Famous People Born in 1696

16 notable people were born in 1696. See what happened in 1696 →

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754

August 2 · 1696–1754

Italian painter

March 5 · 1696–1770

Italian Catholic bishop

September 27 · 1696–1787

Count of Saxony

October 28 · 1696–1750

British army officer, politician and colonial administrator

December 22 · 1696–1785

Scottish-born army officer

June 11 · 1696–1758

English courtier and political writer

October 13 · 1696–1743

Prince of Liechtenstein (r. 1712–1718, 1748–1772)

August 9 · 1696–1772

German composer and violinist

February 10 · 1696–1765

English composer and organist

August 12 · 1696–1755

Italian operatic soprano

April 2 · 1696–1778

American merchant, politician and military officer

June 27 · 1696–1759

More birthdays

1696–1726Shivaji I of KolhapurChhatrapati of the Marathas from 1700 to 1708June 9
1696–1760Conrad WeiserPennsylvania German pioneerNovember 2
1696–1757Andrea ZaniItalian composerNovember 11
1696–1761William OldysEnglish antiquarian and bibliographerJuly 14