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Find out more about the greatest 17th Century Writers, including Voltaire, James VI and I, John Milton, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope

17th Century Writers

17th Century Writers
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Find out more about the greatest 17th Century Writers, including Voltaire, John Milton, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe and Alexander Pope.
VoltaireVoltaire
21 November 1694, French
Writer
John MiltonJohn Milton
09 December 1608, British
Poet, Polemicist, and Civil Servant for the

Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift
30 November 1667, Irish
Author and Satirist

Daniel DefoeDaniel Defoe
13 September 1660, British
Trader

Alexander PopeAlexander Pope
21 May 1688, British
 

MoliereMoliere
15 January 1622, French
Playwright, Actor and Stage Manager
John DrydenJohn Dryden
09 August 1631, British
poet

TukaramTukaram
1608 AD, Indian
Saint, Poet

John BunyanJohn Bunyan
28 November 1628, British
Writer, Preacher
Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
06 March 1619, French
Dramatist and Playwright

Charles PerraultCharles Perrault
12 January 1628, French
Author
Aphra BehnAphra Behn
10 July 1640, British
Playwright

BashoBasho
1644 AD, Japanese
Poet

Joseph AddisonJoseph Addison
01 May 1672, British
Essayist & Poet

Andrew MarvellAndrew Marvell
31 March 1621, British
Poet

Anne BradstreetAnne Bradstreet
20 March 1612, British
Poet
Emilia LanierEmilia Lanier
31 December 1569, British
Poet

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-KhanaAbdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
17 December 1556, Indian
Poet

John GayJohn Gay
30 June 1685, British
Dramatist & Poet

Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley
1618 AD, British
Poet
Giambattista della PortaGiambattista della Porta
01 November 1535, Italian
Scholar, Polymath

Angelus SilesiusAngelus Silesius
25 December 1624, German
Priest
Edward YoungEdward Young
03 July 1683, British
Poet

Alphonsus LiguoriAlphonsus Liguori
27 September 1696, Italian
Philisopher, Spiritual Writer, Theologian

Juana Inés de la CruzJuana Inés de la Cruz
12 November 1651, Mexican
Poet, Nun, Writer, Mathematician, Philosopher,
Mary SidneyMary Sidney
27 October 1561, British
Countess

Charles AtlasCharles Atlas
30 October 1893, Italian, American
Bodybuilder
Lady Mary Wortley MontaguLady Mary Wortley Montagu
15 May 1689, British
Writer

Samarth RamdasSamarth Ramdas
1608 AD, Indian
Poet

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of RochesterJohn Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
01 April 1647
Poet, Writer, Playwright
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine
08 July 1621, French
Writer, Poet, Lawyer

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Samuel RichardsonSamuel Richardson
19 August 1689, British
Writer, Novelist
John Amos ComeniusJohn Amos Comenius
28 March 1592, Czech
Writer, Linguist, Presbyter, Theologian,

Shah Abdul Latif BhittaiShah Abdul Latif Bhittai
18 November 1690, Pakistani
poet

Jean RacineJean Racine
22 December 1639, French
Dramatist

Isaac WattsIsaac Watts
17 July 1674, British
Theologian
William CongreveWilliam Congreve
24 January 1670, British
Playwright, Poet, Writer, Translator
Thomas BrowneThomas Browne
19 October 1605, British
Author

Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld
15 September 1613, French
Author

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
30 January 1628, British
Politician

John HaringtonJohn Harington
04 August 1561, British
English author
John LylyJohn Lyly
1553 AD, British
Writer

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and NormanbyJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
08 September 1647, British
Former Lord Privy Seal

John VanbrughJohn Vanbrugh
24 January 1664, British
Architect

Francesco RediFrancesco Redi
18 February 1626, Italian
Physician, Naturalist, Poet, Writer, Painter,

Pedro Calderon de la BarcaPedro Calderon de la Barca
17 January 1600, Spanish
 
James Graham, 1st Marquess of MontroseJames Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
25 October 1612, Scottish
Poet

