← Fame through time1600-1699
The 17th century
Whose working lives fell in the 17th century. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.
Lived then
The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 17th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Johannes Kepler18 decades - 2
Jakob Böhme22 decades - 3
Athanasius Kircher21 decades - 4
Paul Gerhardt20 decades - 5
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kasselnot measured-
- 6
Johann Gerhard22 decades - 7
Jakob Thomasius0 decades - 8
Erhard Weigel20 decades - 9
Hermann Conring22 decades - 10
Johannes Cocceius0 decades - 11
Georg Calixtus0 decades - 12
Otto Mencke0 decades - 13
Johann Faulhaber1 decades - 14Johann Andreas Eisenmenger2 decades
- 15
Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff9 decades - 16
Benedikt Carpzovnot measured- - 17
Johann Zahn0 decades
- 18
Gaspar Schott4 decades - 19
Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbachnot measured- - 20
Johannes Clauberg0 decades - 21
Joseph Furttenbach5 decades - 22
Georg Christoph Eimmart0 decades - 23Johann Georg Gichtel0 decades
- 24Johann Michael Vanslebnot measured-
- 25
Abraham Scultetus6 decades - 26
Johannes Andreas Quenstedt0 decades - 27
Johann Friedrich Gronovius0 decades - 28Philipp von Hörnigknot measured-
- 29Matthias Knutzennot measured-
- 30
Johann Jacob Zimmermann0 decades - 31
Johann Georg Graevius0 decades - 32
Prince August of Saxonynot measured- - 33
Daniel Cramernot measured- - 34
Ulrik Hubernot measured- - 35
Johann Wilhelm Baiernot measured- - 36
Adam Tannernot measured- - 37
Johann Christoph Wichmannshausennot measured- - 38
Matthias Berneggernot measured- - 39
Daniel Schwenternot measured- - 40
Hermann von der Hardtnot measured- - 41David Denickenot measured-
- 42
Valentin Albertinot measured- - 43
Andreas Acoluthnot measured- - 44
Johannes Musaeusnot measured- - 45
Johannes Mejernot measured- - 46
August Buchnernot measured- - 47
Georg Adam Struvenot measured- - 48
Konrad Victor Schneidernot measured- - 49Paul Laymannnot measured-
- 50
Abraham Hinckelmannnot measured- - 51Marquard Gudenot measured-
- 52
Laurentius Eichstadiusnot measured- - 53
Gabriel Wagnernot measured- - 54
Jakob Martininot measured- - 55Andreas Tscherningnot measured-
- 56
Benedict Carpzovnot measured- - 57
Theodor von Reinkingknot measured- - 58Wilhelm Gumppenbergnot measured-
- 59
Johann Sperlingnot measured- - 60
Ernst Sonernot measured- - 61Andreas Helwignot measured-
- 62
Johann Deutschmannnot measured- - 63
Johann Ernst Gerhardnot measured- - 64Johann Theodor Jablonskinot measured-
- 65Julius Reicheltnot measured-
- 66
Christoph Scheiblernot measured- - 67
Friedemann Bechmannnot measured- - 68
Johann Jakob Schudtnot measured- - 69
Theophil Großgebauernot measured- - 70David Gregor Cornernot measured-
- 71Georg Stengelnot measured-
- 72
Abraham Heidanusnot measured- - 73Jacob Kellernot measured-
- 74
David Christianinot measured- - 75
Hector Gottfried Masiusnot measured- - 76
Lorenz Begernot measured- - 77
Aegidius Strauchnot measured- - 78Johannes Hanckenot measured-
- 79
Daniel Clasennot measured- - 80
Abdias Trewnot measured- - 81
Rudolf Capellnot measured- - 82
Gottlieb Gerhard Titiusnot measured- - 83
Ludwig von Hörnigknot measured- - 84Elias von Löwennot measured-
How to read these rankings
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
- Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.