Find out more about the greatest 17th Century Architects, including Robert Hooke, Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, John Vanbrugh and William Kent.

Famous 17th Century Architects

Robert HookeRobert Hooke
28 July 1635, British
Philosopher
Gian Lorenzo BerniniGian Lorenzo Bernini
07 December 1598, Italian
Architect

El GrecoEl Greco
01 October 1541, Spanish, Greek
Painter

Sir Christopher WrenSir Christopher Wren
20 October 1632, British
Architect

André Le NôtreAndré Le Nôtre
French
 

Sébastien Le Prestre de VaubanSébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
01 May 1633, French
Military engineer
Nicholas HawksmoorNicholas Hawksmoor
1661 AD, British
architect

James GibbsJames Gibbs
23 December 1682, British, Scottish
Architect

Francesco BorrominiFrancesco Borromini
25 September 1599, Swiss, Italian
Architect
John VanbrughJohn Vanbrugh
24 January 1664, British
Architect

William KentWilliam Kent
1685 AD, British
architect, painter, printmaker
Louis Le VauLouis Le Vau
1612 AD, French
architect, artist

Jules Hardouin-MansartJules Hardouin-Mansart
16 April 1646, French
Architect

Guarino GuariniGuarino Guarini
17 January 1624, Italian
Architect

Bernardo BuontalentiBernardo Buontalenti
15 December 1531, Italian
Designer

François MansartFrançois Mansart
23 January 1598, French
Architect
Johann Bernhard Fischer von ErlachJohann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
20 July 1656, Austrian
Architect

Federico ZuccariFederico Zuccari
1539 AD, Italian
Painter

Ange-Jacques GabrielAnge-Jacques Gabriel
23 October 1698, French
Architect

Alonso CanoAlonso Cano
19 March 1601, Spanish
Artist
Filippo JuvarraFilippo Juvarra
07 March 1678, Italian
Architect

Pierre PugetPierre Puget
16 October 1620, French
Sculptor
Girard DesarguesGirard Desargues
21 February 1591, French
Mathematician

Carlo FontanaCarlo Fontana
22 April 1638, Italian
Architect

Hendrick de KeyserHendrick de Keyser
15 May 1565, Dutch
Sculptor
George BährGeorge Bähr
15 March 1666, German
Architect

Pieter PostPieter Post
01 May 1608, Dutch
Architect
Johann Lukas von HildebrandtJohann Lukas von Hildebrandt
14 November 1668, Austrian
Architect

Germain BoffrandGermain Boffrand
16 May 1667, French
Architect

Thomas ArcherThomas Archer
1668 AD, British
Architect
Baldassare LonghenaBaldassare Longhena
1598 AD, Italian
Architect

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Robert de CotteRobert de Cotte
1656 AD, French
Architect
Jacques LemercierJacques Lemercier
1585 AD, French
Architect

Nicodemus Tessin the YoungerNicodemus Tessin the Younger
23 May 1654, Swedish
Architect

Daniel MarotDaniel Marot
1661 AD, French
Architect

Salomon de BrosseSalomon de Brosse
1571 AD, French
Architect
Thomas de KeyserThomas de Keyser
1596 AD, Dutch
Painter
Giovanni Niccolò ServandoniGiovanni Niccolò Servandoni
02 May 1695, Italian
Architect

Dominikus ZimmermannDominikus Zimmermann
30 June 1685, German
Architect

Kilian Ignaz DientzenhoferKilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
01 September 1689, Czech
Architect

Matthäus Daniel PöppelmannMatthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
03 May 1662, German
Architect
Giacomo TorelliGiacomo Torelli
01 September 1608, Italian
Stage designer

Carlo RainaldiCarlo Rainaldi
04 May 1611, Italian
Architect

Nicola SabbatiniNicola Sabbatini
1574 AD, Italian
Architect

Libéral BruantLibéral Bruant
1635 AD, French
Architect

Christoph DientzenhoferChristoph Dientzenhofer
07 July 1655, German
Architect
Giovanni Battista CrespiGiovanni Battista Crespi
23 December 1573, Italian
Painter

Damià FormentDamià Forment
31 October 1480, Spanish
Architect
Girolamo RainaldiGirolamo Rainaldi
04 May 1570, Italian
Architect

Francisco Herrera the YoungerFrancisco Herrera the Younger
1622 AD, Spanish
Painter

Wenceslas CobergherWenceslas Cobergher
1560 AD, Belgian
Architect
Antoine LepautreAntoine Lepautre
15 January 1621, French
Architect

Pablo de CéspedesPablo de Céspedes
1538 AD, Spanish
Painter
Traiano BoccaliniTraiano Boccalini
1556 AD, Italian
Satirist

Ludovico CigoliLudovico Cigoli
21 September 1559, Italian
Artist and poet

Juste-Aurèle MeissonierJuste-Aurèle Meissonier
17 March 1695, French, Italian
Sculptor

Juan de Nisa Valdés LealJuan de Nisa Valdés Leal
04 May 1622, Spanish
Painter

Baha' al-din al-'AmiliBaha' al-din al-'Amili
18 February 1547, Iranian, Lebanese
islamic Scholar