Who Was Alive in 1831
54 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1831
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 82
James MadisonAge 80
HokusaiAge 71
Andrew JacksonAge 64
John Quincy AdamsAge 64
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 61
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 54
Niccolò PaganiniAge 49
Jacob GrimmAge 46
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 43
Michael FaradayAge 40
Charles BabbageAge 40
Mary ShelleyAge 34
Heinrich HeineAge 34
Alexander PushkinAge 32
Honoré de BalzacAge 32
Victor HugoAge 29
Alexandre DumasAge 29
Ralph Waldo EmersonAge 28
George SandAge 27
Hans Christian AndersenAge 26
Abraham LincolnAge 22
Charles DarwinAge 22
Edgar Allan PoeAge 22
Frédéric ChopinAge 21
Robert SchumannAge 21
Franz LisztAge 20
Charles DickensAge 19
Giuseppe VerdiAge 18
Richard WagnerAge 18
Søren KierkegaardAge 18
Otto von BismarckAge 16
Ada LovelaceAge 16
Charlotte BrontëAge 15
Emily BrontëAge 13
Frederick DouglassAge 13
Karl MarxAge 13
Herman MelvilleAge 12
Queen VictoriaAge 12
Walt WhitmanAge 12
Susan B. AnthonyAge 11
Florence NightingaleAge 11
Friedrich EngelsAge 11
Fyodor DostoevskyAge 10
Charles BaudelaireAge 10
Harriet TubmanAge about 9
Louis PasteurAge 9
Gregor MendelAge 9
Jules VerneAge 3
Leo TolstoyAge 3
Henrik IbsenAge 3
Emily DickinsonAge 1
Sitting BullAge about 0
James Clerk MaxwellAge 0
Born in 1831
James Clerk Maxwell
Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism
Sitting Bull
Lakota leader who defeated Custer at Little Bighorn
Also Born in 1831
Scottish physicist and mathematician (1831–1879)
President of the United States in 1881
Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891)
German Emperor in 1888
German mathematician (1831–1916)
Russian writer and novelist (1831–1895)
Died in 1831
Also Died in 1831
German philosopher (1770–1831)
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1817 to 1825
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776–1831)
Greek statesman and diplomat (1776–1831)
President of Mexico in 1829
Welsh-born actress (1755–1831)
German dramatist and novelist (1752–1831)
American slave rebellion leader (1800–1831)
Sources
- 1831 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
- James Madison — Wikipedia
- Hokusai — Wikipedia
- Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
- John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
- Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
- Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
- Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
- Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
- Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
- Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
- Mary Shelley — Wikipedia
- Heinrich Heine — Wikipedia
- Alexander Pushkin — Wikipedia
- Honoré de Balzac — Wikipedia
- Victor Hugo — Wikipedia
- Alexandre Dumas — Wikipedia
- Ralph Waldo Emerson — Wikipedia
- George Sand — Wikipedia
- Hans Christian Andersen — Wikipedia
- Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
- Charles Darwin — Wikipedia
- Edgar Allan Poe — Wikipedia
- Frédéric Chopin — Wikipedia
- Robert Schumann — Wikipedia
- Franz Liszt — Wikipedia
- Charles Dickens — Wikipedia
- Giuseppe Verdi — Wikipedia
- Richard Wagner — Wikipedia
- Søren Kierkegaard — Wikipedia
- Otto von Bismarck — Wikipedia
- Ada Lovelace — Wikipedia
- Charlotte Brontë — Wikipedia
- Emily Brontë — Wikipedia
- Frederick Douglass — Wikipedia
- Karl Marx — Wikipedia
- Herman Melville — Wikipedia
- Queen Victoria — Wikipedia
- Walt Whitman — Wikipedia
- Susan B. Anthony — Wikipedia
- Florence Nightingale — Wikipedia
- Friedrich Engels — Wikipedia
- Fyodor Dostoevsky — Wikipedia
- Charles Baudelaire — Wikipedia
- Harriet Tubman — Wikipedia
- Louis Pasteur — Wikipedia
- Gregor Mendel — Wikipedia
- Jules Verne — Wikipedia
- Leo Tolstoy — Wikipedia
- Henrik Ibsen — Wikipedia
- Emily Dickinson — Wikipedia
- Sitting Bull — Wikipedia
- James Clerk Maxwell — Wikipedia