
- April 13 · Mariano Melgarejo, President of Bolivia (1820-1871)
- April 16 · Georg Curtius, German classical scholar and philologist (1820-1885)
- April 16 · Victor Puiseux, French mathematician, astronomer and alpinist (1820–1883)
- April 17 · Alexander Cartwright, early developer of baseball (1820–1892)
May
- May 1 · Henry Yule, Scottish orientalist (1820–1889)
- May 3 · Vincenzo Vela, Swiss sculptor (1820-1891)
- May 12 · Josef Mánes, Czech painter (1820-1871)
- May 21 · Michel Lentz, Luxembourgish poet (1820-1893)
- May 21 · Nikolay Girs, Russian politician (1820-1895)
- May 26 · Maria Katharina Kasper, German nun and saint of Catholic church (1820-1898)
June
- June 13 · Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, son of King William II of the Netherlands (1820–1879)
- June 21 · James Halliwell-Phillipps, British Shakespeare scholar, antiquarian and collector of English nursery rhymes and fairy tales (1820-1889)
- June 22 · James Hutchison Stirling, British philosopher (1820–1909)
- June 24 · Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Brazilian writer (1820-1882)
- June 25 · Pōmare III, King of Tahiti (1820–1827)
- June 29 · Léon Fairmaire, French entomologist (1820–1906)
July
- July 2 · Juan N. Méndez, President of Mexico (1876–77)
- July 11 · Friedrich von Spiegel, German orientalist (1820-1905)
- July 14 · Sigismund Koelle, German academic (1820-1902)
- July 18 · Ghevont Alishan, Armenian Catholic priest, historian, and poet (1820–1901)
- July 26 · Maria Severa Onofriana, Portuguese singer (1820–1846)
- July 27 · Hubert von Luschka, German anatomist (1820–1875)
August
- August 2 · Pierre Nord Alexis, President of Haiti (1820-1910)
- August 4 · Pellegrino Artusi, Italian writer and gastronomist (1820–1911)
- August 13 · George Grove, English writer on music and director of the Royal College of Music (1820-1900)
- August 14 · Carl Fredrik Nyman, Swedish botanist and conservator (1820–1893)
- August 19 · Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegrin military commander, diplomat and poet (1820-1867)
- August 30 · Gustave Le Gray, French photographer (1820–1884)
September
- September 3 · George Hearst, American politician (1820-1891)
- September 9 · Giacomo Zanella, Italian presbyter, poet and translator (1820-1888)
- September 17 · Earl Van Dorn, Confederate States Army general (1820–1863)
- September 17 · Tomás Mejía, Mexican general (1820–1867)
- September 20 · John F. Reynolds, United States Army general (1820-1863)
- September 29 · Ivan Zabelin, Russian historian (1820–1909)
October
- October 1 · Gheorghe Tattarescu, Romanian artist (1818–1894)
- October 13 · John William Dawson, Canadian geologist, principal of McGill University (1820–1899)
- October 16 · Gillis Bildt, Swedish 19th century prime minister (1820-1894)
- October 19 · Thuwaini bin Said Al Busaidi, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
- October 21 · Friedrich Alefeld, German botanist, author, and medical practitioner (1820-1872)
- October 25 · Lorenz Frølich, Danish artist (1820–1908)
November
- November 2 · Ventura Ruiz Aguilera, Spanish poet (1820–1881)
- November 3 · Anton Josef Gruscha, Catholic cardinal (1820-1911)
- November 22 · Katherine Plunket, Irish artist (1820-1932)
- November 26 · Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel, Germanic prince (1820–1884)
- November 27 · Thomas Baines, British expedition artist (1820-1875)
- November 29 · Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies, Two Sicilian Royal (1820–1861)
December
- December 6 · Princess Alexandrine of Baden, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- December 12 · Carolina Coronado, Spanish author, editor (1820–1911)
- December 12 · Şevkefza Sultan, Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1820–1889)
- December 19 · Mary Livermore, American journalist
- December 25 · Duke Eugen of Württemberg, Duke of Wurttemberg (1820-1875)
- December 26 · Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and dramatist (1820-1890)
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