17th-century deaths from tuberculosis

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 (1601–1643)

English composer (1659–1695)

Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest (1593-1633)

Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)

Dutch painter (1625-1654)

poet and satirist (1612–1680)

English-American clergyman and philanthropist

wife of Rembrandt van Rijn

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)

German composer and organist (1564-1612)

queen of Bohemia

German composer

Archduchess of Austria (1654-1689)

English witch hunter (1620–1647)

Italian noble

English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (1616-1654)

French dramatist and playwright (1601-1655)

French princess

French priest and scholar

Portuguese prince (1634-1653)

Daughter of King Charles I

Lithuanian lexicographer

Member of Parliament, Statesman and Vice-Admiral of Devon (1592-1632)

daimyo (1596-1626)

Roman Catholic archbishop

Scottish philosopher and theologian

English theologian