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Who Was Alive in 1520

11 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1520

Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 51
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 51
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 49
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 47
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 45
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 40
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world
 Raphael
RaphaelAge 37
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master
 Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 37
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
 Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 35
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
 Henry VIII
Henry VIIIAge 29
1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership
King of England, six wives
 Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 26
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Died in 1520

Raphael
Raphael
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master

Also Died in 1520

Selim I
1470–1520 · died September 22
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
Moctezuma II
1466–1520 · died June 29
Tlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire until 1520

Sources

  1. 1520 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
  3. Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
  4. Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
  6. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  7. Ferdinand Magellan — Wikipedia
  8. Raphael — Wikipedia
  9. Martin Luther — Wikipedia
  10. Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
  11. Henry VIII — Wikipedia
  12. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
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