| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Giovanni Battista Amici |
Astronomer |
25-Mar-1786 |
10-Apr-1863 |
Italian astronomer, microscopist |
| François Arago |
Physicist |
26-Feb-1786 |
2-Oct-1853 |
Investigated earth magnetics |
| Nicholas Biddle |
Business |
8-Jan-1786 |
27-Feb-1844 |
Second Bank of the United States |
| William C. Bouck |
Politician |
7-Jan-1786 |
19-Apr-1859 |
Governor of New York, 1843-45 |
| John Catron |
Judge |
7-Jan-1786 |
30-May-1865 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1837-65 |
| Michel-Eugène Chevreul |
Chemist |
31-Aug-1786 |
9-Apr-1889 |
Chemistry of fats, dyes |
| Davy Crockett |
Military |
17-Aug-1786 |
6-Mar-1836 |
King of the Wild Frontier |
| Dixon Denham |
Explorer |
1-Jan-1786 |
8-May-1828 |
English explorer of Central Africa |
| Walter Forward |
Politician |
24-Jan-1786 |
24-Nov-1852 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43 |
| William R. King |
Politician |
7-Apr-1786 |
18-Apr-1853 |
Vice President under Franklin Pierce |
| William L. Marcy |
Politician |
12-Dec-1786 |
4-Jul-1857 |
US Secretary of State, 1853-57 |
| Louis McLane |
Politician |
28-May-1786 |
7-Oct-1857 |
US Secretary of State, 1833-34 |
| Jean Nicholas Nicollet |
Explorer |
24-Jul-1786 |
11-Sep-1843 |
Surveyor of the Mississippi basin |
| Winfield Scott |
Military |
13-Jun-1786 |
29-May-1866 |
US Army general, Mexican campaign 1847 |
| Chief Seattle |
Military |
c. 1786 |
7-Jun-1866 |
Namesake of the city of Seattle |
| Guadalupe Victoria |
Head of State |
29-Sep-1786 |
21-Mar-1843 |
First President of Mexico |
| Carl Maria von Weber |
Composer |
18-Nov-1786 |
5-Jun-1826 |
Oberon |