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Beethoven was the child of a Flamian musician family and became a member of the electoral orchestra of Bonn in 1783. In 1787 he studied at Mozart's in Vienna and in 1792 he moved all to Vienna becoming a student of Joseph Haydn. The Vienna High Society loved him as a piano player as well as as composer. In 1802 his deafness became serious making Beethoven a real eccentric until his death in 1827.

William Blake (28 November 1757 - 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and print-maker. Largely unrecognized during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What he called his "prophetic works" were said by 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In 2002, Blake was placed at number 38 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. While he lived in London his entire life, except for three years spent in Felpham, he produced a diverse and symbolically rich collection of works, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God" or "human existence itself".

Duke of York and Albany Prince Frederick was born on 16 August 1763 in Westminster, London, England, UK. He was married to Frederica Charlotte of Prussia. He died on 5 January 1827 in Knightsbridge, London, England, UK.

José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi was born on 15 November 1776 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. José Joaquín was a writer, known for 1001 Pattes (1998), Un vago sin oficio (1958) and El periquillo sangriento (1981). José Joaquín died on 21 June 1827 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Wilhelm Hauff was born on 29 November 1802 in Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Othello (1918), Der junge Lord (1969) and L'auberge du Spessart (1958). He was married to Luise. He died on 18 November 1827 in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany].