Time Period
Newspaper Era
1700 - 1899
The Newspaper Era took place between 1700 and 1899. This Era was preceded by the Printing Era and followed by the Radio & Film Era. The most memorable people born in this era include John Ireland, Josef Hofmann, and Joshua Slocum. The most important cities in this era, ranked by number of deaths, were Paris (742), London (277), and Vienna (207).
People
Between 1700 and 1899, the Newspaper Era era was the birth place of 19,118 globally memorable people, including John Ireland, Josef Hofmann, and Joshua Slocum. Additionaly, 7,664 globally memorable people passed away during the Newspaper Era era including Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Dorothea Viehmann.
People Born during the Newspaper Era era
Go to all RankingsJohn Ireland
1879 - 1962
HPI: 56.12
Josef Hofmann
1876 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Joshua Slocum
1844 - 1909
HPI: 62.15
Vincent Pallotti
1795 - 1850
HPI: 64.97
Paul Kane
1810 - 1871
HPI: 57.04
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Ludwig Abeille
1761 - 1838
HPI: 55.82
Florian Ceynowa
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.07
Thomas Lipton
1848 - 1931
HPI: 63.58
Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
1797 - 1856
HPI: 65.11
William I, Elector of Hesse
1743 - 1821
HPI: 65.78
Jacques-Laurent Agasse
1767 - 1849
HPI: 61.65
People Deceased during the Newspaper Era era
Go to all RankingsNapoléon, Prince Imperial
1856 - 1879
HPI: 74.58
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
1772 - 1804
HPI: 69.31
Dorothea Viehmann
1755 - 1816
HPI: 58.98
Princess Catherine of Württemberg
1821 - 1898
HPI: 59.98
Philip, Duke of Parma
1720 - 1765
HPI: 70.91
Daniel D. Tompkins
1774 - 1825
HPI: 78.93
Cesare Beccaria
1738 - 1794
HPI: 74.89
Francesco Hayez
1791 - 1882
HPI: 71.40
P. T. Barnum
1810 - 1891
HPI: 75.68
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 - 1836
HPI: 72.16
Édouard Lalo
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
1739 - 1767
HPI: 58.99
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Newspaper Era were POLITICIANS (4603), WRITERS (2433), PAINTERS (1060), MILITARY PERSONNELS (1055), and BIOLOGISTS (751), while most who died were POLITICIANS (2211), WRITERS (963), PHILOSOPHERS (172), PAINTERS (452), and BUSINESSPEOPLE (57).
























