James Finlayson (industrialist)

James Finlayson was a British Quaker who, in effect, brought the Industrial Revolution to Tampere, Finland founding in 1820 the Finlayson company.

29 August 1772

Born on the same birth day (29 August): Bae Yong-joon • Charlie Parker • Darnell Hillman • Dick Halligan • Dimitris Papamichael • Gary Gabelich • Han Yong-un • Hyacinth (Bichurin) • James Brady • Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres • Kristjan Rahnu • Marquis James • Martin Erat • Meshell Ndegeocello • Mohamed Amin • Néstor Araujo • Patrick van Aanholt • Richard Blackwell

Born in the same month (August 1772): William I of the Netherlands