Famous people born in 1833
The best-known people born in 1833, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
October 21 · d. 1896
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Johannes BrahmsGerman composer (1833–1897)
May 7 · d. 1897
Photo: C. Brasch , Berlin ( biography ), Public domain
Benjamin HarrisonPresident of the United States, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)
August 20 · d. 1901
Photo: Pach Brothers, Public domain
Alexander BorodinRussian composer, doctor and chemist (1833–1887)
November 12 · d. 1887
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Élie DucommunSwiss activist (1833-1906)
February 19 · d. 1906
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ernesto Teodoro MonetaItalian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1833–1918)
September 20 · d. 1918
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Wilhelm DiltheyGerman historian, psychologist, sociologist, student of hermeneutics, and philosopher (1833–1911)
November 19 · d. 1911
Photo: R. Dührkoop, Public domain
Robert Green IngersollAmerican lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)
August 11 · d. 1899
Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain
Alfred von SchlieffenPrussian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff (1833-1913)
February 28 · d. 1913
Photo: Photo studio E. Bieber, Public domain- Carlos Juan Finlay
Cuban physician discoverer of means of transmission of yellow fever through biological vector (1833–1915)
December 3 · d. 1915
- Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
British Royal (1833–1897), mother of Mary of Teck
November 27 · d. 1897
- Kido Takayoshi
Japanese samurai of the Mito Domain and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1833-1877)
August 11 · d. 1877
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January
- January 5 · Sophus Bugge, Norwegian linguist (1833–1907)
- January 7 · Henry Enfield Roscoe, English chemist (1833-1915)
- January 8 · Larin Paraske, Izhorian oral poet (1833-1904)
- January 11 · Constantine V of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (1833-1914)
- January 15 · Louis Paulsen, German chess player (1833–1891)
- January 19 · Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (1833–1872)
February
- February 6 · José María de Pereda, Spanish writer (1833–1906)
- February 7 · Ricardo Palma, Peruvian historian (1833-1919)
- February 11 · Melville Fuller, chief justice of the United States from 1888 to 1910
- February 23 · Zacharie Astruc, French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic (1833-1907)
- February 24 · Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian statesman (1833–1895)
- February 28 · Carl Hilty, Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer (1833-1909)
March
- March 2 · Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Austrian Imperial and Royal (1833-1905)
- March 9 · Dimitrie Sturdza, Prime Minister of Romania (1833-1914)
- March 15 · Géza Fejérváry, Hungarian politician (1833-1914)
- March 22 · Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, Prime Minister of Spain (1833-1895)
- March 25 · Nikolai Zverev, Russian classical pianist (1833–1893)
- March 30 · Charles Horton Peck, American mycologist (1833–1917)
April
- April 6 · Luis Cordero Crespo, President of Ecuador (1892 - 1895)
- April 6 · Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern, Dutch linguist and orientalist (1833-1917)
- April 10 · Fredrik von Otter, Swedish 20th century prime minister (1833-1910)
- April 15 · Maurice Loewy, French astronomer (1833–1907)
- April 25 · Marko Miljanov, author from Montenegro
- April 30 · Hortense Schneider, singer (1833–1920)
May
- May 3 · Philip Hermogenes Calderon, British artist (1833-1898)
- May 5 · Soledad Acosta, Colombian writer (1833-1913)
- May 14 · J. Donald Cameron, American politician (1833–1918)
- May 17 · Benedetto Brin, Italian engineer and politician (1833-1898)
- May 17 · Manuel Murguía, Spanish author (1833-1923)
- May 22 · Félix Bracquemond, French painter (1833-1914)
June
- June 1 · John Marshall Harlan, US Supreme Court justice from 1877 to 1911 (1833-1911)
- June 2 · Segismundo Moret, Spanish politician, art collector and writer (1833-1913)
- June 3 · Rosa Vercellana, mistress of the King of Italy (1833-1885)
- June 4 · Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army (1833-1913)
- June 15 · Theodor Meynert, German-Austrian neuropathologist (1833-1892)
- June 24 · Gustaf Åkerhielm, Swedish 19th century prime minister (1833-1900)
July
- July 4 · Emil Bretschneider, Baltic German sinologist, geographer, and botanist (1833–1901)
- July 9 · Josipina Turnograjska, Slovenian writer (1833–1854)
- July 12 · Jean Baptista von Schweitzer, German politician and playwright (1833–1875)
- July 20 · Karl von Hasenauer, Austrian architect (1833-1894)
- July 23 · Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, British statesman (1833-1908)
- July 24 · Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium, Belgian prince (1833–1834)
August
- August 3 · Auguste Schmidt, German activist, editor (1833-1902)
- August 5 · Carola of Vasa, queen of Saxony (1833-1907)
- August 7 · Powell Clayton, American politician (1833-1914)
- August 8 · Karl Klaus von der Decken, German explorer (1833-1865)
- August 13 · Lucido Parocchi, Catholic cardinal (1833–1903)
- August 23 · Giovanni Capellini, Italian paleontologist (1833-1922)
September
- September 1 · Michał Hórnik, Sorbian writer (1833–1894)
- September 8 · Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco, Catholic cardinal (1833–1923)
- September 19 · Ludwig von Brenner, German conductor and composer (1833–1902)
- September 20 · Hedwig Dohm, German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist (1831–1919)
- September 29 · Henri Chapu, French sculptor and medalist (1833-1891)
- September 30 · Ferdinand von Saar, Austrian writer (1833-1906)
October
- October 4 · John Anderson, Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833–1900)
- October 8 · André Theuriet, French poet and novelist (1833–1907)
- October 9 · Eugen Langen, German businessman (1833–1895)
- October 15 · Frederick Guthrie, British physicist
- October 23 · Antonio Flores Jijón, President of Ecuador (1888 - 1892)
- October 27 · Cándido Bareiro, President of Paraguay (1833-1880)
November
- November 7 · Rafael Pombo, Colombian writer (1833–1912)
- November 13 · Edwin Booth, American actor (1833–1893)
- November 26 · Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth, Finnish officer, politician and Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1833–1913)
- November 30 · Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, English suffragist
- November 30 · Artur Hazelius, Swedish folklorist (1833-1901)
- November 30 · William C. Oates, Confederate Army officer (1833-1910)
December
- December 2 · Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen, German pathologist (1833-1910)
- December 13 · Petre S. Aurelian, Prime Minister of Romania (1833-1909)
- December 16 · Károly Lotz, German-Hungarian painter
- December 25 · Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess of Nassau, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1833–1916)
- December 30 · André Messager, French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)
- December 31 · Salvador Jovellanos, Paraguayan politician (1833-1881)
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