Isaac Newton
English polymath
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English polymath
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687
Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691
Italian Jesuit, painter and architect
Prince of Monaco from 1662 to 1701
French diplomat, writer and mathematician
French actress
Italian poet and politician