Izaak WaltonIzaak Walton
09 August 1593, British
Writer
Robert BurtonRobert Burton
08 February 1577, British
Scholar

Brother LawrenceBrother Lawrence
1614 AD, French
Writer

Thomas NasheThomas Nashe
31 October 1567, British
Playwright
Jacques-Bénigne BossuetJacques-Bénigne Bossuet
27 September 1627, French
Priest, Historian, Theologian, Writer, Cleric,

John EvelynJohn Evelyn
31 October 1620, British
Writer
Baltasar GracianBaltasar Gracian
08 January 1601, Spanish
Prose writer

Mary AstellMary Astell
12 November 1666, British
Writer, Philosopher, Feminist

Charles de Valois, Duke of AngoulêmeCharles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême
28 April 1573, French
Nobleman

Henry VaughanHenry Vaughan
17 April 1621, Welsh
Physician, Economist, Poet, Writer

Richard HakluytRichard Hakluyt
1553 AD, British
Writer
Richard BaxterRichard Baxter
12 November 1615, British
Poet

Izumo no OkuniIzumo no Okuni
1572 AD, Japanese
Inventor

Nicolas MalebrancheNicolas Malebranche
06 August 1638, French
Philosopher, Writer, Theologian

Edward WinslowEdward Winslow
18 October 1595, British
Author
François FénelonFrançois Fénelon
06 August 1651, French
Theologian

Rahman BabaRahman Baba
1632 AD, Pakistani
poet, writer
Jeanne GuyonJeanne Guyon
13 April 1648, French
Mystic

Madame de La FayetteMadame de La Fayette
18 March 1634, French
Writer

Edmond HoyleEdmond Hoyle
1672 AD, British
Writer
William Byrd IIWilliam Byrd II
28 March 1674, American
Author

Yamamoto TsunetomoYamamoto Tsunetomo
11 June 1659, Japanese
Philosopher, Writer
Gabrielle-Suzanne de VilleneuveGabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
28 November 1685, French
Author

María de AgredaMaría de Agreda
02 April 1602, Spanish
Writer

Madame d'AulnoyMadame d'Aulnoy
1651 AD, French
Writer
Pierre BaylePierre Bayle
18 November 1647, French
Philosopher, Writer, University teacher,

Sir Robert FilmerSir Robert Filmer
1588 AD, British
Political scientist
Colley CibberColley Cibber
06 November 1671
Actor, Playwright, Poet, Writer

George PsalmanazarGeorge Psalmanazar
1679 AD, French
Essayist

John AubreyJohn Aubrey
12 March 1626, British
Antiquary

Thomas MortonThomas Morton
1579 AD, American
English clergyman
Algernon SidneyAlgernon Sidney
15 January 1623, British
Diplomat, Politician, Writer
Thomas OverburyThomas Overbury
18 June 1581, British
Poet

Felipe Guaman Poma de AyalaFelipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
1535 AD, Peruvian
Chronicler

Gurdās, BhāīGurdās, Bhāī
1551 AD, Indian
Sikh writer

Thomas TraherneThomas Traherne
10 October 1636, British
Poet
Pu SonglingPu Songling
05 June 1640, Chinese
Writer

Per Brahe the YoungerPer Brahe the Younger
18 February 1602, Swedish
Soldier

Eliza HaywoodEliza Haywood
1693 AD, British
British author

Ninon de LenclosNinon de Lenclos
10 November 1620, French
Author

Ihara SaikakuIhara Saikaku
1642 AD, Japanese
poet, novelist, writer
Nicholas FerrarNicholas Ferrar
22 February 1592, British
Scholar

Thomas ShadwellThomas Shadwell
1642 AD, British
Poet
Ludvig HolbergLudvig Holberg
03 December 1684, Danish, Norwegian
Writer

Nicolas Boileau-DespréauxNicolas Boileau-Despréaux
01 November 1636, French
Poet
William Alexander, 1st Earl of StirlingWilliam Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
1567 AD, Scottish
Courtier
Chikamatsu MonzaemonChikamatsu Monzaemon
1653 AD, Japanese
writer, playwright