Famous people born in 1865
The best-known people born in 1865, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Rudyard KiplingEnglish writer and poet (1865–1936)
December 30 · d. 1936
Photo: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain
William Butler YeatsIrish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
June 13 · d. 1939
Photo: George Charles Beresford, Public domain
Warren G. Hardingpresident of the United States from 1921 to 1923
November 2 · d. 1923
Photo: Copyright by Moffett, Chicago. J241772 U.S. Copyright Office., Public domain
George VKing of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
June 3 · d. 1936
Photo: Bassano Ltd, Public domain
Pieter ZeemanDutch physicist (1865–1943)
May 25 · d. 1943
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Charles G. Dawesvice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929
August 27 · d. 1951
Photo: Harris & Ewing, Public domain
Erich LudendorffGerman general and politician (1865–1937)
April 9 · d. 1937
Photo: Alexander Binder, Public domain
Richard Adolf ZsigmondyAustrian chemist (1865-1929)
April 1 · d. 1929
Photo: Walter Gircke, Public domain
Sven HedinSwedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
February 19 · d. 1952
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Ferdinand I of Romaniaking of Romania (1865–1927; ruled 1914–1927)
August 24 · d. 1927
Photo: Bain News Service, Public domain
Edith CavellBritish nurse (1865-1915)
December 4 · d. 1915
Photo: The original uploader was Vivedatica at Dutch Wikipedia ., Public domain
Alexander GlazounovRussian composer, music teacher and conductor (1865-1936)
August 10 · d. 1936
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Kaarlo Juho StåhlbergPresident of Finland (1865–1952)
January 28 · d. 1952
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Akseli Gallen-KallelaFinnish painter (1865-1931)
April 26 · d. 1931
Photo: Unidentified photographer, Public domain
Philipp ScheidemannGerman politician (1865-1939)
July 26 · d. 1939
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Carl NielsenDanish composer (1865–1931)
June 9 · d. 1931
Photo: Georg Lindstrøm 1866-1923 Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Gabriel NarutowiczPolish politician (1865-1922)
March 17 · d. 1922
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain- Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic (1865–1941)
August 14 · d. 1941
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January
- January 19 · Tikhon of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
- January 20 · Yvette Guilbert, French cabaret singer
- January 22 · Wilbur Scoville, American pharmacist (1865–1942)
- January 22 · Friedrich Paschen, German physicist (1865–1947)
- January 25 · Sabino Arana, Basque nationalist, writer and politician (1865–1903)
- January 28 · Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (1865-1928)
February
- February 9 · Erich von Drygalski, German geographer (1865–1949)
- February 9 · Wilson Bentley, American photographer (1867-1931)
- February 12 · Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish writer (1865–1940)
- February 12 · Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish poet and writer (1865–1945)
- February 17 · Ernst Troeltsch, German philosopher and theologian (1865-1923)
- February 27 · Jacques Mieses, German-British chess player and chess book author
March
- March 2 · Elise Richter, Austrian philologist, scholar of Romance languages, and university teacher, Holocaust victim (1865–1943)
- March 4 · Eduard Vilde, Estonian writer and politician (1865–1933)
- March 10 · Tan Sitong, Chinese philosopher (1865-1898)
- March 16 · Aspazija, Latvian poet and playwright (1865–1943)
- March 20 · Jehanne d'Alcy, French actress (1865–1956)
- March 30 · Heinrich Rubens, German physicist (1865-1922)
April
- April 9 · Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Prussian-American mathematician, electrical engineer (1865–1923)
- April 15 · Olga Boznańska, Polish artist (1865–1940)
- April 21 · Archduke Otto of Austria, Austrian archduke (1865-1906)
- April 27 · Archibald Leitch, British architect (1865–1939)
- April 27 · Vladimir Bogoraz, Russian writer and anthropologist (1865-1936)
- April 30 · Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian (1865–1944)
May
- May 5 · Cândido Rondon, Brazilian explorer and officer (1865–1958)
- May 5 · Albert Aurier, French artist and art collector (1865–1892)
- May 12 · Sofia Okunevska, first woman who graduated university and became a doctor in Austria-Hungary, the first Ukrainian female doctor
- May 23 · Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942)
- May 25 · Friedrich August III of Saxony, king of Saxony (1865-1932)
- May 26 · Robert W. Chambers, American artist, novelist, short story writer (1865–1933)
June
- June 10 · Frederick Cook, American explorer (1865-1940)
- June 19 · Alfred Hugenberg, German politician (1865-1951)
- June 19 · May Whitty, English actress (1865-1948)
- June 24 · Robert Henri, American painter (1865-1929)
- June 26 · Bernard Berenson, American art critic and collector (1865-1959)
- June 27 · John Monash, Australian general (1865–1931)
July
- July 2 · Lily Braun, German writer, editor (1865–1916)
- July 6 · Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer, musician and music educator (1865-1950)
- July 13 · Gérard Encausse, Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern Martinist Order (1865-1916)
- July 15 · Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, British noble (1865–1922)
- July 23 · Max Heindel, American astrologer and occultist (1865-1919)
- July 26 · Pēteris Stučka, Latvian-Soviet politician (1865-1932)
August
- August 1 · Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, painter and prince of Sweden (1865-1947)
- August 6 · Hannah Chaplin, English stage and musical actress (1866–1928)
- August 15 · Mikao Usui, founder of Reiki (1865-1926)
- August 15 · Nagaoka Hantarō, Japanese physicist (1865–1950)
- August 23 · Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan politician, secular activist and journalist (1865–1933)
- August 27 · James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist, Egyptologist and historian (1865–1935)
September
- September 1 · Edgar Aabye, Danish tug of war competitor (1865–1941)
- September 7 · Abraham Isaac Kook, chief rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine (1865-1935)
- September 13 · William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, British Field Marshal 1865–1951 (1865–1951)
- September 20 · Lubor Niederle, Czech archeologist (1865–1944)
- September 23 · Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (1865-1933)
- September 28 · Amélie of Orléans, Queen Consort of Portugal (1889 - 1908)
October
- October 5 · Édouard Chavannes, French sinologist
- October 10 · Rafael Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal and diplomat. (1865–1930)
- October 11 · Jovan Cvijić, Serbian scientist (1865–1927)
- October 17 · Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish officer (1865-1947)
- October 18 · Muhammad Rashid Rida, Syrian Muslim scholar and reformer (1865-1935)
- October 26 · Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (1865–1912)
November
- November 1 · Arthur Drews, German philosopher (1865–1935)
- November 12 · Wilfrid Voynich, Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of Voynich manuscript (1865-1930)
- November 14 · Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, German royal and general (1865–1931)
- November 17 · Uchida Kōsai, Japanese statesman, diplomat and interim prime minister (1865-1936)
- November 19 · Madison Grant, American lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist (1865–1937)
- November 25 · Gustaf Söderström, Swedish athlete (1865-1958)
December
- December 2 · Louis Zutter, Swiss artistic gymnast (1865-1946)
- December 8 · Rüdiger von der Goltz, German militeary personnel (1865-1946)
- December 13 · Ángel Ganivet, Spanish writer and diplomat (1865–1898)
- December 16 · Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet, journalist and translator (1865–1918)
- December 23 · Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, German Generalfeldmarschall (1865–1939)
- December 24 · Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, only child of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria and Princess Sophie of Saxony (1865-1912)
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