1872 births

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

president of the United States from 1923 to 1929

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915)

French politician (1872–1950)

King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)

German chemist (1872–1942)

Empress consort of Russia (1872–1918)

British politician (1872-1967)

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue (1872-1946)

Russian military and political leader (1872–1947)

French aviator, inventor and engineer (1872–1936)

Dutch cultural historian (1872–1945)

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

Marxist revolutionary and Soviet politician (1872-1936)

French sociologist and anthropologist (1872-1950)

French Radical politician (1872–1957)

Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929)

English composer (1872-1958)

French military officer (1872–1958)

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian (1872–1973)

Czech politician, political prisoner, lawyer, translator and judge (1872-1945)

Dutch cosmologist (*1872 – †1934)

The sixth Shah of Iran Qajar (1907–1909)

Turkish general and politician (1872-1922)

British illustrator and author (1872–1898)

First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921

Japanese politician (1872-1951)

Russian and Soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930)

British activist who fought for women's suffrage

American novelist (1872–1939)

Emir of Afghanistan (1901-1919)

Slovenian architect

Austrian politician; President (1928–1938)

English writer (1872-1956)

Japanese writer

Russian-Italian botanist (1872-1919)

Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary (1872–1903)

Turkish journalist (1872–1931)

American astronomer (1872-1942)

assassinated Portuguese president (1872-1918)

Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I (1872-1918)

Austrian fencer and cyclist (1872–1919)

German politician (1872-1955)

Prince of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938)

Russian writer (1872–1944)

Spanish military officer and 1936 coup leader (1872–1936)

Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960)

Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945)

Ukrainian opera singer (1872–1952)

Albanian poet (1872–1947)

English chemist (1872–1961)

British tennis player of Greek origin, resident in Egypt (1872-1931)

Estonian lawyer and politician (1872–1940)

American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1872–1906)

Russian ballet dancer and princess

Italian politician (1872-1952)