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