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Born in 1721
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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Mark Akenside |
Poet |
9-Nov-1721 |
23-Jun-1770 |
The Pleasures of the Imagination |
| Thomas Gage |
Military |
1721 |
2-Apr-1787 |
Commander of British Forces in America |
| Samuel Hopkins |
Religion |
17-Sep-1721 |
20-Dec-1803 |
Hopkinsian, opponent of slavery |
| Peyton Randolph |
Politician |
1721 |
23-Oct-1775 |
First President of the Continental Congress |
| William Robertson |
Historian |
19-Sep-1721 |
11-Jun-1793 |
History of Scotland |
| Roger Sherman |
Politician |
19-Apr-1721 |
23-Jul-1793 |
Architect of the Connecticut Compromise |
| Tobias Smollett |
Novelist |
19-Mar-1721 |
17-Sep-1771 |
The Adventures of Roderick Random |
| Sir Robert Strange |
Engraver |
14-Jul-1721 |
5-Jul-1792 |
Scottish line engraver |
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