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• 1838–1918Henry AdamsAmerican historianFebruary 16
• 1838–1920Max BruchGerman composerJanuary 6
• 1838–1929Émile LoubetPresident of France from 1899 to 1906December 31
• 1838–1905Henry IrvingEnglish stage actor of the Victorian eraFebruary 6
• 1838–1882Léon GambettaFrench politicianApril 2
• 1838–1917Franz BrentanoAustrian Catholic priest and philosopherJanuary 16
• 1838–185611th Dalai LamaSpiritual leader of Tibet from 1842 to 1855November 1
• 1838–1922Camille JordanFrench mathematicianJanuary 5
• 1838–1923Princess Louise of PrussiaGrand Duchess of Baden from 1856 to 1907December 3
• 1838–1921Annie Edson TaylorAmerican schoolteacher and daredevilOctober 24
• 1838–1898Eli LillyAmerican pharmacist, Union Army officer, businessman, philanthropistJuly 8
• 1838–1900Henry SidgwickBritish philosopher and economistMay 31
• 1838–1883General Tom ThumbAmerican circus performerJanuary 4
• 1838–1926Edwin Abbott AbbottBritish theologian and authorDecember 20
• 1838–1918Joseph F. SmithPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsNovember 13
• 1838–1914Margaret E. KnightAmerican inventorFebruary 14
• 1838–1889Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-AdamFrench symbolist writerNovember 7
• 1838–1888Anton MauveDutch painterSeptember 18
• 1838–1913Tobias AsserDutch lawyer and academicApril 28
• 1838–1912Octavia HillEnglish social reformerDecember 3
• 1838–1918Marianne CopeGerman-born American Franciscan Sister, saint and missionary to HawaiiJanuary 23
• 1838–1912Paul-Émile Lecoq de BoisbaudranFrench chemistApril 18
• 1838–1900Duchess Alexandra of OldenburgGrand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of RussiaJune 2
• 1838–1914Paul MauserGerman weapon designer and manufacturerJune 27
• 1838–1916James J. HillAmerican railroad promoter and financierSeptember 16
• 1838–1925Jules MélinePrime Minister of France from 1896 to 1898May 20
• 1838–1933Yisrael Meir KaganBelarusian rabbiFebruary 6
• 1838–1881August ŠenoaCroatian novelistNovember 14
• 1838–1898Lawrence Sullivan RossGovernor of Texas from 1887 to 1891September 27
• 1838–1865Silas SouleAmerican abolitionist and military officerJuly 26
• 1838–1916Cleveland AbbeAmerican meteorologistDecember 3
• 1838–1889James MaybrickBritish merchant, murder victim, and Jack the Ripper suspectOctober 25
• 1838–1914Bhaktivinoda ThakurIndian spiritual leaderSeptember 2
• 1838–1889Karl DavydovMusical artistMarch 15
• 1838–1915John Davis LongAmerican politicianOctober 27
• 1838–1918John IrelandCatholic archbishop of Saint Paul, MinnesotaSeptember 11
• 1838–1923Vatroslav JagićCroatian SlavistJuly 6
• 1838–1928Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd BaronetBritish statesman and authorJuly 20
• 1838–1928Stefanos SkouloudisGreek banker, politician and diplomatNovember 23
• 1838–1908Lydia ThompsonEnglish dancer, comedian, actor and theatrical producerFebruary 19
• 1838–1910Édouard ColonneFrench conductor and violinistJuly 23
• 1838–1899Augustin DalyAmerican theatre impresarioJuly 20
• 1838–1906Samuel ArnoldLincoln conspiratorSeptember 6
• 1838–1910Giuseppe Cesare AbbaItalian writer and soldierOctober 6
• 1838–1900Cushman K. DavisAmerican politicianJune 16
• 1838–1932Amaldus NielsenNorwegian painterMay 23
• 1838–1915John LabattCanadian businessmanDecember 11
• 1838–1911William Paine Lord9th Governor of OregonJuly 20
• 1838–1900Lars OftedalNorwegian politicianDecember 27
• 1838–1909Thomas BentAustralian politicianDecember 7
• 1838–1920Paul LacômeFrench composerMarch 4
• 1838–1901Frederic ArcherBritish musicianJune 16
• 1838–1908Marie Adam-DoerrerSwiss women's rights activist and unionistMarch 23
• 1838–1905George ThornAustralian politicianOctober 12