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Index by year of birth

YearofBirth

Birthplace

Name

Profession

Accomplishment

2450 b, C,

Egypt

NiankhkhnumandKhnumhotep

Makeup Artist

Manicurists to the Pharaoh

2284 b, C,

Egypt

Pepi II Neferkare

Politician

Pharaoh

638 b, C,

Greece

Solon

Politician

Democracy

620 b, C,

Greece

Sappho

Poet

“Ode to Aphrodite”

570 b, C,

Samos

Polycrates

Soldier

Tyrant of Samos

470 b, C,

Greece

Socrates

Philosopher

Socratic Method

427 b, C,

Greece

Plato

Philosopher

The Republic

418 b, C,

Thebes

Epaminondas

Soldier

General

382 b, C,

Macedonia

Philip II

Soldier

Defeated Athens and Thebes

356 b, C,

Macedonia

Alexander the Great

Soldier

Created an empire

100 b, C,

Rome

Caesar, Julius

Soldier

Emperor

27 b, C,

China

Ai Ti

Politician

Emperor of China

76

Rome

Hadrian

Soldier

Emperor

111

Turkey

Antinous

Consort

Became a god

280

Rome

Serge and Bacchus

Cleric

Saints

747

Persia

Nuwas, Abu

Poet

Khamriyyat

774

Japan

Kūkai

Cleric

Shingon and shudo

811

Macedonia

Basil I

Politician

Emperor

971

Afghanistan

Mahmud

Soldier

Invaded India 17 times

1012

Italy

Benedict IX

Cleric

Pope

1033

Italy

Anselm, Saint

Cleric

Archbishop of Canterbury

1035

France

Marbod

Cleric

Bishop of Rennes

1050

France

Baldric of Dol

Cleric

Archbishop of Dol

1050

France

Ralph, Archbishop

Cleric

Archbishop of Tours

1056

UK

William II

Politician

King of England

1100

UK

Hilarius

Poet

“To a Boy of Anjou”

1110

UK

Aethelred, Saint

Cleric

Abbot of Rievaulx

1140

France

Longchamp, William

Cleric

Bishop of Ely

1157

UK

RichardtheLion-Hearted

Soldier

King of England

1284

UK

Edward II

Politician

King of England

1320

Persia

Hafez

Poet

Ghazals

1363

Japan

Zeami Motokiyo

Playwright

Noh theatre

1386

Italy

Donatello

Artist

David

1405

Spain

Juan II

Politician

King of Castile

1414

Italy

Sixtus IV

Cleric

Pope

1417

Italy

Paul II

Cleric

Pope

1433

Italy

Ficino, Marsilio

Philosopher

Theologia Platonica

1443

Italy

Julius II

Cleric

Pope

1445

Italy

Botticelli, Sandro

Artist

Sistine Chapel (portions)

1452

Italy

Leonardo da Vinci

Artist

Mona Lisa

 



YearofBirth

Birthplace

Name

Profession

Accomplishment

1454

Italy

Poliziano

Poet

Favola d’Orfeo (first play in Italian)

1466

Netherlands

Erasmus, Desiderius

Cleric

Greek New Testament

1475

Italy

Leo X

Cleric

Pope

1475

Italy

Michelangelo

Artist

Sistine Chapel

1479

Russia

Vasily III

Politician

Grand prince of Moscow

1487

Italy

Julius III

Cleric

Pope

1497

Italy

Berni, Francesco

Poet

Bernesque poetry

1500

Italy

Cellini, Benvenuto

Artist

Autobiography

1503

Italy

Varchi, Benedetto

Author

Storia di Firenze

1504

UK

Udall, Nicholas

Playwright

Ralph Roister Doister

1514

Austria

Rheticus, Georg Joachim

Scientist

“No Rheticus, No Copernicus”

1519

France

Bèze, Theodore

Cleric

Early Calvinist

1521

Japan

Takeda Shingen

Politician

Daimyo

1526

France

Muret, Marc-Antoine

Teacher

Lectures in Paris

1527

Japan

Kōsaka Masanobu

Soldier

Battle of Kawanakajima

1533

France

Montaigne,MichelEyquemde

Author

Essais

1534

Japan

Oda Nobunaga

Soldier

Conquered most of Japan

1539

Spain

Pérez , Antonio

Politician

Secretary of State

1543

Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Politician

Shogun

1551

France

Henri III de Valois

Politician

King of France

1561

UK

Bacon, Francis

Philosopher

Novum Organum

1564

UK

Marlowe, Christopher

Playwright

Dr, Faustus

1564

UK

Shakespeare, William

Playwright

Sonnets

1566

UK

James I

Politician

King of Great Britain

1571

Italy

Caravaggio,Michelangelo

Artist

Card Players

1590

France

Viau, Théophile de

Poet

“Pyrame et Thisbé”

