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

Adrienne Avril de Sainte-Croix

1855–1939 editor, essayist, journalist, women's rights activist Carouge

Aeba Koson

1855–1922 journalist, literary critic, novelist, writer Tokyo City

Aggripina Djaparidze, Countess of Zarnekau

1855–1926 Racha

Agnes Williams

1855–1940 artist New Zealand

Agrafena Kryukova

1855–1921 spoken word artist Chavanga

Ahmad Izzat Pasha al-Abid

1855–1924 entrepreneur Damascus

Aksel Kristian Andersen Arstal

1855–1940 geographer, lecturer Christiania

Alaide Banti

1855–1929 art model Villa del Barone

Albert Halder

1855–1901 Baden-Württemberg

Albert President Miller

1855–1923 Ripley

Albert Ruville

1855–1934 historian, university teacher Potsdam

Albert Szántó

1855–1923 structural engineer Uhrovec

Albert d'Anethan

1855–1910 diplomat

Aleksander Mańkowski

1855–1924 writer Carpegna

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Krakau

1855–1909 chemist Saint Petersburg

Aleksandr Brandt

1855–1933 scientist, transportation engineer, university teacher Saint Petersburg

Aleksandr Vlasenko

b. 1855 politician

Alexander Mackie

1855–1915

Alexander Nehr

1855–1928 blacksmith Baja

Alexander Stephens Jackson

1855–1936 head teacher, minister Griffin

Alexander Winogradsky

1855–1912 classical composer Kyiv

Alexander zu Solms-Braunfels

1855–1926 sports executive Poděbrady

Alexandre Darracq

1855–1931 engineer, entrepreneur Bordeaux

Alexandre Delcommune

1855–1922 explorer Namur

Alexandre Séon

1855–1917 painter Chazelles-sur-Lyon

Alfred Aspinall Tobin

1855–1939 barrister, judge, politician

Alfred Benzon

1855–1932 painter, pharmacist, politician Copenhagen

Alfred Bigland

1855–1936 businessperson, politician

Alfred Cort Haddon

1855–1940 anthropologist, biologist, ethnologist, university teacher, zoologist London

Alfred Ebenhoch

1855–1912 jurist, politician, writer Immenstaad am Bodensee

Alfred Worcester

1855–1951 physician Waltham

Alfredo Guzmán

1855–1951 politician San Miguel de Tucumán

Alice Vincent

1855–1935 actor, singer

Allen Mason Thomas

1855–1935 physician Wickford

Alma Holman Burton

b. 1855 writer

Alois Pirker

1855–1931 politician Projern

Alojzy Kosiba

1855–1939 religious brother Libusza

Alonzo Clifton McClennan

1855–1912 physician Columbia

Alphonse Moulinier

1855–1905 composer, lawyer, sculptor Bédarieux

Amaat Joos

1855–1937 anthropologist, head teacher, politician, priest, school teacher, theologian Hamme

Ambalavana Navalar

1855–1932 poet, translator, writer

Ambroz Haračić

1855–1916 botanical collector, botanist Mali Lošinj

Amvrosii Zhdakha

1855–1927 bibliophile, graphic artist, illustrator, painter Izmail

Amélia Cardia dos Santos Costa

1855–1938 physician, spiritual medium, women's rights activist, writer Lisbon

Andrea Maggi

1855–1910 actor Turin

Andreas Singdahlsen

1855–1947 painter Moss Municipality

Andreo Fiŝer

1855–1930 Esperantist, physician, translator Oryol

Andrew McIntyre

1855–1941 association football coach, association football player Bonhill

Anna Agnes Witsen

1855–1889 singer Amsterdam

Anna Cornelia van Gogh

1855–1930 French teacher Zundert