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Who Was Alive in 1809

37 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1809

Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 77
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 74
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 73
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 66
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 63
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 60
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 60
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 58
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 49
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 42
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 42
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 40
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 39
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 39
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 34
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 32
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 27
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 26
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 24
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge about 22
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Lord Byron
Lord ByronAge 21
1788–1824 · Literature
Romantic poet of Don Juan and Childe Harold
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 21
1788–1860 · Philosophy & Thought
German philosopher of pessimism
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 18
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 18
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Franz Schubert
Franz SchubertAge 12
1797–1828 · Music
Composer of lieder and the Unfinished Symphony
Mary Shelley
Mary ShelleyAge 12
1797–1851 · Literature
Author of Frankenstein
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich HeineAge 12
1797–1856 · Literature
German Romantic poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinAge 10
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de BalzacAge 10
1799–1850 · Literature
French novelist of La Comédie humaine
Victor Hugo
Victor HugoAge 7
1802–1885 · Literature
Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre DumasAge 7
1802–1870 · Literature
Author of The Three Musketeers
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo EmersonAge 6
1803–1882 · Philosophy & Thought
Transcendentalist essayist of Self-Reliance
George Sand
George SandAge 5
1804–1876 · Literature
French novelist famous under a male pen name
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian AndersenAge 4
1805–1875 · Literature
The Little Mermaid, fairy tales
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham LincolnAge 0
1809–1865 · Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Charles Darwin
Charles DarwinAge 0
1809–1882 · Science & Invention
Theory of evolution by natural selection
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan PoeAge 0
1809–1849 · Literature
Master of the macabre, The Raven

Born in 1809

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865 · Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
1809–1882 · Science & Invention
Theory of evolution by natural selection
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
1809–1849 · Literature
Master of the macabre, The Raven

Also Born in 1809

1809–1847 · born February 3
German composer (1809–1847)
1809–1892 · born August 6
English poet (1809–1892)
1809–1865 · born January 15
French philosopher and anarchist (1809–1865)
1809–1898 · born December 29
British statesman (1809–1898)
1809–1852 · born January 4
French educator and inventor of braille (1809–1852)
1809–1849 · born September 4
Polish Romantic poet (1809–1849)
1809–1894 · born August 29
American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)
1809–1891 · born August 27
Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Died in 1809

Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet

Also Died in 1809

1732–1809 · died May 31
Austrian composer (1732–1809)
1737–1809 · died June 8
English-born philosopher and author (1737–1809)
1769–1809 · died May 31
Marshal of The First French Empire (1769–1809)
1738–1809 · died October 30
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1807 to 1809
1774–1809 · died October 11
American explorer and politician (1774–1809)
1728–1809 · died August 17
English industrialist (1728–1809)
1743–1809 · died June 4
Danish painter, sculptor and architect (1743–1809)
1753–1809 · died March 7
French inventor (1753–1809)

Sources

  1. 1809 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  3. John Adams — Wikipedia
  4. James Watt — Wikipedia
  5. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  6. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  7. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  9. James Madison — Wikipedia
  10. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  11. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  12. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  13. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  14. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  15. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  16. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  17. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  18. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  19. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  20. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
  21. Shaka — Wikipedia
  22. Lord Byron — Wikipedia
  23. Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
  24. Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
  25. Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
  26. Franz Schubert — Wikipedia
  27. Mary Shelley — Wikipedia
  28. Heinrich Heine — Wikipedia
  29. Alexander Pushkin — Wikipedia
  30. Honoré de Balzac — Wikipedia
  31. Victor Hugo — Wikipedia
  32. Alexandre Dumas — Wikipedia
  33. Ralph Waldo Emerson — Wikipedia
  34. George Sand — Wikipedia
  35. Hans Christian Andersen — Wikipedia
  36. Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
  37. Charles Darwin — Wikipedia
  38. Edgar Allan Poe — Wikipedia
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