People Born in the 1850s

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 5,608 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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5,608 people found

Hugo A. Dubuque

b. 1854 politician

Hugo Birger

1854–1887 painter Stockholm

Hélène Casimir-Perier

1854–1912 politician Grosley-sur-Risle

Ida Hinman

1854–1926 activist, journalist, suffragist Keokuk

Iinuma Sadakichi

1854–1931 military personnel, samurai Aizu

Ilona Ágh

1854–1945 actor, theatre manager Kechnec

Iréneusz József Károly

1854–1929 friar, physicist, university teacher Gönc

Isidor Gunsberg

1854–1930 chess player Pest

Isidorus Brennsohn

1854–1928 biographer, historian, physician Jelgava

Ismail Sabri Paşa

1854–1923 journal editor, journalist, judge, magistrate, poet, politician, writer Cairo

István Balkay

1854–1906 prison director

Ivan Bobevski

1854–1928 Teteven

Ivan Tereshchenko

1854–1903 benefactor, collector, entrepreneur, patron of the arts Hlukhiv

J. D. Rees

1854–1922 politician

J. L. Wery

1854–1932 stenographer, writer Aachen

J.E. Standley

1854–1940 gallerist, merchant Steubenville

Jack Blackham

1854–1932 Australian rules football player, cricketer Fitzroy North

Jacob Gould Schurman

1854–1942 diplomat, politician, university president, university teacher, writer Prince Edward Island

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever

1854–1922 painter Amsterdam

James A. MacNeill

1854–1927 blacksmith, politician

James Alexander Lougheed

1854–1925 carpenter, lawyer, politician Brampton

James B. Carbrey

b. 1854 politician

James Barr

b. 1854 politician Ireland

James Hilton Manning

1854–1925 banker, businessperson, historian, journalist, military officer, politician, writer Albany

James Landrum Webb

1854–1930 politician

James T. Kelley

1854–1933 actor, silent film actor Castlebar

James Welldon

1854–1937 Anglican priest, association football player, writer

Jan Kilian

b. 1854 jurist Berezhany

Jan Monchablon

1854–1904 painter Châtillon-sur-Saône

Jan Ptaszycki

1854–1912 teacher Volhynian Governorate

Jan Voborník

1854–1946 literary critic, literary historian, playwright, teacher, translator, writer Pohoří

Jaume Morera i Galícia

1854–1927 painter Lleida

Jean Bouche

1854–1914 building contractor, politician Bertren

Jean Dampt

1854–1945 cabinetmaker, jeweler, medalist, sculptor Venarey-les-Laumes

Jean Réville

1854–1908 Protestant theologian, professeur des universités Rotterdam

Jean-Baptiste Calvignac

1854–1934 politician Carmaux

Jeanette Rubensson

1854–1938 artist

Jeanne Lapauze

1854–1921 journalist, novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, women's rights activist, writer Batignolles-Monceau

Jefferson Engel Kershner

1854–1922 astronomer, mathematician Perry Township

Jenny Nyström

1854–1946 artist, cartoonist, illustrator, painter Kalmar

Jens Schou

1854–1935 surgeon Vejle

Joaquim Ferreira de Pina Calado

b. 1854

Johan Alfred Sandberg

1854–1927 general contractor

Johan Balthasar Bruun

1854–1915 engineer, writer Horsens

Johan Kvist

1854–1903 editing staff Films församling

Johannes Hougen

1854–1954 politician Kragerø

Johannes Rydberg

1854–1919 mathematician, physicist, university teacher Halmstad

John Alexander Low Waddell

1854–1938 civil engineer, engineer Port Hope

John Banks Wardlaw Jr.

1854–1881 Madison

John C. Spofford

1854–1936 architect, politician Webster Plantation