1717 births

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1757–1774)

English writer and politician (1717–1797)

king of Portugal

German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)

British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)

Czech composer and violinist

Austrian general (1717–1790)

Russian poet, playwright

British Army officer (1717–1797)

French philosopher (1717–1778)

German duke

Azerbaijani poet

French noble and art collector (1717-1776)

Portuguese scientist and botanist

English poet and polymath (1717 – 1806)

Spanish architect

18th-century French noblewoman

Polish rabbi

German noble (1717-1778)

French painter (1717-1806)

French botanist (1717-1799)

German economist

French playwright (1717-1792)

Spanish cardinal (1717-1801)

Welsh hymnwriter (1717-1791)

second son of the future King George II and Queen Caroline

English naturalist (1717-1791)

German botanist, botanical artist, author, translator, editor and governess (1717–1795)

German academic (1717–1791)

German etcher and painter (1717–1799)

1st Lord Heathfield and Baron of Gibraltar, Army General, Governor of Gibraltar; (1717-1790)

Swedish astronomer (1717-1783)

Important Buddhist teacher in the Qing court.

Austrian composer, organist and music teacher

Italian scientist (1717-1762)

Danish sculptor (1717–1776)

Savoyard princess (1717-1745)

Plantation owner and public official from South Carolina (1717–1784)

British traveller, classical scholar, civil servant and politician (1717–1771)

Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Nawab of Carnatic

ruler of Yogyakarta, Java

Catholic cardinal

Spanish general (1717-1779)

Scottish mathematician (1717-1785)

Agui (; ; September 7, 1717 – October 10, 1797) was a Manchu noble general for the Qing dynasty. As the only son of Akdun, he was a scion of a noble family who led a number of important Manchu military operations, including several of the "Ten Great Campaigns".

American civil engineer and soldier (1717–1795)

French general who commanded armies in France and Spain

Italian composer and musician (1717–1803)

French explorer

French grammarian (1717-1789)

Spanish general and colonial governor (1717-1784)

French clockmaker

Spanish admiral

Rhode Island governor (1717–1782)

French Canadian fur trader and explorer (1717-1761)

British artist (1717-1786)