Famous People Born in 1637

13 notable people were born in 1637. See what happened in 1637 →

Duchess of York and Albany; first wife of the future James II of England

March 12 · 1637–1671

17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America

June 1 · 1637–1675

Dutch biologist and microscopist

February 12 · 1637–1680

Dutch painter

March 5 · 1637–1712

English soldier and colonial governor

December 6 · 1637–1714

Italian composer

December 7 · 1637–1710

English colonial administrator

August 27 · 1637–1715

Italian philosopher and diplomat

October 24 · 1637–1712

French ecclesiastical historian

November 30 · 1637–1698

German noblewoman and hymn author

August 16 · 1637–1706

French painter

September 26 · 1637–1714

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1637–1720George Gordon, 1st Earl of AberdeenLord Chancellor of ScotlandOctober 3
1637–1719Petar KanavelićDecember 27