Famous Personalities Born In 1597

Jan 12 François duquesnoy: French sculptor  

Jan 31 John francis regis: French saint  

Feb 24 Vincent voiture: French poet  

Mar 01 Jean-charles de la faille: Belgian mathematician  

Apr 09 John davenport: Connecticut pioneer  

Jun 09 Pieter j saenredam: Architecture painter  

Jul 22 Virgilio mazzocchi: Composer  

Jul 31 Sebastian stosskopf: Elzassisch painter, baptized  

Aug 21 Roger twysden: English antiquarian and royalist  

Nov 19 Elizabeth charlotte of the palatinate: Electress of bavaria  

Dec 23 Martin opitz: Germany, poet "father of modern german poetry"  

Jan 29 Elias ammerbach: German organist (b. 1530)  

Feb 02 Lucas van valckenborch: Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

Feb 15 Pieter j kies: Dutch mayor of haarlem (1572-73),  

Mar 10 Petrus forestus: Dutch physician (willem of orange),  

May 20 Matthijs heldt:  

Jun 02 Diederik sonoy: German/neth governor of northern quarter,  

Jun 09 Jose de anchieta: Spanish jesuit/missionary,  

Jun 20 Willem barents: Explorer (discovered spitsbergen & bereneil),