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Find out more about the greatest 17th Century Spiritual & Religious Leaders, including Oliver Cromwell, James I, Elizabeth I, Guru Gobind Singh and Ahmed I.

Famous 17th Century Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Oliver CromwellOliver Cromwell
25 April 1599, British
English Statesman
Guru Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singh
22 December 1666, Indian
Warrior

Murad IVMurad IV
26 July 1612, Turkish
Ottoman Sultan

Guru Tegh BahadurGuru Tegh Bahadur
01 April 1621, Indian
Ninth Sikh Guru

John BunyanJohn Bunyan
28 November 1628, British
Writer, Preacher

Guru Har KrishanGuru Har Krishan
23 July 1656, Indian
Eighth Sikh Guru
Sabbatai ZeviSabbatai Zevi
01 August 1626, Turkish
Rabbi

George FoxGeorge Fox
30 June 1624, British
Author

Guru Har RaiGuru Har Rai
16 January 1630, Indian
Seventh Sikh Guru
Matthew HenryMatthew Henry
18 October 1662, British
Author

Pope Benedict XIIIPope Benedict XIII
02 February 1649, Italian
Servant of God
Charles IICharles II
29 May 1630, British
King of England, Scotland & Ireland

SwedenborgSwedenborg
29 January 1688, Swedish
Scientist, Philosopher, Christian Mystic and

Elizabeth IElizabeth I
07 September 1533, British
 

Mustafa IMustafa I
1591 AD, Turkish
Saint

Mary IIMary II
30 April 1662, British
Monarch
Osman IIOsman II
03 November 1604, Turkish
Sultan

Mustafa IIMustafa II
06 February 1664, Turkish, Kosovar
Sultan

Cardinal MazarinCardinal Mazarin
14 July 1602, Italian
Cardinal

Increase MatherIncrease Mather
21 June 1639, American
Clergyman
William LaudWilliam Laud
07 October 1573, British
Archbishop of Canterbury

James UssherJames Ussher
01 January 1581, Northern Irish
Archbishop
Richard BaxterRichard Baxter
12 November 1615, British
Poet

Pope Benedict XIVPope Benedict XIV
31 March 1675, Italian
Pope

Pope Innocent XPope Innocent X
06 May 1574, Italian
Pope
Pope Paul VPope Paul V
17 September 1550, Italian
Pope

Thomas HookerThomas Hooker
05 July 1586, British, American
Preacher
Pope Alexander VIIPope Alexander VII
13 February 1599, Italian
Pope

Pope Clement XIPope Clement XI
23 July 1649, Italian
Pope

Louise de MarillacLouise de Marillac
12 August 1591, French
Saint
Louis HennepinLouis Hennepin
12 May 1626, Belgian, Spanish
Priest

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Joseph Justus ScaligerJoseph Justus Scaliger
05 August 1540, French
Scholar
PopéPopé
1630 AD, American
Tewa Religious leader

Alessandro ValignanoAlessandro Valignano
15 February 1539, Italian
Missionary

Takuan SōhōTakuan Sōhō
24 December 1573, Japanese
Priest

Patriarch Nikon of MoscowPatriarch Nikon of Moscow
07 May 1605, Russian
Russian patriarch
Pope Clement XIIPope Clement XII
07 April 1652, Italian
Pope
Pope Gregory XVPope Gregory XV
09 January 1554, Italian
Pope

Pope Clement XPope Clement X
13 July 1590, Italian
Pope

François Leclerc du TremblayFrançois Leclerc du Tremblay
04 November 1577, French
Capuchin Frair

BahinabaiBahinabai
1628 AD, Indian
Poet
Jacob EmdenJacob Emden
04 June 1697, German
Rabbi

Richard MatherRichard Mather
1596 AD, British, American
Minister

John WhitgiftJohn Whitgift
1530 AD, British
Archbishop

Cornelius JansenCornelius Jansen
28 October 1585, Dutch
Bishop

Thomas KenThomas Ken
30 June 1637, British
Bishops
Ralph CudworthRalph Cudworth
1617 AD, British
Philosopher

