TIMELINER

History's most surprising connections

Who Was Alive in 1815

26 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1815

James Watt
James WattAge 79
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 72
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 69
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 66
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 55
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 46
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 45
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 40
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 33
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 32
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 30
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge 28
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 24
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 24
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinAge 16
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Victor Hugo
Victor HugoAge 13
1802–1885 · Literature
Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian AndersenAge 10
1805–1875 · Literature
The Little Mermaid, fairy tales
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham LincolnAge 6
1809–1865 · Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Charles Darwin
Charles DarwinAge 6
1809–1882 · Science & Invention
Theory of evolution by natural selection
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan PoeAge 6
1809–1849 · Literature
Master of the macabre, The Raven
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric ChopinAge 5
1810–1849 · Music
Romantic piano virtuoso
Charles Dickens
Charles DickensAge 3
1812–1870 · Literature
A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe VerdiAge 2
1813–1901 · Music
La Traviata, Aida — operatic master
Richard Wagner
Richard WagnerAge 2
1813–1883 · Music
Ring Cycle, revolutionary opera
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von BismarckAge 0
1815–1898 · Politics & Leadership
Unified Germany, the Iron Chancellor
Ada Lovelace
Ada LovelaceAge 0
1815–1852 · Science & Invention
First computer programmer

Notable World Events in 1815

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