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Who Was Alive in 1651

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1651

Oliver Cromwell
Oliver CromwellAge 52
1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership
Lord Protector of England
Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 52
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 45
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
Molière
MolièreAge 29
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 28
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées
John Locke
John LockeAge 19
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 19
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 19
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 19
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 13
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 8
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo BashōAge 7
1644–1694 · Literature
Japanese master of haiku
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 5
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Born in 1651

1651–1695 · born November 12
Mexican Catholic nun, philosopher, composer and poet (1648–1695)
1651–1715 · born August 6
French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
1651–1715 · born September 5
English explorer, pirate, privateer and naturalist (1651–1715)

Also Died in 1651

1573–1651 · died September 27
Duke of Bavaria from 1597 to 1623, Elector of Bavaria from 1623 to 1651

Sources

  1. 1651 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
  3. Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
  4. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
  5. Molière — Wikipedia
  6. Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
  7. John Locke — Wikipedia
  8. Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
  9. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  10. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
  11. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  12. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  13. Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
  14. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
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