1758 births

president of the United States from 1817 to 1825 (1758–1831)

French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

British admiral (1758–1805)

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

emperor of Japan (1758-1779)

neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain (1758-1828)

8th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1758-1804)

French chemist and painter (1758-1836)

French linguist and orientalist (1758–1838)

German composer (1758-1832)

Polish poet, playwright and statesman (1758–1841)

French painter (1758-1823)

Slovenian writer

Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway (1758-1794)

Monegasque prince (1758-1819)

French painter (1758-1836)

was a quiet and unorthodox Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life.

American lawyer (1758-1815)

Ottoman rebel

British painter (1758-1810)

American politician (1758–1808)

Welsh general who served in the British Army (1758-1815)

French politician and judge (1758-1806)

Danish author and philologist

Spanish general during the Peninsular War (1758-1852)

American politician (1758-1843)

second wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

French botanist (1758-1831)

English botanist (1758-1796)

German singer

German duke (1758–1822)

Archaeologist and antiquarian (1758-1838)

Austrian microscopist and botanical artist (1758-1840)

Korean painter

Spanish-Canarian engineer and architect (1758-1824)

British diplomat, politician and landowner (1758-1833)

French composer

French military commander (1758-1829)

British Whig politician (1758-1834)

British artist based in Edinburgh (1758-1840)

British Colonial governor (1758-1808)

French writer, editor

English translator and Neoplatonist (1758-1835)

8th governor of North Carolina (1758-1802)

Swedish general and noble

French general (1758–1841)

Austrian General of Cavalry in Napoleonic Wars

French lawyer and amateur ornithologist

Massachusetts Federalist politician; governor and senator (1758–1827)

French army commander (1758–1812)

Ukrainian and Russian noble and poet

Spanish aristocrat (1759-1820)

French politician (1758-1794)

Argentine politician (1758-1833)

Italian scientist (1758-1819)

German novelist (1758–1831)

German poet