1672 births

Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725

English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)

Italian priest, writer, librarian, historian and diplomat

Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks

Swiss paleontologist (1672–1733)

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

French author (1672–1731)

French composer and organist

French composer and gambist

Chinese politician and historian (1672-1755)

French chemist

Legal Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (1672-1741)

illegitimate son of Charles II of England (1672-1723)

French Benedictine monk (1672–1757)

(1672-1769) British whist authority (1672–1769)

German noble (1672–1738)

French composer

Italian priest and composer (1672-1749)

Italian composer and organist

Lieutenant-General in Brandenburg-Prussia and Grand Master of the Order of St. John

British doctor

18th-century Roman Catholic saint

Mistress of Peter the Great

Moldavian chronicler

British nobleman and politician (1672-1729)

French architect (1672–1742)

Russian diplomat (1670-1739)

Catholic cardinal

Catholic cardinal (1672-1732)

Dutch merchant

Illegitimate son of Louis XIV of France

British peer and diplomat (1672-1739)

German hymnwriter (1672-1737)

politician

British noble

German theologian (1672–1740)

Nawab of Arcot

(1672-1734)

Indian nobleman

Swedish writer and countess (1672-1737)

British philosopher

Swedish-German philosopher known for his theological essay defending suicide

Italian composer (1672-1738)

Paulista explorer (1672-1740)

French politician (1672-1725)

French sculptor (1672–1744)

German general (1672-1757)

German physician (1672-1738)

Italian socialite, painter and writer (1672–1700)

noblewoman; British prioress

Italian librettist

Cambodian King (1695-1696)

Marshal of France (1672–1725)

Genevan watchmaker (1672–1747)

Maharaja of Thanjavur

Polish noble

English military officer, governor of the provinces of New York and New Jersey

Qing dynasty prince

Italian Marquis and Prince (1672-1731)

Scottish philosopher