1679 births

German philosopher (1679–1754)

Czech baroque composer

duke of Lorraine, Bar and of Teschen

Duke of Parma

Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1709 until his death

German princess

French dentist (1679-1761)

French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)

Italian composer

French painter (1679-1752)

English novelist, dramatist, philosopher (1674-1749)

Italian botanist (1679-1737)

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Armenian priest (1679-1749)

French architect (1679–1719)

Italian composer (1679-1744)

Swedish politician (1679-1746)

Bashkir woman (1679–1739)

Danish mathematician and astronomer (1679-1764)

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1679-1740)

Roman Catholic cardinal

Princess Consort of Transylvania (1679-1722)

Prussian politician (1679-1755)

Catholic cardinal

Anglo-Irish cleric, writer and poet.

Roman Catholic cardinal (1679-1744)

late Baroque Italian architect, most notable for his design of the Spanish Steps in Rome in collaboration with Alessandro Specchi

Danish lady in waiting

Italian cardinal (1679-1770)

German bookbinder (1679-1736)

Chinese general (1679-1726)

French naval commander

Austrian archbishop

French priest (1679-1709)

Co-founder and first pastor of the Schwarzenau Brethren

Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica

King of Vietnam

writer

Italian composer and violinist (1679-1752)

Royal Navy admiral (1679-1746)

German princess (1679–1693)

German architect (1679-1748)

witness in the Salem Witch Trials (1679–1716)

German composer

German astronomer

German composer and organist

Italian librettist and poet (1679-1741)

German composer, educator

British historian and geographer

Chinese philologist

Prince Bishop of Bamberg

Colonial American politician

French noble

French noble (1679-1753)

painter from Austria (1679-1748)

British businessman and politician (1679-1749)

British philosopher (1679-1747)

German theologian (1679-1767)

Italian painter (1679-1740)

Spanish aristocrat and academician