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Catherine of Aragon

1485 – 1536

Diplomat, Aristocrat, Queen consort

Catherine of Aragon (also spelled Katherine; Spanish: Catalina de Aragón; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VII…

Thomas More

1478 – 1535

Philosopher, Historian, Theologian, Politician, Poet, Statesperson

Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as a martyr and saint, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, autho…

Pope Clement VII

1478 – 1534

Catholic priest, Transitional deacon

Pope Clement VII (Latin: Clemens VII; Italian: Clemente VII; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Churc…

Atahualpa

1502 – 1533

Sovereign

Atawallpa ( ), also Atahualpa or Ataw Wallpa (Classical Quechua: Ataw Wallpa, pronounced [ˈataw ˈwaʎpa]) (c. 1502 – 29 August 1533), whose regnal name was Cacch…

Ludovico Ariosto

1474 – 1533

Poet, Playwright, Writer

Ludovico Ariosto (UK: , US: ; Italian: [ludoˈviːko aˈrjɔsto, - ariˈɔsto]; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of…

Huldrych Zwingli

1484 – 1531

Theologian, Translator, Priest, Protestant reformer, Writer, Preacher

Huldrych Zwingli (born Ulrich Zwingli; 1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a Swiss Christian theologian, musician, and leader of the Reformation in Switzerlan…

Babur

1483 – 1530

Poet, Autobiographer, Monarch, Writer

Babur (Persian: ببر, Persian: [bɑː.βuɾ]; 14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. He…

Albrecht Dürer

1471 – 1528

Painter, Printmaker, Mathematician, Illuminator, Copper engraver, Art theorist

Albrecht Dürer ( DURE-ər, German: [ˈalbʁɛçt ˈdyːʁɐ]; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528), sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, printma…

Niccolò Machiavelli

1469 – 1527

Writer, Politician, Historian, Philosopher, Political theorist, Military theorist

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine diplomat, author, political philosopher, and historian who lived during the Ita…

Vasco da Gama

1469 – 1524

Explorer, World traveler, Seafarer, Naval officer, Discoverer

Vasco da Gama ( VAS-koo də GA(H)M-ə, European Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524) was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman. His d…

Ismail I

1487 – 1524

Governor, Monarch, Military leader, Head of state, Politician, Poet

Ismail I (Persian: اسماعیل یکم, romanized: Ismāʿīl; 17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death…

Pope Adrian VI

1459 – 1523

Theologian, University teacher, Catholic priest, Philosopher, Catholic bishop

Pope Adrian VI (Latin: Hadrianus VI; Italian: Adriano VI; German: Hadrian VI.; Dutch: Adrianus/Adriaan VI), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 Sep…

Pope Leo X

1475 – 1521

Latin Catholic priest, Catholic priest

Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal S…

Ferdinand Magellan

1480 – 1521

Explorer, Sailor, Seafarer

Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies.…

Selim I

1470 – 1520

Poet, Monarch, Sultan

Selim I (Ottoman Turkish: سليم أول, romanized: Selim-i evvel; Turkish: I. Selim; 10 October 1470 – 22 September 1520), also known as Selim the Grim or Selim the…

Raphael

1483 – 1520

Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Draftsperson, Architectural drafter, Designer

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian: [raffaˈɛllo ˈsantsjo da urˈbiːno]; March 28 or 6 April 1483 – 6 April 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael (UK:…

Pedro Álvares Cabral

1467 – 1520

Explorer, Seafarer

Pedro Álvares Cabral (European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ kɐˈβɾal], Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpedɾu ˈawvɐɾɨʃ, ˈawvɐɾɨs kɐˈbɾal]; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia;…

Lucrezia Borgia

1480 – 1519

Consort, Ruler

Lucrezia Borgia (18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vanno…

Leonardo da Vinci

1452 – 1519

Painter, Engineer, Astronomer, Anatomist, Mathematician, Sculptor

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer,…

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

1459 – 1519

Ruler

Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death in 1519. He was never crowned b…