Famous people born in 1821
The best-known people born in 1821, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Fyodor DostoyevskyRussian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881)
November 11 · d. 1881
Photo: Vasily Perov, Public domain
Nikolay NekrasovRussian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher (1821–1878)
December 10 · d. 1878
Photo: Vezenberg & Co., Public domain
Hermann von HelmholtzGerman physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)
August 31 · d. 1894
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Rudolf VirchowGerman doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
October 13 · d. 1902
Photo: Julius Cornelius Schaarwächter, CC BY 4.0
Richard Francis BurtonBritish explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
March 19 · d. 1890
Photo: Rischgitz/Stringer, Public domain
Elizabeth BlackwellAmerican physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)
February 3 · d. 1910
Photo: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain
Henri-Frédéric AmielSwiss philosopher and poet (1821-1881)
September 27 · d. 1881
Photo: Jean-François Artus, Public domain
Arthur CayleyEnglish mathematician (1821-1895)
August 16 · d. 1895
Photo: Herbert Beraud (1845–1896), Public domain
John C. Breckinridgevice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861 (1821–1875)
January 16 · d. 1875
Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain
Mary Baker EddyAmerican founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)
July 16 · d. 1910
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Clara BartonAmerican Civil War nurse (1821–1912)
December 25 · d. 1912
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Pafnuty ChebyshevRussian mathematician (1821–1894)
May 16 · d. 1894
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain- Paul Reuter
German-Jewish-born British entrepreneur and news agency founder (1816–1899)
July 21 · d. 1899
Johann Josef LoschmidtAustrian chemist and physicist (1821–1895)
March 15 · d. 1895
Photo: The original uploader was Obersachse at Russian Wikipedia ., Public domain
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January
- January 10 · Janko Matúška, Slovak poet and playwright (1821–1877)
- January 10 · Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, Crown Princess of Denmark
- January 19 · Ferdinand Gregorovius, German historian (1821–1891)
- January 20 · Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, French chemist and mineralogist (1820-1886)
- January 24 · Heungseon Daewongun, Korean regent (1820–1898)
- January 28 · Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, Spanish cardinal (1831–1894)
February
- February 11 · Nau Nihal Singh, Sikh emperor
- February 20 · Nils Johan Andersson, Swedish botanist (1821-1880)
- February 22 · Daniel Harrwitz, German chess player (1821–1884)
- February 22 · Jan van Beers, Flemish teacher, librarian and poet (1821-1888)
- February 26 · Félix Ziem, French painter (1821-1911)
- February 28 · Rachel Félix, French actress (1821–1858)
March
- March 9 · Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- March 11 · Churchill Babington, English scholar, archaeologist and naturalist (1821-1889)
- March 16 · Eduard Heine, German mathematician (1821–1881)
- March 23 · Aleksey Pisemsky, Russian novelist and dramatist (1821–1881)
- March 26 · Ernst Engel, German statistician and economist (1821-1896)
- March 29 · Karl Knies, German economist and university lecturer (1821-1898)
April
- April 2 · Louis-Adolphe Bertillon, French mathematician (1821-1883)
- April 3 · Rudolf von Roth, German Indologist (1821-1895)
- April 14 · Georgi Rakovski, Bulgarian revolutionary and writer
- April 16 · Théodore Barrière, French dramatist (1821–1877)
- April 21 · Albert Wigand, German botanist (1821-1886)
- April 23 · Pierre Dupont, French songwriter (1821-1870)
May
- May 6 · Robert O'Hara Burke, Australian explorer (1821–1861)
- May 17 · Sebastian Kneipp, German Catholic clergyman, naturopath and hydrotherapist (1821-1897)
- May 24 · Juan Bautista Topete, Prime Minister of Spain (1821-1885)
- May 25 · Henri Alexis Brialmont, Belgian military engineer and writer (1821-1903)
- May 26 · Amalie Dietrich, German naturalist, explorer and collector (1821-1891)
- May 31 · Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Dutch-Belgian painter (1821–1909)
June
- June 4 · Charles Philippe Robin, French biologist (1821-1885)
- June 8 · Samuel Baker, British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist (1821–1893)
- June 13 · Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, French politician (1821-1901)
- June 14 · Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician (1821–1891)
- June 16 · Old Tom Morris, Scottish professional golfer (1821–1908)
- June 29 · Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, German botanist (1821–1895)
July
- July 2 · Charles Tupper, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)
- July 10 · Carl Culmann, civil engineer (1821-1881)
- July 12 · Daniel Harvey Hill, Confederate States Army general (1821–1889)
- July 13 · Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate States Army general (1821–1877)
- July 20 · Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Austrian archduke (1821-1849)
- July 21 · Prince Adolf of Auersperg, Austrian politician (1821-1885)
August
- August 4 · Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman (1821–1892)
- August 11 · Octave Feuillet, French writer (1821–1890)
- August 21 · Andrew Kim Taegon, Korean Catholic saint (1821–1846)
- August 24 · Princess Katharina of Württemberg, Württemberger Royal (1821–1898)
- August 29 · Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, French anthropologist (1821-1898)
- August 30 · Anita Garibaldi, italo-brazillian revolutionary
September
- September 1 · Leopold III, Prince of Lippe, German royal (1821–1875)
- September 7 · Arthur Saint-Léon, French ballet dancer (1821–1870)
- September 10 · Champfleury, French author (1821–1889)
- September 15 · Victor Guérin, French traveler and historian (1821–1891)
- September 23 · Yang Xiuqing, east King of the Heavenly Kingdom (1821-1856)
- September 27 · Tuone Udaina, Last known speaker of Dalmatian (1821–1898)
October
- October 8 · Friedrich Kiel, German composer and music teacher (1821–1885)
- October 9 · Giuseppe Saracco, Italian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (1900-1901)
- October 16 · Franz Doppler, Austrian musician (1821–1883)
- October 24 · Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, German mathematician, optician and astronomer (1821-1896)
- October 25 · Antonio Ciseri, Italian painter (1821-1891)
- October 31 · Karel Havlíček Borovský, Czech journalist and writer (1821–1856)
November
- November 2 · George Bowen, British colonial administrator, 9th Governor of Hong Kong, 1st Governor of Queensland (1821-1899)
- November 4 · Martin Hattala, Slovak pedagogue, Roman Catholic theologian and linguist (1821–1903)
- November 13 · Mikhail Petrashevsky, Russian thinker (1821-1866)
- November 13 · William Loftus, British archaeologist (1821-1858)
- November 13 · William Hillebrand, German physician and botanist (1821-1886)
- November 21 · Carl August Bolle, German naturalist and collector (1821-1909)
December
- December 8 · Josip Runjanin, Croatian composer (1821–1878)
- December 9 · Marcus Goldman, American banker (1821-1904)
- December 22 · Giovanni Bottesini, Italian composer, conductor, and double bass player
- December 24 · Gabriel García Moreno, President of Ecuador (1860-1865; 1869; 1869-1875)
- December 25 · Leon Pinsker, physician, Zionist pioneer and activist (1821-1891)
- December 27 · Jane Wilde, Irish poet and writer, editor (1821–1896)
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