Who Was Alive in 1808

James WattAge 72

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Thomas JeffersonAge 65

1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Francisco GoyaAge 62

1746–1828 · Art

Spanish Romantic painter

Edward JennerAge 59

1749–1823 · Science & Invention

Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine

HokusaiAge 48

1760–1849 · Art

The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker

Napoleon BonaparteAge 39

1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership

Emperor of France, military genius

Ludwig van BeethovenAge 38

1770–1827 · Music

Symphonies composed while going deaf

Jane AustenAge 33

1775–1817 · Literature

Pride and Prejudice

Niccolò PaganiniAge 26

1782–1840 · Music

Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist

Simón BolívarAge 25

1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership

Liberator of South America

Jacob GrimmAge 23

1785–1863 · Literature

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Shaka ZuluAge 21

1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of the Zulu Kingdom

Michael FaradayAge 17

1791–1867 · Science & Invention

Electromagnetic induction

Charles BabbageAge 17

1791–1871 · Science & Invention

Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine

Alexander PushkinAge 9

1799–1837 · Literature

Father of Russian literature

Victor HugoAge 6

1802–1885 · Literature

Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Hans Christian AndersenAge 3

1805–1875 · Literature

The Little Mermaid, fairy tales