Born and died in 1799

King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to 1859, and a noted composer, he was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte

English merchant and astronomer known for improving reflecting telescopes and discovering planetary satellites

French novelist and playwright known for La Comédie humaine, a panoramic depiction of post-Napoleonic French society

Founding Father and first U.S. president who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War

French playwright, diplomat, and polymath best known for his influential Figaro plays, including The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville