Early modern people
2,140 people from early modern, sorted by fame.
Jan Steen1626 – February 3, 1679 · Art
John WallisNovember 23, 1616 – October 28, 1703 · Culture
Karl BryullovDecember 12, 1799 – June 11, 1852 · Culture
William Dampier1651 – March 1715 · Exploration
Alexis ClairautMay 13, 1713 – May 17, 1765 · Science
Alphonsus Maria de LiguoriSeptember 27, 1696 – August 1, 1787 · Music
Charles Le BrunFebruary 24, 1619 – February 12, 1690 · Culture
Daniel François Esprit AuberJanuary 29, 1782 – May 12, 1871 · Music
Friedrich Carl von SavignyFebruary 21, 1779 – October 25, 1861 · Culture
Georges de La TourMarch 13, 1593 – January 30, 1652 · Art
Jean-Victor PonceletJuly 1, 1788 – December 22, 1867 · Science
Jérôme LalandeJuly 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807 · Science
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleMay 23, 1790 – May 8, 1842 · Exploration
Thomas Bayes1702 – April 17, 1761 · Culture
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneJuly 21, 1693 – November 17, 1768 · Politics
André Le NôtreMarch 12, 1613 – September 15, 1700 · Culture
Benoît Paul Émile ClapeyronJanuary 26, 1799 – January 28, 1864 · Science
Bertel ThorvaldsenNovember 19, 1770 – March 24, 1844 · Art
Carl CzernyFebruary 21, 1791 – July 15, 1857 · Music
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyMarch 13, 1764 – July 17, 1845 · Politics
François MansartJanuary 23, 1598 – September 23, 1666 · Culture
Franz Anton MesmerMay 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815 · Science
Georg ForsterNovember 27, 1754 – January 10, 1794 · Exploration
George GrenvilleOctober 14, 1712 – November 13, 1770 · Politics
Inca Garcilaso de la VegaApril 12, 1539 – April 23, 1616 · Art
James BradleyMarch 1693 – July 13, 1762 · Science
Johan GadolinJune 5, 1760 – August 15, 1852 · Science
Johann Kaspar LavaterNovember 15, 1741 – January 2, 1801 · Culture
John SmithJanuary 6, 1580 – June 21, 1631 · Exploration
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of ButeMay 25, 1713 – March 10, 1792 · Politics
Lorenzo Da PonteMarch 10, 1749 – August 17, 1838 · Music
Matthew FlindersMarch 16, 1774 – July 19, 1814 · Exploration
Shunzhi EmperorMarch 15, 1638 – February 5, 1661 · Art
Simon Stevin1548–1620 · Culture
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmingtoncirca 1674 – July 2, 1743 · Politics
Adolphe QueteletFebruary 22, 1796 – February 17, 1874 · Science
Ambroise Paré1510 – December 20, 1590 · Technology
Bartolomeo CristoforiMay 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731 · Technology
Claude Louis BertholletDecember 9, 1748 – November 6, 1822 · Science
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli1700 – April 29, 1771 · Culture
Francesco HayezFebruary 10, 1791 – February 12, 1882 · Art
Francesco RediFebruary 18, 1626 – March 1, 1697 · Art
Francisco SuárezJanuary 5, 1548 – September 25, 1617 · Culture
Heinrich SchützOctober 8, 1585 – November 1672 · Music
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinNovember 2, 1699 – December 6, 1779 · Art
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La PérouseAugust 23, 1741 – December 31, 1788 · Exploration
Johann Friedrich GmelinAugust 8, 1748 – November 1, 1804 · Science
Kobayashi IssaJune 15, 1763 – January 5, 1828 · Art
Michel Eugène ChevreulAugust 31, 1786 – April 9, 1889 · Science- William Baffin1584 – January 23, 1622 · Exploration