Claim profile
1600–1699

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 Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllWritersPoliticiansHistorical FiguresArtistsAcademicsScientistsMusiciansReligious FiguresActorsModels
  1. 1Fidelis of SigmaringenFidelis of Sigmaringen1577–1622 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures7 decades
  2. 2Maximilian Henry of BavariaMaximilian Henry of Bavaria1621–1688 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures2 decades
  3. 3Johann Philipp von SchönbornJohann Philipp von Schönborn1605–1673 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures20 decades
  4. 4Lothair Francis of SchönbornLothair Francis of Schönborn1655–1729 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures13 decades
  5. 5Christian William of BrandenburgChristian William of Brandenburg1587–1665 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures12 decades
  6. 6Louis Anton of Pfalz-NeuburgLouis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg1660–1694 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  7. 7Frederick of Hesse-DarmstadtFrederick of Hesse-Darmstadt1616–1682 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Franz Wilhelm von WartenbergFranz Wilhelm von Wartenberg1593–1661 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures8 decades
  9. 9Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-NeuburgAlexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg1663–1737 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Johann Franz Schenk von StauffenbergJohann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg1658–1740 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11John Frederick of Holstein-GottorpJohn Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp1579–1634 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12Bernard Gustav of Baden-DurlachBernard Gustav of Baden-Durlach1631–1677 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  13. 13Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-SigmaringenEitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen1582–1625 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures2 decades
  14. 14Philipp JeningenPhilipp Jeningen1642–1704 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  15. 15Anselm Franz von IngelheimAnselm Franz von Ingelheim1634–1695 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16John George II Fuchs von DornheimJohn George II Fuchs von Dornheim1586–1633 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17Anselm Casimir Wambold von UmstadtAnselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt1582–1647 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  18. 18Johann Philipp von Greifenclau zu VollrathsJohann Philipp von Greifenclau zu Vollraths1652–1719 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Georg Friedrich von GreiffenklauGeorg Friedrich von Greiffenklau1573–1629 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  20. 20Johann Gottfried von GuttenbergJohann Gottfried von Guttenberg1645–1698 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  21. 21Francis of HatzfeldFrancis of Hatzfeld1596–1642 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22Philip Sigismund of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelPhilip Sigismund of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel1568–1623 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Peter Philip of DernbachPeter Philip of Dernbach1619–1683 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Wilderich von WalderdorffWilderich von Walderdorff1617–1680 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Melchior Otto Voit of SalzburgMelchior Otto Voit of Salzburg1603–1653 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26Aegidius GeleniusAegidius Gelenius1595–1656 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Damian Hartard von der Leyen-HohengeroldseckDamian Hartard von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck1624–1678 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28Franz Ferdinand von RummelFranz Ferdinand von Rummel1642–1716 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29John Hugh of OrsbeckJohn Hugh of Orsbeck1634–1711 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30Johann Hartmann von RosenbachJohann Hartmann von Rosenbach1609–1675 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Johannes Karl von und zu FranckensteinJohannes Karl von und zu Franckenstein1610–1691 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  32. 32Georg Anton von RodensteinGeorg Anton von Rodenstein1579–1652 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33Konrad Wilhelm von WernauKonrad Wilhelm von Wernau1638–1684 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34HHHartger Henot1571–1637 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.