Famous people born in 1825
The best-known people born in 1825, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Thomas Henry HuxleyBritish biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
May 4 · d. 1895
Photo: Lock & Whitfield, Public domain
William Thomson, 1st Baron KelvinBritish physicist and engineer (1824–1907)
June 26 · d. 1907
Photo: T. & R. Annan & Sons; restored by Adam Cuerden [ 1 ], Public domain
Johann Strauss IIAustrian composer (1825-1899)
October 25 · d. 1899
Photo: Fritz Luckhardt, Public domain
Pedro II of Brazil2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)
December 2 · d. 1891
Photo: Alphonse Liébert, Public domain
Ferdinand LassalleGerman jurist and socialist (1825–1864)
April 11 · d. 1864
Photo: Philipp Graff, Public domain
William-Adolphe BouguereauFrench academic painter (1825–1905)
November 30 · d. 1905
Photo: Unknown photographer Unknown photographer, Public domain
Jean-Martin CharcotFrench neurologist (1825–1893)
November 29 · d. 1893
Photo: Unidentified photographer, Public domain
Paul KrugerSouth African politician and President of the South African Republic (1825–1904)
October 10 · d. 1904
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Johann Jakob BalmerSwiss mathematician (1825–1898)
May 1 · d. 1898
Photo: Johann Jakob Balmer, Public domain
Eduard HanslickAustrian musician and musicologist (1825–1904)
September 11 · d. 1904
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain- Julia, Princess of Battenberg
German noblewoman (1825-1895); wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
November 12 · d. 1895
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January
- January 11 · Bayard Taylor, United States poet, novelist and travel writer (1825-1878)
- January 11 · William Spottiswoode, British mathematician (1825-1883)
- January 12 · Brooke Westcott, British bishop, scholar and theologian (1825–1901)
- January 13 · Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, Founder of the modern Qatar (1825–1913)
- January 16 · George Pickett, Confederate States Army general (1825–1875)
- January 29 · Marie of Nassau, European royal (1826-1902)
February
- February 1 · Francis James Child, American folklorist (1825–1896)
- February 7 · Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (1825-1908)
- February 17 · Albrecht Weber, German indologist (1825–1901)
- February 25 · Berthold Carl Seemann, German botanist (1825–1871)
- February 26 · James Skivring Smith, President of Liberia (1825-1892)
- February 28 · Jean-Baptiste Arban, French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue (1825–1889)
March
- March 8 · Jules Barbier, French poet, writer and librettist (1825–1901)
- March 9 · Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia, (1825-1846)
- March 13 · Benjamin Mountfort, English / New Zealand architect and photographer
- March 15 · Aníbal Pinto, Chilean politician and President (1825-1884)
- March 25 · Max Schultze, German microscopic anatomist and phycologist (1825–1874)
- March 29 · Francesco Faà di Bruno, Italian priest (1825–1888)
April
- April 1 · Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, Princess of Bavaria (1825-1864)
- April 7 · Augustin Mouchot, French inventor and solar power pioneer (1825–1912)
- April 13 · Francisco Linares Alcántara, President of Venezuela (1825–1878)
- April 23 · Emil Welti, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1825-1899)
- April 24 · Robert Michael Ballantyne, Scottish author of juvenile fiction (1825-1894)
- April 25 · Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, Chilean politician (1825-1877)
May
- May 1 · George Inness, American landscape painter (1825-1894)
- May 9 · James Collinson, British artist (1825-1881)
- May 10 · August von Pelzeln, Austrian ornithologist (1825–1891)
- May 13 · John Lawrence LeConte, American entomologist (1825-1883)
- May 14 · Francisco Antonino Vidal, president of Uruguay (1825-1889)
- May 20 · Antoinette Brown Blackwell, American minister (1825–1921)
June
- June 7 · Richard Doddridge Blackmore, English novelist (1825-1900)
- June 8 · Charles Joshua Chaplin, French painter and engraver (1825-1891)
- June 10 · Princess Hildegard Louise of Bavaria, Bavarian princess (1825-1864)
- June 24 · Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, Russian grand duchess (1825-1844); daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia
- June 30 · Ferdinand von Mueller, German-Australian botanist (1825–1896)
- June 30 · Hervé, French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter (1825–1892)
July
- July 2 · Émile Ollivier, French statesman (1825-1913)
- July 9 · Julius Oppert, Franco-German Assyriologist
- July 11 · Gabriel Sundukian, Armenian writer and playwright (1825-1912)
- July 12 · Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, English botanist and mycologist (1825–1914)
- July 13 · Anton Heinrich Springer, German art historian (1825–1891)
- July 31 · August Beer, German scientist (1825-1863)
August
- August 2 · J. Neely Johnson, Governor of California (1825-1872)
- August 4 · Domingo Santa María, Chilean politician and President (1825–1889)
- August 4 · Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Duke of Saxony, General of the Cavalry in Württemberg (1825–1901)
- August 9 · Elisha P. Ferry, American politician (1825-1895)
- August 15 · Bernardo Guimarães, Brazilian writer (1825-1884)
- August 21 · Emilio Cornalia, Italian naturalist (1824–1882)
September
- September 11 · Giuseppe Prinzi, Italian sculptor (1825-1895)
- September 16 · Simeon Bavier, Swiss civil engineer, railway pioneer, politician and diplomat (1825-1896)
- September 16 · Richard Maack, Baltic German explorer and botanist (1825-1886)
- September 19 · Henry Charles Lea, American historian (1825-1909)
- September 21 · Mårten Eskil Winge, Swedish artist (1825–1896)
- September 28 · Rafael Núñez, author, lawyer, journalist, politician and President of Colombia (1825-1894)
October
- October 13 · Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer (1825-1895)
- October 15 · Marie of Prussia, Queen consort of Bavaria; youngest child of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Princess Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg
- October 22 · Friedrich von Schmidt, Austrian architect (1825–1891)
- October 26 · Iwakura Tomomi, Japanese politician (1825-1883)
- October 26 · Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, astronomer and geophysicist from Germany (1825-1884)
- October 31 · Charles Lavigerie, Catholic cardinal (1825-1892)
November
- November 6 · Julian Klaczko, Polish historian (1825-1906)
- November 8 · Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, German entomologist and arachnologist (1825-1908)
- November 8 · Meta Brevoort, American mountain climber (1825-1876)
- November 9 · Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate Army general (1825-1865)
- November 10 · Johann Jakob Scherer, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1825-1878)
- November 23 · Henriette Goldschmidt, Jewish German feminist (1825–1920)
December
- December 2 · Krišjānis Valdemārs, Latvian writer (1825–1891)
- December 4 · Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Russian writer (1825–1893)
- December 5 · Eugenie Marlitt, German writer (1825–1887)
- December 8 · Andrey Beketov, Russian botanist (1825-1902)
- December 17 · Thomas Woolner, English poet and sculptor (1825–1892)
- December 26 · Felix Hoppe-Seyler, German chemist and physiologist (1825–1895)
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