Who Was Alive in 1706

Christopher WrenAge 74

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Louis XIVAge 68

1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

Isaac NewtonAge 63

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Peter the GreatAge 34

1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership

Tsar who modernized Russia

Antonio VivaldiAge 28

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 21

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 21

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 12

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 0

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments