Famous people born in 1826
The best-known people born in 1826, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician (1826–1866)
September 17 · d. 1866
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Carlo CollodiItalian writer (1826–1890)
November 24 · d. 1890
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinRussian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist
January 27 · d. 1889
Photo: Ivan Kramskoi, Public domain
Carl XV of SwedenKing of Sweden and Norway (1859-1872)
May 3 · d. 1872
Photo: Photograph by Mathias Hansen (1823-1905), Public domain
Eugénie de MontijoEmpress consort of the French from 1853 to 1870 (1826–1920)
May 5 · d. 1920
Photo: Sergey Lvovich Levitsky, Public domain
Gustave Moreau19th century French Symbolist painter (1826-1898)
April 6 · d. 1898
Photo: Gustave Moreau, Public domain
Wilhelm LiebknechtGerman journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900)
March 29 · d. 1900
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain- Matilda Joslyn Gage
American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
March 24 · d. 1898
- William Henry Waddington
19th century French statesman, Prime Minister and an Ambassador of France (1826–1894)
December 11 · d. 1894
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January
- January 5 · Alfred Vulpian, French neurologist (1826–1887)
- January 6 · Adolf Kirchhoff, German classical philologist and epigrapher (1826–1908)
- January 16 · Romuald Traugutt, Polish general and war hero (1826-1864)
- January 22 · Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, British Liberal politician (1826-1904)
- January 22 · Friedrich Ueberweg, German historian of philosophy (1826-1871)
- January 27 · Richard Taylor, Confederate general (1826-1879)
February
- February 6 · Charles Barbier de Meynard, French historian and orientalist (1826–1908)
- February 9 · John A. Logan, American soldier and politician (1826–1886)
- February 16 · Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet and novelist (1826-1886)
- February 16 · Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen, Danish chemist and scientist (1826-1909)
- February 18 · Lea Ahlborn, Swedish artist (1826–1897)
- February 22 · Svetozar Miletić, Serbian politician (1826-1901)
March
- March 4 · John Buford, Union Army General (1826-1863)
- March 6 · Marietta Alboni, Italian operatic contralto (1826-1894)
- March 8 · Johann Köler, Estonian artist (1826-1899)
- March 17 · Oscar Ferdinand Peschel, German geographer (1826–1875)
- March 21 · Ruggiero Bonghi, Italian politician (1826-1895)
- March 26 · Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, German princess (1826-1896)
April
- April 2 · George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, German noble (1826–1914)
- April 4 · Samuel Boden, British chess player (1826–1882)
- April 12 · Augustin Feyen-Perrin, French painter (1826-1888)
- April 16 · Antoine Chevrier, French presbyter (1826–1879)
- April 17 · Vojtěch Náprstek, Czech traveller (1826-1894)
- April 30 · Julius von Ficker, German historian (1826–1902)
May
- May 6 · Peter Leopold von Schrenck, Russian scientist of Baltic German origin (1826-1894)
- May 7 · Varina Davis, Second wife of President Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederate States (1826–1906)
- May 10 · Henry Clifton Sorby, British scientist, founder of microscopical petrology and metallography (1826–1908)
- May 15 · Henri Mouhot, French explorer (1826–1861)
- May 23 · Adile Sultan, Ottoman princess (1826–1899)
- May 26 · Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Russian Grand duchess (1826-1845)
June
- June 6 · Sarah Parker Remond, American abolitionist and suffragist (1824-1894)
- June 12 · Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, The Great Islamic Scholar (1829-1905)
- June 16 · Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian scientist (1826-1897)
- June 21 · Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society (1826–1902)
- June 21 · Georg von Neumayer, German polar explorer and scientist (1826-1909)
- June 29 · Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (1826-1874)
July
- July 5 · Amédée Guillemin, French science writer and journalist (1826–1893)
- July 8 · Friedrich Chrysander, German musicologist and Handel scholar (1826–1901)
- July 11 · Franz Grashof, German engineer (1826–1893)
- July 21 · Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, British politician (1826–1893)
- July 22 · Julius Stockhausen, German conductor (1826–1906)
- July 31 · William Smith Clark, American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886)
August
- August 4 · Domenico Morelli, Italian painter (1826-1901)
- August 5 · İbrahim Şinasi, Ottoman journalist (1826-1871)
- August 7 · August Ahlqvist, Finnish poet, scholar, author and literary critic (1826-1889)
- August 13 · Nedelya Petkova, Bulgarian educator
- August 24 · Fritz Melbye, Danish artist (1826-1896)
- August 26 · Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Bavarian princess (1826–1875)
September
- September 1 · Alfred Ely Beach, American businessman (1826–1896)
- September 4 · Karl Blind, German revolutionist and journalist (1826-1907)
- September 13 · Anthony Joseph Drexel, American businessman (1826-1893)
- September 16 · Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, German duke (1826–1908)
- September 16 · José Eusebio Otalora, Colombian politician (1826–1884)
- September 21 · Gustave Moynier, Swiss jurist, co-founder and president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
October
- October 1 · Karl von Piloty, German painter (1826-1886)
- October 2 · Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, German physicist (1826–1899)
- October 3 · Pasquale Villari, Italian historian and politician (1827-1917)
- October 4 · Princess Augusta of Württemberg, German Princess (1826–1898)
- October 8 · Emily Blackwell, English-born American physician
- October 20 · Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand, Swedish chemist (1826–1897)
November
- November 2 · Henry John Stephen Smith, Irish mathematician (1826–1883)
- November 19 · William Crowninshield Endicott, American politician and judge (1826-1900)
- November 22 · Théophile Aube, French admiral (1826-1890)
- November 25 · Jovan Đorđević, (1826-1900) Serbian writer
- November 26 · Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, President of Venezuela (1826–1905)
- November 28 · Matvey Gusev, Russian astronomer (1826–1866)
December
- December 1 · Sereno Watson, American botanist (1826-1892)
- December 1 · William Mahone, American civil war general and politician (1826-1895)
- December 8 · Silvestro Lega, Italian painter (1826-1895)
- December 8 · John Brown, Scottish personal servant and favourite of Queen Victoria (1826–1883)
- December 18 · Mariano Ignacio Prado, President of Peru (1826-1901)
- December 21 · Lev Lagorio, Russian artist (1827-1905)
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