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

Samuel PepysSamuel Pepys
23 February 1633
Member of Parliament

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

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

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of SalisburyRobert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
01 June 1563
Politician
Charles James FoxCharles James Fox
24 January 1749
Politician

Myles StandishMyles Standish
1584 AD
Colonist

Robert CatesbyRobert Catesby
03 March 1572
Conspirator

Edward BraddockEdward Braddock
31 December 1695
military personnel
John PymJohn Pym
20 May 1584
Member of Parliament

Simon Fraser, 11th Lord LovatSimon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
05 January 1667
Politician
William LaudWilliam Laud
07 October 1573
Archbishop of Canterbury

Thomas HookerThomas Hooker
05 July 1586
Preacher

Titus OatesTitus Oates
15 September 1649
English priest
Henry PelhamHenry Pelham
25 September 1694
Politician

Algernon SidneyAlgernon Sidney
15 January 1623
Diplomat, Politician, Writer
Henry IretonHenry Ireton
1611 AD
Politician

Edward WinslowEdward Winslow
18 October 1595
Author

Richard BaxterRichard Baxter
12 November 1615
Poet
John LilburneJohn Lilburne
1614 AD
Politician

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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
25 January 1640
Soldier
Alexander SpotswoodAlexander Spotswood
1676 AD
Lieutenant-Colonel

William ShirleyWilliam Shirley
02 December 1694
Advocate

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of SandwichEdward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
27 July 1625
Admiral

William Russell, Lord RussellWilliam Russell, Lord Russell
29 September 1639
Politician
John WhitgiftJohn Whitgift
1530 AD
Archbishop
John BenbowJohn Benbow
10 March 1653
Admiral

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron BaltimoreCharles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
27 August 1637
Statesman

Ralph CudworthRalph Cudworth
1617 AD
Philosopher

John Carteret, 2nd Earl GranvilleJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
22 April 1690
Statesman
William WallerWilliam Waller
1598 AD
Soldier

George WadeGeorge Wade
1673 AD
military personnel, politician

Thomas RainsboroughThomas Rainsborough
06 July 1610
Soldier

Henry WottonHenry Wotton
30 March 1568
Author

James NaylerJames Nayler
1618 AD
Religious Leader
William LenthallWilliam Lenthall
1591 AD
Politician

Josiah ChildJosiah Child
1630 AD
Merchant
Leonard CalvertLeonard Calvert
1606 AD
Governor

Richard MatherRichard Mather
1596 AD
Minister

Henry SacheverellHenry Sacheverell
08 February 1674
Political figure
Richard BancroftRichard Bancroft
1544 AD
Archbishop

John ThurloeJohn Thurloe
31 May 1616
Secretary
John Byron, 1st Baron ByronJohn Byron, 1st Baron Byron
1599 AD
Politician

Thomas PittThomas Pitt
05 July 1653
Merchant

Thomas KenThomas Ken
30 June 1637
Bishops

John Davies (poet)John Davies (poet)
16 April 1569
Poet

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

John EliotJohn Eliot
11 April 1592
Statesman

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
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
 
William Stanley, 6th earl of DerbyWilliam Stanley, 6th earl of Derby
30 June 1561
Politician

Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of ManchesterEdward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
1602 AD
General

James Butler, 2nd duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd duke of Ormonde
29 April 1665
Statesman
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st BaronetSir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet
22 January 1571
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