Early modern people
2,139 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Joseph HaydnMarch 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809 · Music
Giordano BrunoJanuary 1548 – February 17, 1600 · Science
Denis DiderotOctober 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784 · Culture
Martin Van BurenDecember 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862 · Politics
James BuchananApril 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868 · Politics
James K. PolkNovember 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849 · Politics
Zachary TaylorNovember 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850 · Politics
John TylerMarch 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862 · Politics
Alexander von HumboldtSeptember 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859 · Exploration
Michel de MontaigneFebruary 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592 · Culture
William Henry HarrisonFebruary 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841 · Politics
Thomas PaineJanuary 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809 · Culture
Auguste ComteJanuary 19, 1798 – September 5, 1857 · Science
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresAugust 29, 1780 – January 14, 1867 · Culture
Joseph FourierMarch 21, 1768 – May 16, 1830 · Science
Mary WollstonecraftApril 27, 1759 – September 10, 1797 · Culture
Antoine LavoisierAugust 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794 · Science
Pierre-Simon LaplaceMarch 23, 1749 – March 5, 1827 · Science
Edmund BurkeJanuary 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797 · Culture
Frederick II of PrussiaJanuary 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786 · Music
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeOctober 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834 · Culture
Tycho BraheDecember 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601 · Science
Alexander PopeMay 21, 1688 – May 30, 1744 · Culture
Eugène DelacroixApril 26, 1798 – August 13, 1863 · Art
NostradamusDecember 14, 1503 – July 2, 1566 · Science
Francis Drakecirca 1540 – January 28, 1596 · Exploration
André-Marie AmpèreJanuary 20, 1775 – June 10, 1836 · Technology
Christiaan HuygensApril 14, 1629 – July 8, 1695 · Technology
Thomas CarlyleDecember 4, 1795 – February 5, 1881 · Science
Alessandro VoltaFebruary 18, 1745 – March 5, 1827 · Technology
CaravaggioSeptember 29, 1571 – July 18, 1610 · Art
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina1525 – February 2, 1594 · Music
Johannes VermeerOctober 1632 – 1675 · Art
El GrecoOctober 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614 · Art
Charles BabbageDecember 26, 1791 – October 18, 1871 · Technology
Jean Le Rond d'AlembertNovember 16, 1717 – October 29, 1783 · Science
Johann Gottlieb FichteMay 19, 1762 – January 1814 · Culture
NovalisMay 2, 1772 – March 25, 1801 · Culture
Pierre de Fermat1607 – January 12, 1665 · Science
Robert BoyleJanuary 25, 1627 – December 31, 1691 · Science
William HerschelNovember 15, 1738 – August 25, 1822 · Science
Giacomo LeopardiJune 29, 1798 – June 14, 1837 · Culture
John DaltonSeptember 6, 1766 – July 27, 1844 · Science
George BerkeleyMarch 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753 · Culture
Jean-Baptiste de LamarckAugust 1, 1744 – December 18, 1829 · Science
Mikhail LomonosovNovember 8, 1711 – April 4, 1765 · Technology
Antonie van LeeuwenhoekOctober 24, 1632 – August 26, 1723 · Science
Pius IXMay 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878 · World History
Teresa of ÁvilaMarch 28, 1515 – October 15, 1582 · Culture
Gioachino RossiniFebruary 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868 · Music