Celebrity Birthdays

Born in 1805

Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Miscellaneous
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
Scientists
Angelina Grimke
Angelina Grimke
Civil Rights Leader
Manuel Garcia
Manuel Garcia
Opera Singer
William Row
William Row
Actor
RJ Hanson
RJ Hanson
Actor
John Lloyd Stephens
John Lloyd Stephens
Explorer
Thomas Brassey
Thomas Brassey
Engineers
Samuel Palmer
Samuel Palmer
Painter
Shirali Muslimov
Shirali Muslimov
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Scientists
Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole
Memoirist
Sarah Flower
Sarah Flower
Actress
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison
Activist
Christopher Weir
Christopher Weir
Actor
Joseph Grant
Joseph Grant
Poet
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Politician
Hiram Powers
Hiram Powers
Sculptor
Marina Brass
Marina Brass
Actress
Joseph Smith Jr.
Joseph Smith Jr.
Miscellaneous
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Religious Leader
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Children's Author
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Musicians
Mary Demas
Mary Demas
Actress
William Harrison Ainsworth
William Harrison Ainsworth
Novelist
Maria Volk
Maria Volk
Actress
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville
Miscellaneous
Benjamin J. Perry
Benjamin J. Perry
Stunts
Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
Magician
Hugo von Mohl
Hugo von Mohl
Scientists