Early modern people
2,139 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Matteo RicciOctober 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610 · Exploration
Otto von GuerickeNovember 20, 1602 – May 11, 1686 · Science
Ram Mohan RoyMay 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833 · Culture
Cesare BeccariaMarch 15, 1738 – November 20, 1794 · Culture
Dietrich Buxtehudecirca 1637 – May 9, 1707 · Music
Émilie du ChâteletDecember 17, 1706 – September 10, 1749 · Science
Joseph BlackApril 16, 1728 – December 6, 1799 · Science
Moses MendelssohnSeptember 6, 1729 – January 4, 1786 · Culture
François QuesnayJune 4, 1694 – December 16, 1774 · Culture
Oscar I of SwedenJuly 4, 1799 – July 8, 1859 · Music
Alexander GriboyedovJanuary 4, 1795 – January 30, 1829 · Music
Antonio CanovaNovember 1, 1757 – October 13, 1822 · Art
August Ferdinand MöbiusNovember 17, 1790 – September 26, 1868 · Science
Bernard BolzanoOctober 5, 1781 – December 18, 1848 · Culture
Christian WolffJanuary 24, 1679 – April 9, 1754 · Culture
Fabian Gottlieb von BellingshausenSeptember 9, 1778 – January 13, 1852 · Exploration
Frederick William III of PrussiaAugust 3, 1770 – June 7, 1840 · Music
Jean Bodin1530 – June 7, 1596 · Culture
John Russell, 1st Earl RussellAugust 18, 1792 – May 28, 1878 · Politics
Joseph of AnchietaMarch 19, 1534 – June 9, 1597 · Music
Lazare CarnotMay 13, 1753 – August 2, 1823 · Science
Thomas De QuinceyAugust 15, 1785 – December 8, 1859 · Culture
Tomás Luis de Victoriacirca 1548 – August 27, 1611 · Music
Tomaso AlbinoniJune 8, 1671 – January 17, 1751 · Music
Anne Robert Jacques TurgotMay 10, 1727 – March 18, 1781 · Culture
Athanasius KircherMay 2, 1602 – November 1680 · Science
Bettina von ArnimApril 4, 1785 – January 20, 1859 · Music
François BoucherSeptember 29, 1703 – May 30, 1770 · Art
Gaspard MongeMay 9, 1746 – July 28, 1818 · Science- Johann PachelbelSeptember 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706 · Music
John DeeJuly 13, 1527 – March 26, 1609 · Culture
Ludvig HolbergDecember 3, 1684 – January 28, 1754 · Culture
Nicolas MalebrancheAugust 6, 1638 – October 13, 1715 · Culture
Pierre GassendiJanuary 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655 · Science
Pierre-Jean de BérangerAugust 19, 1780 – July 16, 1857 · Music
Vittorio AlfieriJanuary 16, 1749 – October 8, 1803 · Culture
August Wilhelm von SchlegelSeptember 8, 1767 – May 12, 1845 · Culture
Conrad GessnerMarch 26, 1516 – December 13, 1565 · Science
Giacomo MeyerbeerSeptember 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864 · Music
Jakob BöhmeApril 24, 1575 – November 17, 1624 · Culture
Jean-Honoré FragonardApril 5, 1732 – August 22, 1806 · Art
Johann Heinrich LambertAugust 26, 1728 – September 25, 1777 · Science
Joseph JoubertMay 7, 1754 – May 4, 1824 · Culture
Madame de SévignéFebruary 5, 1626 – April 17, 1696 · Culture
Marin MersenneSeptember 8, 1588 – September 1, 1648 · Science
William LassellJune 18, 1799 – October 5, 1880 · Science
Abraham de MoivreMay 26, 1667 – November 27, 1754 · Science
Adrien-Marie LegendreSeptember 18, 1752 – January 9, 1833 · Science
Alessandro ScarlattiMay 2, 1660 – October 22, 1725 · Music
François CouperinNovember 10, 1668 – September 11, 1733 · Music