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Famous People Born in 1860
Born in 1860? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.
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The 1860s
The most famous people born in 186022
1860–1904Anton Chekhov
Russian playwright and short-story master who wrote The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard
1860–1911Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer and conductor of ten vast symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde, who led the Vienna Court Opera
1860–1904Theodor Herzl
Founder of the modern political Zionist movement
1860–1937J. M. Barrie
Scottish novelist and playwright who created the character Peter Pan
1860–1935Jane Addams
Social activist and first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
1860–1917Eduard Buchner
German chemist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering cell-free fermentation
1860–1934Raymond Poincaré
President of France during the First World War
1860–1927Willem Einthoven
Nobel Prize winner who invented the first practical electrocardiograph
Born in 1860, month by month
- January
- Charles Curtis (January 25) · Thirty-first Vice President of the United States
- Anton Chekhov (January 29) · Russian playwright and short-story master who wrote The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard
- February
- Herman Hollerith (February 29) · Inventor who developed the electromechanical punch-card tabulating machine
- April
- James Ensor (April 13) · Belgian painter and printmaker who influenced expressionism and surrealism
- May
- Theodor Herzl (May 2) · Founder of the modern political Zionist movement
- J. M. Barrie (May 9) · Scottish novelist and playwright who created the character Peter Pan
- Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (May 18) · Italian Prime Minister during the First World War
- Eduard Buchner (May 20) · German chemist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering cell-free fermentation
- Willem Einthoven (May 21) · Nobel Prize winner who invented the first practical electrocardiograph
- Isaac Albéniz (May 26) · Spanish composer and pianist known for his folk-inspired works
- July
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3) · Feminist writer and author of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper
- Gustav Mahler (July 7) · Austrian composer and conductor of ten vast symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde, who led the Vienna Court Opera
- Otto Jespersen (July 16) · Danish linguist who wrote influential works on the English language
- Alphonse Mucha (July 24) · Czech artist famous for his distinctive Art Nouveau posters
- August
- Klara Hitler (August 12) · Mother of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler
- Raymond Poincaré (August 20) · President of France during the First World War
- September
- Jane Addams (September 6) · Social activist and first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
- John J. Pershing (September 13) · Senior United States Army officer who led the American Expeditionary Forces
- November
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski (November 6) · Polish pianist, composer and statesman who served as Prime Minister
- Hjalmar Branting (November 23) · Three-time Prime Minister of Sweden and Nobel Peace Prize winner
- December
- Kanō Jigorō (December 10) · Japanese educator and the founding father of judo
- Niels Ryberg Finsen (December 15) · Danish physician who pioneered light therapy to treat skin diseases