Famous People Born In 1749

Discover the most famous people born in 1749. The list includes people like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Edward Jenner, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Christian VII of Denmark, Charles James Fox and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, playwrights and inventors born in 1749. This list includes people from United States, France, England & Germany and many more countries.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Novelist Best Known for 'The Sorrows of Young Werther', the First Novel of The Sturm Und Drang Movement)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Goethe House, Frankfurt, Germany
Died: March 22, 1832
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Edward Jenner
(Physicians)
Edward Jenner
10
Listed In: Biologists
Birthdate: 17th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berkeley, England
Died: January 26, 1823
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Pierre-Simon Laplace
(French Mathematician and Astronomer Who was Best Known for His Investigations into the Stability of the Solar System)
Pierre-Simon Laplace
7
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beaumont-en-Auge, France
Died: March 5, 1827
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William Blount
(Politician)
William Blount
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Birthdate: 26th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Windsor, North Carolina, United States
Died: March 21, 1800
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Edward Rutledge
(Politician)
Edward Rutledge
1
Birthdate: 23rd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 23, 1800
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Yolande de Polastron
(Duchess of Polignac)
Yolande de Polastron
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Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 9, 1793
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Daniel Rutherford
(Former physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772)
Daniel Rutherford
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: November 15, 1819
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
(Painter)
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 24, 1803
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
(Former poet and librettist best known for his collaboration with Mozart)
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Died: August 17, 1838
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Nicolas Appert
(confectioner, inventor)
Nicolas Appert
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Châlons-en-Champagne
Died: June 1, 1841
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Jacques Mallet du Pan
(Journalist)
Jacques Mallet du Pan
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Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Céligny, Switzerland
Died: May 10, 1800
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Auguste Chouteau
(Politician)
Auguste Chouteau
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Birthdate: 7th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: February 24, 1829
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Vittorio Alfieri
(Dramatist)
Vittorio Alfieri
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Asti, Italy
Died: October 8, 1803
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Thomas Earnshaw
(Watchmaker)
Thomas Earnshaw
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Died: March 1, 1829
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George Walton
(Politician)
George Walton
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
Died: February 2, 1804
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Matthew Lyon
(Former politician, who served as a United States Representative from both Vermont and Kentucky.)
Matthew Lyon
0
Birthdate: 14th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wicklow, Ireland
Died: August 1, 1822
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Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
(French Actor, Dramatist, Essayist, and Revolutionary.)
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 8, 1796
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Alexander Radishchev
(Author)
Alexander Radishchev
0
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: September 24, 1802
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Christian VII of Denmark
(Monarch)
Christian VII of Denmark
4
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 13, 1808
 20 
Charlotte Smith
(Writer)
Charlotte Smith
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 24, 1806
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Abraham Gottlob Werner
(German Geologist Who Established the 'Neptunist School')
Abraham Gottlob Werner
0
Listed In: Geologists
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Osiecznica, Poland
Died: June 30, 1817
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Jeanbon Saint-André
(Politician)
Jeanbon Saint-André
0
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montauban, France
Died: December 10, 1813
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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
(Former Member of the French Constituent Assembly)
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
1
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Le Bignon-Mirabeau, France
Died: April 2, 1791
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Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
(Operatic Soprano)
Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
0
Listed In: Opera Singers
Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kassel, Germany
Died: January 20, 1833
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Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
(Noblewoman)
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: September 3, 1792
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Charles James Fox
(Politician)
Charles James Fox
3
Birthdate: 24th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Westminster, England
Died: September 13, 1806
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James Peale
(Painter)
James Peale
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Chestertown, Maryland, United States
Died: May 24, 1831
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Camillo Federici
(Dramatist)
Camillo Federici
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Garessio, Italy
Died: December 23, 1802
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Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite
(Monk)
Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Náxos, Greece
Died: July 14, 1809
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Gilbert Blane
(Physician)
Gilbert Blane
0
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Blanefield, Scotland
Died: June 26, 1834
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Johann Nikolaus Forkel
(Musician)
Johann Nikolaus Forkel
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Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Meeder, Germany
Died: March 20, 1818
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John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare
(Attorney)
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Donnybrook, Ireland
Died: January 28, 1802
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Domenico Cimarosa
(Composer)
Domenico Cimarosa
1
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aversa, Italy
Died: January 11, 1801
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Thomas Chippendale, the younger
(Artist)
Thomas Chippendale, the younger
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: England
Died: 1822 AD
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Tadeusz Brzozowski
(Polish Priest)
Tadeusz Brzozowski
1
Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Malbork, Poland
Died: February 5, 1820
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Kishi Ganku
(Japanese Painter of Kyoto and Founder of the Kishi School of Painting)
Kishi Ganku
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Kanazawa, Japan
Died: January 19, 1839
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Robert Colling
(Stock breeder)
Robert Colling
0
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newton Ketton, England
Died: March 7, 1820
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Thomas Lynch Jr.
(Politician)
Thomas Lynch Jr.
1
Birthdate: 5th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Georgetown County
Died: April 22, 1779
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
(French Mathematician and Astronomer Who Prepared Tables That Plot the Location of 'Uranus')
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Amiens, France
Died: August 19, 1822