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): David B. Hill • Diamanda Galás • Elliott Gould • Geir-Inge Sivertsen • Hiroki Kikuta • Jennifer Landon • John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke • John Locke • Jörn Großkopf • Liam Payne • Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony • Ned's Atomic Dustbin • Pablo Mastroeni • Phil Harvey (band manager) • Rebecca De Mornay • Stijn Devolder

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