Famous People Born in 1743

19 notable people were born in 1743. See what happened in 1743 →

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809

April 13 · 1743–1826

French political theorist

May 24 · 1743–1793

French nobleman and chemist

August 26 · 1743–1794

Mistress of Louis XV, executed during the Reign of Terror

August 19 · 1743–1793

French philosopher and mathematician

September 17 · 1743–1794

English naturalist and botanist

February 24 · 1743–1820

Italian composer and cellist

February 19 · 1743–1805

Italian occultist

June 2 · 1743–1795

Russian poet

July 14 · 1743–1816

German philosopher, literary figure, and socialite

January 25 · 1743–1819

German chemist

December 1 · 1743–1817

British inventor

April 24 · 1743–1823

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1743–1828Carl Peter ThunbergSwedish naturalistNovember 11
1743–1803Louis Claude de Saint-MartinFrench philosopherJanuary 18
1743–1812Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontPrince of Waldeck and PyrmontOctober 25
1743–1818Giuseppe GazzanigaItalian composerOctober 5
1743–1784Seth WarnerContinental Army officerMay 17
1743–1819Quintin CraufurdBritish authorSeptember 22
1743–1813Christian Ehregott WeinligGerman composer and cantorSeptember 30