Who Was Alive in 1717

Christopher WrenAge 85

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Isaac NewtonAge 74

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Peter the GreatAge 45

1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership

Tsar who modernized Russia

Antonio VivaldiAge 39

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 32

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 32

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 23

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 11

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 10

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy