Early modern people
2,139 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Robert OwenMay 14, 1771 – November 17, 1858 · Culture
Andrea PalladioNovember 30, 1508 – circa August 19, 1580 · Culture
Carl Wilhelm ScheeleDecember 9, 1742 – May 21, 1786 · Science
Clement XIVOctober 31, 1705 – September 22, 1774 · World History
Giambattista VicoJune 23, 1668 – January 23, 1744 · Culture
Nicolas CarnotJune 1, 1796 – August 24, 1832 · Science
Olympe de GougesMay 7, 1748 – November 3, 1793 · Culture
Paolo Veronese1528 – April 19, 1588 · Art
Jean de La BruyèreAugust 16, 1645 – May 10, 1696 · Culture
Maria Gaetana AgnesiMay 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799 · Culture
Charles FourierApril 7, 1772 – October 10, 1837 · Culture
Charles MessierJune 26, 1730 – April 12, 1817 · Science
Claude Adrien HelvétiusJanuary 26, 1715 – December 26, 1771 · Culture
Gaetano DonizettiNovember 29, 1797 – April 8, 1848 · Music
Giovanni Domenico CassiniJune 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712 · Science
John James AudubonApril 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851 · Art
John WesleyJune 17, 1703 – March 2, 1791 · Culture
Robert PeelFebruary 5, 1788 – July 2, 1850 · Politics
Tommaso CampanellaSeptember 4, 1568 – May 21, 1639 · Culture
Giuseppe PiazziJuly 16, 1746 – July 22, 1826 · Science
Jean-Baptiste Camille CorotJuly 16, 1796 – February 22, 1875 · Art
Marcellus IIMay 6, 1501 – May 1555 · World History
George StephensonJune 9, 1781 – August 12, 1848 · Technology
Innocent IXJuly 20, 1519 – December 30, 1591 · World History
Sor Juana Inés de la CruzNovember 12, 1651 – April 17, 1695 · Culture
Antonio SalieriAugust 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825 · Music
Artemisia GentileschiJuly 8, 1593 – 1653 · Art
Augustin-Jean FresnelMay 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827 · Science
François AragoFebruary 26, 1786 – October 2, 1853 · Science
Friedrich SchlegelMarch 10, 1772 – January 1829 · Culture
Georg Philipp TelemannMarch 14, 1681 – June 25, 1767 · Music
Gerardus MercatorMarch 5, 1512 – December 2, 1594 · Technology
Johann BernoulliJuly 27, 1667 – January 1, 1748 · Science
Jules MicheletAugust 22, 1798 – February 9, 1874 · Culture
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachMarch 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788 · Music
Friedrich BesselJuly 22, 1784 – March 17, 1846 · Science
Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorJune 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705 · Music
Maria Sibylla MerianApril 2, 1647 – January 13, 1717 · Art
Pierre BayleNovember 18, 1647 – December 28, 1706 · Culture
William GodwinMarch 3, 1756 – April 7, 1836 · Culture
John ConstableJune 11, 1776 – March 31, 1837 · Art
Robert FultonNovember 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815 · Technology
Rouget de LisleMay 10, 1760 – June 26, 1836 · Music
Thomas GainsboroughMay 14, 1727 – August 2, 1788 · Art
William GilbertMay 24, 1544 – November 30, 1603 · Culture
Giovanni Antonio CanalOctober 18, 1697 – April 20, 1768 · Art
Henry Hudsoncirca 1565 – June 1611 · Exploration
Hernando de Sotocirca 1500 – May 21, 1542 · Exploration
Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de CondorcetSeptember 17, 1743 – March 1794 · Culture
Joseph de MaistreApril 1, 1753 – February 26, 1821 · Culture