Italian diplomat, cardinal, and historian. Notable works include Relazioni in tempo delle sue nunziature (1629) and Della guerra di Fiandra (1632-9). Posthumous collections of his letters include a four volume set edited by Luigi de Steffani titled La Nunziatura di Francia del cardinale Guido Bentivoglio (1863-70).

A British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer, considered the father of Utilitarianism. Bentham's social reform publications included his Panopticon (1791) on prison reform, particularly remembered today in consequence of Michel Foucault's commentary on the idea.

Born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, became Pope in 1740. Among other activities, in 1741 he issued a papal bull against enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas, but, unfortunately, the edict went unenforced.

Italian cardinal, poet, and grammarian. Notable works include: Rime (1530), Gli Asolani (1505), and Prose della volgar lingua (1525) in which he codified Italian grammar.

A Roman Catholic saint remembered for his miraculous healings, Saint Leon Bembo died in 1188.

Character in Samuel Richardson's The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754).

Character in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa (1747-9).

English miscellaneous writer, translator, and commoner of St. John's College, known as "Daniel Bellamy, the elder." His most notable works include Love Triumphant (1722) and The Young Ladies Miscellany (1723).

Renown Roman general. His noteworthy accomplishments included conquering the piratical Carthaginian Vandals. The story of him having been blinded and reduced to beggary by Justinian is probably apocryphal, but it is featured in the 1765 novel by Marmontel, which Barbauld read.

English writer and publisher, best remembered for his 109-volume series The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill (1777-1783).