Famous people born in 1844
The best-known people born in 1844, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Friedrich NietzscheGerman philosopher (1844-1900)
October 15 · d. 1900
Photo: Friedrich Hermann Hartmann, Public domain
Sarah BernhardtFrench stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923)
October 23 · d. 1923
Photo: Nadar, Public domain
Anatole FranceFrench writer (1844–1924)
April 16 · d. 1924
Photo: Photographer : Wilhelm Benque. Tucker Collection, Public domain
Carl BenzGerman automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)
November 25 · d. 1929
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovRussian composer (1844–1908)
March 18 · d. 1908
Photo: Karl Fischer, Public domain
Ilya RepinRussian-empire painter of Ukrainian birth (1844-1930)
August 5 · d. 1930
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
Mary CassattAmerican painter and printmaker (1844—1926)
May 22 · d. 1926
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ludwig BoltzmannAustrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)
February 20 · d. 1906
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Umberto I of Italyking of Italy (1844-1900)
March 14 · d. 1900
Photo: Fratelli Vianelli, Public domain
Mehmed V35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1909–1918)
November 2 · d. 1918
Photo: P. S. Rogers, Public domain
Bernadette SoubirousFrench saint (1844–1879)
January 7 · d. 1879
Photo: abbé P. Bernadou, Public domain
Klas Pontus ArnoldsonSwedish politician (1844-1916)
October 21 · d. 1916
Photo: Gen. Stab. Lit. Anst. (Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt) (Lithographic Institute General Staff). , Public domain
Alexandra of DenmarkQueen consort of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
December 1 · d. 1925
Photo: W. & D. Downey, Public domain
Menilek IIEmperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa (1844-1913)
August 17 · d. 1913
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
ʻAbdu'l-Baháson of Bahá'u'lláh and leader of the Bahá'í Faith
May 23 · d. 1921
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Friedrich RatzelGerman geographer and ethnographer (1844–1904)
August 30 · d. 1904
Photo: Unknown Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Garret Hobartvice president of the United States from 1897 to 1899
June 3 · d. 1899
Photo: Doremus Gallery of Art, Paterson, NJ, Public domain
Peter I of SerbiaSerbian noble (1844–1921); King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918
July 11 · d. 1921
Photo: Uroš Predić, Public domain
Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallahReligious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi (1844-1885)
August 12 · d. 1885
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Louis RielMétis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
October 22 · d. 1885
Photo: Photographer: I. Bennetto & Co. (Israel Bennetto, 1860-1946 [2] ) (possibly) Engraver: Octave-Henri , Public domain- Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900 (1844–1900)
August 6 · d. 1900
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January
- January 5 · Manuel González Prada, Peruvian politician (1844-1918)
- January 14 · William Forsell Kirby, British entomologist (1844-1912)
- January 25 · Catherine Breshkovsky, Russian politician (1844–1934)
- January 27 · Numa Droz, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1844-1899)
- January 28 · Gyula Benczúr, Hungarian artist (1844–1920)
- January 29 · Vassily Maximov, Russian artist (1844-1911)
February
- February 1 · Eduard Strasburger, Polish-German botanist (1844–1912)
- February 14 · Robert Themptander, Swedish 19th century prime minister (1844-1897)
- February 16 · James Guillaume, Swiss anarchist (1844–1916)
- February 18 · Victorine Meurent, French painter, model for painters (1844-1927)
- February 20 · Mihály Munkácsy, Hungarian painter (1844-1900)
- February 20 · Joshua Slocum, American navigator and maritime writer (1844-1909)
March
- March 4 · Josip Jurčič, Slovene writer and journalist (1844–1881)
- March 10 · Marie Spartali Stillman, Pre-Raphaelite artist (1844-1927)
