Famous people born in 1832
John George Nicolay
John George Nicolay was a German born American who served as private secretary to Abraham Lincoln
Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer and architect who built the famous Eiffel Tower
Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker was an American feminist, an alleged spy, women’s right activist, an abolitionist and a prisoner of war
Édouard Manet
He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt was a renowned doctor who conducted pioneering studies on experimental psychology
Khurshidbanu Natavan
Khurshidbanu Natavan was an Azerbaijani poetess, renowned for her lyrical ghazals
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll was an English writer, mathematician and photographer
Horatio Alger
Horatio Alger was a popular American writer, famous for his rags-to-riches story formula
Mary Ann Cotton
Mary Ann Cotton was an English serial-killer, whose victims included her own husbands, a lover and several children
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, widely appreciated for her timeless classic novel ‘Little Women’