John Selden

John Selden was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land".

16 December 1584

Born on the same birth day (16 December): Cathy Johnston-Forbes • Daniel Narcisse • James Mangold • Johann Wilhelm Ritter • John Morris (curler) • Lesley Stahl • Paul Maynard • Quentin Blake • Simon Grayson • Stanislav Manolev • Tom Stern (cinematographer) • Trevor Pinnock

Born in the same month (December 1584): Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain • Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania