Find out more about the greatest 17th Century British Leaders, including Samuel Pepys, Robert Walpole, John Bunyan, James Oglethorpe and Matthew Henry

Famous 17th Century British Leaders

Oliver CromwellOliver Cromwell
25 April 1599
Military & Political Leader
James II Of England James II of England
14 October 1633
King of England

Robert WalpoleRobert Walpole
26 August 1676
First Prime Minister of Great Britain

Samuel PepysSamuel Pepys
23 February 1633
Member of Parliament

John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
26 May 1650
Military Leader

Henry MorganHenry Morgan
24 January 1635
Privateer, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica
John BunyanJohn Bunyan
28 November 1628
Writer, Preacher

George FoxGeorge Fox
30 June 1624
Author

James OglethorpeJames Oglethorpe
22 December 1696
Founder of the colony of Georgia

Matthew HenryMatthew Henry
18 October 1662
Author
Thomas FairfaxThomas Fairfax
17 January 1612
Political leader

Charles IICharles II
29 May 1630
King of England, Scotland & Ireland
Philip Stanhope Lord chesterfieldPhilip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
22 September 1694
British Statesman

Elizabeth IElizabeth I
07 September 1533
 

Mary IIMary II
30 April 1662
Monarch
Myles StandishMyles Standish
1584 AD
Colonist

Robert CatesbyRobert Catesby
03 March 1572
Conspirator
Charles James FoxCharles James Fox
24 January 1749
Politician

Thomas HookerThomas Hooker
05 July 1586
Preacher

Edward BraddockEdward Braddock
31 December 1695
military personnel
Edward WinslowEdward Winslow
18 October 1595
Author

Henry PelhamHenry Pelham
25 September 1694
Politician
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord LovatSimon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
05 January 1667
Politician

William LaudWilliam Laud
07 October 1573
Archbishop of Canterbury

Titus OatesTitus Oates
15 September 1649
English priest

Algernon SidneyAlgernon Sidney
15 January 1623
Diplomat, Politician, Writer
Richard BaxterRichard Baxter
12 November 1615
Poet
Henry IretonHenry Ireton
1611 AD
Politician

John LilburneJohn Lilburne
1614 AD
Politician

George WadeGeorge Wade
1673 AD
military personnel, politician

Sir Edmund AndrosSir Edmund Andros
06 December 1637
Colonial official
George VilliersGeorge Villiers
28 August 1592
Politician

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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
26 February 1671
Politician

Spencer Compton, Earl of WilmingtonSpencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
1673 AD
Politician

James Butler, 2nd duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd duke of Ormonde
29 April 1665
Statesman

George Monck, 1st duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle
06 December 1608
Soldier
Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of NewcastleThomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
21 July 1693