1592

France

Boisrobert,FrançoisLeMételde

Politician

Founder of the French Academy

1601

France

Louis XIII

Politician

King of France

1604

Japan

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Politician

Shogun

1622

France

Molière, Jean Baptiste

Playwright

Greatest playwright of France

1626

Sweden

Christina

Politician

Queen of Sweden

1631

UK

Philips, Katherine

Poet

The matchless Orinda

1632

France

Lully, Jean-Baptiste

Composer

Alceste

1640

France

Philippe I

Soldier

Duc d’Orleans

1642

Japan

Ihara Saikaku

Author

Koshoku ichidai otoko

1643

UK

Newton, Isaac

Scientist

Newton’s Laws

1651

Mexico

Cruz, Juana Inez de la

Poet

Reply to Sister Philotea

1663

France

Eugene of Savoy

Soldier

Prince and General

1665

UK

Anne

Politician

Queen of England

1671

Italy

Gastone, Gian

Politician

Last of the Medicis

1672

Russia

Peter the Great

Politician

Tsar of Russia

1682

Sweden

Charles XII

Soldier

King

1685

Germany

Handel, George Frideric

Composer

Messiah

1696

UK

Hervey, John

Politician

Memoirs

1698

Italy

Metastasio

Poet

“Olimipiade”


YearofBirth

Birthplace

Name

Profession

Accomplishment

1712

Italy

Algarotti, Francesco

Philosopher

Essays on the Fine Arts

1712

Prussia

Frederick the Great

Soldier

King

1715

France

Vauvenargues,LucdeClapiers

Marquis de

Soldier

War of the Polish Secession

1716

UK

Gray, Thomas

Poet

“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard“

1717

Germany

Winckelmann, Johann J,

Archaeologist

History of the Art of Antiquity

1717

UK

Walpole, Horace

Author

The Castle of Otranto

1720

UK

Foote, Samuel

Playwright

The Nabob

1726

Prussia

Henry of Prussia

Soldier

King of the US (almost)

1729

France

SuffrendeSaintTropez,Pierre-

André de

Soldier

Admiral

1730

Prussia

Steuben,FriedrichWilhelmvon

Soldier

Valley Forge

1739

UK

Butler, Eleanor

Author

Diaries

1747

UK

Seward, Anna

Poet

“Llangollen Vale”

1753

France

Cambacérès,JeanJacques-Régis

Politician

Napoleonic Code

1755

US

Coxe, Tench

Business

Delegate to Continental Congress

1756

France

Raucourt

Actress

Comédie francaise

1757

West Indies

Hamilton, Alexander

Politician

Secretary of the Treasury

1759

UK

Wollstonecraft, Mary

Author

Vindication of the Rights of Women

1760

France

DuPonceau,Pierre-Étienne

Soldier

Secretary to von Steuben

1760

UK

Beckford, William

Author

Vathek

1760

US

Sampson, Deborah

Soldier

Continental Army

1766

Switzerland

Staël, Madame de

Author

Corinne

1769

France

Bonaparte, Napoleon

Soldier

Emperor of France

1769

Germany

Humboldt,Alexandervon

Scientist

Kosmos

1769

Ireland

Castlereagh, Viscount

Politician

Leader of the House of Commons

1775

UK

Lewis, Matthew

Playwright

The Monk

1777

France

Récamier, Julie

Socialite

Récamier daybed

1777

Germany

Kleist, Heinrich von

Playwright

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

1779

US

Decatur, Stephen

Soldier

Defeated the Macedonian

1780

China

Wu Tsao

Poet

“The Orchid Boat”

