Historical Figures Born in 1847
Notable people born in 1847. Each links to a full biography, feats, trivia and similar figures.
Bram Stoker
78Bram Stoker was an Irish writer and theatre manager whose 1897 Gothic novel Dracula created the modern vampire and became one of the most influential works of horror fiction ever written.
Thomas Edison
88Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman whose innovations — including a practical electric light, the phonograph and systems for distributing electricity — helped create the modern industrial world.