Born and died in 1809

British Liberal prime minister, writer, politician, diplomat, and statistician who served four non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Polish Romantic poet, playwright, and philosopher, recognized as one of the "Three Bards" and the father of modern Polish drama

French official, architect, and urban planner who supervised the radical urban renewal of Paris, introducing grand boulevards and parks

French philosopher, politician, and economist widely regarded as the "father of anarchism" and founder of mutualist philosophy

French organist and teacher who invented braille, a universally adopted system for reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired

Founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first King of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, known posthumously as King Phutthayotfa Chulalok the Great and by his regnal name Rama I

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist whose influential pamphlets <i>Common Sense</i> and <i>The American Crisis</i> shaped the American Revolution

Austrian composer known as the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"