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Who Was Alive in 1557

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1557

Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 82
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 63
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 24
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 17
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 15
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 14
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 11
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 10
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote

Also Born in 1557

1557–1619 · born February 24
Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619

Also Died in 1557

1491–1557 · died September 1
French maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
1515–1557 · died July 16
Queen of England in 1540
1508–1557 · died April 9
Finnish clergyman and the official founder of literary Finnish (c. 1510-1557)
1502–1557 · died June 11
King of Portugal from 1521 to 1557
1494–1557 · died January 2
Florentine Mannerist painter
1494–1557 · died November 19
Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1518 to 1548
1490–1557 · died August 1
Swedish writer, cartographer, and prelate (1490–1557)

Sources

  1. 1557 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  3. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
  4. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  5. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  6. Akbar — Wikipedia
  7. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  8. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  9. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
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