TIMELINER

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Who Was Alive in 1895

73 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1895

Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe VerdiAge 82
1813–1901 · Music
La Traviata, Aida — operatic master
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von BismarckAge 80
1815–1898 · Politics & Leadership
Unified Germany, the Iron Chancellor
Frederick Douglass
Frederick DouglassAge 77
1818–1895 · Activism & Social Change
Abolitionist, orator, writer
Queen Victoria
Queen VictoriaAge 76
1819–1901 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning British monarch of her era
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. AnthonyAge 75
1820–1906 · Activism & Social Change
Women's suffrage pioneer
Florence Nightingale
Florence NightingaleAge 75
1820–1910 · Activism & Social Change
Founder of modern nursing
Harriet Tubman
Harriet TubmanAge 73
1822–1913 · Activism & Social Change
Underground Railroad conductor
Louis Pasteur
Louis PasteurAge 73
1822–1895 · Science & Invention
Germ theory, pasteurization
Jules Verne
Jules VerneAge 67
1828–1905 · Literature
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Leo Tolstoy
Leo TolstoyAge 67
1828–1910 · Literature
War and Peace, Anna Karenina
Alfred Nobel
Alfred NobelAge 62
1833–1896 · Science & Invention
Invented dynamite, founded Nobel Prizes
Dmitri Mendeleev
Dmitri MendeleevAge 61
1834–1907 · Science & Invention
Created the periodic table of elements
Mark Twain
Mark TwainAge 60
1835–1910 · Literature
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew CarnegieAge 60
1835–1919 · Business & Industry
Steel magnate, philanthropist
John D. Rockefeller
John D. RockefellerAge 56
1839–1937 · Business & Industry
Oil tycoon, richest American ever
Claude Monet
Claude MonetAge 55
1840–1926 · Art
Water Lilies, father of Impressionism
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste RenoirAge 54
1841–1919 · Art
Impressionist painter of joyful scenes
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich NietzscheAge 51
1844–1900 · Philosophy & Thought
"God is dead," Beyond Good and Evil
Thomas Edison
Thomas EdisonAge 48
1847–1931 · Science & Invention
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham BellAge 48
1847–1922 · Science & Invention
Invented the telephone
Antoni Gaudí
Antoni GaudíAge 43
1852–1926 · Art
Sagrada Família architect
Oscar Wilde
Oscar WildeAge 41
1854–1900 · Literature
The Picture of Dorian Gray, wit and charm
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund FreudAge 39
1856–1939 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of psychoanalysis
Nikola Tesla
Nikola TeslaAge 39
1856–1943 · Science & Invention
AC electricity, visionary inventor
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow WilsonAge 39
1856–1924 · Politics & Leadership
28th US President, League of Nations
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore RooseveltAge 37
1858–1919 · Politics & Leadership
26th US President, Rough Rider
Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline PankhurstAge 37
1858–1928 · Activism & Social Change
British suffragette leader
Max Planck
Max PlanckAge 37
1858–1947 · Science & Invention
Father of quantum theory
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan DoyleAge 36
1859–1930 · Literature
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath TagoreAge 34
1861–1941 · Literature
First non-European Nobel laureate in Literature
Gustav Klimt
Gustav KlimtAge 33
1862–1918 · Art
The Kiss, Art Nouveau master
Claude Debussy
Claude DebussyAge 33
1862–1918 · Music
Clair de Lune, Impressionist music
Henry Ford
Henry FordAge 32
1863–1947 · Business & Industry
Assembly line, Model T automobile
Edvard Munch
Edvard MunchAge 32
1863–1944 · Art
The Scream
H.G. Wells
H.G. WellsAge 29
1866–1946 · Literature
The War of the Worlds, science fiction pioneer
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-senAge 29
1866–1925 · Politics & Leadership
Father of the Republic of China
Marie Curie
Marie CurieAge 28
1867–1934 · Science & Invention
Radioactivity, first woman Nobel laureate
Scott Joplin
Scott JoplinAge 27
1868–1917 · Music
King of Ragtime
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma GandhiAge 26
1869–1948 · Politics & Leadership
Nonviolent independence leader of India
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori RasputinAge 26
1869–1916 · Politics & Leadership
Mystic who influenced the Russian royal family
Marcel Proust
Marcel ProustAge 24
1871–1922 · Literature
In Search of Lost Time
Orville Wright
Orville WrightAge 24
1871–1948 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of the airplane
Roald Amundsen
Roald AmundsenAge 23
1872–1928 · Exploration
First to reach the South Pole
Ernest Shackleton
Ernest ShackletonAge 21
1874–1922 · Exploration
Heroic Antarctic explorer, Endurance expedition
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo MarconiAge 21
1874–1937 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of long-distance radio
Winston Churchill
Winston ChurchillAge 21
1874–1965 · Politics & Leadership
British PM who led WWII effort
Harry Houdini
Harry HoudiniAge 21
1874–1926 · Film & Entertainment
Legendary escape artist & illusionist
Carl Jung
Carl JungAge 20
1875–1961 · Philosophy & Thought
Analytical psychology, archetypes
Pancho Villa
Pancho VillaAge 17
1878–1923 · Politics & Leadership
Mexican revolutionary general
Lise Meitner
Lise MeitnerAge 17
1878–1968 · Science & Invention
Discovered nuclear fission, overlooked for Nobel
Albert Einstein
Albert EinsteinAge 16
1879–1955 · Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Pablo Picasso
Pablo PicassoAge 14
1881–1973 · Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
Alexander Fleming
Alexander FlemingAge 14
1881–1955 · Science & Invention
Discovered penicillin
Virginia Woolf
Virginia WoolfAge 13
1882–1941 · Literature
Mrs Dalloway, modernist pioneer
James Joyce
James JoyceAge 13
1882–1941 · Literature
Ulysses, literary revolutionary
Igor Stravinsky
Igor StravinskyAge 13
1882–1971 · Music
The Rite of Spring, modern classical
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. RooseveltAge 13
1882–1945 · Politics & Leadership
32nd US President, New Deal, WWII leader
Coco Chanel
Coco ChanelAge 12
1883–1971 · Business & Industry
Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5
Franz Kafka
Franz KafkaAge 12
1883–1924 · Literature
The Metamorphosis, surreal fiction
Niels Bohr
Niels BohrAge 10
1885–1962 · Science & Invention
Atomic model, quantum mechanics pioneer
Diego Rivera
Diego RiveraAge 9
1886–1957 · Art
Mexican muralist, political artist
Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin SchrödingerAge 8
1887–1961 · Science & Invention
Schrödinger's cat, wave equation
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'KeeffeAge 8
1887–1986 · Art
Mother of American modernism
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie ChaplinAge 6
1889–1977 · Film & Entertainment
The Tramp, silent film legend
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi MinhAge 5
1890–1969 · Politics & Leadership
Revolutionary leader of Vietnam
Agatha Christie
Agatha ChristieAge 5
1890–1976 · Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. EisenhowerAge 5
1890–1969 · Politics & Leadership
WWII Supreme Commander, 34th US President
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de GaulleAge 5
1890–1970 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of Free France, French President
Haile Selassie
Haile SelassieAge 3
1892–1975 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Ethiopia, Rastafari symbol
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. TolkienAge 3
1892–1973 · Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Mao Zedong
Mao ZedongAge 2
1893–1976 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the People's Republic of China
Babe Ruth
Babe RuthAge 0
1895–1948 · Sports
Baseball's Sultan of Swat
Buster Keaton
Buster KeatonAge 0
1895–1966 · Film & Entertainment
Silent film comedian, The General
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