Famous People Born in 1783

27 notable people were born in 1783. See what happened in 1783 →

Venezuelan statesman and military officer

July 24 · 1783–1830

American writer, historian and diplomat

April 3 · 1783–1859

French writer

January 23 · 1783–1842

Emperor of Mexico from 1822 to 1823

September 27 · 1783–1824

Russian poet

February 9 · 1783–1852

Grand Duchess of Russia

August 9 · 1783–1801

Danish Lutheran pastor, theologian, hymn-writer and educator

September 8 · 1783–1872

French polymath and naturalist

October 22 · 1783–1840

German pharmacist

June 19 · 1783–1841

Russian military officer and writer

September 17 · 1783–1866

Queen of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813

February 21 · 1783–1835

English electrical engineer and inventor

May 22 · 1783–1850

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1783–1850Johann Heinrich von ThünenGerman economistJune 24
1783–1857William ColgateBusiness magnateJanuary 25
1783–1858José de la Riva AgüeroPresident of Peru in 1823May 3
1783–1826Reginald HeberEnglish clergyman and man of lettersApril 21
1783–1859David CoxEnglish landscape painterApril 29
1783–1856Georgios SinasAustrian-Greek entrepreneur and bankerNovember 20
1783–1853Charles Tristan, marquis de MontholonFrench general during the Napoleonic WarsJuly 21
1783–1841Philip P. BarbourUS Supreme Court justice from 1836 to 1841May 25
1783–1852William Tierney ClarkEnglish civil engineerAugust 23
1783–1860Friedrich DotzauerGerman cellist and composerJanuary 20
1783–1860Friedrich Wilhelm von BismarckGerman general, diplomat, and writerJuly 28
1783–1873María Bibiana BenítezPuerto Rican writerDecember 10
1783–1858Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron BraybrookeBritish Whig politicianSeptember 26
1783–1817Federigo ZuccariItalian astronomerAugust 26
1783–1861Phoebe Hinsdale BrownAmerican hymnwriterMay 1