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Who Was Alive in 1617

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1617

Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 56
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method
 Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 53
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
 Johannes Kepler
Johannes KeplerAge 46
1571–1630 · Science & Invention
Laws of planetary motion
 Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul RubensAge 40
1577–1640 · Art
Flemish Baroque painter
 René Descartes
René DescartesAge 21
1596–1650 · Philosophy & Thought
"I think, therefore I am"
 Oliver Cromwell
Oliver CromwellAge 18
1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership
Lord Protector of England
 Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 18
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
 Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 11
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter

Also Died in 1617

John Napier
1550–1617 · died April 4
Scottish mathematician (1550–1617)
Ahmed I
1590–1617 · died November 22
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617
Pocahontas
1596–1617 · died March 21
Native American woman (c. 1596 – 1617)
Rose of Lima
1586–1617 · died August 24
Peruvian saint (1586–1617)
Francisco Suárez
1548–1617 · died September 25
Spanish priest, philosopher and theologian
David Fabricius
1564–1617 · died May 7
German pastor and astronomer

Sources

  1. 1617 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
  3. Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
  4. Johannes Kepler — Wikipedia
  5. Peter Paul Rubens — Wikipedia
  6. René Descartes — Wikipedia
  7. Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
  8. Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
  9. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
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