1853 births

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)

Baltic German chemist (1853–1932)

Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial concessions to the British and French empires. As Siam was surrounded by European colonies, Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, ensured the independence of Siam.

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics

Ukrainian-born Russian writer

Russian philosopher (1853-1900)

Swedish painter (1853-1919)

Russian and Soviet military commander

Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist

anarchist (1853-1932)

German philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory of intentionality (1838–1917)

Swiss artist (1853–1918)

Danish scientist (1853-1938)

The fifth Shah of Iran Qajar (1896–1907)

British Egyptologist (1853–1942)

Czech lyrical poet (1853–1912)

Prime Minister of Italy (1853-1931)

Sultan of Egypt (1853–1917)

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939)

Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1853–1920)

Member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Italian painter and theorist (1853–1895)

Prince of Liechtenstein (1853-1938)

French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque (1853-1927)

Austro-Hungarian general (1853-1933)

French critic and dramatist (1853-1914)

natural scientist and museum director from Argentina (1854-1911)

French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (1853-1933)

Italian mathematician (1853–1925)

American inventor (1853–1937)

youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise (1853–1933)

Russian revolutionary and assassin of Alexander II (1853–1881)

Slovak painter (1853-1919)

French forensic scientist (1853–1914)

Italian painter (1853-1934)

Ukrainian revolutionary and scientist (1853-1881)

Austrian philosopher (1853–1920)

spiritual consort of Ramakrishna (1853–1920)

American illustrator and author (1853-1911)

Spanish politician (1853-1925)

German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940)

Ottoman Grand Vizier (1853-1923)

German chemist (1853–1923)

Venezuelan classical pianist

French statesman and historian (1853-1944)

German automotive pioneer (1853–1918)

French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)

American lawyer, banker, and politician (1853-1921)

French novelist (1853–1932)

Russian politician

French engineer and industrialist; co-founder (with his brother) of the Michelin Tyre Company

Danish artist (1853-1927)

French astronomer (1853-1948)

Romanian composer (1853-1883)

Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist

British Army general (1853–1947)