Famous people born in 1870

Best known

1. 
   Vladimir Lenin

   founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)

   April 22 · d. 1924

   Photo: Pavel Zhukov, Public domain
2. 
   Rosa Luxemburg

   Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)

   December 25 · d. 1919

   Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
3. 
   Ivan Bunin

   Russian writer and poet (1870–1953)

   October 22 · d. 1953

   Photo: Georgi Vasilievich Trunov, Public domain
4. 
   Alfred Adler

   Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

   February 7 · d. 1937

   Photo: Isidoricaaa7, CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 
   Maria Montessori

   Italian physician and educator (1870-1952)

   August 31 · d. 1952

   Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
6. 
   Jean-Baptiste Perrin

   French physicist (1870–1942)

   September 30 · d. 1942

   Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain
7. 
   Aleksandr Kuprin

   Russian writer (1870–1938)

   September 7 · d. 1938

   Photo: Vokrugsveta, Public domain
8. 
   Jules Bordet

   Belgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961)

   June 13 · d. 1961

   Photo: A. B. Lagrelius & Westphal, Stockholm, Public domain
9. 
   Christian X of Denmark

   King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)

   September 26 · d. 1947

   Photo: {{Creator: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/related/?fi=name&q=Bain%20News%20Service ; publisher; Bain N, Public domain
10. 
    Juho Kusti Paasikivi

    7th President of Finland (1870-1956)

    November 27 · d. 1956

    Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
11. 
    Karl Renner

    first President of Austria (1870–1950)

    December 14 · d. 1950

    Photo: Theodor Bauer (-1931), Public domain
12. 
    Adolf Loos

    Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

    December 10 · d. 1933

    Photo: Franz Löwy, Public domain
13. 
    Lavr Kornilov

    Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918)

    August 30 · d. 1918

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
14. 
    Franz Lehár

    Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

    April 30 · d. 1948

    Photo: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher). Restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain
15. 
    Alexander Berkman

    Russian-American anarchist and writer (1870–1936)

    November 21 · d. 1936

    Photo: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain
16. 
    Hilaire Belloc

    French-English writer (1870–1953)

    July 27 · d. 1953

    Photo: T. & R. Annan & Sons, Public domain
17. 
    Gustav Bauer

    German trade unionist and chancellor (1870–1944)

    January 6 · d. 1944

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
18. 
    Jan Christiaan Smuts

    South African statesman and military leader (1870–1950)

    May 24 · d. 1950

    Photo: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain
19. 
    Saki

    British writer

    December 18 · d. 1916

    Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
20. 
    Maurice Denis

    French painter (1870–1943)

    November 25 · d. 1943

    Photo: Henri Manuel, Public domain
21. Pierre Louÿs

    French writer and poet (1870–1925)

    December 10 · d. 1925

22. Ernst Barlach

    German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938)

    January 2 · d. 1938

23. Bernard Mannes Baruch

    American businessman (1870-1965)

    August 19 · d. 1965

24. Ada Negri

    Italian poet, writer, and teacher (1870–1945)

    February 3 · d. 1945

25. Clara Immerwahr

    German chemist (1870-1915)

    June 21 · d. 1915

26. Sophia of Prussia

    Queen consort of Greece (1870–1932)

    June 14 · d. 1932

27. Alexandre Benois

    Russian artist (1870–1960)

    May 3 · d. 1960

28. Georgy Gapon

    Russian priest (1870-1906)

    February 17 · d. 1906

29. D. T. Suzuki

    Japanese Buddhist scholar, Doctor of Letters (1870–1966)

    October 18 · d. 1966

30. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

    German army officer (1870-1964)

    March 20 · d. 1964

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