Musicians Born in 1726

  • Mar 14 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, born in Kopidlno, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1797)
  • Apr 12 Charles Burney, English music historian, born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1814)
  • May 25 Giuseppe Paolucci, Italian composer, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1776)
  • Jul 20 William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800)
  • Aug 26 Karl Kohaut, Austrian composer and lutenist, born in Vienna (d. 1784)
  • Sep 7 François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess champion, born in Dreux, France (d. 1795)
  • Dec 24 Johann Ernst Hartmann, Danish organist and composer, born in Glogów, Poland (d. 1793)