Famous People Born in 1640

22 notable people were born in 1640.

Holy Roman Emperor from 1658 to 1705

June 9 · 1640–1705

French prince

September 21 · 1640–1701

English playwright, poet and spy

December 14 · 1640–1689

English royal mistress

November 27 · 1640–1709

Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1669 to 1673

May 31 · 1640–1673

Spanish guitarist and composer

April 4 · 1640–1710

Dutch sea captain and explorer

November 28 · 1640–1698

English politician

January 25 · 1640–1707

French sculptor

September 29 · 1640–1720

French painter and architect

March 18 · 1640–1718

English naturalist and antiquarian

December 13 · 1640–1696

Danish mathematician

April 1 · 1640–1697

More birthdays

1640–1715Pu SonglingChinese writerJune 5
1640–1723Claude FleuryFrench priest, jurist and ecclesiastical historianDecember 6
1640–1697Countess Amalia Katharina of WaldeckGerman noblewoman, poet and composerAugust 8
1640–1715Bernard LamyFrench mathematician a theologianJune 15
1640–1693Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-BischweilerFebruary 14
1640–1704Benjamin KeachEnglish Baptist theologian, minister, and writerFebruary 29
1640–1724Jonathan Singletary DunhamAmerican settlerJanuary 17
1640–1697Carlo MannelliItalian violinist, castrato and composerNovember 4
1640–1713Paolo LorenzaniItalian composerJanuary 5
1640–1695John TrenchardEnglish politician and landownerMarch 30