Famous people born in 1823
The best-known people born in 1823, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Alfred Russel WallaceBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
January 8 · d. 1913
Photo: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (active 1855-1922), Public domain
Sándor PetőfiHungarian poet and liberal revolutionary (1823–1849)
January 1 · d. 1849
Photo: Soma Orlai Petrich, Public domain
Ernest RenanFrench philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
February 28 · d. 1892
Photo: Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, Public domain
Abdülmecid I31th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1839–1861)
April 25 · d. 1861
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Friedrich Max MüllerGerman-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)
December 6 · d. 1900
Photo: Alexander Bassano, Public domain
Leopold KroneckerGerman mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891)
December 7 · d. 1891
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Alexander OstrovskyRussian playwright (1823-1886)
April 12 · d. 1886
Photo: Vasily Perov, Public domain
Jean-Henri FabreFrench entomologist and author (1823-1915)
December 21 · d. 1915
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Schuyler ColfaxVice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873 (1823–1885)
March 23 · d. 1885
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- Li Hongzhang
Chinese politician, general and diplomat; governor of Zhili of the late Qing dynasty; Trade Minister of the Beiyang Government (1823–1901)
February 15 · d. 1901
- Spencer Fullerton Baird
American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1823-1887)
February 3 · d. 1887
- Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
July 15 · d. 1888
- Sophie Adlersparre
Publisher, editor, writer an a women's rights activist (1823–1895)
July 6 · d. 1895
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January
- January 3 · Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Belgian musician (1823–1881)
- January 3 · Robert Whitehead, English engineer (1823–1905)
- January 5 · José María Iglesias Inzárruga, President of Mexico (1823-1891)
- January 9 · Friedrich von Esmarch, German academic (1823-1908)
- January 14 · Carlo III, Duke of Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1849 to 1854
- January 31 · Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, French astronomer (1823–1900)
February
- February 7 · Richard Genée, Austrian librettist, playwright and composer (1823–1895)
- February 12 · Richard Belcredi, Austrian politician (1823-1902)
- February 18 · Jasper Francis Cropsey, American painter (1823–1900)
- February 21 · Eduard Oscar Schmidt, German zoologist (1823–1886)
- February 26 · Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst, German prince and Catholic cardinal (1823–1896)
- February 28 · Frederick Francis II, Prussian noble and general, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823–1883)
March
- March 12 · Katsu Kaishū, Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)
- March 18 · Xavier de Montépin, French novelist (1823–1902)
- March 18 · Antoine Chanzy, French general and diplomat (1823-1883)
- March 19 · Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Bavarian princess (1823-1914)
- March 21 · Jules Émile Planchon, French botanist (1823–1888)
- March 26 · George Henry Williams, American Lawyer, judge and politician, Oregon (1823-1910)
April
- April 1 · Simon Bolivar Buckner, Confederate Army general (1823-1914)
- April 3 · William Magear Tweed, American politician (1823-1878)
- April 4 · Carl Wilhelm Siemens, engineer and inventor (1823–1883)
- April 17 · Infante Enrique of Spain, Spanish infante, I Duke of Seville and officer in the Spanish Navy (1823-1870)
- April 30 · George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Scottish peer, Liberal politician and writer on science, religion, and politics (1823-1900)
- April 30 · Paul Janet, French philosopher (1823-1899)
May
- May 1 · Jemima Blackburn, British artist (1823-1909)
- May 2 · José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Portuguese politician and zoologist (1823-1907)
- May 11 · Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter (1823-1906)
- May 12 · Frederik Vermehren, Danish painter and university teacher (1823-1910)
- May 16 · Heymann Steinthal, German linguist (1823–1899)
- May 23 · Ante Starčević, Croatian politician, writer and "Father of Croatian homeland" (1823-1896)
June
- June 6 · Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria, Austrian archduke (1823-1898)
- June 8 · Giuseppe Fiorelli, Italian classical archaeologist and numismatist (1823-1896)
- June 11 · James L. Kemper, Confederate Army general (1823-1895)
- June 13 · Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl, Swiss entomologist (1823-1914)
- June 18 · Jesús Jiménez Zamora, former president of Costa Rica (1823-1897)
- June 30 · Maurice Sand, French illustrator and writer (1823-1889)
July
- July 4 · Gregorio Pacheco, Bolivia presidente (1823–1899)
- July 6 · Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar and playwright (1823–1891)
- July 6 · Vincenzo Petrocelli, Italian painter (1823-1896)
- July 7 · Domenico Morelli, Italian painter (1826-1901)
- July 10 · Sanford Robinson Gifford, American painter (1823–1880)
- July 23 · Coventry Patmore, English poet (1823–1896)
August
- August 2 · Edward Augustus Freeman, English historian (1823–1892)
- August 3 · Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Spanish composer (1823-1894)
- August 3 · Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish nationalist & American politician (1823-1867)
- August 10 · Gonçalves Dias, Brazilian poet and dramatist (1823–1864)
- August 11 · Charlotte Mary Yonge, English writer, editor (1823–1901)
- August 15 · Gaston Boissier, French classical scholar, and secretary of the Académie française (1823–1908)
September
- September 1 · Servetseza Kadın, Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I (1823–1878)
- September 9 · Joseph Leidy, American anatomist and paleontologist (1823 – 1891)
- September 12 · Kornel Ujejski, Polish poet (1823–1897)
- September 16 · Francis Parkman, American historian (1823–1893)
- September 17 · Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Polish composer
- September 29 · Władysław Syrokomla, Polish poet (1823–1862)
October
- October 5 · Ramalinga Swamigal, Vallalar history (1823-1874)
- October 8 · Ivan Aksakov, Russian writer and slavophile (1823-1886)
- October 9 · Mary Ann Shadd, American abolitionist (1823–1893)
- October 11 · Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, British military officer of German parents (1823-1902)
- October 21 · Emilio Arrieta, Spanish composer (1821–1894)
- October 26 · Karl Weinhold, German folklorist and linguist (1823-1901)
November
- November 1 · Lascăr Catargi, Romanian politician (1823-1899)
- November 8 · Joseph Monier, French gardener and one of the principal inventors of reinforced concrete
- November 17 · John Evans, English archaeologist and geologist (1823–1908)
- November 23 · Nikolay Bunge, Russian economist (1823-1895)
- November 24 · Georg Heinrich Mettenius, German botanist (1823-1866)
- November 30 · Nathanael Pringsheim, German botanist (1823-1894)
December
- December 1 · Karl Schenk, longest serving member of the Swiss Federal Council (1823-1895)
- December 1 · Ernest Reyer, French opera composer and music critic (1823–1909)
- December 2 · Oscar Dickson, Swedish explorer of the Arctic (1823–1897)
- December 9 · Rosalie Roos, Swedish writer, editor
- December 22 · Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American soldier, Unitarian minister and author (1823–1911)
- December 24 · Giovanni Bottesini, Italian composer, conductor, and double bass player
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