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 • Hugo Brandt Corstius • Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres • Jennifer Landon • Martin Erat • Roy Oswalt • Ruhila Adatia-Sood • Salme Pekkala-Dutt • Sohn Kee-chung

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