Famous people born in 1838
The best-known people born in 1838, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Liliʻuokalanimonarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom (1838–1917)
September 2 · d. 1917
Photo: James J. Williams / Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Henry AdamsAmerican journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918)
February 16 · d. 1918
Photo: William Notman, Public domain
John MuirScottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
April 21 · d. 1914
Photo: Photograph by H. W. Bradley (1813–1891) and William Rulofson (1826–1878); original source: Holt-Athe, Public domain
Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeBengali writer, poet and journalist (1838-1894)
June 26 · d. 1894
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Tobias AsserDutch lawyer and legal scholar (1838-1913)
April 28 · d. 1913
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Émile Loubet8th president of France (1838–1929)
December 31 · d. 1929
Photo: Eugène Pirou, Licence Ouverte
Ferdinand von ZeppelinGerman general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
July 8 · d. 1917
Photo: Nicola Perscheid, CC BY-SA 3.0
Victoria WoodhullAmerican suffragist, editor (1838-1927)
September 23 · d. 1927
Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Ōkuma ShigenobuJapanese politician (1838-1922)
March 11 · d. 1922
Photo: published by 東洋文化協會 (The Eastern Culture Association), Public domain
Luís I of PortugalKing of Portugal from 1861 to 1889
November 12 · d. 1889
Photo: Augusto Bobone, Public domain
Franz BrentanoGerman philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory of intentionality (1838–1917)
January 16 · d. 1917
Photo: user:svencb, Public domain- William Henry Perkin
British chemist known for his accidental discovery of the first synthetic dye (1838–1907)
March 12 · d. 1907
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January
- January 2 · Jules Brunet, French advisor to Japan (1838–1911)
- January 4 · General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (1838–1883)
- January 11 · Giovanni Cagliero, Catholic cardinal (1838–1926)
- January 20 · Julius Wiesner, Austrian botanist (1838-1916)
- January 23 · Marianne Cope, German-American Franciscan Sister, missionary and saint (1838-1918)
- January 28 · James Craig Watson, American astronomer (1838-1880)
February
- February 2 · Konstanty Kalinowski, nobleman, political activist, journalist, insurgent in January Uprising. National hero of Belarus, Poland and Lithuania
- February 6 · Henry Irving, English stage actor of the Victorian era (1838–1905)
- February 14 · Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (1838–1914)
- February 16 · Alexander Veselovsky, Russian philologist (1838-1906)
- February 17 · Friedrich Konrad Beilstein, Russian chemist (1838-1906)
- February 26 · Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian writer and philologist (1838–1907)
March
- March 1 · Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Italian Passionist student and Catholic saint (1838–1862)
- March 3 · George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (1838–1914)
- March 6 · Szymon Winawer, Polish chess player (1838–1919)
- March 9 · Ludwig Gumplowicz, Polish sociologist (1838–1909)
- March 13 · Raffaello Giovagnoli, Italian writer and politician (1838-1915)
- March 28 · Jean-Paul Laurens, French painter (1838-1921)
April
- April 5 · Alpheus Hyatt, American zoologist, paleontologist (1838-1902)
- April 10 · Nicolás Salmerón, Prime Minister of Spain (1838-1908)
- April 12 · José Ruiz Blasco, Spanish artist, father of Pablo Picasso (1838-1913)
- April 13 · Shōjirō Gotō, Japanese noble (1838-1897)
- April 16 · Alexander von Wagner, Hungarian painter and professor (1838-1919)
- April 17 · Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg, German duchess (1838-1908)
May
- May 7 · Theodore M. Davis, American lawyer and egyptologist (1837–1915)
- May 10 · James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, British academic (1838-1922)
- May 15 · Nicolae Grigorescu, Romanian artist (1838-1907)
- May 18 · Léon Metchnikoff, Russian scientist, journalist and anarchist (1838–1888)
- May 20 · Jules Méline, French politician (1838-1925)
- May 20 · Ferdinand Zirkel, German geologist (1838–1912)
June
- June 2 · Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Grand Duchess of Russia (1838–1900)
- June 6 · Thomas Blake Glover, Scottish merchant in Bakumatsu and Meiji Japan
- June 18 · Edward S. Morse, American zoologist and anthropologist (1838–1925)
- June 18 · Auberon Herbert, British politician (1838–1906)
- June 24 · Gustav von Schmoller, German economist (1838–1917)
- June 27 · Paul Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (1838-1914)
July
- July 6 · Vatroslav Jagić, Austrian professor and university educator (1838–1923)
- July 7 · Ferdinand Stoliczka, Czech traveller, geologist and paleontologist (1838–1874)
- July 8 · Eli Lilly, American pharmacist, Union Army officer, businessman, philanthropist
- July 19 · Joel Asaph Allen, American zoologist and ornithologist (1838–1921)
- July 29 · Shah Jahan I of Bhopal, Begum of Bhopal (1838–1901)
- July 30 · Duke Philipp of Württemberg, German duke (1838-1917)
August
- August 1 · Prince Louis, Count of Trani, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- August 4 · Gustave Flourens, French Revolutionary leader and writer (1838-1871)
- August 19 · Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson, Swedish meteorologist
- August 24 · Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Prince of France (1838-1894)
- August 24 · James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838-1913)
- August 27 · Charles Swinhoe, British entomologist and ornithologist (1838-1927)
September
- September 6 · Duleep Singh I, last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1838-1893)
- September 8 · Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht, Austrian explorer (1838-1881)
- September 11 · Adam Asnyk, Polish poet and dramatist (1838–1897)
- September 18 · Anton Mauve, Dutch painter (1838–1888)
- September 26 · Toyohara Chikanobu, Japanese artist (1838-1912)
- September 29 · Henry Hobson Richardson, American architect (1838–1886)
October
- October 9 · Walter Lawry Buller, New Zealand lawyer, magistrate, naturalist, ornithologist (1838–1906)
- October 10 · Oswald Schmiedeberg, German pharmacist (1838–1921)
- October 18 · Alfred Jules Émile Fouillée, French philosopher (1838-1912)
- October 24 · Annie Edson Taylor, American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (1838–1921)
- October 24 · Emil Frey, member of the Swiss Federal Council, director of the International Telegraph Union, Union Army officer (1838-1922)
- October 28 · Fredrik Idestam, Finnish mining engineer, founder of Nokia (1838–1916)
November
- November 1 · Marin Drinov, Bulgarian historian (1838–1906)
- November 13 · Joseph F. Smith, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1838-1918)
- November 14 · August Šenoa, Croatian novelist (1838-1881)
- November 16 · Yikuang, Prince Qing, Qing Dynasty noble and politician (1838-1917)
- November 19 · Keshub Chunder Sen, Indian academic (1838–1884)
- November 23 · Stefanos Skouloudis, Greek banker, politician and diplomat (1838–1928)
December
- December 3 · Princess Louise of Prussia, Prussian princess (1838-1923)
- December 3 · Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and advocate of time zones (1838-1916)
- December 3 · Octavia Hill, English social reformer (1838-1912)
- December 12 · Sherburne Wesley Burnham, American astronomer (1838–1921)
- December 24 · John Morley, British statesman, writer and journalist (1838–1923)
- December 26 · Clemens Winkler, German chemist (1838-1904)
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