Famous People Born in 1741

27 notable people were born in 1741. See what happened in 1741 →

Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790

March 13 · 1741–1790

British military officer

January 14 · 1741–1801

Swiss artist and writer

February 7 · 1741–1825

Swiss artist

October 30 · 1741–1807

German zoologist, botanist, and natural historian

September 22 · 1741–1811

French Navy officer and explorer

August 23 · 1741–1788

French novelist, official, freemason, and army general

October 18 · 1741–1803

American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist

April 15 · 1741–1827

American physician and Founding Father

June 11 · 1741–1775

French sculptor

March 25 · 1741–1828

Swiss poet

November 15 · 1741–1801

Founding Father of the United States

April 17 · 1741–1811

More birthdays

1741–1813André GrétryComposer from present-day BelgiumFebruary 8
1741–1794Nicolas ChamfortFrench writerApril 6
1741–1794Gottfried August BürgerGerman poetDecember 31
1741–1783Carl Linnaeus the YoungerSwedish naturalistJanuary 20
1741–1821Hester ThraleWelsh writer and socialite (1740/1741–1821)January 27
1741–1801Andrea LuchesiItalian composerMay 23
1741–1808Prince Benedetto, Duke of ChablaisDuke of ChablaisJune 21
1741–1821Chaim of VolozhinBelarusian Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and ethicistJanuary 21
1741–1816Jean-Paul-Égide MartiniFrench composer of German birthAugust 31
1741–1825George Dance the YoungerEnglish architect, surveyor and painterApril 1
1741–1792Karl Friedrich BahrdtUnorthodox German Protestant biblical scholar, theologian, and polemicistAugust 25
1741–1805Václav PichlCzech classical composerSeptember 25
1741–1816Carlo AmorettiItalian explorer and scientistMarch 16
1741–1799Henri-Joseph RigelGerman-born composerFebruary 9
1741–1808François-Hippolyte BarthélémonFrench violinist, pedagogue and composerJuly 27