Early modern people
2,139 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
William ShakespeareApril 1564 – April 23, 1616 · Film
Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727 · Science
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832 · Science
George WashingtonFebruary 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799 · Politics
Ludwig van BeethovenDecember 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827 · Music
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartJanuary 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791 · Music
Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642 · Science
Johann Sebastian BachMarch 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750 · Music
VoltaireNovember 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778 · Culture
Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804 · Science
René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650 · Science
Jean-Jacques RousseauJune 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778 · Culture
MolièreJanuary 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673 · Film
Thomas JeffersonApril 2, 1743 – July 4, 1826 · Politics
Adam SmithJune 1723 – July 17, 1790 · Culture
John LockeAugust 29, 1632 – October 28, 1704 · Culture
RembrandtJuly 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669 · Art
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716 · Science
Matsuo Bashō1644 – November 28, 1694 · Art
Carl Friedrich GaussApril 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855 · Science
Blaise PascalJune 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662 · Science
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAugust 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831 · Culture
Leonhard EulerApril 15, 1707 – September 18, 1783 · Science
Francis BaconJanuary 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626 · Culture
John AdamsOctober 19, 1735 – July 4, 1826 · Politics
Francisco GoyaMarch 30, 1746 – April 16, 1828 · Art
James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779 · Exploration
Johannes KeplerDecember 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630 · Science
Friedrich SchillerNovember 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805 · Culture
Louis XIV of FranceSeptember 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715 · Film
Michael FaradaySeptember 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867 · Science
Benedictus de SpinozaNovember 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677 · Culture
Katsushika HokusaiOctober 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849 · Art
James MadisonMarch 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836 · Politics
Arthur SchopenhauerFebruary 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860 · Culture
Peter Paul RubensJune 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640 · Art
Franz SchubertJanuary 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828 · Music
Antonio VivaldiMarch 4, 1678 – July 28, 1741 · Music
Heinrich HeineDecember 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856 · Music
Diego Velázquez1599 – August 6, 1660 · Art
John Quincy AdamsJuly 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848 · Politics
Andrew JacksonMarch 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845 · Politics
Jonathan SwiftNovember 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745 · Culture
William BlakeNovember 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827 · Art
George Frideric HandelFebruary 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759 · Music
James WattJanuary 19, 1736 – August 25, 1819 · Science
MontesquieuJanuary 18, 1689 – February 10, 1755 · Culture
Thomas HobbesApril 5, 1588 – December 4, 1679 · Science
David HumeApril 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776 · Culture
James MonroeApril 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831 · Politics