Born in 1769

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Born in 1769

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Napoleon Bonaparte Head of State 15-Aug-1769 5-May-1821 Emperor of France

George W. Campbell Politician 9-Feb-1769 17-Feb-1848 Senator from Tennessee, Treasury Secretary

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Politician 18-Jun-1769 12-Aug-1822 Architected Napoleon's defeat

De Witt Clinton Politician 2-Mar-1769 11-Feb-1828 Twice Governor of New York

Georges Cuvier Zoologist 23-Aug-1769 13-May-1832 Comparative anatomist, paleontologist

Thomas Hope Designer 30-Aug-1769 3-Feb-1830 Anastasius

Sir Thomas Lawrence Painter 13-Apr-1769 7-Jan-1830 English portrait painter

Sir Hudson Lowe Military 28-Jul-1769 10-Jan-1844 Governor of St. Helena over Napoleon

Michel Ney Military 10-Jan-1769 7-Dec-1815 Napoleonic General

William Smith Geologist 23-Mar-1769 28-Aug-1839 Father of English Geology

Arthur Wellesley Military 1-May-1769 14-Sep-1852 1st Duke of Wellington

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