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Who Was Alive in 1790

32 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1790

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 84
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 67
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 66
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 61
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 58
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 58
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 55
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 54
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 47
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 47
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 44
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 41
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 41
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 39
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 35
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 34
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 31
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 31
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 30
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 23
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 23
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 21
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 20
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 20
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 15
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 13
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 8
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 7
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 5
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge about 3
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Lord Byron
Lord ByronAge 2
1788–1824 · Literature
Romantic poet of Don Juan and Childe Harold
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 2
1788–1860 · Philosophy & Thought
German philosopher of pessimism

Also Born in 1790

1790–1862 · born March 29
President of the United States from 1841 to 1845
1790–1869 · born October 21
French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)
1790–1832 · born December 23
French classical scholar, decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs (1790–1832)
1790–1865 · born December 16
King of the Belgians from 1831 to 1865
1790–1868 · born November 17
German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868)
1790–1866 · born July 4
British surveyor and geographer (1790–1866)
1790–1842 · born May 23
French explorer and naval officer (1790–1842)

Died in 1790

Adam Smith
Adam Smith
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments

Also Died in 1790

1723–1790 · died July 17
Scottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790)
1741–1790 · died February 20
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790
1717–1790 · died July 14
Austrian general (1717–1790)

Sources

  1. 1790 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  3. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  4. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  5. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  6. George Washington — Wikipedia
  7. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  8. John Adams — Wikipedia
  9. James Watt — Wikipedia
  10. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  11. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  12. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  13. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  14. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  15. James Madison — Wikipedia
  16. Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
  17. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
  18. Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
  19. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  20. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  21. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  22. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  23. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  24. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  25. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  26. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  27. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  28. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  29. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  30. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
  31. Shaka — Wikipedia
  32. Lord Byron — Wikipedia
  33. Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
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