Famous people born in 1859
Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson was a well-known philosopher who won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian writer, poet, dramatist, and social critic
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a 19th-century gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women’s rights activist who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II was the last German emperor (kaiser) and King of Prussia, whose belligerent policies resulted in World War I
Svante Arrhenius
Svante Arrhenius was a renowned Swedish scientist who is regarded as father of modern day physical chemistry
Sholem Aleichem
Sholem Aleichem was a renowned Yiddish novelist, essayist and playwright
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner was a renowned African American painter