Who Was Alive in 1701

10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1701

John LockeAge 69

1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought

Father of liberalism

Christopher WrenAge 69

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Louis XIVAge 63

1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

Isaac NewtonAge 58

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 55

1646–1716 · Science & Invention

Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Peter the GreatAge 29

1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership

Tsar who modernized Russia

Antonio VivaldiAge 23

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 16

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 16

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 7

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Also Born in 1701

Anders Celsius

1701–1744 · born November 27

Swedish astronomer and physicist (1701–1744)

Charles Emmanuel III

1701–1773 · born April 27

King of Sardinia from 1730 to 1773

Also Died in 1701

James II of England

1633–1701 · died September 16

King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688

Madeleine de Scudéry

1607–1701 · died June 2

French writer (1607–1701)

William Kidd

1645–1701 · died May 23

Scottish privateer (c. 1645–1701)

Sources

1701 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
John Locke — Wikipedia
Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
Louis XIV — Wikipedia
Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
Peter the Great — Wikipedia
Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
Voltaire — Wikipedia

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