Early modern people
2,141 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Anne ConwayDecember 14, 1631 – February 18, 1679 · Culture
Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de CustineMarch 18, 1790 – September 25, 1857 · Exploration
Benedetto MarcelloJuly 24, 1686 – July 24, 1739 · Music
Blasius MerremFebruary 4, 1761 – February 23, 1824 · Science
Charles de Saint-ÉvremondApril 1, 1613 – September 29, 1703 · Culture
Christian Friedrich SchönbeinOctober 18, 1799 – August 29, 1868 · Science
Christopher PolhemDecember 18, 1661 – August 30, 1751 · Science
Cornelis Drebbel1572 – October 1633 · Science
Edward CaveFebruary 27, 1691 – January 10, 1754 · Technology
Elisabeth of the PalatinateDecember 26, 1618 – February 11, 1680 · Culture
Farkas BolyaiFebruary 9, 1775 – November 20, 1856 · Technology
Ferdinand VerbiestOctober 9, 1623 – January 28, 1688 · Science- Franz Xaver Süssmayr1766 – September 17, 1803 · Music
Frédéric CuvierJune 28, 1773 – July 24, 1838 · Science
George RomneyDecember 15, 1734 – November 15, 1802 · Art- Giacomo CarissimiApril 18, 1605 – January 12, 1674 · Music
Giovanni Battista MartiniApril 24, 1706 – August 3, 1784 · Music
Giovanni BononciniJuly 18, 1670 – July 9, 1747 · Music
Giulio Cesare Vanini1585 – February 9, 1619 · Culture
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada1509 – February 16, 1579 · Exploration
Hans Leo HasslerNovember 5, 1564 – June 8, 1612 · Music
Heinrich August MarschnerAugust 16, 1795 – December 14, 1861 · Music
Henry St John, 1st Viscount BolingbrokeSeptember 16, 1678 – December 12, 1751 · Culture- Hwang Jini1506–1544 · Culture
Jacopo RiccatiMay 28, 1676 – April 15, 1754 · Science
Jacques MarquetteJune 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675 · Exploration- Jan Dismas ZelenkaOctober 16, 1679 – December 23, 1745 · Music
Jean Charles Athanase PeltierFebruary 22, 1785 – October 27, 1845 · Science
Jean-Étienne LiotardDecember 22, 1702 – June 12, 1789 · Art
Jean-Robert ArgandJuly 18, 1768 – August 13, 1822 · Science
Johann Gottfried SchadowMay 20, 1764 – January 27, 1850 · Art
Johann Karl Ehrenfried KegelOctober 3, 1784 – June 25, 1863 · Exploration
Johann MatthesonSeptember 28, 1681 – April 17, 1764 · Music
John Foxe1516 – April 18, 1587 · Culture
John Loudon McAdamSeptember 21, 1756 – November 26, 1836 · Technology- John MichellDecember 25, 1724 – April 21, 1793 · Culture
John SmeatonJune 8, 1724 – October 28, 1792 · Science
Joseph-Nicolas DelisleApril 4, 1688 – September 11, 1768 · Science
Jurij VegaMarch 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802 · Science
Lachlan MacquarieJanuary 31, 1762 – July 1, 1824 · Exploration
Marcello BacciarelliFebruary 16, 1731 – January 5, 1818 · Art
Nana Asma’u1793–1864 · Culture
Pedro Nunes1502 – August 11, 1578 · Culture
Peter ForsskålJanuary 11, 1732 – July 11, 1763 · Culture
Pietro LonghiNovember 5, 1701 – May 8, 1785 · Art
Roger CotesJuly 10, 1682 – June 5, 1716 · Science
Thomas CavendishSeptember 19, 1560 – May 1592 · Exploration
Thomas Johann SeebeckMarch 29, 1770 – December 10, 1831 · Science
Wenceslaus HollarJuly 13, 1607 – March 25, 1677 · Art
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-BayreuthJuly 3, 1709 – October 14, 1758 · Art