Famous Personalities Born In 1621

Jan 27 Thomas willis: English physician  

Feb 02 Johannes schefferus: Alsatian-born humanist  

Mar 07 Georg neumark: Composer  

Mar 28 Heinrich schwemmer: Composer  

Mar 31 Andrew marvell: England, poet (to his coy mistress)  

Apr 23 William penn: English admiral  

Apr 25 Roger boyle: 1st earl of orrery, british soldier, statesman, and dramatist  

Jul 08 Jean de la fontaine: French poet (fables)  

Jul 22 Anthony ashley cooper: 1st earl of shaftesbury/minister (1660-73)  

Aug 19 Gerbrand van den eeckhout: Dutch painter  

Sep 05 Juan andrés coloma: Spanish noble  

Sep 08 Louis ii condé: [great condé], duke of bourbon (rocroy)  

Oct 08 Maximilian h of bayern: Prince-bishop of liege/bishop of hildesheim  

Nov 03 Renatus rapinus: [rené rapin], french jesuit/poet (hortorum libri iv)  

Nov 20 Avvakum: Russian priest and writer  

Dec 23 Heneage finch: 1st earl of nottingham, lord chancellor of england  

Dec 23 Edmund berry godfrey: English magistrate  

Jan 28 Paulus v: [camillo borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21),  

Feb 15 Michael praetorius: German composer (in dulce jubilo),  

Feb 28 Cosimo ii de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1590)  

Mar 31 Felipe iii: King of spain (1598-1621),  

Apr 01 Cristofano allori: Italian painter (b. 1577)  

Apr 15 John carver: First governor of plymouth colony  

May 15 Henrick de keyser: Amsterdam's master builder,  

Jun 08 Anne de xainctonge: French saint (b. 1567)