Famous People Born in 1766

21 notable people were born in 1766. See what happened in 1766 →

British chemist and physicist

September 6 · 1766–1844

English Christian priest and political economist

February 13 · 1766–1834

French novelist and woman of letters

April 22 · 1766–1817

Royal consort of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816

September 29 · 1766–1828

Dictator of Paraguay from 1814 to 1840

January 6 · 1766–1840

English chemist and physicist

August 6 · 1766–1828

French Marshal

October 23 · 1766–1847

French surgeon and soldier

July 8 · 1766–1842

British chemist

December 29 · 1766–1843

French politician

September 25 · 1766–1822

Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator

July 6 · 1766–1813

American inventor and physicist

July 9 · 1766–1849

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1766–1815Benjamin Smith BartonAmerican physician, professor, and botanistFebruary 10
1766–1815Guillaume Philibert DuhesmeFrench Army officerJuly 7
1766–1852Wilhelm HisingerSwedish physicist and chemistDecember 23
1766–1875Jean-Frédéric WaldeckMarch 16
1766–1844Aaron ChorinHungarian rabbiAugust 3
1766–1861Collin McKinneyTexan historical figureApril 17
1766–1853Wilhelm von KobellGerman painterApril 6
1766–1815Claudius BuchananScottish theologianMarch 12
1766–1838Christmas EvansWelsh nonconformist ministerDecember 25