← 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
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain0 decades - 2
Isabella Clara Eugenia5 decades - 3
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivaresnot measured- - 4
Rafael Casanova11 decades - 5
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria22 decades - 6
Luisa de Guzmánnot measured- - 7
Giulio Alberoni0 decades - 8
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona6 decades - 9
Luis Méndez de Haronot measured- - 10
Juan Everardo Nithard4 decades - 11
Gaspar de Borja y Velasco9 decades - 12
Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarreronot measured- - 13
Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osunanot measured- - 14
Juan de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Montesclarosnot measured- - 15
Baltasar de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Ariónnot measured- - 16
Nicolás Antonio22 decades - 17
Alexander von Bournonville0 decades - 18
Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste10 decades - 19
Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, 10th Count of Lemos1 decades - 20
Franz von Dietrichsteinnot measured- - 21
José de Grimaldo5 decades - 22
Carlos de Aragón de Gurrea, 9th duke of Villahermosanot measured- - 23
Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera10 decades - 24
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Ferianot measured- - 25
Juan Domingo Méndez de Haro y Fernández de Córdobanot measured- - 26
Fernando de Valenzuela, 1st Marquis of Villasierranot measured- - 27
Antonio Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Duke of Albanot measured- - 28Laureano de Torres y Ayalanot measured-
- 29
Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Manceranot measured- - 30
Juan Tomás Enríquez de Cabreranot measured- - 31
Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata13 decades - 32
Pedro Antonio de Aragónnot measured- - 33
Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchónnot measured- - 34
Gaspar de la Cerda, 8th Count of Galvenot measured- - 35
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valduezanot measured- - 36
Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruznot measured- - 37
Diego Felipez de Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Leganésnot measured- - 38
Juan Francisco de la Cerda, 8th Duke of Medinacelinot measured- - 39
Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, conde de Bañosnot measured- - 40
Jorge de Villalonga11 decades - 41
Diego de Benavidesnot measured- - 42
Rodrigo Ponce de León y Álvarez de Toledonot measured- - 43
Fernando Afán de Ribera, duke of Alcalá de los Gazulesnot measured- - 44
Francisco Ruiz de Castronot measured- - 45
Alberto Octavio Tserclaes de Tillynot measured- - 46
Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osunanot measured- - 47Santiago de Veranot measured-
- 48Diego Núñez de Avendañonot measured-
- 49José de Garronot measured-
- 50
Baltasar de la Cueva, Count of Castellarnot measured- - 51
Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpionot measured- - 52
Francesco Maria Carafanot measured- - 53
Antonio Sancho Dávila de Toledo y Colonnanot measured- - 54
Alfonso Pérez de Vivero, Count of Fuensaldañanot measured- - 55Gabriel Milannot measured-
- 56
Diego Ronquillonot measured- - 57Antonio Ibáñez de la Riva Herreranot measured-
- 58
Martín de Mujica y Buitrónnot measured- - 59
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Ponce de Leónnot measured- - 60
García de Avellaneda y Haronot measured- - 61
Joseph Bergaignenot measured- - 62
Lope de Ulloa y Lemosnot measured- - 63Miguel Núñez de Sanabrianot measured-
- 64Bernardo de Iturriazanot measured-
- 65
Fernando de Andrade e Sotomayornot measured- - 66
Alonso de Idiáquez de Butrón y Múgicanot measured- - 67
Francisco de Álava y Nureñanot measured- - 68Juan Andrés de Ustariznot 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.