Famous People Born in 1720

25 notable people were born in 1720.

Jacobite leader

December 31 · 1720–1788

Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist

April 23 · 1720–1797

Italian architect and artist

October 4 · 1720–1778

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1756 to 1757

May 8 · 1720–1764

Emperor of Japan from 1735 to 1747

February 8 · 1720–1750

Genevan botanist

March 13 · 1720–1793

Italian playwright

December 13 · 1720–1806

18th-century English priest and naturalist

July 18 · 1720–1793

Hungarian astronomer and Jesuit priest

May 15 · 1720–1792

Italian composer

October 17 · 1720–1795

Swedish entomologist, industrialist and civil servant

January 30 · 1720–1778

American Quaker preacher and writer

October 19 · 1720–1772

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1720–1774Johann Friedrich AgricolaGerman composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writerJanuary 4
1720–1794Justus MöserGerman jurist and social theoristDecember 14
1720–1778James HargreavesEnglish inventor of the Spinning JennyDecember 13
1720–1803Gian Francesco AlbaniCatholic cardinalFebruary 26
1720–1799Nicolas-Henri JardinFrench architectMarch 22
1720–1796Samuel WhitbreadBritish brewer and politicianAugust 30
1720–1760Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl FerrersEnglish noblemanAugust 18
1720–1796Johann UzGerman poetOctober 3
1720–1791Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la MotteFrench Navy officerNovember 1
1720–1796Carl Fredrik PechlinSwedish politicianAugust 8
1720–1788Charles-Antoine CampionFrench-Italian composerNovember 16
1720–1808Richard Hurd18th-century English bishop, divine, and writerJanuary 13
1720–1785Bernard de BuryFrench musician and court composerAugust 20