Early modern people
2,139 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Théodore GéricaultSeptember 26, 1791 – January 26, 1824 · Art
Caroline HerschelMarch 16, 1750 – January 9, 1848 · Science
Guru Gobind SinghDecember 22, 1666 – October 7, 1708 · Culture
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonOctober 20, 1784 – October 18, 1865 · Politics
Jean-Antoine WatteauOctober 10, 1684 – July 18, 1721 · Art
Jean-Philippe RameauSeptember 25, 1683 – September 12, 1764 · Music
Joseph von FraunhoferMarch 6, 1787 – June 7, 1826 · Science
Joshua ReynoldsJuly 16, 1723 – February 23, 1792 · Art
Adelbert von ChamissoJanuary 30, 1781 – August 21, 1838 · Exploration
Benjamin ConstantOctober 25, 1767 – December 8, 1830 · Culture
Cyrano de Bergeraccirca March 6, 1619 – July 28, 1655 · Culture
Domenico ScarlattiOctober 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757 · Music
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le BrunApril 16, 1755 – March 30, 1842 · Art
Étienne de La BoétieNovember 1, 1530 – August 18, 1563 · Culture
François FénelonAugust 6, 1651 – January 7, 1715 · Culture
George CanningApril 11, 1770 – August 8, 1827 · Politics
Jean-Baptiste LullyNovember 28, 1632 – March 22, 1687 · Music
Nicolas Louis de LacailleMarch 15, 1713 – March 21, 1762 · Science
Sophie GermainApril 1, 1776 – June 27, 1831 · Culture
Frans Hals1580s – August 26, 1666 · Art
Heinrich Wilhelm OlbersOctober 11, 1758 – March 2, 1840 · Science
Jean-Baptiste BiotApril 21, 1774 – February 3, 1862 · Science
Jusepe de RiberaJanuary 12, 1591 – September 3, 1652 · Art
Samuel HahnemannApril 10, 1755 – July 2, 1843 · Science
Utagawa Hiroshige1797 – October 12, 1858 · Art
François Viète1540 – February 23, 1603 · Science
Friedrich SchleiermacherNovember 21, 1768 – February 12, 1834 · Culture
Giovanni Battista TiepoloMarch 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770 · Art
Henry PurcellSeptember 10, 1659 – November 21, 1695 · Music
Joseph HenryDecember 17, 1797 – May 13, 1878 · Science
Karl Friedrich SchinkelMarch 13, 1781 – October 9, 1841 · Culture
Leopold MozartNovember 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787 · Music
Michael ServetusSeptember 29, 1511 – October 27, 1553 · Science
Arcangelo CorelliFebruary 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713 · Music
Giuseppe Arcimboldo1527 – July 11, 1593 · Art
Johann Christian BachSeptember 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782 · Music
Nicéphore NiépceMarch 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833 · Technology
Siméon Denis PoissonJune 21, 1781 – April 25, 1840 · Science
William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamNovember 15, 1708 – May 11, 1778 · Politics
Bernard Le Bovier de FontenelleFebruary 11, 1657 – January 9, 1757 · Culture
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman EmperorJuly 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657 · Music
Francesco BorrominiSeptember 25, 1599 – August 3, 1667 · Art
Joseph I, Holy Roman EmperorJuly 26, 1678 – April 17, 1711 · Music
Peter Simon PallasSeptember 22, 1741 – September 8, 1811 · Exploration
Samuel AdamsSeptember 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803 · Culture
Sofonisba Anguissola1532 – November 16, 1625 · Art
BronzinoNovember 17, 1503 – November 23, 1572 · Art
David BrewsterDecember 11, 1781 – February 10, 1868 · Technology
Evliya ÇelebiMarch 25, 1611 – 1682 · Exploration
Johannes HeveliusJanuary 28, 1611 – January 28, 1687 · Science