1701 births

William Emerson (14 May 1701 – 20 May 1782) was an English mathematician. He was born in Hurworth, near Darlington, where his father, Dudley Emerson, also a mathematician, taught a school.

Anna Magdalena Bach, née Wilcke (22 September 1701 – 27 February 1760) was a German professional singer and the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach.