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Born in 1617
46 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
painter
- Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso
politician, Tertön
- Elias Ashmole
astrologer, historian
- Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
statesperson, art collector
- Roshanara Begum
writer, poet
- Gerard ter Borch
painter, visual artist
- Richard Lovelace
poet, writer
- Isaac de Porthau
soldier
- John Michael Wright
painter, artist
- Ralph Cudworth
university teacher, philosopher
- Jacob Stainer
luthier, musical instrument maker
- Edmund Ludlow
politician, member of parliament
- William Sancroft
Anglican priest, archbishop
- Anthony I of Kongo
sovereign, traditional leader or chief
- Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony
arch nobility, aristocrat
- Leopoldo de' Medici
Catholic priest, patron of the arts
- Emanuel de Witte
painter
- Tito Livio Burattini
cartographer, inventor
- David Lewis
Catholic priest, Catholic theologian
- Adil Giray
sovereign
- Tosa Mitsuoki
artist, painter
- Yun Hyu
autobiographer, philosopher
- Simon Grundel-Helmfelt
politician, military personnel
- Evaristo Baschenis
painter, portraitist
- Seth Ward
astronomer, mathematician
- Johannes Andreas Quenstedt
provost, Protestant theologian
- Ambrosius Brueghel
painter
- Lucas Faydherbe
sculptor, architect
- Charles Mouton
composer, lutenist
- Paolo Porpora
painter
- Jan Goedart
entomologist, draftsperson
- Christoffer Gabel
politician, entrepreneur
- Federico Visconti
Catholic priest
- Paolo Casati
mathematician, monk
- Georg Andreas Böckler
graphic artist, engineer
- Nicolás Antonio
diplomat, librarian
- Nicolaas van Eyck
painter
- Georges de Brébeuf
linguist, translator
- Giovanni Dolfin
playwright, writer
- Federico Borromeo
Catholic deacon, Catholic bishop
- Claude Bazin de Bezons
politician, civil servant
- Oberto Della Torre
politician
- Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
military personnel