Claim profile
1760–1769

The 1760s

Whose working lives fell in the 1760s. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1760s, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Catherine the GreatCatherine the Great1729–1796 · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2George WashingtonGeorge Washington1732–1799 · 🇺🇸 United States · Politicians22 decades
  3. 3James CookJames Cook1728–1779 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Historical Figures22 decades
  4. 4Joseph HaydnJoseph Haydn1732–1809 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians22 decades
  5. 5Peter III of RussiaPeter III of Russia1728–1762 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures21 decades
  6. 6Alexander SuvorovAlexander Suvorov1730–180018 decades
  7. 7Giacomo CasanovaGiacomo Casanova1725–1798 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers20 decades
  8. 8Gotthold Ephraim LessingGotthold Ephraim Lessing1729–1781 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writers22 decades
  9. 9Pierre BeaumarchaisPierre Beaumarchais1732–1799 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  10. 10Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke1729–1797 · Politicians22 decades
  11. 11Jean-Honoré FragonardJean-Honoré Fragonard1732–1806 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists6 decades
  12. 12Ivan VI of RussiaIvan VI of Russia1740–1764 · Politicians0 decades
  13. 13Louis Antoine de BougainvilleLouis Antoine de Bougainville1729–1811 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians4 decades
  14. 14Jacques NeckerJacques Necker1732–1804 · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Politicians15 decades
  15. 15Christoph Martin WielandChristoph Martin Wieland1733–1813 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writers22 decades
  16. 16Pasquale PaoliPasquale Paoli1725–1807 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  17. 17Moses MendelssohnMoses Mendelssohn1729–1786 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Academics22 decades
  18. 18Stanisław August PoniatowskiStanisław August Poniatowski1732–1798 · Politicians0 decades
  19. 19Louis, Dauphin of FranceLouis, Dauphin of France1729–1765 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  20. 20Anne Robert Jacques TurgotAnne Robert Jacques Turgot1727–1781 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics2 decades
  21. 21Franz MesmerFranz Mesmer1734–1815 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Doctors9 decades
  22. 22Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough1727–1788 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Artists18 decades
  23. 23Henry CavendishHenry Cavendish1731–1810 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics22 decades
  24. 24Joseph PriestleyJoseph Priestley1733–1804 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Scientists22 decades
  25. 25Charles MessierCharles Messier1730–1817 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists1 decades
  26. 26Martha WashingtonMartha Washington1731–1802 · 🇺🇸 United States · Politicians21 decades
  27. 27Abdul Hamid IAbdul Hamid I1725–1789 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Models0 decades
  28. 28Nicolas-Joseph CugnotNicolas-Joseph Cugnot1725–1804 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists0 decades
  29. 29Maria I of PortugalMaria I of Portugal1734–1816 · 🇵🇹 Portugal · Models0 decades
  30. 30Pyotr RumyantsevPyotr Rumyantsev1725–17961 decades
  31. 31Grigory OrlovGrigory Orlov1734–1783 · Historical Figures18 decades
  32. 32Lazzaro SpallanzaniLazzaro Spallanzani1729–1799 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Scientists22 decades
  33. 33Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of FranceMaria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France1731–1767 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  34. 34Johann Heinrich LambertJohann Heinrich Lambert1728–1777 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics2 decades
  35. 35Daniel BooneDaniel Boone1734–1820 · 🇺🇸 United States · Historical Figures22 decades
  36. 36François-André Danican PhilidorFrançois-André Danican Philidor1726–1795 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  37. 37TaksinTaksin1734–1782 · Historical Figures6 decades
  38. 38Jean-Baptiste GreuzeJean-Baptiste Greuze1725–1805 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists4 decades
  39. 39Arthur GuinnessArthur Guinness1725–1803 · Founders15 decades
  40. 40Giuseppe PariniGiuseppe Parini1729–1799 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers22 decades
  41. 41Anton Raphael MengsAnton Raphael Mengs1728–1779 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Artists18 decades
  42. 42Jérôme LalandeJérôme Lalande1732–1807 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists4 decades
  43. 43Nicolas-Edme RétifNicolas-Edme Rétif1734–1806 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  44. 44John NewtonJohn Newton1725–1807 · Religious Figures22 decades
  45. 45Johann Georg HamannJohann Georg Hamann1730–1788 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Academics21 decades
  46. 46Princess Isabella of ParmaPrincess Isabella of Parma1741–1763 · 🇪🇸 Spainnot measured—
  47. 47Erasmus DarwinErasmus Darwin1731–1802 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Doctors22 decades
  48. 48Robert CliveRobert Clive1725–1774 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Politicians22 decades
  49. 49Victor Amadeus III of SardiniaVictor Amadeus III of Sardinia1726–1796 · 🇮🇹 Italynot measured—
