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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  1. 1Juan de Palafox y MendozaJuan de Palafox y Mendoza1600–1659 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures22 decades
  2. 2Diego Luis de San VitoresDiego Luis de San Vitores1627–1672 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures0 decades
  3. 3Francis Ferdinand de CapillasFrancis Ferdinand de Capillas1607–1648 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures0 decades
  4. 4Juan del CastilloJuan del Castillo1596–1628 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures22 decades
  5. 5Alfonso Rodríguez OlmedoAlfonso Rodríguez Olmedo1599–1628 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6Diego Morcillo Rubio de AuñónDiego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón1642–1730 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures8 decades
  7. 7Melchor Liñán y CisnerosMelchor Liñán y Cisneros1629–1708 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures13 decades
  8. 8Juan Ortega y MontañésJuan Ortega y Montañés1627–1708 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  9. 9Diego Osorio de Escobar y LlamasDiego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas1608–1673 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures11 decades
  10. 10Agustín de Spínola BasadoneAgustín de Spínola Basadone1597–1649 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Diego de Astorga y CéspedesDiego de Astorga y Céspedes1663–1734 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures4 decades
  12. 12Diego Ladrón de GuevaraDiego Ladrón de Guevara1641–1718 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  13. 13Baltasar Moscoso y SandovalBaltasar Moscoso y Sandoval1589–1665 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures1 decades
  14. 14Marcos de Torres y RuedaMarcos de Torres y Rueda1588–1649 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  15. 15DFDomingo Fernández Navarrete1618–1689 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16Manuel Arias y PorresManuel Arias y Porres1638–1717 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures0 decades
  17. 17DGDiego Guzmán de Haros1566–1631 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  18. 18Juan Pérez de la SernaJuan Pérez de la Serna1573–1631 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Pedro de Villagómez VivancoPedro de Villagómez Vivanco1589–1671 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  20. 20Francisco de Aguiar y SejasFrancisco de Aguiar y Sejas1632–1698 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  21. 21Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos VillazónJuan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón1657–1739 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22Luigi OmodeiLuigi Omodei1657–1706 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Juan Lozano y LozanoJuan Lozano y Lozano1610–1679 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Diego de Arce y ReinosoDiego de Arce y Reinoso1587–1665 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Pedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de ToledoPedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de Toledo1630–1706 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26Jaime de Palafox i CardonaJaime de Palafox i Cardona1642–1701 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Diego Sarmiento ValladaresDiego Sarmiento Valladares1611–1695 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28ABAlonso Briceño1587–1668 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29Gonzalo del CampoGonzalo del Campo1572–1626 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30Juan de AlmogueraJuan de Almoguera1605–1676 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Pedro de Urbina y MontoyaPedro de Urbina y Montoya1585–1663 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  32. 32NGNicola Gaetano Spinola1659–1735 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33Enrique Guzman de HarosEnrique Guzman de Haros1604–1626 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34Antonio de SoloagaAntonio de Soloaga1659–1722 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  35. 35Antonio de Aragón-Córdoba-Cardona y Fernández de CórdobaAntonio de Aragón-Córdoba-Cardona y Fernández de Córdoba1615–1650 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  36. 36Ferdinando de RoxasFerdinando de Roxas1650–1685 · 🇪🇸 Spain · 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.