Who Was Alive in 1726

8 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1726

Isaac NewtonAge 83

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Antonio VivaldiAge 48

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 41

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 41

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 32

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 20

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 19

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 2

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason