Famous People Born in 1612

16 notable people were born in 1612. See what happened in 1612 →

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640

July 27 · 1612–1640

English army officer and politician

January 17 · 1612–1671

Anglo-American poet

March 20 · 1612–1672

Regent of Qing China from 1643 to 1650

November 17 · 1612–1650

Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn

August 2 · 1612–1642

French Catholic theologian, philosopher and mathematician

February 6 · 1612–1694

Scottish nobleman and soldier

October 25 · 1612–1650

Dutch linguist

August 28 · 1612–1653

Polish Catholic cardinal

June 25 · 1612–1634

Dutch painter

June 1 · 1612–1680

French military officer and founder of present-day Montreal, Canada

February 15 · 1612–1676

English dramatist and theatre manager

February 7 · 1612–1683

More birthdays

1612–1640Henry Casimir I of Nassau-DietzCount of Nassau-DietzJanuary 21
1612–1648Simone CantariniItalian etcher and painterApril 12
1612–1698Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of BurlingtonEnglish nobleman and politicianOctober 20
1612–1658Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of RochesterEnglish CavalierOctober 26