1780

India

Singh, Maharaja Ranjit

Politician

Lion of Punjab

1786

US

King, William R,

Politician

Vice President US

1788

UK

Byron, Lord

Poet

Childe Harold

1790

France

Custine, Marquis de

Author

Empire of the Czar

1791

Austria

Grillparzer, Franz

Playwright

Das Goldene Vliess

1791

US

Buchanan, James

Politician

President US

1793

France

Changarnier, Nicholas

Soldier

General

1796

Germany

Platen, August von

Poet

Sonnets on Venice

1798

France

Dorval, Marie

Actress

Trente Ans

1803

Germany

Liebig, Count Justus von

Scientist

Organic Chemistry

1804

France

Sand, George

Author

Elle et Lui

1804

US

Bennett, John C,

Cleric

Chief advisor to Joseph Smith, Jr,

1805

Denmark

Andersen,HansChristian

Author

The Ugly Duckling

1806

France

Lamorcière, Christophe

Soldier

French general

1807

US

Hammond, James Henry

Politician

US Senator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

YearofBirth

Birthplace

Name

Profession

Accomplishment

1809

Russia

Gogol, Nikolai

Author

Dead Souls

1809

UK

FitzGerald, Edward

Poet

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

1809

UK

Tennyson, Alfred

Poet

“Charge of the Light Brigade”

1809

US

Lincoln, Abraham

Politician

President US

1810

Poland

Chopin, Frederic

Composer

“Minute Waltz”

1812

UK

Lear, Edward

Poet

“The Owl and the Pussy-cat”

1813

US

Beecher, Henry Ward

Cleric

Seven Lectures to Young Men

1819

US

Melville, Herman

Author

Moby-Dick

1819

US

Whitman, Walt

Poet

Leaves of Grass

1820

US

Anthony, Susan B,

Politician

Women’s suffrage

1821

UK

Burton, Richard

Explorer

Arabian Nights

1822

France

Bonheur, Rosa

Artist

The Horse Fair

1822

Ireland

Nicholson, John

Soldier

Hero of Delhi

1822

UK

Lushington, Franklin

Judge

Chief Magistrate of London

1823

Germany

Charles I

Politician

King Karl of Württemberg

1825

Germany

Ulrichs, Karl

Author

Early gay rights activist

1825

US

Taylor, Bayard

Author

Joseph and His Friend

1826

US

Foster, Stephen

Composer

“Oh! Susanna”

1828

Ireland

Cleburne, Patrick R,

Soldier

Confederate Major General

1829

US

Gottschalk,LouisMoreau

Composer

“Cakewalk”

1830

UK

Leighton, Baron Frederic

Artist

Cimabue Finding Giotto

1830

US

Dickinson, Emily

Poet

“Wild Nights, Wild Nights!”

1831

US

Sitting Bull

Politician

Sioux Chief

1832

US

Alger, Horatio

Author

Ragged Dick

1833

UK

Gordon,Charles“Chinese”

Soldier

Defense of Khartoum

1835

France

Saint-Saëns, Camille

Composer

“Danse Macabre”

1835

UK

Butler, Samuel

Author

Erewhon

1837

Germany

Marées, Hans von

Artist

Frescos in Naples

1837

UK

Browning, Oscar

Author

History of England

1837

UK

Swinburne,AlgernonCharles

Poet

“The Flogging Block”

1839

Russia

Mussorgsky, Modest

Composer

Pictures at an Exhibition

1839

Russia

Przhevalsky, Nikolai

Explorer

First maps of Siberia

1839

UK

Pater, Walter

Author

History Of The Renaissance

1840

CzechRepublic

Vacano, Emil Mario

Entertainer

Famous circus performer

1840

Russia

Tchaikovsky, Peter

Composer

Swan Lake

1840

UK

Solomon, Simeon

Artist

Popular English painter

1840

UK

Symonds,JohnAddington

Author

Renaissance in Italy

1841

UK

Stanley, Henry Morton

Explorer

Found Dr, Livingstone

1843

US

James, Henry

Author

The Golden Bowl

1843

US

Stoddard,CharlesWarren

Author

Cruising Under Crescent

1844

France

Verlaine, Paul

Poet

Invectives

1844

UK

Carpenter, Edward

Author

The Healing of Nations

1845

Germany

Ludwig II

Politician

King of Bavaria

1847

Germany

Eulenburg,PrincePhilipp

Politician

Adviser to Kaiser Wilhelm II

1847

UK

Rosebery

Politician

Prime Minister


 

 

 

 

 

 

