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Who Was Alive in 1771

18 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1771

Voltaire
VoltaireAge 77
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 65
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 64
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 47
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 43
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 42
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 39
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
James Watt
James WattAge 35
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 28
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 28
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 25
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 22
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 16
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 15
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 12
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 11
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 2
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 1
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
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