This is a list of notable people born at sea.
Name Description Year Source Louis Aldrich American actor 1843 Charles George James Arbuthnot British general 1801 Asmahan Syrian singer 1912 Charles Barbier de Meynard French historian and orientalist 1826 Emily Caroline Barnett Australian explorer 1860 Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet British surgeon 1852 Cheyne, Sir William Watson, 1st Baronet. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 9, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Westmoreland Davis Governor of Virginia 1859 Emmanuele de Gregorio Italian cardinal 1758 Fausto Bordalo Dias Portuguese singer 1947 Boyle Finniss First Premier of South Australia 1807 Itamar Franco Former President of Brazil 1930 John Paul Getty Jr. British oil heir 1932 E. T. Hooley Australian explorer 1842 Oceanus Hopkins Only child born on Mayflower voyage 1620 1620 Tommy Hughes Australian footballer 1886 Mary Jemison American frontierswoman 1743 Mary Jemison. In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 25, 2025, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Augustus D. Juilliard Founder of the Juilliard School 1836 Augustus D. Juilliard, The Biography Channel. Retrieved March 9, 2007. Ivan Kelic Australian soccer player 1968 Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace French navigator 1793 Francis Lathrop American artist 1849 Wyndham Lewis British painter 1882 Lewis, Wyndham. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 7, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online. René Maran French poet 1887 Rio Antonio Mavuba French footballer 1984 James McGowen Australian politician 1855 Sir Charles Monro, 1st Baronet British Army officer 1860 Roy William Neill Film director 1887 Roy William Neill. (n.d.). In Allmovie. Retrieved March 7, 2007. Henry Orth Architect 1866 John L. O'Sullivan Irish-American columnist 1813 Reino Paasilinna Finnish politician 1939 Reino Paasilinna . Eduskunta. Retrieved August 15, 2011. Ed Porray American baseball player 1888 Baseball - Ed Porray. (2002) In CNN / Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 7, 2007. Stamford Raffles Founder of Singapore 1781 Raffles, Stamford. (2007). In Britannica Student Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 7, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Charles E. de M. Sajous American endocrinologist and laryngologist 1852 Ignatius Sancho British abolitionist Jack Soo American actor 1917Jane Maria StracheyBritish suffragist1840 Ralph Webb Canadian politician 1886 William Wentworth Australian explorer and politician 1790 William Wentworth, NSW Parliament. Moses O. Williamson American politician 1850 Arthur Windsor Australian journalist 1833 Simon van der Stel First Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony 1639 Gustavo Rojo Mexican Actor 1923
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