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Who Was Alive in 1791

21 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1791

Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 67
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 62
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 59
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
James Watt
James WattAge 55
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 48
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 48
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 45
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 42
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 36
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 35
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 32
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 31
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 22
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 21
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 16
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 9
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 8
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 6
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge 4
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 0
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 0
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine

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