Famous People Born in 1788

32 notable people were born in 1788. See what happened in 1788 →

British poet

January 22 · 1788–1824

German philosopher

February 22 · 1788–1860

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835; 1841–1846)

February 5 · 1788–1850

Native American explorer (c.1788 – 1812)

May 16 · 1788–1812

French optical physicist

May 10 · 1788–1827

German poet and novelist

March 10 · 1788–1857

Norwegian artist

February 24 · 1788–1857

Austrian cardinal and noble

January 8 · 1788–1831

French engineer and mathematician

July 1 · 1788–1867

Renowned Filipino poet and writer

April 2 · 1788–1862

American writer and editor

October 24 · 1788–1879

German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages

May 16 · 1788–1866

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1788–1865Christian Jürgensen ThomsenDanish antiquarianDecember 29
1788–1850Adoniram JudsonAmerican missionaryAugust 9
1788–1869Carl ReichenbachGerman scientist and philosopherFebruary 12
1788–1853Leopold GmelinGerman chemistAugust 2
1788–1863Charles Robert CockerellEnglish architect, archaeologist, and writerApril 27
1788–1870David G. BurnetTexian politicianApril 14
1788–1867Simon SechterAustrian music teacher and composerOctober 11
1788–1872Pavel KiselyovRussian military officer and reformerJanuary 19
1788–1865William Henry SmythRoyal Navy AdmiralJanuary 21
1788–1868Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de PerthesSeptember 10
1788–1853Félix VarelaCuban Catholic priest and independence leaderNovember 20
1788–1841Theodore HookEnglish writerSeptember 22
1788–1869Charles A. WickliffeAmerican politicianJune 8
1788–1873Francis RonaldsEnglish scientist and engineerFebruary 21
1788–1866William Thomas BrandeEnglish chemistJanuary 11
1788–1812Franz PforrGerman painterApril 5
1788–1867Edward Hodges BailyEnglish sculptorMarch 10
1788–1864Thomas BlanchardAmerican inventorJune 24
1788–1848Wilhelmine ReichardGerman aeronautApril 2
1788–1853Mihály BertalanitsSlovenian writerNovember 8