Who Was Alive in 1717
12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1717
Christopher WrenAge 85
Isaac NewtonAge 74
Peter the GreatAge 45
Antonio VivaldiAge 39
Johann Sebastian BachAge 32
George Frideric HandelAge 32
VoltaireAge 23
Benjamin FranklinAge 11
Carl LinnaeusAge 10
Leonhard EulerAge 10
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 5
Frederick the GreatAge 5
Also Born in 1717
French mathematician (1717–1783)
Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780
Head of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774
British politician, writer, historian and antiquarian (1717–1797)
German art historian (1717–1768)
Also Died in 1717
German naturalist and artist (1647–1717)
Sources
- 1717 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
- Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
- Peter the Great — Wikipedia
- Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
- Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
- George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
- Voltaire — Wikipedia
- Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
- Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
- Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
- Frederick the Great — Wikipedia