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Who Was Alive in 1562

9 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1562

Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 87
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 68
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 29
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 22
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 20
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 19
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 16
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 15
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote
Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 1
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method

Also Born in 1562

1562–1635 · born November 25
Spanish playwright and poet (1562–1635)

Also Died in 1562

1480–1562 · died December 7
Flemish composer (c. 1490 – 1562)

Sources

  1. 1562 — 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
  10. Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
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