Who Was Alive in 1810

James WattAge 74

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Thomas JeffersonAge 67

1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Francisco GoyaAge 64

1746–1828 · Art

Spanish Romantic painter

Edward JennerAge 61

1749–1823 · Science & Invention

Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine

HokusaiAge 50

1760–1849 · Art

The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker

Napoleon BonaparteAge 41

1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership

Emperor of France, military genius

Ludwig van BeethovenAge 40

1770–1827 · Music

Symphonies composed while going deaf

Jane AustenAge 35

1775–1817 · Literature

Pride and Prejudice

Niccolò PaganiniAge 28

1782–1840 · Music

Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist

Simón BolívarAge 27

1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership

Liberator of South America

Jacob GrimmAge 25

1785–1863 · Literature

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Shaka ZuluAge 23

1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of the Zulu Kingdom

Michael FaradayAge 19

1791–1867 · Science & Invention

Electromagnetic induction

Charles BabbageAge 19

1791–1871 · Science & Invention

Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine

Alexander PushkinAge 11

1799–1837 · Literature

Father of Russian literature

Victor HugoAge 8

1802–1885 · Literature

Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Hans Christian AndersenAge 5

1805–1875 · Literature

The Little Mermaid, fairy tales

Abraham LincolnAge 1

1809–1865 · Politics & Leadership

16th US President, ended slavery

Charles DarwinAge 1

1809–1882 · Science & Invention

Theory of evolution by natural selection

Edgar Allan PoeAge 1

1809–1849 · Literature

Master of the macabre, The Raven

Frédéric ChopinAge 0

1810–1849 · Music

Romantic piano virtuoso