George Charles Haité

George Charles Haité was an English designer, painter, illustrator and writer. His most famous work is the iconic cover design of the Strand Magazine, launched in 1891, which helped popularise the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. Haité was also a founder member and the first president of the London Sketch Club.

8 June 1855

Born on the same birth day (8 June): Annie Haslam • Colin Baker • Frank Lloyd Wright • Giovanni Domenico Cassini • Griffin Dunne • Jan Frans De Boever • Jeļena Ostapenko • Kanye West • Millicent Martin • Nada Inada • Ralph Yarborough • Robert Schumann • Sergei Storchak • Sonja Vectomov (sculptor) • Steve Renouf

Born in the same month (June 1855): George F. Roesch • Richard Lodge • Robert M. La Follette • Sam Morris (cricketer)