Famous people born in 1828
Ferdinand Cohn
Ferdinand Cohn was a German biologist who is considered as the father of bacteriology and microbiology
Randal Cremer
Sir William Randal Cremer was an English pacifist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1903
Henry Dunant
Henry Dunant or Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss social and peace activist who founded the Red Cross and was the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was one of the most acclaimed Russian writers, who wrote the famous ‘War and Peace’ and ‘Anna Karenina’
Josephine Butler
Josephine Butler was a British social reformer and feminist who campaigned for the betterment of socially deprived and outcast women
Franjo Rački
Franjo Rački was a Croatian historian, politician and writer
Rani Lakshmibai
Rani Lakshmibai, famously known as ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, was one of the leading warriors of India’s First War of Independence
Andrew Taylor Still
A physician, author and inventor, Andrew Taylor Still is credited for founding the ‘American School of Osteopathy’ in Missouri
Joshua Chamberlain
Joshua Chamberlain was an American college professor, war hero and Governor of Maine
Jules Verne
Jules Verne was an acclaimed French novelist, best known for adventure novels