Famous people born in 1632

Sir Christopher Wren was the most celebrated English architect of his time, best known for the design of St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is regarded as the ‘Father of Microbiology’ and is known for his pioneering works in relation to microorganisms

Johannes Vermeer was a famous Dutch Baroque painter of the seventeenth century

Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of a Jewish origin

Jean-Baptiste Lully was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, as well as a dancer

John Locke was a 17th century English philosopher and physician known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism"