List of Famous Scorpios

Bernard Mandeville, or Bernard de Mandeville, was an Anglo-Dutch philosopher, political economist and satirist. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he lived most of his life in England and used English for most of his published works. He became famous for The Fable of the Bees.

Franz Bachelin was a German art director. In 1946, he and Hans Dreier did the art direction for The Searching Wind. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Journey to the Center of the Earth.

William Dorsey Jelks was an American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907. As Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, he also served as acting governor between December 1 and December 26, 1900 when Governor William J. Samford was out-of-state seeking medical treatment.

Franz Ernst Heinrich Spitzner was a German educator and philologist who specialized in Homeric studies. He was born in Trebitz, Saxony-Anhalt.

August Franz Josef Karl Mayer was a German anatomist and physiologist.

Charles Théodore Eugène Duclerc was a French journalist and politician of the Third Republic. He was a member of the editorial board of the National newspaper. Duclerc served as Minister of Finance from May through June in the Provisional government of France. Later served as prime minister from 1882 to 1883 in the third Republic.

Johann Joseph von Prechtl was a German-born Austrian technologist and educator. He is regarded as a pioneer of technical education in Austria.

Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio from 1851 to 1869. He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans including support for civil rights, women's suffrage, and trade unions. Had the 1868 impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson led to a conviction in the Senate, as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, Wade would have become president for the remaining nine months of Johnson's term.