Famous People Who Died In 1721

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1721. This list includes people like Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Alexander Selkirk, Elihu Yale and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, pirates, mathematicians and soldiers who died in 1721. This list includes people from England, France and many more countries.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau
(Former Painter whose notable works include Embarkation for Cythera, L'Enseigne de Gersaint)
Jean-Antoine Watteau
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Birthdate: October 10, 1684
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Valenciennes, France
Died: July 18
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Marguerite Louise d'Orleans
(Princess)
Marguerite Louise d'Orleans
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Birthdate: July 28, 1645
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Blois, Blois, France
Died: September 17
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Johann Christoph Bach
(Musician)
Johann Christoph Bach
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 16, 1671
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Erfurt, Germany
Died: February 22
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Grinling Gibbons
(Sculptor)
Grinling Gibbons
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Birthdate: April 4, 1648
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: August 3
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Alexander Selkirk
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1676 AD
Birthplace: Lower Largo, United Kingdom
Died: December 13

Alexander Selkirk was a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer. He spent four years and four months as a castaway from 1704 to 1709, after being marooned on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean by his captain. He survived the ordeal, and his story was widely publicized following his return to England.

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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
(Former Lord Privy Seal)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 8, 1647
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 24
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Pope Clement XI
(Pope)
Pope Clement XI
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 23, 1649
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Urbino, Italy
Died: March 19
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James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
(British Soldier, Statesman, and Diplomat)
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1673 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 5
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Pierre Daniel Huet
(French Scholar, Churchman, and Editor of the Delphin Classics)
Pierre Daniel Huet
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 8, 1630
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caen, France
Died: January 26
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James Craggs the Younger
(Politician)
James Craggs the Younger
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 9, 1686
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Westminster, London. England
Died: February 16
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Rudolph Jacob Camerarius
(Botanist)
Rudolph Jacob Camerarius
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 12, 1665
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tübingen, Germany
Died: September 11
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Elihu Yale
(President of the British East India Company Settlement in Fort St. George, at Madras, India)
Elihu Yale
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 5, 1649
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 8

Born in Massachusetts, Elihu Yale moved with his family to Britain at age 3. An East India Company official, he had been the President of Madras and later started a diamond business in London. He later turned into a generous philanthropist and became the main benefactor of what is now Yale University.

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Thomas Doggett
(Actor)
Thomas Doggett
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Birthdate: 1640 AD
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 20
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John Keill
(Mathematician)
John Keill
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 1, 1671
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: August 31

John Keill was a Scottish natural philosopher, mathematician, and cryptographer. He is best remembered for his work Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth, which earned him fame in the English academic community. In 1711, John Keill started serving as a decipherer under Anne, Queen of Great Britain and was instrumental in explaining several old manuscripts to the sovereign.

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Nicolas Desmarets
(Minister)
Nicolas Desmarets
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 10, 1648
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 4
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Michel Chamillart
(Statesman)
Michel Chamillart
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 2, 1652
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 14
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Henri Arnaud
(Pastor)
Henri Arnaud
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 15, 1643
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Embrun, France
Died: September 8
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Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721)
Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1656
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wilfersdorf, Austria
Died: October 11
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Mei Wending
(Writer)
Mei Wending
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1633 AD
Birthplace: Xuancheng, China
Died: 1721 AD