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Who Was Alive in 1518

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1518

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 66
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
 Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 49
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 49
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 47
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 45
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 43
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 38
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world
 Raphael
RaphaelAge 35
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master
 Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 35
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
 Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 33
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
 Henry VIII
Henry VIIIAge 27
1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership
King of England, six wives
 Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 24
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Sources

  1. 1518 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
  4. Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
  5. Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
  6. Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
  7. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  8. Ferdinand Magellan — Wikipedia
  9. Raphael — Wikipedia
  10. Martin Luther — Wikipedia
  11. Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
  12. Henry VIII — Wikipedia
  13. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
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