Famous People Born in 1685

18 notable people were born in 1685. See what happened in 1685 →

German composer

March 21 · 1685–1750

German-British composer

February 23 · 1685–1759

Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740

October 1 · 1685–1740

Anglo-Irish philosopher and bishop

March 12 · 1685–1753

Italian composer

October 26 · 1685–1757

English mathematician

August 18 · 1685–1731

Dauphine of France

December 6 · 1685–1712

English poet and playwright

June 30 · 1685–1732

Spanish colonial administrator of Chile

September 20 · 1685–1811

18th-century French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer

November 17 · 1685–1749

Swedish agriculture and industry pioneer

January 7 · 1685–1761

18th-century Dutch philologist

January 9 · 1685–1766

More birthdays

1685–1743Lodovico GiustiniItalian composerDecember 12
1685–1750Aaron HillBritish writerFebruary 10
1685–1751Giuseppe Matteo AlbertiItalian Baroque composer and violinistSeptember 20
1685–1770Charles-Jean-François HénaultFrench writer and historianFebruary 8
1685–1768Sir Robert Rich, 4th BaronetBritish Army officer and politicianJuly 3
1685–1740Thomas TickellEnglish poetDecember 17