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166 figures
Early modern · Politics
Philip V of Spain
Monarch · Politician
1683–1746
Early modern · Music
George Frideric Handel
Composer · Teacher
1685–1759
Early modern · Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer
1685–1750
Early modern · Politics
Nader Shah
Monarch · Military leader
c. 1688–1747
Early modern · Philosophy
Voltaire
Philosopher · Writer · Playwright
1694–1778
Early modern · Invention
John Kay
Inventor
1704–1779
Early modern · Science
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Naturalist · Biologist · Writer
1707–1788
Early modern · Politics
Louis XV of France
Monarch · Politician
1710–1774
Early modern · Politics
Qianlong Emperor
Emperor · Monarch · Poet
1711–1799
Early modern · Politics
Frederick II of Prussia
Monarch · Military leader · Philosopher
1712–1786
Early modern · Philosophy
Denis Diderot
Philosopher · Writer · translator · Playwright · Novelist
1713–1784
Early modern · Politics
Alaungpaya
Monarch · Military leader
1714–1760
Early modern · Science
Jean le Rond d Alembert
Mathematician · Physicist · Philosopher · Writer
1717–1783
Early modern · Politics
Maria Theresa of Austria
Monarch · Politician
1717–1780
Early modern · Philosophy
Adam Smith
Philosopher · Writer · Teacher
1723–1790
Early modern · Philosophy
Immanuel Kant
Philosopher · Writer · Physicist · Mathematician · Naturalist
1724–1804
Early modern · Politics
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
Politician · Philosopher
1727–1781
Early modern · Literature
Qian Daxin
historian · Philosopher · Writer
1728–1804
Early modern · Politics
Catherine II of Russia
Monarch · Politician
1729–1796
Early modern · Politics
George Washington
Politician · Military leader · revolutionary
1732–1799
Early modern · Politics
Patrick Henry
Politician · Lawyer · Writer
1736–1799
Early modern · Politics
Thomas Paine
Writer · Political activist · Philosopher
1737–1809
Early modern · Politics
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Monarch · Politician · Military leader
1741–1790
Early modern · Politics
Thomas Jefferson
Politician · Writer · Lawyer · Architect · Philosopher
1743–1826