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Who Was Alive in 1800

32 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1800

Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 76
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 68
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 65
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 64
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 57
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 57
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 54
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 51
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 51
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 49
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 41
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 40
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 33
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 33
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 31
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 30
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 30
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 25
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 23
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 18
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 17
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 15
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge about 13
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Lord Byron
Lord ByronAge 12
1788–1824 · Literature
Romantic poet of Don Juan and Childe Harold
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 12
1788–1860 · Philosophy & Thought
German philosopher of pessimism
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 9
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 9
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Franz Schubert
Franz SchubertAge 3
1797–1828 · Music
Composer of lieder and the Unfinished Symphony
Mary Shelley
Mary ShelleyAge 3
1797–1851 · Literature
Author of Frankenstein
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich HeineAge 3
1797–1856 · Literature
German Romantic poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinAge 1
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de BalzacAge 1
1799–1850 · Literature
French novelist of La Comédie humaine

Also Born in 1800

1800–1874 · born January 7
President of the United States from 1850 to 1853
1800–1849 · born December 3
Slovene poet (1800-1849)
1800–1859 · born October 25
British historian and politician (1800–1859)
1800–1891 · born October 26
German field marshal (1800–1891)
1800–1882 · born July 31
German chemist (1800–1882)
1800–1859 · born May 9
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
1800–1860 · born December 29
American inventor (1800–1860)

Also Died in 1800

1730–1800 · died May 18
Russian military commander (1729/30–1800)
1731–1800 · died April 25
English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)
1728–1800 · died May 7
Italian composer (1728–1800)

Sources

  1. 1800 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  3. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  4. John Adams — Wikipedia
  5. James Watt — Wikipedia
  6. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  7. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  8. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  9. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  10. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  11. James Madison — Wikipedia
  12. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  13. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  14. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  15. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  16. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  17. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  18. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  19. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  20. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  21. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  22. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  23. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
  24. Shaka — Wikipedia
  25. Lord Byron — Wikipedia
  26. Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
  27. Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
  28. Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
  29. Franz Schubert — Wikipedia
  30. Mary Shelley — Wikipedia
  31. Heinrich Heine — Wikipedia
  32. Alexander Pushkin — Wikipedia
  33. Honoré de Balzac — Wikipedia
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