Braille, Louis (January 4)
Inventor of the raised-point writing system for the blind
Famous People Born in 1809
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Darwin, Charles (February 12)
The naturalist who came up with the theory of evolution -
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Sr. (August 29)
Author of The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table -
Lincoln, Abraham (February 12)
The Civil War president who wrote the Gettysburg Address -
Poe, Edgar Allan (January 19)
The author of the poem "The Raven" -
Tennsyon, Lord Alfred (August 6)
The Victorian poet who wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade"