| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Lawrence Alma-Tadema |
Painter |
8-Jan-1836 |
25-Jun-1912 |
Classicist painter |
| John Jacob Astor |
Philanthropist |
13-Jul-1864 |
15-Apr-1912 |
Died aboard the Titanic |
| Clara Barton |
Activist |
25-Dec-1821 |
12-Apr-1912 |
Co-Founder of the American Red Cross |
| Auguste Beernaert |
Diplomat |
26-Jul-1829 |
6-Oct-1912 |
Belgian Prime Minister, Nobel recipient |
| Daniel H. Burnham |
Architect |
4-Sep-1846 |
1-Jun-1912 |
Built skyscrapers and planned cities |
| Voltairine de Cleyre |
Anarchist |
17-Nov-1866 |
20-Jun-1912 |
Anarchist without an adjective |
| George Darwin |
Astronomer |
9-Jul-1845 |
7-Dec-1912 |
Evolution of the Sun-Earth-Moon system |
| Frederick VIII |
Royalty |
3-Jun-1843 |
14-May-1912 |
King of Denmark, 1906-12 |
| Georg Heym |
Poet |
30-Oct-1887 |
16-Jan-1912 |
Der ewige Tag |
| John Percival Jones |
Politician |
27-Jan-1829 |
12-Nov-1912 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1873-1903 |
| Andrew Lang |
Author |
31-Mar-1844 |
20-Jul-1912 |
Scottish man of letters, historian, author |
| Joseph Lister |
Doctor |
5-Apr-1827 |
10-Feb-1912 |
Pioneer of antiseptic surgery |
| Jules Massenet |
Composer |
12-May-1842 |
13-Aug-1912 |
Manon |
| Karl May |
Author |
25-May-1842 |
30-Mar-1912 |
Bestselling German novelist |
| Emperor Meiji |
Royalty |
3-Nov-1852 |
30-Jul-1912 |
Emperor of Japan, 1867-1912 |
| Joseph E. Nathan |
Business |
2-Mar-1835 |
2-May-1912 |
Founder of Glaxo |
| Frédéric Passy |
Economist |
20-May-1822 |
12-Jun-1912 |
International League for Permanent Peace |
| Henri Poincaré |
Mathematician |
29-Apr-1854 |
17-Jul-1912 |
Poincaré Conjecture |
| Whitelaw Reid |
Journalist |
27-Oct-1837 |
15-Dec-1912 |
Editor of the New York Tribune, 1872-1905 |
| Robert Falcon Scott |
Explorer |
6-Jun-1868 |
29-Mar-1912 |
Led 2 expeditions to Antarctica |
| Richard Norman Shaw |
Architect |
7-May-1831 |
17-Nov-1912 |
Late 19th c. British architect |
| James S. Sherman |
Politician |
24-Oct-1855 |
30-Oct-1912 |
Vice President under Taft |
| Edward Smith |
Victim |
27-Jan-1850 |
15-Apr-1912 |
Captain of the RMS Titanic |
| W. T. Stead |
Journalist |
5-Jul-1849 |
15-Apr-1912 |
Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 1883-89 |
| Nettie Stevens |
Biologist |
7-Jul-1861 |
4-May-1912 |
X and Y chromosomes |
| Bram Stoker |
Author |
8-Nov-1847 |
20-Apr-1912 |
Dracula |
| August Strindberg |
Playwright |
22-Jan-1849 |
14-May-1912 |
Röda Rummet |
| James B. Weaver |
Politician |
12-Jun-1833 |
6-Feb-1912 |
Congressman from Iowa, 1885-89 |
| Wilbur Wright |
Aviator |
16-Apr-1867 |
30-May-1912 |
Co-Inventor of the airplane |
