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Famous People Born in 1873

Born in 1873? 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 1870s

The most famous people born in 187324

1873–1935

Henri Barbusse

French novelist famous for his realistic First World War literature

Henri Barbusse (French:; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, short story writer, journalist, poet and political activist.

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1873–1943

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian Romantic composer and virtuoso concert pianist

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.

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1873–1954

Colette

French author known for writing Gigi and the Claudine novels

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French:; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist.

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1873–1950

Johannes V. Jensen

Nobel Prize-winning Danish author known for his epic poetry and novels

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (Danish pronunciation:; 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century.

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1873–1897

Thérèse of Lisieux

French Catholic saint known as the Little Flower of Jesus

Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), religious name Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face was a French Discalced Carmelite.

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1873–1944

Alexis Carrel

Nobel Prize-winning surgeon who pioneered techniques for suturing blood vessels

Alexis Carrel (French:; 28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques.

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1873–1921

Enrico Caruso

Italian opera singer and one of the first recording stars

Enrico Caruso (25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic tenor, who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic.

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1873–1908

Radoje Domanović

Serbian writer and journalist famous for his sharp satirical stories

Radoje Domanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоје Домановић; February 16, 1873 – August 17, 1908) was a Serbian journalist, writer and teacher, most famous for his satirical short stories. His adult years were a constant fight against tuberculosis.

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Born in 1873, month by month

January
- Thérèse of Lisieux (January 2) · French Catholic saint known as the Little Flower of Jesus
- Charles Péguy (January 7) · French poet and essayist known for his religious and socialist works
- Johannes V. Jensen (January 20) · Nobel Prize-winning Danish author known for his epic poetry and novels
- Colette (January 28) · French author known for writing Gigi and the Claudine novels
February
- Feodor Chaliapin (February 1) · Russian opera singer known for his deep bass voice
- Konstantin von Neurath (February 2) · German diplomat and Foreign Minister in the early Nazi era
- Radoje Domanović (February 4) · Serbian writer and journalist famous for his sharp satirical stories
- Hans von Euler-Chelpin (February 15) · Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who studied sugar fermentation
- Enrico Caruso (February 24) · Italian opera singer and one of the first recording stars
March
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (March 20) · Russian Romantic composer and virtuoso concert pianist
May
- Pavlo Skoropadsky (May 3) · Ukrainian military leader and statesman who served as Hetman of Ukraine
- Henri Barbusse (May 17) · French novelist famous for his realistic First World War literature
June
- Otto Loewi (June 3) · Pharmacologist who won a Nobel Prize for discovering chemical neurotransmission
- Alexis Carrel (June 28) · Nobel Prize-winning surgeon who pioneered techniques for suturing blood vessels
July
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (July 20) · Brazilian aviation pioneer who developed early airships and aircraft
August
- Lee de Forest (August 26) · Electronics pioneer who invented the triode vacuum tube
September
- Alfred Jarry (September 8) · French writer and playwright who created the play Ubu Roi
October
- Ejnar Hertzsprung (October 8) · Astronomer who co-developed the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for classifying stars
- Karl Schwarzschild (October 9) · Physicist who provided the first exact solution to Einstein's field equations
- Jules Rimet (October 14) · French football administrator and longest-serving President of FIFA
- Francisco I. Madero (October 30) · Revolutionary leader and thirty-seventh President of Mexico
November
- G. E. Moore (November 4) · British philosopher and pioneer of the analytic tradition
December
- Valery Bryusov (December 1) · Russian poet and leading member of the Symbolist movement
- Willa Cather (December 7) · Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist known for My Ántonia

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