Famous People Born in 1759

26 notable people were born in 1759. See what happened in 1759 →

English writer and philosopher

April 27 · 1759–1797

Scottish poet and lyricist

January 25 · 1759–1796

British statesman

May 28 · 1759–1806

German playwright

November 10 · 1759–1805

French revolutionary

October 26 · 1759–1794

English politician and abolitionist

August 24 · 1759–1833

French statesman, revolutionary and police chief

May 21 · 1759–1820

Empress of Russia from 1796 to 1801

October 25 · 1759–1828

Russian saint (1754/1759–1833)

July 19 · 1759–1833

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807

October 25 · 1759–1834

German philologist

February 15 · 1759–1824

Austrian musician and composer

May 15 · 1759–1824

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1759–1828James Edward SmithEnglish botanistDecember 2
1759–1850William KirbyEnglish entomologistSeptember 19
1759–1828William ThorntonAmerican inventor and architectMay 20
1759–1831Franz KrommerCzech violinist and composer of classical musicNovember 27
1759–1829Cornelio SaavedraArgentine military officer and statesmanSeptember 15
1759–1817Alexander J. DallasAmerican politicianJune 21
1759–1803François DevienneFrench composer and professorJanuary 31
1759–1814Andrey VoronikhinRussian architect and painterOctober 17
1759–1813Johann Christian ReilGerman physicianFebruary 20
1759–1803Louis François Antoine ArbogastFrench mathematicianOctober 4
1759–1782Marianna AuenbruggerAustrian pianist and composerJuly 19
1759–1815Chauncey GoodrichAmerican politicianOctober 20
1759–1823Jacques WiderkehrFrench composerApril 18
1759–1796Ignaz Anton von IndermauerAustrian aristocrat and statesmanJuly 31