Famous People Who Died in 1885
The Most Historically Significant Person Who Died in 1885 Was Ulysses S. Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant is the most famous person who died in 1885. They were born on a Saturday. They died on a Thursday. Their most notable profession was Military officer. Their other professions include politician and President. Their Zodiac sign is ♉ Taurus. Their Chinese Zodiac sign is 馬 Horse. They are considered the most important person in history who died in 1885.
Their birth place was Point Pleasant, Ohio
Next most famous people who died in 1885
Number of Famous People:
Top 100%Weak
Not many famous people died in this year versus people who died in other years.
Fame Power of People:
Top 42%Average
The people who died in this year are more famous than people who died in other years.
#2 Victor Hugo
Death date:
Friday, May 22
#3 George B. McClellan
Death date:
Thursday, October 29
#4 Louis Riel
Death date:
Monday, November 16
#5 Charles George Gordon
Death date:
Monday, January 26
#6 Muhammad Ahmad
Death date:
Monday, June 22
#7 Alfonso XII of Spain
Death date:
Wednesday, November 25
#8 Henri Milne-Edwards
Death date:
Wednesday, July 29
#9 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Death date:
Thursday, October 1
#10 Ferdinand II of Portugal
Death date:
Tuesday, December 15
#11 Carl Spitzweg
Death date:
Wednesday, September 23
#12 Irvin McDowell
Death date:
Monday, May 4
#13 Zuo Zongtang
Death date:
Saturday, September 5
#14 Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
Death date:
Wednesday, May 13
#15 Schuyler Colfax
Death date:
Tuesday, January 13
#16 Queen Emma of Hawaii
Death date:
Saturday, April 25
#17 Bharatendu Harishchandra
Death date:
Tuesday, January 6
#18 Moses Montefiore
Death date:
Tuesday, July 28
#19 Thomas A. Hendricks
Death date:
Wednesday, November 25
#20 RosalÃa de Castro
Death date:
Wednesday, July 15
#21 Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
Death date:
Saturday, August 8
#22 Fleeming Jenkin
Death date:
Friday, June 12
#23 Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
Death date:
Wednesday, November 25
#24 Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Death date:
Thursday, April 2
#25 NarcÃs Monturiol
Death date:
Sunday, September 6
#26 Edmond Tulasne
Death date:
Tuesday, December 22
#27 Nikolay Danilevsky
Death date:
Thursday, November 19
#28 William Henry Vanderbilt
Death date:
Tuesday, December 8
#29 John Bullock Clark
Death date:
Thursday, October 29
#30 Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Death date:
Tuesday, June 2
#31 Robert Toombs
Death date:
Tuesday, December 15
#32 Nicolás Avellaneda
Death date:
Saturday, December 26
#33 Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset
Death date:
Saturday, November 28
#34 Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1885)
Death date:
Saturday, July 4
#35 William Thoms
Death date:
Saturday, August 15
#36 Helen Hunt Jackson
Death date:
Wednesday, August 12
#37 Jens Peter Jacobsen
Death date:
Thursday, April 30
#38 Titian Peale
Death date:
Friday, March 13
#39 Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Death date:
Tuesday, August 11
#40 C. A. Rosetti
Death date:
Wednesday, April 8
How Famous People Are Determined
So...people love to email and say, "you think this person is the most famous!??!?!" Well, let us explain...our current method of determing the most famous people is an inexact science. We rank people using the person's Wikipedia page views and links. So if the person is linked to in lots of other pages and the page is viewed often they have a higher rank. Because of this, we miss some people, and the later the year, the less effective the rankings will be. We will work on improving this ranking system in future versions.
