Who Was Alive in 1662

11 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1662

Rembrandt

RembrandtAge 56

1606–1669 · Art

Dutch Golden Age master painter

Molière

1622–1673 · Literature

French playwright and actor

Blaise Pascal

Blaise PascalAge 39

1623–1662 · Science & Invention

Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées

John Locke

John LockeAge 30

1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought

Father of liberalism

Johannes Vermeer

Johannes VermeerAge 30

1632–1675 · Art

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Christopher Wren

Christopher WrenAge 30

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Baruch Spinoza

Baruch SpinozaAge 30

1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought

Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics

Louis XIV

Louis XIVAge 24

1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

Isaac Newton

Isaac NewtonAge 19

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Matsuo Bashō

Matsuo BashōAge 18

1644–1694 · Literature

Japanese master of haiku

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 16

1646–1716 · Science & Invention

Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Born in 1662

1662–1694 · born April 30

Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694

Died in 1662

Blaise Pascal

1623–1662 · Science & Invention

Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées

Also Died in 1662

1623–1662 · died August 19

French polymath (1623–1662)

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

1596–1662 · died February 13

Electress Palatine from 1613 to 1623

Sources

1662 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Rembrandt — Wikipedia
Molière — Wikipedia
Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
John Locke — Wikipedia
Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
Louis XIV — Wikipedia
Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia

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