Emperor Norton

Joshua Abraham Norton was a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States", commonly known as Emperor Norton. In 1863, after Napoleon III invaded Mexico, he took the secondary title of "Protector of Mexico".

4 February 1818

Born on the same birth day (4 February): Cam'ron • E. J. Pratt • Hans Erasmus Aßmann • Isabel Perón • M. A. Ayyangar • Mahmudullah • Malik Monk • Martti Talvela • Maximilian Wöber • Raymond Dart • Tibor Antalpéter

Born in the same month (February 1818): Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński • Premier of Victoria • William M. Evarts