James NaylerJames Nayler
1618 AD, British
Religious Leader
John EudesJohn Eudes
14 November 1601, French
Priest

Caesar BaroniusCaesar Baronius
30 August 1538, Italian
Historian

August Hermann FranckeAugust Hermann Francke
22 March 1663, German
Theologian
Robert BarclayRobert Barclay
23 December 1648, American
Theologian, Writer

Joseph CalasanzJoseph Calasanz
11 September 1557, Spanish
Priest
Miguel de MolinosMiguel de Molinos
29 June 1628, Spanish
Mystic

Johann Albrecht BengelJohann Albrecht Bengel
24 June 1687, German
Clergyman

William JuxonWilliam Juxon
1582 AD, British
Archbishop

Hallgrímur PéturssonHallgrímur Pétursson
1614 AD, Icelander
Poet

Richard BancroftRichard Bancroft
1544 AD, British
Archbishop
Richard MontaguRichard Montagu
1577 AD, British
Cleric

William SancroftWilliam Sancroft
30 January 1617, British
Archbishop

Jeremy CollierJeremy Collier
23 September 1650, British
Theatre Critic

Thomas GoodwinThomas Goodwin
05 October 1600, British
Theologian
Pierre de BérullePierre de Bérulle
04 February 1575, French
Statesman

Johann ArndtJohann Arndt
27 December 1555, German
Theologian
Jean MabillonJean Mabillon
23 November 1632, French
Monk

Yom-Tov Lipmann HellerYom-Tov Lipmann Heller
1579 AD, German
Rabbi

Conrad BeisselConrad Beissel
01 March 1691, German
Religious leader
Jonathan DickinsonJonathan Dickinson
22 April 1688, American
Minister

Henry II, Duke of GuiseHenry II, Duke of Guise
04 April 1614, French
Nobleman
Francis AtterburyFrancis Atterbury
06 March 1663, British
Bishop

Piotr SkargaPiotr Skarga
02 February 1536, Polish
Hagiographer

Suleiman IISuleiman II
15 April 1642, Turkish
Sultan
Pierre François Xavier de CharlevoixPierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
24 October 1682, French
Priest

John DyerJohn Dyer
1699 AD, British, Welsh
Painter
Thomas SpratThomas Sprat
1635 AD, British
Churchman

Lodowicke MuggletonLodowicke Muggleton
1609 AD, British
Tailor

Theophan ProkopovichTheophan Prokopovich
18 June 1681, Ukrainian, Russian
Theologian

Francis GodwinFrancis Godwin
1562 AD, British
Historian
Anthim the IberianAnthim the Iberian
1650 AD, Georgian
Theologian
John DuryJohn Dury
1596 AD, Scottish
Minister

Al-BahūtīAl-Bahūtī
1592 AD, Egyptian
Theologian

Louis BourdaloueLouis Bourdaloue
20 August 1632, French
Preacher

Francis MakemieFrancis Makemie
1658 AD, Irish
Clergyman
Mariana AlcoforadoMariana Alcoforado
22 April 1640, Portuguese
Nun

Suzuki ShōsanSuzuki Shōsan
05 February 1579, Japanese
Samurai

Munejjim-bashi Ahmed DedeMunejjim-bashi Ahmed Dede
1631 AD, Greek
Courtier

William LeeWilliam Lee
1563 AD, British
Inventor

Johann Georg GichtelJohann Georg Gichtel
14 March 1638, German
Mystic
Serenus de CressySerenus de Cressy
1605 AD, British
Monk

Marie Angélique ArnauldMarie Angélique Arnauld
08 September 1591, French
Abbess
Jane LeadJane Lead
29 February 1624, British
Christian mystic

Edmund Calamy the ElderEdmund Calamy the Elder
31 January 1600, British
Presbyterian
Jean CavalierJean Cavalier
28 November 1681, French
Religious leader
Job of PochayivJob of Pochayiv
10 December 1551, Ukrainian
Saint