1842 births

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910)

Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)

34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909)

American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)

English physicist (1842–1919)

French Symbolist poet (1842–1898)

British economist (1842–1924)

German author (1842–1912)

French astronomer and author (1842–1925)

French composer (1842–1912)

Polish writer and activist (1842-1910)

Scottish chemist and physicist (1842–1923)

Russian painter (1842-1904)

Anglo-Irish innovator (1842-1912)

writer, journalist, literary critic and revolutionary; also known for being Karl Marx's son-in-law (1842-1911)

Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899)

Danish literature critic and scholar (1842–1927)

Italian statesman (1842–1928)

Polish writer

Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)

French poet and novelist (1842–1908)

English composer of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo (1842-1900)

French poet (1842-1905)

French mathematician (1842–1917)

Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist (1842–1912)

German chess master (1842-1888)

German philosopher (1842–1906)

Italian saint (1842-1857)

American chemist (1842-1911)

German philosopher (1842–1918)

German engineer (1842-1934)

Italian painter (1842-1931)

Austrian physician (1842-1925)

French mathematician (1842–1891)

Danish linguist (1842-1927)

Greek artist (1842-1901)

Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)

German linguist (1842-1927)

Irish astronomer and writer (1842–1907)

French astronomer

Italian writer (1842-1911)

Japanese general (1842-1916)

Italian politician (1842-1909)

Austrian politician (1842-1921)

Portuguese poet (1842–1891)

Swedish 19th/early 20th century prime minister (1842-1907)

Norwegian composer (1842–1866)

French politician (1842-1923)

French poet and inventor (1842-1888)

President of Ecuador (1897 - 1901) / (1906 - 1914)

Australian religious sister and saint (1842–1909)

Austrian archduke (1842-1919)

Serbian writer and politician (1841–1910)

Brazilian and French Imperial and Royal (1842–1922)

French statesman (1842-1911)

British cricketer, footballer and football administrator (1842-1907)

Austrian lawyer and composer (1842-1898)

French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929)

French historian (1842-1922)

English writer and politician (1842–1921)