Who Was Alive in 1623

10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1623

Francis Bacon

Francis BaconAge 62

1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought

Philosopher of the scientific method

Galileo Galilei

Galileo GalileiAge 59

1564–1642 · Science & Invention

Father of modern observational astronomy

Johannes Kepler

Johannes KeplerAge 52

1571–1630 · Science & Invention

Laws of planetary motion

Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul RubensAge 46

1577–1640 · Art

Flemish Baroque painter

René Descartes

René DescartesAge 27

1596–1650 · Philosophy & Thought

"I think, therefore I am"

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver CromwellAge 24

1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership

Lord Protector of England

Diego Velázquez

Diego VelázquezAge 24

1599–1660 · Art

Spanish painter of Las Meninas

Rembrandt

RembrandtAge 17

1606–1669 · Art

Dutch Golden Age master painter

Molière

1622–1673 · Literature

French playwright and actor

Blaise Pascal

Blaise PascalAge 0

1623–1662 · Science & Invention

Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées

Born in 1623

Blaise Pascal

1623–1662 · Science & Invention

Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées

Also Born in 1623

1623–1662 · born June 19

French polymath (1623–1662)

Also Died in 1623

Pope Gregory XV

1554–1623 · died July 8

Head of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623

1543–1623 · died July 4

English Renaissance composer (c. 1540–1623)

Sources

1623 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
Johannes Kepler — Wikipedia
Peter Paul Rubens — Wikipedia
René Descartes — Wikipedia
Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
Rembrandt — Wikipedia
Molière — Wikipedia
Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia

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