Category: Famous People of the 17th Century

Categories: Famous People | 17th Century

This category is for individuals who were famous during the 17th Century.

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Pietro (Alberti) Albertus abt 02 Jun 1608 Rio de San Luca, Venice, Veneto, Italy - bef 09 Nov 1655

Isaac Allerton abt 1586 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England - bef 12 Feb 1659

Allard Anthony 1620 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt 21 Dec 1685

Samuel Argall bef 04 Dec 1580 East Sutton, Kent, England - 24 Jan 1626

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Johan Bax 14 Mar 1637 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland - 29 Jun 1678

Nicolaes Bayard bef 24 Feb 1644 Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - abt 1707

Wilhelmus Beeckman 28 Apr 1623 Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland - 21 Sep 1707

Jan Jansen (Bleyker) Bleecker 09 Jul 1641 Meppel, Overyssel, Nederland - 21 Nov 1732

Adriaen Block abt 1567 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt Apr 1627

Frans Janszen Bloetgoet abt 1623 Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - 29 Dec 1676

Evert Willemsz Bogardus 1607 Woerden, Holland (Utrecht, Nederland) - 27 Sep 1647

Jacob Borghorst abt 1650 Netherlands

Jan Evertsen Bout 1603 Barnevelt, Gelderland, Netherlands - bef Sep 1671

Andrew Bowne 12 Aug 1638 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 26 Jun 1708

John Bowne 09 Mar 1627 Matlock, Derbyshire, England - 20 Dec 1695

Jonas Bronck abt 1600 Sävsjö, Jönköpings län, Småland, Sverige - 1643

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Pieter (Claesz) Wijckhoff abt 1620 Norden, Ostfriesland, Niedersachsen, Germany - 30 Jun 1694

William Claiborne bef 10 Aug 1600 Crayford, Kent, England - bef 25 Aug 1679

Richard Cocke abt 13 Dec 1597 Pickthorn, Shropshire, England - aft 04 Oct 1665

Steven (Coerts) van Voorhees 1600 Ruinen, (Hees), Drenthe, Nederland - 16 Feb 1684

Lorenzo Corsini 07 Apr 1652 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany - 06 Feb 1740

Jacques Cortelyou 09 Nov 1625 Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland - 27 Jun 1693

Marten Cregier abt 1610 Europe - aft 1686

Hendrik Crudop abt 1650 Bremen, Freie und Hansestadt, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Johan Cornelis d'Ablaing 20 Nov 1663 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands - 21 May 1721

Jean (de la Chapelle) de La Chapelle 24 Oct 1651 Bourges, Berry, France - 29 May 1723

Joannes de Laet bef Dec 1581 Antwerpen, Belgie (Oostenrijkse Nederlanden) - bef 15 Dec 1649

Jan de la Fontaine abt 1680 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Johannes (de Peyster) de Peijster 28 Apr 1626 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 1685

Jesse (Desforetz) De Forest 1576 Avesnes, Comté de Hainaut, Pays-Bas espagnols - 22 Oct 1624

John Dryden 09 Aug 1631 Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England - 01 May 1700

Chrétien du Bois abt 1597 Wicres, Flandres Lilloise, Nord, France - bef 10 Oct 1655

Louis Du Bois 17 Jun 1622 Wicres, Flandres Lilloise, Nord, France - bef 26 Mar 1697

Johannes Dyckman bef 26 Nov 1619 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - Sep 1672

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Hendrick Jacobs (Falkinburg) Falkenburg 1645 Holstein, Holy Roman Empire - abt 1712

George Fox Jul 1624 Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, England - 13 Jan 1691

William Freeborn abt 1594 Maldon, Essex, England - 28 Apr 1670

Edmund Freeman 25 Jul 1596 Pulborough, Sussex, England - bef 02 Nov 1682

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Wolphert (Gerritsz) van Couwenhoven bef 01 May 1579 Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland - abt 02 Mar 1661

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Samuel Gorton bef 12 Feb 1593 Gorton, Lancashire, England - bef 10 Dec 1677

Isbrand Goske abt 1660 Netherlands

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Pieter Hackius abt 1630 Utrecht, Nederland - 30 Nov 1671

Cornelius Lambert (Hendrickson) Hendricksz 1572 Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland - 1650

Hendrick (Hendrickssen) Kyp 24 Apr 1600 Nieuwenhuishoek, Gelderland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden - 14 Sep 1685

Augustine Herman abt 10 Dec 1605 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire - 10 Sep 1686

Henry Hudson abt 12 Sep 1575 Tamworth, Staffordshire, England - 1611

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Anthonis (Jansen) van Salee abt 1607 Sale, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Morocco - Mar 1676

Abraham Janssen bef 15 Jan 1567 Antwerpen, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden - 25 Jan 1632

Jan (Jansz) van Haarlem abt 1570 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt 1650

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George Keith abt 1638 Aberdeenshire, Scotland - 27 Mar 1716

Penelope (Kent) Stout abt 1622 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt 1732

Willem Gerritsz Kieft abt Sep 1597 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt 27 Sep 1647

Bastiaen Jansen Krol 1595 Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland - 14 Mar 1674

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Asser Levy Vilna, Lithuania - Feb 1682

Samuel Lincoln bef 24 Aug 1622 Hingham, Norfolk, England - 26 May 1690

Robert Livingston 1663 Scotland - 21 Apr 1725

Robert Livingston 13 Dec 1654 Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland - 01 Oct 1728

Jan Luyken abt 16 Apr 1649 Amsterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden - abt 05 Apr 1712

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Cornelis Jacobsz (Mey) May abt 1580 Hoorn, Friesland, Nederland - aft 1624

