Famous People Born In 1741

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Discover the most famous people born in 1741. The list includes people like Benedict Arnold, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Samuel Chase, Joseph Warren, Henry Fuseli and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, lawyers, emperors & kings and botanists born in 1741. This list includes people from United States, France, England & Switzerland and many more countries.
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Benedict Arnold
(American Military Officer Who Served During the Revolutionary War)
Benedict Arnold
37
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 14, 1801
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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790)
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
14
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 20, 1790
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Angelica Kauffman
(Swiss Neoclassical Painter and One of 18th-Century Europe’s Most Famous Portraitists)
Angelica Kauffman
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chur, Switzerland
Died: November 5, 1807
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Henry Fuseli
(Swiss Painter Whose Paintings are Among the Most Dramatic, Original, and Sensual Works of His Time)
Henry Fuseli
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 7th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: April 17, 1825
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Princess Isabella of Parma
(Princess)
Princess Isabella of Parma
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Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buen Retiro Palace, Madrid, Spain
Died: November 27, 1763
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Charles Willson Peale
(Painter)
Charles Willson Peale
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chester
Died: February 22, 1827
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Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
(French Naval Officer and Explorer Known for His Scientific Expedition Around the Globe)
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
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Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 23rd August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Albi
Died: 1788 AD
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Emperor Momozono
(Emperor)
Emperor Momozono
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Joseph Warren
(Physician, Military Leader)
Joseph Warren
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 17, 1775
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Hester Thrale
(Author)
Hester Thrale
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Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wales
Died: May 2, 1821
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Étienne de Boré
(1st Mayor of New Orleans)
Étienne de Boré
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Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kaskaskia, Illinois, United States
Died: February 1, 1820
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Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
(Priest)
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
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Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Origny-Sainte-Benoite, France
Died: October 9, 1799
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Peter Simon Pallas
(German Naturalist Who Explored the Geology of Russia)
Peter Simon Pallas
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 8, 1811
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Aagje Deken
(Dutch Poet and Novelist)
Aagje Deken
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Died: November 14, 1804
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José Cadalso
(Spanish Military Officer and Writer Best Known for His ‘Cartas Marruecas’, an Epistolary Novel)
José Cadalso
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cádiz, Spain
Died: February 26, 1782
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John Langdon
(politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a Founding Father of the United States)
John Langdon
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Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: September 18, 1819
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Carl Friedrich Bahrdt
(Theologian)
Carl Friedrich Bahrdt
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Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bischofswerda, Germany
Died: April 23, 1792
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Samuel Chase
(Founding Father of the United States and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1796 - 1811))
Samuel Chase
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Somerset County, Maryland, United States
Died: June 19, 1811
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Jean-Antoine Houdon
(Neoclassical sculptor)
Jean-Antoine Houdon
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Listed In: Sculptors
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: July 15, 1828
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
(Poet, Philosopher, Physiognomist and Theologian)
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: January 2, 1801
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Said bin Ahmad
(Imam of Oman (1783-1786))
Said bin Ahmad
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Sohar, Oman
Died: 1803 AD
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William Brodie
(Criminal, Politician)
William Brodie
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: October 1, 1788
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William Withering
(British Botanist, Geologist, Chemist and Physician Best Known for His Use of Extracts of Foxglove to Treat Dropsy)
William Withering
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wellington, Shropshire, England
Died: October 6, 1799
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André Ernest Modeste Grétry
(Composer)
André Ernest Modeste Grétry
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Liège
Died: September 24, 1813
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André Grétry
(French Composer)
André Grétry
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: September 24, 1813
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Augustin Barruel
(Priest)
Augustin Barruel
0
Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Villeneuve-de-Berg, Ardèche, France
Died: October 5, 1820
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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
(Former Writer best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) (1782))
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amiens, France
Died: September 5, 1803
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John Penn
(Politician)
John Penn
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Birthdate: 17th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Caroline County, Virginia, United States
Died: September 14, 1788
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Edmund Malone
(Scholar and editor)
Edmund Malone
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Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 25, 1812
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George Dance, the Younger
(Architect)
George Dance, the Younger
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Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chiswell Street, London, England
Died: January 14, 1825
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Nicolas Chamfort
(Writer)
Nicolas Chamfort
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 6th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died: April 13, 1794
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Arthur Young
(English writer)
Arthur Young
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 12, 1820
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John Murray
(Minister)
John Murray
0
Listed In: Preachers
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hampshire, England
Died: September 3, 1815
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Johann Heinrich Merck
(Author)
Johann Heinrich Merck
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: June 27, 1791
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Philipp, count von Cobenzl
(Statesman)
Philipp, count von Cobenzl
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died: August 30, 1810
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Franciszek Karpiński
(One of the Most Original Polish Writers of The Early Partitions)
Franciszek Karpiński
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Holoskiv, Ukraine
Died: September 16, 1825
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Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder
(Writer)
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder
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Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Prussia
Died: April 23, 1796
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Samuel Kirkland
(Presbyterian Missionary and Minister)
Samuel Kirkland
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 28, 1808
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Fyodor Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
(Statesman)
Fyodor Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
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Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lyutkino, Russia
Died: May 28, 1796