Famous people born in 1824
The best-known people born in 1824, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Alexandre Dumas filsFrench writer and dramatist (1824–1895)
July 27 · d. 1895
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Gustav KirchhoffGerman physicist (1824–1887)
March 12 · d. 1887
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Anton BrucknerAustrian composer (1824-1896)
September 4 · d. 1896
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Stonewall Jacksongeneral of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War
January 21 · d. 1863
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Levi P. Mortonvice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893 (1824–1920)
May 16 · d. 1920
Photo: Adam Cuerden, Public domain
George MacDonaldScottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)
December 10 · d. 1905
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Dayananda SaraswatiIndian social reformer (1824-1883)
February 12 · d. 1883
Photo: Srijut Krishnaravji, Public domain
Pierre JanssenFrench astronomer (1824-1907)
February 22 · d. 1907
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
William HugginsBritish astronomer (1824–1910)
February 7 · d. 1910
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain- Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)
Empress consort of Russia (1855-1880)
August 8 · d. 1880
- Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
French artist best known for his mural painting (1824–1898)
December 14 · d. 1898
- William Walker
American filibuster, physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (1824-1860)
May 8 · d. 1860
- John Kerr
Scottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (1824–1907)
December 17 · d. 1907
Who is your time twin?
Enter your birth date and find out who was exactly your age today on the day you were born.
Find my twinMonth by month
January
- January 3 · Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, German botanist (1824–1889)
- January 7 · Julia Kavanagh, Irish author (1824-1877)
- January 14 · Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (1824–1906)
- January 15 · Marie Duplessis, 19th-century French courtesan
- January 21 · Bertha Valerius, Swedish photographer and painter (1824-1895)
- January 25 · Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Bengali poet and dramatist (1824–1873)
February
- February 5 · Alfonso Capecelatro, Catholic cardinal (1824-1912)
- February 10 · Samuel Plimsoll, British politician (1824-1898)
- February 12 · Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Austro-Hungarian politician (1824-1899)
- February 13 · Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, Austro-Modenese Royal (1824-1906)
- February 14 · Winfield Scott Hancock, United States Army officer (1824–1886)
- February 28 · Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Austro-Hungarian writer, journalist, translator and bibliographer
March
- March 19 · William Allingham, Irish man of letters and poet (1824-1889)
- March 20 · Theodor von Heuglin, German explorer and ornithologist (1824-1876)
- March 22 · Charles Pfizer, German-American businessman and chemist (1824–1906)
- March 26 · Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist (1824-1874)
- March 27 · Lőrinc Schlauch, cardinal (1824–1902)
- March 28 · Alexey Bogolyubov, Russian artist (1824-1896)
April
- April 3 · William Magear Tweed, American politician (1823-1878)
- April 5 · Gustave Boulanger, French painter (1824-1888)
- April 8 · Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, Dutch princess (1824-1897)
- April 11 · Johanna von Puttkamer, Prussian noblewoman (1824–1894)
- April 15 · Aniceto Arce, Bolivian politician (1824–1906)
- April 18 · Woldemar, Prince of Lippe, sovereign of the Principality of Lippe (1824–1895)
May
- May 1 · Alexander William Williamson, English scientist (1824-1904)
- May 6 · Tokugawa Iesada, Edo shogun (1824-1858)
- May 16 · Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate States Army general (1824-1893)
- May 18 · Wilhelm Hofmeister, German botanist (1824-1877)
- May 19 · Theodoros Deligiannis, Greek politician (1820–1905)
- May 30 · Ōmura Masujirō, Japanese politician (1824-1869)
June
- June 7 · José María Rojas Garrido, Colombian politician (1824-1883)
- June 11 · Infanta Luisa Teresa of Spain, Spanish infanta; daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily (1824–1900)
- June 12 · Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, French Sculptor (1824–1887)
- June 19 · Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, Dutch painter of the Hague School (1824-1903)
- June 24 · Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg
- June 30 · Antonio González de Aguilar, 8th Marquis of la Vega de Armijo, Spanish politician (1824-1908)
July
- July 1 · Liver-Eating Johnson, mountain man of the American Old West. (1824–1900)
- July 16 · Ludwig Friedländer, German classical philologist (1824-1909)
- July 21 · Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, British earl (1824-1904); great-grandfather of Elizabeth II
- July 23 · Kuno Fischer, German philosopher (1824–1907)
- July 29 · Eastman Johnson, American artist (1824-1906)
- July 31 · Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, French Royal (1824–1890)
August
- August 2 · Princess Francisca of Brazil, Princess of Brazil (1824-1898)
- August 11 · Martin Gropius, German architect (1824–1880)
- August 15 · Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, Grand Duke of Baden (1824–1858)
- August 15 · Charles Godfrey Leland, American folklorist (1824-1903)
- August 15 · Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist (1824–1891)
- August 18 · Victoire Léodile Béra, French writer, editor (1824-1900)
September
- September 4 · Phoebe Caryary, American writer (1824-1871)
- September 9 · Svend Grundtvig, Folklorist, author (1824–1883)
- September 15 · Joseph Hergenröther, German Church historian and canonist (1824-1890)
- September 19 · Antonio Raimondi, Italian-Peruvian naturalist, botanist and explorer (1826-1890)
- September 22 · Gaspard Mermillod, Catholic cardinal (1824-1892), Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva
- September 27 · Benjamin Apthorp Gould, American astronomer (1824–1896)
October
- October 3 · Ivan Nikitin, Russian writer (1824–1861)
- October 13 · Carl Gustaf Thomson, Swedish entomologist (1824-1899)
- October 14 · Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, French painter (1824-1886)
- October 14 · Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, German prince (1824–1903)
- October 18 · Juan Valera, Spanish writer and diplomat (1824–1905)
- October 30 · Christen Dalsgaard, Danish painter (1824-1907)
November
- November 2 · Robert von Zimmermann, Czech-Austrian philosopher (1824-1898)
- November 2 · Carl August Julius Milde, German bryologist and pteridologist (1824–1871)
- November 9 · Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale, soldier and ornithologist from Britain (1824-1878)
- November 18 · Franz Sigel, Officer in the Grand Duchy of Baden; US Union Army general; civil servant (1824–1902)
- November 21 · Hieronymous Theodor Richter, German chemist (1824–1898)
- November 25 · Antonio Ghislanzoni, Italian journalist, poet, and novelist (1824-1893)
December
- December 6 · Emmanuel Frémiet, sculptor from France (1824-1910)
- December 11 · Víctor Balaguer i Cirera, Spanish author and politician (1824-1901)
- December 15 · Juliusz Kossak, Polish artist (1824–1899)
- December 20 · Calvert Vaux, Anglo-American architect (1824-1895)
- December 22 · Francesco Brioschi, Italian mathematician (1824-1897)
- December 30 · Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian diplomat (1824-1896)
People from Wikidata (CC0), photos from Wikimedia Commons; each photo shows its author and licence.