Famous people born in 1853
The best-known people born in 1853, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Hendrik LorentzDutch physicist (1853–1928)
July 18 · d. 1928
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
José MartíCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
January 28 · d. 1895
Photo: Cuba. Secretaría de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes., CC0
Cecil John RhodesBritish businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
July 5 · d. 1902
Photo: unattributed, Public domain
Heike Kamerlingh OnnesDutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)
September 21 · d. 1926
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Copyrighted free use
Wilhelm OstwaldBaltic German chemist (1853–1932)
September 2 · d. 1932
Photo: Nobel Foundation, Public domain
ChulalongkornKing of Siam (1853-1910)
September 20 · d. 1910
Photo: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain
Albrecht KosselGerman biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics
September 16 · d. 1927
Photo: Kossel,_Albrecht_(1853-1927).jpg : George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) derivative , Public domain
Vladimir KorolenkoUkrainian-born Russian writer
July 27 · d. 1921
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Aleksey BrusilovRussian and Soviet military commander
August 3 · d. 1926
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Kitasato ShibasaburōJapanese bacteriologist, immunologist
January 29 · d. 1931
Photo: 北里研究所, Public domain
Errico Malatestaanarchist (1853-1932)
December 4 · d. 1932
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Jaroslav VrchlickýCzech lyrical poet (1853–1912)
February 17 · d. 1912
Photo: František Duras, Public domain- Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1853–1920); sixth child and second daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
October 17 · d. 1920
- Louise Abbéma
French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque (1853-1927)
October 30 · d. 1927
- Pierre-Paul Émile Roux
French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (1853-1933)
December 17 · d. 1933
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January
- January 1 · Karl von Einem, German general (1853-1934)
- January 12 · Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (1853–1925)
- January 16 · André Michelin, French engineer and industrialist; co-founder (with his brother) of the Michelin Tyre Company
- January 16 · Ian Hamilton, British Army general (1853–1947)
- January 17 · Alva Belmont, American suffragette and socialite (1853–1933)
- January 24 · Paul Julius Möbius, German neurologist (1853-1907)
February
- February 9 · Leander Starr Jameson, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1853-1917)
- February 15 · Alfred Beit, German born businessman and mining magnate in South Africa (1853-1906)
- February 15 · Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, British surgeon and writer (1853-1923)
- February 16 · James Douglas Ogilby, ichthyologist (1853–1925)
- February 18 · Ernest Fenollosa, American art historian and orientalist (1853-1908)
- February 20 · Amanda Röntgen-Maier, Swedish musician (1853–1894)
March
- March 5 · Howard Pyle, American illustrator and author (1853-1911)
- March 16 · Heinrich Kayser, German physicist (1853–1940)
- March 20 · Dmitry Sipyagin, Russian politician (1853–1902)
- March 22 · Isidor Kaufmann, Hungarian artist (1853-1921)
- March 28 · Rudolf Kittel, German biblical scholar (1853-1929)
- March 29 · Elihu Thomson, American inventor (1853–1937)
April
- April 5 · George Roux, French painter (1853-1929)
- April 6 · Emil Jellinek, German automotive pioneer (1853–1918)
- April 9 · Gaston Eugene Marie Bonnier, French botanist (1853-1922)
- April 17 · Arthur Moritz Schoenflies, German mathematician (1853–1928)
- April 22 · Alphonse Bertillon, French forensic scientist (1853–1914)
- April 30 · Vladimir Kokovtsov, Russian politician
May
- May 2 · Antonio Maura, Spanish politician (1853-1925)
- May 6 · Philander C. Knox, American lawyer, banker, and politician (1853-1921)
- May 13 · Adolf Hölzel, German painter (1853–1934)
- May 14 · Hall Caine, British novelist and playwright (1853-1931)
- May 21 · Heinrich Lammasch, Last prime minister of imperial Austria (1853-1920)
- May 21 · Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (1853-1905)
June
- June 5 · Lucina Hagman, Finnish politician and feminist (1853–1946)
- June 14 · Aloisia Kirschner, Austrian writer (1853–1934)
- June 16 · Emil Sjögren, Swedish composer (1853–1918)
- June 17 · Martin Krause, German musician (1853-1918)
- June 18 · Mato Kósyk, Sorbian poet (1853–1940)
- June 30 · Adolf Furtwängler, German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)
July
- July 4 · Ernst Otto Beckmann, German chemist (1853–1923)
- July 5 · Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, Slovak painter (1853-1919)
- July 17 · Alexius Meinong, Austrian philosopher (1853–1920)
- July 24 · Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, French astronomer (1853-1948)
- July 25 · David Belasco, American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)
- July 30 · Julian Fałat, Polish painter, watercolorist (1853–1929)
August
- August 3 · Maria Wiik, Finnish painter (1853–1928)
- August 4 · John Henry Twachtman, American painter (1853-1902)
- August 5 · Edvard August Vainio, Finnish botanist (1853-1929)
- August 13 · Asta Nørregaard, Norwegian artist (1853–1933)
- August 15 · Théodore Flournoy, Swiss psychologist and parapsychologist (1853–1920)
- August 21 · Henry Solomon Wellcome, Anglo-American businessman
September
- September 10 · Gertrud Adelborg, Women's rights activist
- September 19 · Florentino Ameghino, natural scientist and museum director from Argentina (1854-1911)
- September 19 · Miguel de Bragança, claimant to the throne of Portugal (1853–1927)
- September 23 · Fritz von Below, German First World War general (1853–1918)
- September 23 · Konstantin Stoilov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1853-1901)
- September 29 · Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover, youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise (1853–1933)
October
- October 4 · Armando Palacio Valdés, Spanish writer (1853-1938)
- October 13 · Lillie Langtry, British actress (1853-1929)
- October 14 · Ciprian Porumbescu, Romanian composer (1853-1883)
- October 16 · Emilio Aceval, Paraguayan president (1853-1931)
- October 23 · Capistrano de Abreu, Brazilian historian (1853–1927)
- October 31 · Nikolai Kibalchich, Ukrainian revolutionary and scientist (1853-1881)
November
- November 1 · José Santos Zelayo, President of Nicaragua from 1893 to 1909
- November 12 · Oskar Panizza, German psychiatrist, writer, dramatist, poet, editor, publisher (1853–1921)
- November 17 · Panagiotis Danglis, Greek politician and general (1853-1924)
- November 19 · Gabriel Hanotaux, French statesman and historian (1853-1944)
- November 23 · Leo Anton Karl de Ball, German astronomer (1853–1916)
- November 27 · Frank Bernard Dicksee, English Victorian painter and illustrator (1853–1928)
December
- December 16 · Roberto Ferruzzi, Italian painter (1853-1934)
- December 22 · Sarada Devi, spiritual consort of Ramakrishna (1853–1920)
- December 22 · Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan classical pianist
- December 26 · Wilhelm Dörpfeld, German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940)
- December 26 · René Bazin, French novelist (1853–1932)
- December 30 · André Messager, French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)
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