People Born in the 1840s

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 5,741 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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5,741 people found

Johann Eduard Hofmokl

1840–1900 surgeon, university teacher Berezhany

Johann Gleispach

1840–1906 judge, politician Gorizia

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein

1840–1929 collector, politician Lednice Castle

Johann Jakob Rebstein

1840–1907 actuary, mathematician, topographer Töss

Johann Karl Proksch

1840–1923 dermatologist, physician Krnov

Johann Maria Carl Farina

1840–1896 businessperson Cologne

Johann Sperl

1840–1914 draftsperson, lithographer, painter Nuremberg

Johannes Hellmann

1840–1924 clerk, jurist Sudice

Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek

1840–1912 decorative artist, draftsperson, painter Amsterdam

Johannes Nicolaas Anthon Bucaille

1840–1900 politician

Johannes Oertel

1840–1916 politician Radeberg

John Adams Hyman

1840–1891 politician Warrenton

John Alsop Paine

1840–1912 anthropologist, archaeologist, botanist, physician Newark

John Berthier

1840–1908 Catholic missionary, Catholic priest Châtonnay

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey

1840–1929 barrister, judge, politician Liverpool

John Blair Whyte

1840–1914 politician

John Boyd Dunlop

1840–1921 entrepreneur, inventor, veterinarian Dreghorn

John Brashear

1840–1920 astronomer, engineer Brownsville

John Bythell

1840–1916 businessperson Hulme

John C. Underwood

1840–1913 army officer, journalist, politician Georgetown

John Charles Ardagh

1840–1907 engineer, military personnel, private secretary Waterford

John Christian Schultz

1840–1896 newspaper proprietor, physician, politician Amherstburg

John Clayton Adams

1840–1906 painter Edmonton

John D. Prior

1840–1923 trade unionist

John Evans

1840–1897 Christian minister, religious figure, writer Eglwysbach

John Ferguson

1840–1908 farmer, lumberman, politician

John G. Johnson

1840–1917 art collector, businessperson, lawyer Philadelphia

John Gerard

1840–1912 Catholic theologian Edinburgh

John H. Kelly

1840–1864 military personnel Carrollton

John Henry Kurzenknabe

1840–1927 teacher

John Jessop

1840–1895 politician Whitby

John John Roberts

1840–1914 Christian minister, poet, writer Llanllyfni

John Jones

1840–1930 preacher, theologian Capel Dewi

John L. Jolley

1840–1926 lawyer, politician Montreal

John Lamb

1840–1924 politician Sussex County

John Miller

1840–1919 politician

John Munro Bruce

1840–1901 businessperson County Leitrim

John Nicholson

1840–1913 photographer

John Ogden Murray

1840–1921 military personnel

John Patterson Rea

1840–1900 journalist, judge, lawyer Lower Oxford Township

John Prentiss Carter

1840–1925 lawyer, politician

John Q. Tufts

1840–1902 politician Aurora

John Rhys

1840–1915 linguist, philologist, writer Ponterwyd

John Scott Keltie

1840–1927 geographer Dundee

John Southward

1840–1902 editor, writer

John Stainer

1840–1901 composer, music theorist, musicologist, organist Southwark

John Starling Chapple

1840–1922 architect Exeter

John Stevens

1840–1920 inventor Llechryd

John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl

1840–1917 politician

John T. Heard

1840–1927 lawyer, politician Georgetown