Famous People Born In 1779

• Thomas Moore

  Journalist

  Leinster, Republic of Ireland

• Joseph Story

  Lawyer

  Massachusetts, United States of America

• Peter Mark Roget

  Lexicographer

  United Kingdom

• Carl Ritter

  Entrepreneur

  Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

• Francis Scott Key

  Lawyer

  Maryland, United States of America

• Stephen Decatur

  Military Leader

  Maryland, United States Of America

• John Galt

  Author

  Scotland, United Kingdom