| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Richard A. Ballinger |
Government |
9-Jul-1858 |
6-Jun-1922 |
US Interior Secretary, 1909-11 |
| Paul C. Barth |
Politician |
1858 |
12-Aug-1907 |
Mayor of Louisville, 1905-07 |
| Franz Boas |
Anthropologist |
9-Jul-1858 |
22-Dec-1942 |
Father of American Anthropology |
| J. C. Bose |
Botanist |
30-Nov-1858 |
23-Nov-1937 |
Plant physiology |
| William D. Boyce |
Activist |
16-Jun-1858 |
11-Jun-1929 |
Founder of Boy Scouts of America |
| Frank A. Briggs |
Politician |
15-Sep-1858 |
9-Aug-1898 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1897-98 |
| Emma Calvé |
Singer |
15-Aug-1858 |
6-Jan-1942 |
Operatic soprano, Carmen |
| Charles Chesnutt |
Novelist |
20-Jun-1858 |
15-Nov-1932 |
The Conjure Woman |
| Rudolf Diesel |
Inventor |
18-Mar-1858 |
30-Sep-1913 |
Inventor of the diesel engine |
| Émile Durkheim |
Sociologist |
15-Apr-1858 |
15-Nov-1917 |
Rules of the Sociological Method |
| Eleanora Duse |
Actor |
3-Oct-1858 |
21-Apr-1924 |
Most famous Italian actress of her time |
| Christiaan Eijkman |
Scientist |
11-Aug-1858 |
5-Nov-1930 |
Research led to discovery of vitamins |
| Albert W. Gilchrist |
Politician |
15-Jan-1858 |
15-May-1926 |
Governor of Florida, 1909-13 |
| Carter Glass |
Politician |
4-Jan-1858 |
28-May-1946 |
US Senator from Virginia, 1920-46 |
| George Goethals |
Architect |
29-Jun-1858 |
21-Jan-1928 |
Creator of the Panama Canal |
| Rémy de Gourmont |
Poet |
4-Apr-1858 |
27-Sep-1915 |
Promenades Littéraires |
| Gustav V |
Royalty |
16-Jun-1858 |
29-Oct-1950 |
King of Sweden, 1907-50 |
| John A. Hill |
Publisher |
22-Feb-1858 |
24-Jan-1916 |
Co-Founder of the McGraw-Hill Companies |
| Edward M. House |
Diplomat |
26-Jul-1858 |
28-Mar-1938 |
Advisor to Woodrow Wilson |
| Benjamin Kidd |
Sociologist |
9-Sep-1858 |
2-Oct-1916 |
Social Evolution |
| Selma Lagerlöf |
Author |
20-Nov-1858 |
16-Mar-1940 |
First female Nobel Prize for Literature |
| Andrew Bonar Law |
Head of State |
16-Sep-1858 |
30-Oct-1923 |
UK Prime Minister, 1922-23 |
| Aylmer Maude |
Translator |
28-Mar-1858 |
25-Aug-1938 |
Translator of Tolstoy |
| Oskar Minkowski |
Doctor |
13-Jan-1858 |
18-Jul-1931 |
Linked pancreas to diabetes |
| E. Nesbit |
Novelist |
15-Aug-1858 |
4-May-1924 |
The Story of the Treasure Seekers |
| Adolph Ochs |
Publisher |
12-Mar-1858 |
8-Apr-1935 |
New York Times Publisher, 1896-1936 |
| Albert S. Osborn |
Scientist |
1858 |
1946 |
Questioned Documents |
| Giuseppe Peano |
Mathematician |
27-Aug-1858 |
20-Apr-1932 |
Infinitesimal calculus |
| Gerard Philips |
Business |
9-Oct-1858 |
25-Jan-1942 |
Founder of Philips Electronics |
| Mahlon Pitney |
Judge |
5-Feb-1858 |
9-Dec-1924 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1912-22 |
| Max Planck |
Physicist |
23-Apr-1858 |
4-Oct-1947 |
Originator of quantum theory |
| Giacomo Puccini |
Composer |
22-Dec-1858 |
29-Nov-1924 |
Madame Butterfly |
| Ludwig Quidde |
Activist |
23-Mar-1858 |
4-Mar-1941 |
German pacifist, Nobel Prize recipient |
| William C. Redfield |
Politician |
18-Jun-1858 |
13-Jun-1932 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1913-19 |
| May Robson |
Actor |
19-Apr-1858 |
20-Oct-1942 |
Lady for a Day |
| Theodore Roosevelt |
Head of State |
27-Oct-1858 |
6-Jan-1919 |
26th US President, 1901-09 |
| Georg Simmel |
Sociologist |
1-Mar-1858 |
26-Sep-1918 |
Philosophy of Money |
| Otis Skinner |
Actor |
28-Jun-1858 |
4-Jan-1942 |
American stage actor |
| Jerome Smucker |
Business |
5-Dec-1858 |
19-Mar-1948 |
Founder of J. M. Smucker Company |
| George W. Wickersham |
Government |
19-Sep-1858 |
26-Jan-1936 |
US Attorney General, 1909-13 |
