Famous People Born In 1766
Discover the most famous people born in 1766. The list includes people like Thomas Robert Malthus, John Dalton, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Samuel Wilson, Germaine de Staël and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include composers, inventors, poets and physicists born in 1766. This list includes people from England, France, United States & Austria and many more countries.
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John Dalton(Chemist, Physicist and Meteorologist Best Known for Developing the 'Atomic Theory')
Birthdate: 6th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England
Died: July 27, 1844
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Surrey, England
Died: December 23, 1834
3
Charles Macintosh
(Chemist, Inventor)
Birthdate: 29th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow
Died: July 25, 1843
4
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
(Governor-General of Lombardy–Venetia)
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sedlčany, Czechia
Died: January 5, 1858
5
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
(British Nobleman, Soldier, Politician and Diplomat Known Primarily for the Controversial Procurement of Marble Sculptures)
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Broomhall, Fife, Scotland
Died: November 14, 1841
6
William Hyde Wollaston
(Chemist, Physicist, Engineer, Metallurgist)
Birthdate: 6th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Norfolk
Died: December 22, 1828
7
Dominique Jean Larrey
(French Military Doctor and Surgeon Who is Widely Regarded as the First Modern Military Surgeon)
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beaudéan, France
Died: July 25, 1842
8
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
(Composer)
Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schwanenstadt, Oberösterreich, Austria
Died: September 17, 1803
9
Germaine de Staël
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 22nd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 14, 1817
10
Nguyễn Du
(Vietnamese poet)
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hanoi, Vietnam
Died: September 16, 1820
11
Jacob Perkins
(American Inventor, Mechanical Engineer and Physicist Known for His Inventing of 'Refrigerator')
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 30, 1849
12
Rodolphe Kreutzer
(French Violinist and Composer Known for Her Opera 'La mort d'Abel')
Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: January 6, 1831
13
Charlotte, Princess Royal
(Queen)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: October 5, 1828
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Rostrevor
Died: September 12, 1814
15
Samuel Wilson
(Meat-packer)
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Arlington, Massachusetts Menotomy, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: July 31, 1854
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yaguarón
Died: September 20, 1840
17
Thomas Charles Hope
(Chemist)
Birthdate: 21st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: June 13, 1844
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mikhaylovka, Russia
Died: June 3, 1826
19
John Leslie
(Scottish Mathematician and Physicist Who First Created 'Artificial Ice')
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lower Largo, Scotland
Died: November 3, 1832
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: October 11, 1837
21
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 17, 1822
22
Pierre Hyacinthe Azaïs
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sorèze, France
Died: January 22, 1845
23
John Jones
(Lexicographer)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Llandovery, Wales
Died: January 10, 1827
24
Maine de Biran
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 29th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bergerac, France
Died: July 20, 1824
25
Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases
(Author)
Birthdate: 21st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Revel, France
Died: May 15, 1842
26
Johanna Schopenhauer
(Writer)
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gdańsk, Poland
Died: April 17, 1838
27
Arthur Woolf
(British Engineer Famous for Inventing a High-Pressure 'Compound Steam Engine')
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Camborne, England
Died: October 16, 1837
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Honington, England
Died: August 19, 1823
29
Friedrich Dionysus Weber
(Bohemian Musicologist and Composer Who Served as the First Director of the 'Prague Conservatory')
Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Velichov, Czechia
Died: December 25, 1842
30
Albertine Necker de Saussure
(Genevan Educationist Known for Her Work 'l'Education Progressive')
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: April 13, 1841
31
Barbara Fritchie
(Patriot)
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 18, 1862
32
Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta
(Historian)
Birthdate: 6th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Giorgio Canavese, Italy
Died: August 10, 1837
33
Friedrich Bouterwek
(Critic)
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Germany
Died: August 9, 1828
34
Adam Laxman
(Finnish-Swedish Military Officer and Russian Envoy Who Explored Japan)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 1806 AD
35
Hans Christoph Ernst von Gagern
(Freiherr)
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kleinniedesheim, Germany
Died: October 22, 1852
36
Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle
(Historian)
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: March 26, 1855
37
Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz
(Religious leader)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Przedbórz, Poland
Died: 1813 AD
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died: 1828 AD
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Dahomey
Died: 1797 AD
40
Marie Thérèse de Choiseul
(Noblewoman)
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 27, 1794
41
Carolina Nairne
(Songwriter)
Birthdate: 16th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Perthshire, Scotland
Died: October 26, 1845
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ringsaker, Norway
Died: March 5, 1852