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Who Was Alive in 1590

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1590

Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 57
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 50
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 48
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 47
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 44
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 43
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote
Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 29
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method
Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 26
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareAge 26
1564–1616 · Literature
Greatest playwright in the English language
Caravaggio
CaravaggioAge 19
1571–1610 · Art
Revolutionary Baroque painter
Johannes Kepler
Johannes KeplerAge 19
1571–1630 · Science & Invention
Laws of planetary motion
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul RubensAge 13
1577–1640 · Art
Flemish Baroque painter

Also Born in 1590

1590–1676 · born July 13
Head of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676
1590–1617 · born April 18
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617

Also Died in 1590

1520–1590 · died August 27
Head of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590
1521–1590 · died September 27
Head of the Catholic Church in 1590
1510–1590 · died December 20
French barber surgeon (c. 1510–1590)

Sources

  1. 1590 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  3. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  4. Akbar — Wikipedia
  5. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  6. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  7. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
  8. Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
  9. Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
  10. William Shakespeare — Wikipedia
  11. Caravaggio — Wikipedia
  12. Johannes Kepler — Wikipedia
  13. Peter Paul Rubens — Wikipedia
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