people/1740s
Surf WikiPolish 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)