Famous People Born in 1609

21 notable people were born in 1609. See what happened in 1609 →

Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

November 25 · 1609–1669

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

March 18 · 1609–1670

Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1648 to 1668

March 22 · 1609–1672

Dutch painter

July 28 · 1609–1660

Italian soldier and military theorist

February 21 · 1609–1680

English politician and historian

February 18 · 1609–1674

English poet and playwright

February 10 · 1609–1642

Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and etcher

August 19 · 1609–1661

German physician and poet

October 5 · 1609–1640

English jurist and scholar

November 1 · 1609–1676

English politician, physician, and minister

October 8 · 1609–1676

Flemish sculptor

August 30 · 1609–1668

More birthdays

1609–1676Gerrard WinstanleyEnglish philosopher and activistOctober 19
1609–1689Ernest Gunther I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-AugustenburgDuke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-AugustenburgOctober 14
1609–1659Henry DunsterAnglo-American Puritan clergyman and the first president of Harvard CollegeNovember 26
1609–1660Agostino MitelliItalian painterMarch 16
1609–1675Richard BennettGovernor of the Virginia ColonyAugust 6
1609–1667Michael FranckGerman composer and poetMarch 16
1609–1644Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd BaronetEnglish landowner, soldier, and politicianAugust 30
1609–1688Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of PortlandOctober 9
1609–1675William SpragueOctober 26