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Giordano Bruno

1548 – 1600

Astronomer, Philosopher, Poet, Writer, University teacher, Astrologer

Giordano Bruno ( jor-DAH-noh BROO-noh; Italian: [dʒorˈdaːno ˈbruːno]; Latin: Iordanus Brunus Nolanus; born Filippo Bruno; February 1548 – 17 February 1600) was…

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Chandravati

1550 – 1600

Poet

Chandrabati (Bengali: চন্দ্রাবতী) was a medieval Bengali poet, widely considered as the first known female poet of Bengali language. She is best known for writi…

Edmund Spenser

1552 – 1599

Poet, Translator, Writer

Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599 O.S.) was an English poet who is best known for having written The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegor…

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1536 – 1598

Politician, Military commander, Ashigaru, Daimyo

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉), born in Nakamura (present-day Nakamura‑ku, Nagoya, Owari Province), entered history from very humble origins. He was the son of Kinos…

Philip II of Spain

1527 – 1598

Ruler

Philip II (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (Spanish: Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of…

Willem Barentsz

1550 – 1597

Explorer, Cartographer, Polar explorer, Navigator, Skipper, Maritime cartographer

Willem Barentsz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈbaːrənts]; c. 1550 – 20 June 1597), anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer…

Francis Drake

1540 – 1596

Explorer, Sailor, Politician, Engineer, Vice admiral, Privateer

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedi…

Torquato Tasso

1544 – 1595

Poet, Writer, Playwright, Prose writer, Historian

Torquato Tasso ( TASS-oh, also US: TAH-soh, Italian: [torˈkwaːto ˈtasso]; 11 March 1544 – 25 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his…

Murad III

1546 – 1595

Ruler, Sultan

Murad III (Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثالث, romanized: Murād-i sālis; Turkish: III. Murad; 4 July 1546 – 16 January 1595) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1…

Gerardus Mercator

1512 – 1594

Mathematician, Philosopher, Theologian, Cartographer, Inventor, Cosmographer

Gerardus Mercator (; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world ma…

Tintoretto

1518 – 1594

Painter, Architectural drafter, Visual artist

Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( TIN-tə-RET-oh; Italian: [tintoˈretto]; Venetian: [tiŋtoˈɾeto]),…

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

1525 – 1594

Composer, Chapelmaster, Music educator, Organist, Choir director, Singer

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. The central…

Christopher Marlowe

1564 – 1593

Playwright, Poet, Translator, Writer

Christopher Marlowe ( MAR-loh; baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Eliza…

Michel de Montaigne

1533 – 1592

Philosopher, Translator, Jurist, Essayist, Autobiographer, Politician

Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as just Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant writers…

Pope Innocent IX

1519 – 1591

Diplomat, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Innocent IX (Latin: Innocentius IX; Italian: Innocenzo IX; 20 July 1519 – 30 December 1591), born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Ch…

John of the Cross

1542 – 1591

Writer, Poet, Catholic priest, Friar, Mystic, Doctor of the Church

St. John of the Cross (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; né Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Catholic pri…

Pope Gregory XIV

1535 – 1591

Politician, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Gregory XIV (Latin: Gregorius XIV; Italian: Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholi…

Pope Urban VII

1521 – 1590

Catholic priest, Transitional deacon, Catholic bishop

Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; Italian: Urbano VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, a…

Pope Sixtus V

1520 – 1590

Catholic priest, Transitional deacon, Catholic bishop

Pope Sixtus V (Italian: Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from…

Henry III of France

1551 – 1589

Aristocrat

Henry III of France (French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589 an…