1. Friedrich Schiller (1759)

German Poet Philosopher Historia

German poet, playwright, and philosopher known for his historical drama Mary Stuart, as well as for his famous poem "Ode to Joy." His other noteworthy works include The Robbers, The...

2. Kensey Johns (1759)

Lawyer

Attorney and jurist who earned the title of Chancellor of Delaware. In 1794, he briefly filled a vacancy in the United States Senate before being ejected due to a lack...

3. William Wilberforce (1759)

English Politician

Member of the British Parliament from 1784 to 1812 who was a strong abolitionist. He was also an advocate against cruelty to animals.

4. Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759)

Painter

Pierre Joseph Redoute is a famous Painter, who was born on July 10, 1759 in Belgium. Botanist and painter who was best known for his watercolor paintings of flowers such...

5. Georges Danton (1759)

World Leader

First President of the Committee of Public Safety and a leading figure in the French Revolution. His role in the Revolution, however, has been disputed.

6. Paul Cuffee (1759)

Activist

Remembered as a mariner, shipping industry entrepreneur, prominent Quaker, and abolitionist, he played a major role in bringing about the colonization of Sierra Leone by former American slaves.

7. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)

Novelist

Mary Wollstonecraft is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 27, 1759 in United Kingdom. Famous for her 1792 treatise A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, this writer...

8. Robert Burns (1759)

Scottish Poet And Lyricist

Major Scottish poet associated with the Romantic movement and known for such poem-songs as "Auld Lang Syne" and "A Red, Red Rose." The first edition of his Scottish-dialect poems was...

9. William Jackson (1759)

Politician

Best known as being the secretary to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, which took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served with distinction in the...

10. Manuel Julian (1759)

World Music Singer

11. Chauncey Goodrich (1759)

American Politician

Chauncey Goodrich was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who represented that state in the United States Congress as both a senator and a representative.

12. William Plumer (1759)

American Politician

Plumer was an American lawyer and Baptist lay preacher from Epping New Hampshire. Born in 1759 in Newburyport Massachusetts he represented New Hampshire as a Federalist in the United States...

13. Nils Hertzberg (1759)

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14. Adrien Duport (1759)

French Politician

Adrien Duport was a French politician and lawyer.

15. Adrien Duquesnoy (1759)

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Adrien Dusquenoy was a leading figure in the French Revolution. Dusquenoy was born in Briey. He was elected as a deputy for Nancy where he had been Mayor for the...

16. Nathan Read (1759)

American Politician

Nathan Read was a United States engineer and steam pioneer. Nathan Read was the true inventor of the high-pressure steam engine in 1789 this was twelve years before the steam-engine...

17. Alexander J. Dallas (1759)

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18. David Secord (1759)

Canadian Politician

David Secord was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in New York City in 1759. His father served with Butler's Rangers during the American Revolution...

19. Adriaan Gilles Camper (1759)

Professor And Paleontologist

Adriaan Gilles Camper was a 19th-century Dutch mathematics and physics professor at the University of Franeker who took to politics and became a statesman in his later years. He was...

20. Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł (1759)

Polish-lithuanian Nobleman

Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle awarded in 1780. He was Ordynat of Kleck Great Podkomorzy of Lithuania...

21. Jean Noel Destréhan (1759)

American Politician

Jean Noel Destréhan was a Creole politician in Louisiana and one-time owner of Destréhan Plantation one of Louisiana's most famous antebellum historical landmarks. The city of Destrehan Louisiana is named...

22. George Villiers (1759)

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23. Charles Shaw-Lefevre (politician) (1759)

British Politician

Charles Shaw-Lefevre born Charles Shaw was a British Whig politician. Shaw-Lefevre was the son of Reverend George Shaw Rector of Womersley Yorkshire by his wife Mary daughter of Edward Green....

24. Lewis Allaire Scott (1759)

American Politician

Lewis Allaire Scott was an American politician.

25. Charles Chaplin (elder) (1759)

British Politician

Charles Chaplin was an English Member of Parliament. A graduate of St John's College Cambridge Chaplin was the brother-in-law of Lord George Manners-Sutton who married Chaplin's only sister Diana. He...

26. Alexey Kurakin (1759)

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27. José de Bustamante y Guerra (1759)

Spanish Naval Officer And Politi

José de Bustamante y Guerra sometimes referred to simply as Bustamante was a Spanish naval officer explorer and politician. He was a native of Corvera de Toranzo in Cantabria Spain.

28. Maximilian von Montgelas (1759)

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Maximilian Josef Garnerin Count von Montgelas was a Bavarian statesman from a noble family in Savoy. His father John Sigmund Garnerin Baron Montgelas entered the military service of Maximilian III...

29. George Campbell (Royal Navy officer) (1759)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir George Campbell GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth.

30. Aaron Lyle (1759)

American Politician

Aaron Lyle was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Aaron Lyle was born in Mount Bethel Pennsylvania. He served in the American Revolutionary War and...

31. William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759)

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32. Caleb Stark (1759)

Continental Army Officer

Caleb Stark was the eldest son of General John Stark and his wife Molly Stark.

33. Lord Hugh Seymour (1759)

British Royal Navy Admiral

Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th century who was the fifth son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess of Hertford and became...

34. Caleb Tompkins (1759)

American Politician

Caleb Tompkins was a U. S. Representative from New York and the brother of Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins.

35. Giuseppe Abbamonte (1759)

Statesman

Giuseppe Abbamonte was a Neapolitan statesman who became secretary-general of the Cisalpine Republic in 1798 and a member of the executive commission at Naples. Upon the restoration of the king...

36. Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont (1759)

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Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont known as Étienne Dumont sometimes anglicised as Stephen Dumont was a Genevan political writer. He is chiefly remembered as the French editor of the writings of...

37. Jean Pelet (1759)

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Jean Pelet known as Pelet de la Lozère was a French politician.

38. Joseph Fouché (1759)

French Statesman

Joseph Fouché 1st Duc d'Otrante was a French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon I. In English texts his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto.

39. Francesco Saverio Caruana (1759)

Maltese Bishop

sco Saverio Caruana was a Maltese bishop who became the Bishop of Malta in 1831. Caruana was born in Żebbuġ Malta on July 7 1759. At the age of 24...

40. Francesco Saverio Salfi (1759)

Italian Writer And Politician

sco Saverio Salfi or Franco Salfi was an Italian writer politician and librettist.

41. Cornelio Saavedra (1759)

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42. Prince Eunjeon (1759)

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43. John Rice Jones (1759)

American Politician

John Rice Jones was a Welsh-born American politician jurist and military officer. He helped establish the territorial governments in Indiana Illinois and Missouri. John Rice Jones was the father of...

44. Louis Gabriel De Contades (1759)

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45. Giuseppe Carignani Di Novoli (1759)

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46. Ole Schavland (1759)

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47. Gideon Gardner (1759)

American Politician

Gideon Gardner was a U. S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket Massachusetts Gardner received a limited schooling. Gardner was a successful ship master and later became a shipowner. Gardner...

48. Charles Magill (1759)

Canadian Politician

Charles Magill was a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament and mayor of Hamilton in 1854-55 1865–66 and 1882-3. He was born in Westport County Mayo Ireland the son of...

49. Francis Malbone (1759)

American Politician

s Malbone was an American merchant from Newport Rhode Island. He represented Rhode Island in the U. S. House from 1793 until 1797 and served briefly in the United States...

50. Carl Erik Mannerheim (1759)

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