Born and died in 1817

American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher known for "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience", advocating simple living and citizen defiance

Hungarian poet, writer, translator, and journalist known as the "Shakespeare of ballads" for his 102 ballads and the Toldi trilogy

Polish, Lithuanian, and American military leader, engineer, and national hero known for fighting in the American Revolutionary War and leading the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising

English novelist known for her witty social commentary and enduring romances like Pride and Prejudice

Genevan-French author, philosopher, and political theorist known for her influential literary works and her moderate stance during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era

French astronomer renowned for compiling the Messier Catalogue of 110 deep-sky objects, which he initially identified to avoid confusing them with comets