Famous People Born in 1748

26 notable people were born in 1748.

English philosopher and jurist

February 15 · 1748–1832

French painter

August 30 · 1748–1825

King of Spain from 1788 to 1808

November 11 · 1748–1819

King of Sweden from 1809 to 1818

October 7 · 1748–1818

French playwright and activist

May 7 · 1748–1793

German philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati

February 6 · 1748–1830

Prince of Orange from 1751 to 1806

March 8 · 1748–1806

French botanist noted for the concept of plant families

April 12 · 1748–1836

Greek humanist scholar

April 27 · 1748–1833

French chemist

December 9 · 1748–1822

Scottish minister and scientist

March 10 · 1748–1819

German composer and conductor

February 5 · 1748–1798

More birthdays

1748–1820Anders SparrmanSwedish naturalistFebruary 27
1748–1810Cyrus GriffinAmerican lawyer and politicianJuly 16
1748–1794Félix Vicq-d'AzyrFrench anatomistApril 23
1748–1830Elias HicksAmerican Quaker preacherMarch 19
1748–1826Luther MartinAmerican Founding Father, politician, Anti-FederalistFebruary 20
1748–1817Sir John Duckworth, 1st BaronetRoyal Navy officer, colonial administrator and politicianFebruary 9
1748–1831Georg Michael TelemannGerman composer and theologianApril 20
1748–1810Jonas Carlsson DryanderSwedish botanistMarch 5
1748–1829William ShieldEnglish composerMarch 5
1748–1812Joseph SchusterGerman composerAugust 11
1748–1811Jean-François de BourgoingFrench diplomat, writer and translatorNovember 20
1748–1811Joachim AlbertiniItalian composerNovember 30
1748–1820Jean-Étienne DespréauxAugust 31
1748–1809Bernhard SchottGerman clarinetist and music publisherAugust 9