1891 (AD 1891) Historical Timeline & Archive

Explore biographies of historical figures born or commemorated in 1891 (AD 1891) from the 2Day Chrono-Wiki encyclopedia.

Notable Figures in 1891 (AD 1891) (18)

  • Antonio Gramsci (Born: 1891-01-22) — Italian Marxist philosopher known for his theory of cultural hegemony.
  • Arthur Rimbaud (Died: 1891-11-10) — Transgressive French poet whose work profoundly influenced modern literature and surrealism.
  • B. R. Ambedkar (Born: 1891-04-14) — Pioneering jurist, economist, and social reformer who shaped modern India.
  • Edward Bernays (Born: 1891-11-22) — Father of Public Relations, pioneer in shaping public opinion and modern propaganda.
  • Erwin Rommel (Born: 1891-11-15) — German Field Marshal known as The Desert Fox for his WWII command.
  • Georges-Eugène Haussmann (Died: 1891-01-11) — French official responsible for the massive urban renewal of Paris.
  • Georges Seurat (Died: 1891-03-29) — Pioneering Post-Impressionist master of Pointillism and Chromoluminarism.
  • Helena Blavatsky (Died: 1891-04-26) — Russian mystic and writer who co-founded the Theosophical Society.
  • Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (Died: 1891-04-24) — Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, pioneer of modern military staff work and railway integration.
  • Herman Melville (Died: 1891-09-28) — Master of American literature, known for epic tales of obsession and the sea.
  • James Chadwick (Born: 1891-10-20) — Pioneering physicist known for the discovery of the neutron and nuclear research.
  • John A. Macdonald (Died: 1891-06-06) — Father of Confederation and first Prime Minister of Canada.
  • Max Ernst (Born: 1891-04-02) — Pioneering German artist, master of Dada and Surrealism, known for frottage.
  • Nicolaus Otto (Died: 1891-01-26) — Pioneering engineer who developed the modern, efficient internal combustion engine.
  • Pedro II of Brazil (Died: 1891-12-05) — Emperor of Brazil, known for his long, stable reign and patronage of arts.
  • Rafael Trujillo (Born: 1891-10-24) — Brutal dictator of the Dominican Republic, ruling from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.
  • Sergei Prokofiev (Born: 1891-04-11) — Master of 20th-Century Music: Prokofiev's Diverse and Iconic Compositions
  • Sofya Kovalevskaya (Died: 1891-02-10) — Pioneering Russian mathematician, celebrated for her work in analysis and mechanics.