Hardy, Thomas (June 2)
The author of Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Famous People Born in 1840
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Joseph, Chief
Chief of the Nez Perce tribe -
Monet, Claude (November 14)
Impressionist painter of water lilies -
Nast, Thomas (September 27)
19th century cartoonist who drew Santa -
Peck, George W. (September 27)
Author of the "Peck's Bad Boy" stories -
Rodin, Auguste (November 12)
The sculptor who did The Thinker -
Tchaikovsky, Peter (May 7)
The Russian composer who wrote The Nutcracker -
Zola, Emile (April 2)
The author of "J'Accuse"