YearofBirth

Birthplace

Name

Profession

Accomplishment

1848

UK

Shepard, Jesse

Musician

Villa Montezuma

1849

US

Riley, James Whitcomb

Poet

“The Ol’ Swimmin’ Hole”

1849

US

We’wha

Two-Spirit

Zuni Man-Woman

1850

Ireland

Kitchener, Lord

Soldier

British Commander in Chief

1850

Russia

Kovalevsky, Sophia

Scientist

Prix Bordin for Mathematics

1851

US

Chopin, Kate

Author

Bayou Folk

1852

UK

Esher, Lord

Soldier

Reorganized the military

1853

Scotland

MacDonald, Hector

Soldier

British Major-General

1853

UK

Rhodes, Cecil

Business

Diamond mines

1854

France

Lyautey, Hubert

Soldier

Marshal of France

1854

France

Rimbaud, Arthur

Poet

The Drunken Boat

1854

Germany

Krupp, Friedrich A,

Business

Munitions factories

1854

Ireland

Wilde, Oscar

Author

The Importance of Being Earnest

1855

UK

Corelli, Marie

Author

Memoirs

1856

Germany

Gloeden,BaronWilhelmvon

Photographer

Taormina photos

1856

UK

Paget, Violet

Author

Hauntings

1857

Germany

Allers, Christian Wilhelm

Artist

Club Eintracht

1857

UK

Baden-Powell, Robert

Soldier

Founded Boy Scouts

1857

US

Fuller, Henry Blake

Author

The Cliff-Dwellers

1857

US

Thomas, M, Carey

Teacher

President of Bryn Mawr College

1858

Sweden

Lagerlöf, Selma

Author

Nobel Prize

1858

UK

Smyth, Dame Ethel

Composer

The Wreckers

1859

UK

Housman, A, E,

Poet

“A Shropshire Lad”

1859

US

Bates, Katharine Lee

Poet

“America the Beautiful”

1860

Scotland

Barrie, James M,

Author

Peter Pan

1860

UK

Rolfe, Frederick William

Author

Hadrian the Seventh

1860

US

Addams, Jane

Politician

Nobel Peace Prize

1860

US

Warren, Edward Perry

Business

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

1861

Austria

Ferdinand I

Politician

Tsar of Bulgaria

1862

UK

Dickinson, Goldsworthy

Teacher

Dictionary of National Biography

1862

US

Wharton, Edith

Author

Keeping up with the Joneses

1863

Egypt

Cavafy, Constantine

Poet

“That’s the Man”

1863

Netherlands

Couperus, Louis

Author

De Berg van Licht

1863

Spain

Santayana, George

Philosopher

Dominations and Powers

1863

US

Cram, Ralph Adams

Architect

US Military Academy

1863

US

Woolley, Mary Emma

Teacher

President of Mount Holyoke College

1864

Ireland

Casement, Roger

Politician

Rebel leader

1864

Ukraine

Redl, Colonel Alfred

Soldier

Chief of Counter-Intelligence

1866

Spain

Benavente, Jacinto

Playwright

Nobel Prize

1867

Germany

Hamilton, Edith

Author

Mythology

1867

Germany

Ives, George

Author

Order of Chaeronea

1867

Germany

Rathenau, Walther

Business

Foreign Minister

1867

SouthAfrica

Mathebula, Nongoloza

Soldier

Regiment of the Hills

1867

UK

Johnson, Lionel

Poet

Ireland and Other Poems

1868

Austria

Douglas, Norman

Author

South Wind


 

 

 

 

 

 

YearofBirth

Birthplace

Name

Profession

Accomplishment

1868

Germany

George, Stefan

Poet

Blatter fur die Kunst

1868

Germany

Hirschfeld, Magnus

Author

Sexual History of the World

1868

Uganda

Mwanga

Politician

King of Buganda

1869

France

Gide, André

Author

Nobel Prize for Literature

1870

Myanmar

Saki

Author

Reginald

1870

UK

Douglas, Alfred

Author

Oscar Wilde’s lover

1871

France

Proust, Marcel

Author

In Search of Lost Time

1872

Russia

Chicherin,GeorgiVasilevich

Politician

Commissar for Foreign Affairs

1872

Russia

Diaghilev, Sergey

Producer

Ballets Russes

1872

US

Adams, Maude

Actress