- March 24 · Camille Lemonnier, Belgian writer (1844-1913)
- March 25 · Adolf Engler, German botanist (1844–1930)
- March 28 · Prince Philipp, 4th Prince of Koháry, Germano-Hungarian Royal Noble
- March 31 · Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic (1844–1912)
April
- April 7 · Paschal Grousset, French politician, journalist, translator and science fiction writer (1844-1909)
- April 10 · Jules de Burlet, Belgian politician (1844-1897)
- April 14 · Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Italian princess
- April 20 · Juan Idiarte Borda, president of Uruguay (1844-1897)
- April 23 · Sanford B. Dole, American judge (1844-1926)
- April 27 · Alois Riehl, Austrian philosopher (1844-1924)
May
- May 1 · Jenny Longuet, Karl Marx's eldest daughter (1844-1883)
- May 3 · Édouard Drumont, French journalist and writer (1844–1917)
- May 3 · Kuroki Tamemoto, Japanese general (1844-1923)
- May 3 · Felix Gras, French poet, notary and magistrate (1844–1901)
- May 17 · Julius Wellhausen, German theologian and orientalist (1844–1918)
- May 24 · Jan Jarkowski, Polish, Russian astronomer (1844-1902)
June
- June 1 · Vasily Polenov, Russian artist (1844-1927)
- June 3 · Detlev von Liliencron, German lyric poet and novelist (1844–1909)
- June 6 · Konstantin Savitsky, Russian artist (1844-1905)
- June 10 · Carl Hagenbeck, German animal trader, manager of "Völkerschauen" (human zoos) and zoo director (1844–1913)
- June 12 · Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician (1844-1927)
- June 15 · Charlotte Despard, Anglo-Irish suffragist (1844-1939)
July
- July 1 · Verney Lovett Cameron, traveller from England (1844–1894)
- July 3 · Dankmar Adler, architect (1844-1900)
- July 4 · Edmonia Lewis, African American sculptor (1844–1907)
- July 10 · Amalie Materna, Austrian operatic soprano (1844-1918)
- July 20 · John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish noble (1844-1900)
- July 31 · Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German prince (1844–1894)
August
- August 13 · Friedrich Miescher, Swiss biochemist (1844-1895)
- August 14 · Princess Françoise of Orléans, duchess of Chartres (1844-1925)
- August 22 · George W. De Long, American polar explorer (1844–1881)
- August 24 · Émile Oustalet, French scientist
- August 29 · Edward Carpenter, English utopian socialist, poet and activist (1844–1929)
- August 30 · Emily Ruete, German writer, emigrated princess of Zanzibar (1844-1924)
September
- September 3 · Sophia Tolstaya, Russian writer (1844–1919)
- September 7 · Béhanzin, last king of Dahomey (1845–1906)
- September 17 · Tivadar Puskás, Hungarian inventor (1844-1893)
- September 18 · Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, American artist (1844-1934)
- September 24 · Max Noether, German mathematician (1844–1921)
- September 29 · Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, President of Argentina (1844-1909)
October
- October 3 · Patrick Manson, Scottish parasitologist (1844-1922)
- October 11 · Henry J. Heinz, American businessman (1844-1919)
- October 15 · Simon Gregorčič, Slovenian poet (1844–1906)
- October 23 · Wilhelm Leibl, German artist (1844–1900)
- October 23 · Édouard Branly, French physicist (1844-1940)
- October 24 · Karl Lueger, Austrian politician (1844-1910)
November
- November 1 · Olga Wisinger-Florian, Austrian painter (1844-1926)
- November 10 · John Sparrow David Thompson, Prime Minister of Canada from 1892 to 1894
- November 13 · William Wilson, British journalist, swimming instructor and coach, originator of the game of water polo (1844–1912)
- November 13 · Nikodim Kondakov, Russian art historian (1844–1925)
- November 16 · Émile Mercier, French archer
- November 19 · Sakuma Samata, Japanese general (1844-1915)
December
- December 3 · Vladan Đorđević, Serbian physician, writer and politician (1844-1930)
- December 8 · Émile Reynaud, French inventor
- December 15 · Alfred East, British artist (1844-1913)
- December 17 · William Gilson Farlow, American botanist (1844–1919)
- December 18 · Lujo Brentano, German economist and social reformer (1844–1931)
- December 26 · Joseph Marello, Italian bishop (1844-1895)
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