people/1740s

Polish poet and writer

French writer

Irish Protestant churchman and writer

English physician and ethicist (1740–1804)

Catholic bishop

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh

British academic and clergyman

English painter

French cardinal (1746–1817)

Japanese daimyō (1748–1785)

Irish academic and bishop

English artist, initially a soldier and businessman (1744–1809)

Siamese prince and military leader (1746–1806)

Nawab of the Carnatic from 1742 to 1744

English painter

French mathematician and astronomer (1744–1804)

Scottish-born American explorer (1749–1810)

English Jesuit priest, teacher, writer and administrator

American politician

English Romantic poet (1742–1809)

Swiss writer (1745–1832)

Swedish jurist, military officer, politician and land owner

French grammarian and translator

English organist

British peer and Tory politician

Polish rabbi (1748–1825)

British clergyman, academic and antiquarian

Scottish merchant (1746-1805)

British songwriter

Muslim saint (1729–1793)

French Catholic bishop

American politician

German banker and heiress

British politician and colonial administrator

American politician, landowner and Founding Father (1749–1800)

British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1800 to 1817

Spanish painter and member of prominent Alcazar family of Spain

Scottish nobleman (d. 1740)

British scientist and botanist

Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild (1741–1788)

British engraver (1748–1827)

British politician (1749–1816)