Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, and his central role in the early part of the First World War.

24 June 1850

Born on the same birth day (24 June): Adrienne Shelly • Armin Öpik • Bob Cole (sportscaster) • Brigitte Fontaine • Chris Higgins (academic) • Colin Blunstone • Dan Byles • David Alaba • Eleanor Norcross • Francis Boott (composer) • Frank Verner • Gard Nilssen • George Pataki • Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès • Julia Kristeva • Ken Gray (rugby union) • Marek Malík • Mark Parkinson • Michael Del Zotto

Born in the same month (June 1850): Daniel Carter Beard • David Jayne Hill • Ignác Goldziher • Jørgen Pedersen Gram • Karl Ferdinand Braun • Lafcadio Hearn • Max Delbrück (chemist) • Pat Garrett • Richard Heuberger • William Arnon Henry