TIMELINER

History's most surprising connections

Who Was Alive in 1808

17 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1808

James Watt
James WattAge 72
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 65
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 62
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 59
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 48
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 39
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 38
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 33
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 26
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 25
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 23
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge 21
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 17
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 17
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinAge 9
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Victor Hugo
Victor HugoAge 6
1802–1885 · Literature
Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian AndersenAge 3
1805–1875 · Literature
The Little Mermaid, fairy tales
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