Early modern people
2,139 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Jöns Jacob BerzeliusAugust 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848 · Science
Joseph AddisonMay 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719 · Culture
Claudio MonteverdiMay 15, 1567 – November 29, 1643 · Music
Emmanuel SwedenborgJanuary 29, 1688 – March 29, 1772 · Technology
John Frederick William HerschelMarch 7, 1792 – May 11, 1871 · Science
Miyamoto Musashi1584 – June 5, 1645 · Culture
Paul VSeptember 17, 1552 – January 28, 1621 · World History
J. M. W. Turnercirca April 23, 1775 – December 19, 1851 · Art
Christina of SwedenDecember 7, 1626 – April 9, 1689 · Culture
Christopher WrenOctober 20, 1632 – February 25, 1723 · Science
Clement XIIApril 7, 1652 – February 6, 1740 · World History
Georges CuvierAugust 23, 1769 – May 13, 1832 · Culture
Nicolas AppertNovember 17, 1749 – June 1, 1841 · Technology
Innocent XIMay 19, 1611 – August 12, 1689 · World History
Jacopo Tintoretto1519 – May 31, 1594 · Art
John NapierFebruary 1, 1550 – April 4, 1617 · Technology
Leo XIJune 2, 1535 – April 27, 1605 · World History
Adolphe ThiersApril 15, 1797 – September 3, 1877 · Politics
Anthony van DyckMarch 22, 1599 – December 9, 1641 · Art
Augustin-Louis CauchyAugust 21, 1789 – May 23, 1857 · Science
Clement VIIIFebruary 24, 1536 – March 3, 1605 · World History
Gregory XVJanuary 9, 1554 – July 8, 1623 · World History
Vitus BeringAugust 5, 1681 – December 1741 · Exploration
Daniel Gabriel FahrenheitMay 24, 1686 – September 16, 1736 · Technology
Joseph Louis Gay-LussacDecember 6, 1778 – May 9, 1850 · Science
Louis DaguerreNovember 18, 1787 – July 10, 1851 · Culture
Pedro I of BrazilOctober 12, 1798 – September 24, 1834 · Music
Sixtus VDecember 13, 1521 – August 27, 1590 · World History
William Pitt the YoungerMay 28, 1759 – January 23, 1806 · Politics
Baron d'HolbachDecember 8, 1723 – January 21, 1789 · Culture
Clement XIIIMarch 7, 1693 – February 2, 1769 · World History
Georg Christoph LichtenbergJuly 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799 · Science
Innocent XMay 6, 1574 – January 7, 1655 · World History
Urban VIIAugust 4, 1521 – September 27, 1590 · World History
William HogarthNovember 10, 1697 – October 1764 · Art
Bartolomé Esteban MurilloDecember 1617 – April 3, 1682 · Art
Benedict XIIIFebruary 2, 1649 – February 21, 1730 · World History
Christoph Willibald von GluckJuly 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787 · Music
Francisco de Zurbaráncirca November 7, 1598 – August 27, 1664 · Art
Gerolamo CardanoSeptember 24, 1501 – September 21, 1576 · Technology
Alexander VIIFebruary 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667 · World History
Alexander VIIIApril 22, 1610 – February 1, 1691 · World History
Clement IXJanuary 28, 1600 – December 9, 1669 · World History
Clement XJuly 13, 1590 – July 22, 1676 · World History
Gian Lorenzo BerniniDecember 7, 1598 – November 28, 1680 · Art
Gregory XIVFebruary 11, 1535 – October 1591 · World History
Innocent XIIMarch 13, 1615 – September 27, 1700 · World History
Innocent XIIIMay 13, 1655 – March 7, 1724 · World History
Luigi GalvaniSeptember 9, 1737 – December 4, 1798 · Technology
Ole RømerSeptember 25, 1644 – September 19, 1710 · Science