  50. 50Chevalier d'ÉonChevalier d'Éon1728–1810 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  51. 51Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of BavariaMaximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria1727–1777 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  52. 52Charles Alexandre de CalonneCharles Alexandre de Calonne1734–1802 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  53. 53Maria Josepha of BavariaMaria Josepha of Bavaria1739–1767 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  54. 54Karl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of BadenKarl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden1728–1811 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  55. 55MomozonoMomozono1741–1762 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  56. 56Friedrich Wilhelm von SteubenFriedrich Wilhelm von Steuben1730–1794 · 🇺🇸 United States5 decades
  57. 57Johann Christoph Friedrich BachJohann Christoph Friedrich Bach1732–1795 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Musicians6 decades
  58. 58Ludovico ManinLudovico Manin1725–1802 · Politicians12 decades
  59. 59Oliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith1728–1774 · Writers22 decades
  60. 60James HuttonJames Hutton1726–1797 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Scientists22 decades
  61. 61Louis Philippe I, Duke of OrléansLouis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans1725–1785 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  62. 62Jean-Baptiste Donatiede Vimeur, comte de RochambeauJean-Baptiste Donatiede Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau1725–1807 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  63. 63Joseph Wright of DerbyJoseph Wright of Derby1734–1797 · Artists3 decades
  64. 64Joseph BlackJoseph Black1728–1799 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists22 decades
  65. 65George MasonGeorge Mason1725–1792 · 🇺🇸 United States · Politicians22 decades
  66. 66William CowperWilliam Cowper1731–1800 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Writers22 decades
  67. 67Richard ArkwrightRichard Arkwright1732–1792 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Founders22 decades
  68. 68Anna GöldiAnna Göldi1734–1782 · 🇨🇭 Switzerland2 decades
  69. 69Archduchess Maria Josepha of AustriaArchduchess Maria Josepha of Austria1751–1767 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Historical Figures0 decades
  70. 70Hubert RobertHubert Robert1733–1808 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists18 decades
  71. 71François Joseph GossecFrançois Joseph Gossec1734–1829 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians1 decades
  72. 72Warren HastingsWarren Hastings1732–1818 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Politicians22 decades
  73. 73Robert AdamRobert Adam1728–1792 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Architects22 decades
  74. 74Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelJuliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel1729–1796 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  75. 75Marie Adélaïde of FranceMarie Adélaïde of France1732–1800 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures12 decades
  76. 76Frederick North, Lord NorthFrederick North, Lord North1732–1792 · Politiciansnot measured—
  77. 77William Howe, 5th Viscount HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount Howe1729–1814 · Politiciansnot measured—
  78. 78Cardinal de RohanCardinal de Rohan1734–1803 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  79. 79Étienne BézoutÉtienne Bézout1730–1783 · Academics1 decades
  80. 80Henry Benedict StuartHenry Benedict Stuart1725–1807 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  81. 81Karl II Eugen, Duke of WürttembergKarl II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg1728–1793 · Historical Figures22 decades
  82. 82Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of WürttembergFriedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg1732–179722 decades
  83. 83Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of AustriaArchduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria1750–1762 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  84. 84Wolfgang von KempelenWolfgang von Kempelen1734–1804 · Writers3 decades
  85. 85Prince Heinrich of PrussiaPrince Heinrich of Prussia1726–1802 · Politicians22 decades
  86. 86Princess Victoire of FrancePrincess Victoire of France1733–1799 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures13 decades
  87. 87Josiah WedgwoodJosiah Wedgwood1730–1795 · Founders21 decades
  88. 88Jeanne Julie Éléonore de LespinasseJeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse1732–1776 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers12 decades
  89. 89Ahmad Shah BahadurAhmad Shah Bahadur1725–1775 · 🇮🇳 India · Politicians0 decades
  90. 90Jacob FrankJacob Frank1726–17914 decades
  91. 91Jean-Georges NoverreJean-Georges Noverre1727–1810 · 🇫🇷 France0 decades
  92. 92Matthew BoultonMatthew Boulton1728–1809 · Scientists22 decades
  93. 93Shah Alam IIShah Alam II1728–1806 · 🇮🇳 India · Writers4 decades
  94. 94Étienne-Louis BoulléeÉtienne-Louis Boullée1728–1799 · 🇫🇷 France · Architects0 decades
  95. 95John HunterJohn Hunter1728–1793 · Doctors22 decades
  96. 96Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of RockinghamCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham1730–1782 · Politiciansnot measured—
  97. 97John WilkesJohn Wilkes1725–1797 · Journalists22 decades
  98. 98María Antonia of SpainMaría Antonia of Spain1729–1785 · 🇪🇸 Spainnot measured—
  99. 99Horatio GatesHoratio Gates1727–1806 · 🇺🇸 United States · Politicians22 decades
  100. 100William HamiltonWilliam Hamilton1730–1803 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Politicians22 decades

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.