Famous people born in 1864
The best-known people born in 1864, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Max WeberGerman sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
April 21 · d. 1920
Photo: Ernst Gottmann, Public domain
Henri de Toulouse-LautrecFrench painter and illustrator (1864–1901)
November 24 · d. 1901
Photo: Paul Sescau, Public domain
Richard StraussGerman composer and orchestra director (1864–1949)
June 11 · d. 1949
Photo: Franz Leximeliaman, Public domain
Miguel de UnamunoSpanish poet (1864-1936)
September 29 · d. 1936
Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain
Walther Hermann NernstGerman physical chemist and physicist (1864–1941)
June 25 · d. 1941
Photo: Smithsonian Institution, No restrictions
Yun Ch'ihoKorean independence activist (1864-1945)
December 26 · d. 1945
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Hermann MinkowskiGerman mathematician and physicist (1864–1909)
June 22 · d. 1909
Photo: Hermann Minkowski, Public domain

George Washington CarverAfrican American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)
January 1 · d. 1943
Photo: not listed, Public domain
Eleftherios VenizelosGreek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece (1864–1936)
August 23 · d. 1936
Photo: Photoprint copyrighted by Harris & Ewing (No known restrictions on publication), Public domain
Soh JaipilKorean-American independence activist and journalist (1864–1951)
January 7 · d. 1951
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Alois AlzheimerGerman psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)
June 14 · d. 1915
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Robert Cecillawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958)
September 14 · d. 1958
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Maurice LeblancFrench writer
December 11 · d. 1941
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author (Service international photographique / SIPHO S.A.), Public domain
Alfred Hermann FriedAustrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1864–1921)
November 11 · d. 1921
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain


Henri de RégnierFrench poet (1864-1936)
December 28 · d. 1936
Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain- Frances Cleveland
First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
July 21 · d. 1947
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January
- January 1 · Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (1864-1957)
- January 8 · Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, British prince (1864-1892); eldest child of the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
- January 9 · Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (1863–1926)
- January 21 · Israel Zangwill, British Zionist author (1864–1926)
- January 24 · Marguerite Durand, French actress and journalist, editor (1864–1936)
- January 28 · Joseph Bédier, French philologist and writer (1864-1938)
February
- February 9 · Miina Härma, Estonian composer (1864-1941)
- February 14 · Robert Ezra Park, American sociologist (1864–1944)
- February 17 · Andrew Barton Paterson, Australian journalist, author and poet (1864 - 1941)
- February 19 · Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier (1865–1921)
- February 27 · Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish politician and linguist (1864–1935)
- February 28 · Futabatei Shimei, Japanese author, translator and literary critic (1864–1909)
March
- March 4 · Alejandro Lerroux, Spanish politician (1864-1949)
- March 14 · Alfred Redl, Austro-Hungarian army officer
- March 15 · Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935)
- March 19 · Charles Marion Russell, American artist (1864-1926)
- March 29 · Paul Ranson, French painter and writer (1861–1909)
- March 30 · Franz Oppenheimer, German-Jewish physician, sociologist and political economist (1864-1943)
April
- April 8 · Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov, Russian politician
- April 9 · Nikolay Chkheidze, Georgian politician (1864-1926)
- April 10 · Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-born German pianist and composer (1864-1932)
- April 10 · Michael Mayr, was Chancellor of Austria in the First Austrian Republic (1864-1922)
- April 19 · Thomas Walker Arnold, British orientalist and historian (1864–1930)
- April 30 · Juhan Liiv, Estonian writer (1864-1913)
May
- May 5 · Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, British Army staff officer of the World War I (1864-1922)
- May 15 · Vilhelm Hammershøi, Danish artist (1864–1916)
- May 16 · Nathan Birnbaum, Austrian philosopher (1864-1937)
- May 17 · Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (1864-1938)
- May 21 · Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria (1864–1945)
- May 23 · Arthur Smith Woodward, English paleontologist (1864–1944)
June
- June 2 · Wilhelm Souchon, German admiral (1864-1946)
- June 3 · Ransom E. Olds, American businessman (1864–1950)
- June 12 · Frank M. Chapman, American ornithologist (1864–1945)
- June 13 · Rudolf Kjellén, Swedish political scientist (1864-1922)
- June 17 · Aleksey Shakhmatov, Russian philologist (1864–1920)
- June 21 · Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss art critic and art historian (1864-1945)
July
- July 3 · Hedwig Rosenbaum, Bohemian tennis player
- July 11 · Peter Deunov, Christian philosopher, Teacher of Esoteric Christianity (1864–1944)
- July 13 · John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864–1912)
- July 22 · Apolinario Mabini, Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899
- July 23 · Edwin Hedley, American rower (1864-1947)
- July 25 · Tanaka Giichi, Japanese general (1864-1929)
August
- August 9 · Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (1864–1939)
- August 10 · Victor Bérard, French classical scholar, diplomat and politician (1864–1931)
- August 16 · Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller, German-born British philosopher
- August 17 · Charles Cooley, American sociologist (1864–1929)
- August 20 · Ion I. C. Brătianu, Romanian politician (1864–1927)
- August 27 · Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (1864–1919)
September
- September 1 · Roger Casement, Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916)
- September 3 · Séraphine Louis, French naive-style painter (1865-1942)
- September 8 · Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, British sociologist (1864-1929)
- September 17 · Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Ukrainian writer (1864–1913)
- September 19 · Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (1864–1933)
- September 27 · Andrej Hlinka, Slovak Roman Catholic priest and politician (1864-1938)
October
- October 5 · Arthur Zimmermann, German diplomat (1864–1940)
- October 8 · Kikunae Ikeda, Japanese chemist (1864–1936)
- October 15 · Anna Haava, Estonian poet and translator (1864-1957)
- October 17 · Robert Lansing, American politician (1864-1928)
- October 17 · Elinor Glyn, British novelist and scriptwriter (1864-1943)
- October 19 · Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician (1864-1928)
November
- November 9 · Paul Sérusier, French painter (1864–1927)
- November 9 · Dmitri Ivanovsky, Russian virologist (1864-1920)
- November 22 · Rukhmabai, one of the first practicing women doctors in colonial India.
- November 26 · Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (1864-1910)
- November 26 · Herman Gorter, Dutch poet and communist (1864–1927)
- November 28 · James Allen, British philosophical writer (1864–1912)
December
- December 1 · Carsten Borchgrevink, Anglo-Norwegian polar explorer (1864-1934)
- December 3 · Herman Heijermans, Dutch playwright (1864–1924)
- December 6 · William S. Hart, American actor, film director (1864–1946)
- December 23 · Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Montenegro (1864-1890); mother of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
- December 31 · Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer (1864–1951)
- December 31 · Tsuda Umeko, Japanese educator (1864–1929)
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