1870s births

American dancer and choreographer (1877–1927)

philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)

Russian-born adventurer and secret agent (1873–1925)

Iranian writer and politician

Indian independence activist (1876–1963)

American Islamic minister

Egyptian poet

Hungarian serial killer (1877–1915)

second tallest person ever recorded (1868–1905)

Tatar Islamic scholar, theologian philosopher, translator (1874–1949)

Hungarian writer, intellectual and antisemitic political activist

American film director and actor (1879–1933)

Turkish general and statesperson (1870–1938)

American actor and film director (1870-1947)

Finnish politician (1873-1963)

Greek physician and microbiologist

first Korean female medical doctor

British water polo player (1876-1951)

Berber Ibadi scholar, poet, statesman and a prominent figure in the history of Libya

Iranian politician (1875-1932)

the first Azerbaijani nurse of the Red Cross (1878–1931)

Peruvian scientist (1874-1945)

Royal Naval seaman and explorer (1875–1940)

Japanese general (1879–1945)

Greek painter (1876–1965)

American chess player

Iranian revolutionary (1862-1916)

Ukrainian anarchist (1876–1938)

Polish writer and journalist (1871-1937)

Greek artist (c.1870-1934)

Ottoman noble; consort of sultan Abdul Hamid II (1867–1961)

world's first female anesthetist, from Hyderabad, India

German-born operatic soprano

Norwegian sport shooter (1874–1914)

Hijazi politician

Scottish football manager (1872-1915)

U.S. religious leader (1876–1965) who founded the International Peace Mission movement (1877–1965)

historian (1875-1947)

US tennis player (1876-1938)

prime minister of Transjordan

killer of George I of Greece (1870–1913)

national hero of the Yazidi people (1874–1943)

British astronomer

Ottoman-Armenian poet and writer

American ghost story

US botanical artist (1879–1955)

politician activist

Yugoslav poet and singer

American film director and film producer (1872-1933)

Communist activist

son of Sitting Bull

Spanish soprano (1875–1927)

painter

American illustrator, painter (1875–1934)

Philippine independence activist, revolutionary and politician (1873–1897)

Romanov Morganaut (1873-1925)

Nigerian artist (1873-1938)

Abkhazian princess and lady-in-waiting

Iranian writer (1870-1908)

Russian doctor (c.1871–1941)