1875 deaths

Croatian linguist

French bishop of Nîmes

thumb|right|160px|19th-century sketch of Bólu-Hjálmar Hjálmar Jónsson (29 September 1796 – 25 July 1875), better known as Bólu-Hjálmar (after his homestead in Bóla), was a 19th-century Icelandic farmer and poet, known for his sharp style and biting wit and for his mastery of the short Icelandic poetic narrative style known as Rímur.

French composer

British children's educational writer

French joiner, writer and politician (1805-1875)

German Roman Catholic archbishop (1800–1875)

Swiss politician (1794-1875)

French editor (1821-1875)

Italian politician (1808–1875)

singer (1841–1875)

Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate

American politician (1826-75)

Italian writer (1817-1875)

United State Representative from Arkansas, during Reconstruction (1823-1875)

French sailor, shipowner, journalist and writer (1793–1875)

American politician (1815-1875)

officer, farmer and father of the Constitution of Norway

Swiss politician (1824-1875)

Peruvian politician and writer (1792-1875)

three-time First Lady of Venezuela, wife of José Antonio Páez

French composer (1854-1875)

Mexican musician

Danish entomologist (1800–1875)

French botanist (1816-1875)

German artist (1822-1875)

Stage actor and ballet dancer

Belgian painter (1802–1875)

French painter (1848-1875)

Swedish artist (1819–1875)

American politician (1817–1875)

Swiss politician and judge (1819-1875)

British priest

American politician and newspaper editor (1816-1875)

American politician

American planter and politician, grandson of Thomas Jefferson (1792–1875)

Tahitian prince (1847-1875)

actor

painter (1809-1875)

American politician (1795-1875)

American actor and theatre manager (1812-1875)

American politician (1808-1875)

American politician (1805-1875)

American minister (1826-1875)

illustrator, painter, printmaker (1806-1875)

American politician (1786-1875)

American politician (1809-1875)

German writer (1803-1875)

Italian entrepreneur, politician, private banker and businessperson (1784-1875)

French balloonist (1845-1875)

American politician (1817–1875)

French writer (1800–1875)

Apostle of the LDS Church

Greek sculptor (1822–1875)

French socialite (1809–1875)

American politician and army officer (1804–1875)

British travel writer on India (1794-1875)

Swiss painter (1816-1875)

American politician (1795-1875)

American congressman from Ohio