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Who Was Alive in 1751

21 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1751

George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 66
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 57
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 45
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 44
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 44
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 39
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 39
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 28
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 27
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 23
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 22
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 19
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 19
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 16
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 15
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 8
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 8
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 5
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 2
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 2
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 0
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution

Born in 1751

James Madison
James Madison
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution

Also Born in 1751

1751–1836 · born March 16
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1809 to 1817
1751–1816 · born October 30
Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and politician (1751–1816)

Also Died in 1751

1671–1751 · died January 17
Italian composer (1671–1751)
1711–1751 · died October 22
Prince of Orange from 1711 to 1751
1678–1751 · died December 12
British politician and philosopher (1678–1751)

Sources

  1. 1751 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  3. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  4. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  5. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  6. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  8. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  9. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  10. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  11. James Cook — Wikipedia
  12. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  13. George Washington — Wikipedia
  14. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  15. John Adams — Wikipedia
  16. James Watt — Wikipedia
  17. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  18. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  19. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  20. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  21. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  22. James Madison — Wikipedia
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