1821 deaths

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and North Africa during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a statesman, he implemented numerous legal and administrative reforms in France and Europe.

English Romantic poet (1795–1821)

Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat (1753-1821)

queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom (1768-1821)

English writer and physician (1795–1821)

first native-born American saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1774-1821)

German chemist

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1785 – 1821

Mother of Louis Philippe I, King of the French

French botanist (1754-1821)

Spanish scientist (1742-1821)

German naturalist and zoologist (1797–1821)

Consul of Paraguay

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Romanian general and revolutionary (1780–1821)

Chilean general (1785-1821)

Italian poet

French painter (1774-1821)

English novelist, actress, dramatist (1753–1821)

King of Tahiti

French painter

Swedish naturalist and professor of botany, chemist, and natural history, Lund University (1742-1821)

French midwife

Spanish general and colonial governor (1762-1821)

French physician (1755-1821)

Greek general

German physician

Spanish military officer and viceroyal administrator (1743-1821)

Surveyor General of India

Consort of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

German jurist and diplomat

American politician (1731-1821)

engineer from Scotland (1761-1821)

German watchmaker

British mathematician, astronomer and physicist

British artist (1768-1821)

German naturalist

Polish noble, politician, writer, 3rd Prime Minister (1755-1821)

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1821)

Rio de la Plata military leader and politician

Royal Navy officer and governor (1737-1821)

French general (1771-1821)

Welsh author and salon-holder (1741-1821)

Polish poet

Catholic cardinal (1736-1821)

Romanian writer (1756 –1821)

German naturalist (1783-1821)

Austrian painter, writer and engravings expert (1757-1821)

Baltic German noble (1761-1821)

British artist (1742-1821)

Prince of Moldavia and Wallachia

Polish Jewish rabbi, Talmudist and ethicist (1749-1821)

French writer, editor

British business agent, traveller and antiquarian (1787-1821)

Italian composer and dancer (1769-1821)

Japanese philosopher (1746-1821)

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Prince of Moldavia

Venezuelan lawyer and politician (1763-1821)

British princess (1820–1821)