Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879)
Novelist
1
Emma Smith (1804-1879)
Religious Leader
2
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)
Activist
3
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Physicist
4
Rowland Hill (1795-1879)
Entrepreneur
5
Arturo Prat (1848-1879)
War Hero
6
Angelina Grimke (1805-1879)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Adolf Anderssen (1818-1879)
Chess Player
8
Elihu Burritt (1810-1879)
Politician
9
Abbondio Sangiorgio (1798-1879)
Sculptor
10
John Bell Hood (1831-1879)
11
Catherine Dickens (1815-1879)
Family Member
12
Adolf Jensen (1837-1879)
Composer
13
Phineas Young (1799-1879)
14
William Morris Hunt (1824-1879)
Cartoonist
15
Frances Browne (1816-1879)
Poet
16
Octave Cremazie (1827-1879)
17
Asa Packer (1805-1879)
18
William Howitt (1792-1879)
Non-Fiction Author
19
Celebrities Born in 1879
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