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Who Was Alive in 1624

10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1624

Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 63
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method
 Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 60
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
 Johannes Kepler
Johannes KeplerAge 53
1571–1630 · Science & Invention
Laws of planetary motion
 Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul RubensAge 47
1577–1640 · Art
Flemish Baroque painter
 René Descartes
René DescartesAge 28
1596–1650 · Philosophy & Thought
"I think, therefore I am"
 Oliver Cromwell
Oliver CromwellAge 25
1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership
Lord Protector of England
 Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 25
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
 Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 18
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
 Molière
MolièreAge 2
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
 Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 1
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées

Also Died in 1624

Jakob Böhme
1575–1624 · died November 17
German philosopher (1575–1624)

Sources

  1. 1624 — 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
  10. Molière — Wikipedia
  11. Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
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