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I don't know if this is the oldest recording of a FAMOUS person, but here's Brahms in 1889:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H31q7Qrjjo0

Lajos Kossuth held a speech in Turin in 1890 and the wax cylinder crew jumped on the opportunity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voice_of_Lajos_Kossuth.og...

Otto Von Bismarck:

https://youtu.be/w-LopxfublY

wow. Same year.

A fascinating piece of history

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