Famous People Born in 1740

24 notable people were born in 1740. See what happened in 1740 →

French writer and nobleman

June 2 · 1740–1814

Scottish lawyer, diarist and author

October 29 · 1740–1795

Empress of Japan from 1762 to 1771

September 23 · 1740–1813

French explorer, naturalist, botanist

July 27 · 1740–1807

Dutch and Swiss writer

October 20 · 1740–1805

Italian Classical era composer

May 9 · 1740–1816

Swedish poet, songwriter and composer

February 4 · 1740–1795

Genevan scientist and mountaineer

February 17 · 1740–1799

German poet and journalist

August 15 · 1740–1815

Italian type-designer, printer, and publisher

February 16 · 1740–1813

Swedish sculptor

September 7 · 1740–1814

American politician, Founding Father of the United States

May 2 · 1740–1821

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1740–1802Samuel ArnoldEnglish composer and organistAugust 10
1740–1817Jean Baptiste Camille CanclauxFrench army commanderAugust 2
1740–1778Augustus TopladyEnglish Anglican cleric and hymn writerNovember 4
1740–1810Sir Francis Baring, 1st BaronetBritish merchant, banker and politicianApril 18
1740–1792Arthur LeeAmerican diplomatDecember 20
1740–1820John LynchAmerican founder of LynchburgAugust 28
1740–1821Nicholas PocockEnglish artistMarch 2
1740–1817Johann Heinrich JungGerman authorSeptember 12
1740–1849Panoutsos NotarasLeading figure of the Greek War of Independence (1740/1752–1849)March 31
1740–1814Nikolai ArkharovRussian police chiefMay 7
1740–1809Noah PhelpsAmerican generalJanuary 22
1740–1810Joseph-Michel MontgolfierFrench inventor, invented the hot air balloonAugust 26