Famous people born in 1858
The best-known people born in 1858, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
October 27 · d. 1919
Photo: Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Max PlanckGerman theoretical physicist (1858–1947)
April 23 · d. 1947
Photo: Courtesy of the Clendening History of Medicine Library, University of Kansas Medical Center., CC BY-SA 3.0
Selma LagerlöfSwedish writer (1858–1940)
November 20 · d. 1940
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Giacomo PucciniItalian opera composer (1858–1924)
December 22 · d. 1924
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Émile DurkheimFrench sociologist (1858–1917)
April 15 · d. 1917
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Rudolf DieselGerman inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)
March 18 · d. 1913
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Georg SimmelGerman sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858–1918)
March 1 · d. 1918
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Eliezer Ben-YehudaRussian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist
January 7 · d. 1922
Photo: Ya'ackov Ben-Dov, Public domain
Gustaf V of SwedenKing of Sweden from 1907 to 1950
June 16 · d. 1950
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Christiaan EijkmanDutch physician (1858–1930)
August 11 · d. 1930
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Copyrighted free use
Bonar LawPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923
September 16 · d. 1923
Photo: Bain News Service, Public domain
Giuseppe PeanoItalian mathematician (1858–1932)
August 27 · d. 1932
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Jagadish Chandra BoseBengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
November 30 · d. 1937
Photo: Georges Chevalier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Omar al-MukhtarLeader of the Senussi resistance against the Italian fascist occupation (1858–1931)
August 20 · d. 1931
Photo: Italian colonial administration of Libya [1], Public domain
Ludwig QuiddeGerman politician (1858-1941)
March 23 · d. 1941
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Charles de FoucauldFrench Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
September 15 · d. 1916
Photo: Edsdet, Public domain
Rudolf, Crown Prince of AustriaAustrian archduke (1858-1889)
August 21 · d. 1889
Photo: Károly Koller, Public domain
Lovis CorinthGerman painter (1858–1925)
July 21 · d. 1925
Photo: Unidentified photographer, Public domain
Maria Christina of AustriaQueen consort of Spain (1858-1929)
July 21 · d. 1929
Photo: Martínez Saltos, F., Public domain- Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1858–1921)
October 22 · d. 1921
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January
- January 9 · Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist (1858-1934)
- January 15 · Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter, neo-impressionist and symbolist (1858–1899)
- January 22 · Beatrice Webb, English sociologist, economist, socialist, and social reformer (1858–1943)
- January 22 · Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, British colonial administrator (1858-1945)
- January 28 · Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist (1858–1940)
- January 31 · André Antoine, French actor and director (1858–1943)
February
- February 5 · Keke Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin
- February 14 · Joseph Thomson, Scottish geologist and explorer (1858–1895)
- February 15 · William Henry Pickering, American astronomer (1858–1938)
- February 18 · Princess Louise of Belgium, Belgian Royal (1858–1924)
- February 19 · Charles Eastman, Native American physician and scouting pioneer (1858–1939)
- February 24 · Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Austrian noble, niece of Elisabeth of Austria, who had a prominent role in the Mayerling Incident
March
- March 10 · Henry Watson Fowler, British lexicographer and linguist (1858–1933)
- March 13 · Maximilien Luce, French painter (1858-1941)
- March 14 · Eduard von Toll, Baltic German explorer (1858–1902)
- March 15 · Liberty Hyde Bailey, U.S. botanist (1858-1954)
- March 22 · Hans Meyer, German geographer, explorer, collector and publisher (1858-1929)
- March 28 · Joséphin Peladan, French writer (1858-1918)
April
- April 1 · Gaetano Mosca, Italian political scientist and journalist (1858–1941)
- April 3 · Mary Harrison McKee, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison (1858-1930)
- April 3 · Albert Samain, French poet (1858-1900)
- April 18 · Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian social reformer (1858–1962)
- April 19 · May Robson, Australian-born American actress (1858-1942)
- April 22 · Ethel Smyth, English composer and suffragette (1858–1944)
May
- May 14 · Anthon van Rappard, Dutch painter and draughtsman (1858-1892)
- May 17 · Mary Adela Blagg, British astronomer (1858–1944)
- May 19 · Roland Bonaparte, French geographer, astronomer and anthropologist (1858–1924)
- May 20 · Emma Adler, Austrian journalist and writer (1858–1935)
- May 21 · Édouard Goursat, French mathematician (1858–1936)
- May 26 · Sara Adler, Russian-born American actress in the Yiddish theater
June
- June 5 · Carl Swartz, Swedish 20th century prime minister (1858-1926)
- June 12 · Harry Johnston, British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927)
- June 12 · Henry Scott Tuke, English painter and photographer (1858-1929)
- June 20 · Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, British diplomat and Viceroy of India (1858–1944)
- June 21 · Medardo Rosso, Italian artist (1858–1928)
- June 25 · Georges Courteline, French dramatist and novelist (1858-1929)
July
- July 6 · John Atkinson Hobson, English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism (1858-1940)
- July 6 · José Miguel Gómez, president of Cuba (1858-1921)
- July 16 · Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer and conductor
- July 16 · Petar Bojović, Serbian military officer (1858–1945)
- July 24 · Wolfgang Kapp, Prussian civil servant and journalist. Nominal leader of the Kapp-Putsch (1858-1922)
- July 26 · Edward Mandell House, American diplomat with important role in WW I peace negotiations (1858-1938)
August
- August 10 · Anna J. Cooper, African-American author, educator, speaker and scholar (1858–1964)
- August 10 · Georgi Todorov, Bulgarian general (1858–1934)
- August 15 · Michael Hainisch, President of Austria (1858–1940)
- August 15 · Emma Calvé, French operatic soprano (1858-1942)
- August 22 · Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Russian grand prince (1858-1915)
- August 29 · Salomon Reinach, French archaeologist (1858-1932)
September
- September 1 · Carl Auer von Welsbach, Austrian scientist and inventor (1858-1929)
- September 3 · Francis Preserved Leavenworth, American astronomer
- September 12 · Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter (1858–1921)
- September 15 · Jenö Hubay, Hungarian musician (1858–1937)
- September 25 · Albrecht Penck, German geologist and geographer (1858–1945)
- September 28 · Gustaf Kossinna, German archaeologist (1858–1931)
October
- October 5 · Prince Henry of Battenberg, husband of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1858-1896)
- October 12 · Cipriano Castro, Venezuelan politician (1858–1924)
- October 15 · John L. Sullivan, American boxer (1858–1918)
- October 19 · George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-British zoologist (1858–1937)
- October 27 · Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Danish prince (1858-1939)
- October 30 · Louise Abbéma, French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque (1853-1927)
November
- November 7 · Bipin Chandra Pal, British Indian Bengali academic and politician (1858–1932)
- November 10 · Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Countess of Bardi (1858–1946)
- November 11 · Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato singer (1858–1922)
- November 13 · Edmond Aman-Jean, French painter (1858-1936)
- November 25 · Alfred Capus, French journalist and playwright (1858-1922)
- November 26 · Katharine Drexel, American Catholic sister and saint
December
- December 2 · Saitō Makoto, Prime Minister of Japan (1858-1936)
- December 16 · Agnes Baden-Powell, British scouting pioneer
- December 20 · Jan Toorop, Dutch painter (1858-1928)
- December 23 · Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian theatre director (1858-1943)
- December 27 · Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean politician and President (1858-1930)
- December 31 · Vincas Kudirka, Lithuanian writer, poet and physician (1858–1899)
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