Peter Minuit abt 1580 Wesel, Duchy of Cleves (Germany) - 05 Aug 1638

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Johannes Nevius bef 14 Mar 1627 Zoelen, Gelderland, Netherlands - abt Jun 1672

Peter Gisbert Noodt 04 Apr 1681 Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland - 23 Apr 1729

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Benedetto Odescalchi bef 16 May 1611 Como, Lombardy, Duchy of Milan - 12 Aug 1689

Pietro Orsini 02 Feb 1650 - 21 Feb 1730

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Maurits (Pasques de Chavonnes) de Chavonnes 23 Jul 1654 The Hague, the Netherlands - 08 Sep 1724

Daniel Perrin abt 1642 Rouen, Normandie (Seine-Maritime), France - aft 06 Sep 1719

Frederick Philipse bef 08 Mar 1627 Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland - 06 Nov 1702

Abraham (Pietersz) Van Deursen 03 Jul 1599 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 18 Dec 1687

Antonio Pignatelli 13 Mar 1615 Spinazzola, Kingdom of Naples - 27 Sep 1700

John Pike bef 08 Nov 1613 Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England - abt 20 Jan 1689

Amonute (Powhatan) Rolfe abt 1596 Werowocomoco Village on Pamunkey River, Tsenacomoco - 21 Mar 1617

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Joris (Rapalje) de Rapalje 28 Apr 1604 Valenciennes, Comté de Hainaut, Pays-Bas espagnols - 21 Feb 1663

Sarah Joris Rapalje 09 Jun 1625 Fort Orange (Albany), New Netherland - 29 Sep 1685

John Reading 14 Sep 1657 Pipe Hill, Staffordshire, , England - 30 Oct 1717

Juan Rodrigues abt 1590 Captaincy General of Santo Domingo - aft 1640

John Rolfe bef 06 May 1585 Heacham, Norfolk, England - abt 10 Mar 1622

Johann Rümelin 28 Jul 1583 Ulm, Württemberg, Deutschland - aft 02 Jul 1632

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Heinrich Schickhardt 05 Feb 1558 Herrenberg, Württemberg, Deutschland - 14 Jan 1635

Philip Pieterse Schuyler 08 Feb 1628 Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands - 09 May 1683

Pieter Schuyler 17 Sep 1657 Beverwyck, New Netherland - 19 Feb 1724

Jan Gerritsz Snedeker abt 1608 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany - May 1679

Henry Soane abt 17 Nov 1622 Brighton, Sussex, England - abt 1661

Abraham Staets bef 19 Jan 1620 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - bef Oct 1694

Jacob Jacobsz Steendam abt 1615 Kniphausen, Nederland - abt 1672

Arthur Storer bef 16 Feb 1645 - abt 1686

Dirck Goris Storm 1630 Lieden, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland - 06 Jun 1716

Thomas Strickland abt 1639 England - 20 Nov 1684

William Strickland Mar 1665 England - 12 May 1724

Pieter Stuyvesant abt 1610 Peperga, Friesland, Nederland - Feb 1672

Roeloff Swartwout bef 01 Jun 1634 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 30 May 1715

Tomas Swartwout 01 Jun 1607 Groningen, Groningen, Nederland - bef 15 Oct 1679

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Pardon Tillinghast abt 02 Jan 1625 Streat, Sussex, England - abt 29 Jan 1718

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Albert van Breugel abt 30 Jun 1624 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 08 May 1689

Aernout van Buchel 18 Mar 1565 Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland - 15 Jul 1641

Aert (van Coller) van Curler 06 Feb 1620 Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland - 1667

Stephanus Van Cortlandt 07 May 1643 New Amsterdam, New Netherland - 25 Nov 1700

Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck abt 1618 Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland - abt 16 Sep 1655

Pieter van der Stael bef 1615 Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - bef 1665

Simon van der Stel 14 Oct 1639 at sea off Mauritius - 24 Jun 1712

Wilhelmús Adrianús (vander Stel) van der Stel 24 Aug 1664 Haarlem, Holland, Nederland - 11 Nov 1733

Adriaen van Kervel bef 23 Jul 1681 's-Gravenhage, Nederland - 19 Sep 1737

Joachim Ammena van Plettenberg 08 Mar 1739 Leeuwarden, Netherlands - 18 Aug 1793

Cornelis van Quaelberg abt 1623 Amsterdam, Netherlands - 03 Feb 1687

Abraham (van Rebeeck) van Riebeeck abt 15 Oct 1653 de Caep de Goede Hoop - 17 Nov 1713

Killiaen van Renselaer abt 1585 Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland - bef 07 Oct 1643

Jeremias van Rensselaer bef 16 May 1632 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 12 Oct 1674

Johan Anthonisz van Riebeeck 21 Apr 1619 Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland - 18 Jan 1677

Cornelis Luycasz Van Tienhoven 1611 Breuckelen, Utrecht, Nederland - abt 18 Nov 1656

Johannes Pieterszen (ver Brugge) van Brugh 1624 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 1697

Willem Verhulst bef 1600 Nederland

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Zacharias (Wagenaer) Wagner 10 May 1614 Dresdner Neustadt [Dresden, Free State of Saxony, Germany] - 12 Oct 1668

Lawrence Washington 01 Sep 1659 Bridges Creek, Westmoreland, Colony of Virginia - abt Mar 1698

John Winthrop 12 Feb 1606 Groton, Suffolk, England - 06 Apr 1676

Johann Georg Wölfflin 27 Jul 1594 Wendlingen am Neckar, Eßlingen, Württemberg, Deutschland - 07 Sep 1634

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