1688 births

English poet (1688–1744)

Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)

king of Prussia (1688-1740)

French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)

queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720 (1688–1741)

pretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne (1688-1766)

Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714)

French astronomer

20th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

Slovak outlaw

Italian monk, missionary and painter (1688-1766)

Dutch princess (1688-1765)

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

French painter (1688-1737)

Italian composer, organist and Jesuit missionary

German violinist and composer

Dutch physicist

Maharaja of Jaipur

Italian artist (1688-1752)

Countess of Toulouse (1688–1766)

Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Czech sculptor (1688–1731)

Russian architect (1688-1743)

German prince

high officer (1688–1774)

English botanist and writer (1688-1732)

Mathematician, philosopher

English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery (1688-1752)

Italian philologist (1688-1768)

German duke (1688-1731)

British noble (1688-1765)

French naturalist

Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (1688-1739)

Bey of Tunis

German botanist (1688-1746)

Italian botanist (1688-1757)

German botanist (1688-1719)

Belgian composer

French geographer (1688-1766)

German artist (1688-1762)

Danish sculptor (1688-1771)

Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1688-1750)

French historian (1688-1749)

Italian architect (1688-1782)

English editor and author

Chinese artist (1688-1753)

Russian diplomat (1688-1760)

Guérinière

French ecclesiastical historian (1688 – 1761)

Italian musician (1688-1767)

French line-engraver (1688-1754)

Dutch painter (1687-1740)

Spanish fieldmarshal

14th son of Kangxi Emperor, Qing Dynasty prince (1688-1756)

German executed for witchcraft

British Army general (1690-1760)

English poet (1688-1730)

American artist (1688-1751)

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1688–1772)

German organ builder