Who Was Alive in 1746

Johann Sebastian BachAge 61

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 61

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 52

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 40

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 39

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 22

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 18

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 17

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 14

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

James WattAge 10

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Thomas JeffersonAge 3

1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Toussaint LouvertureAge 3

1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

Francisco GoyaAge 0

1746–1828 · Art

Spanish Romantic painter