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Born in 1494

27 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Suleiman the Magnificent

    sultan, ruler

    1494–1566 · aged 71

    November 15 · 1494

    No external source identified

  2. Francis I of France

    monarch, patron of the arts

    1494–1547 · aged 52

    September 21 · 1494

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  3. Jean de Valette Parisot

    politician, warrior monk

    1494–1568

    1494

    Source: BnF authorities

  4. Bona Sforza

    art collector, aristocrat

    1494–1557

    February 11 · 1494

    Source: RKDartists

  5. Pontormo

    painter, draftsperson

    1494–1556

    June 2 · 1494

    Source: Open Library

  6. Sri Chand

    ascetic

    1494–1629 · aged 134

    September 17 · 1494

    No external source identified

  7. Georgius Agricola

    mineralogist, philosopher

    1494–1555 · aged 61

    April 2 · 1494

    Source: BnF authorities

  8. Rosso Fiorentino

    fresco painter, painter

    1494–1540

    March 17 · 1494

    Source: BnF authorities

  9. Hans Sachs

    Meistersinger, actor

    1494–1576 · aged 81

    November 14 · 1494

    Source: Sachs, Hans (ADB)

  10. Christina Gyllenstierna

    politician

    1494–1559

    1494

    Source: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology

  11. Lucas van Leyden

    visual artist, printmaker

    1494–1533

    1494

    Source: museabrugge.be

  12. Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

    explorer, cartographer

    1494–date unavailable

    1494

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  13. Hafize Sultan

    Date disputed

    November 15 · 1494

    No external source identified

  14. Oronce Finé

    professor, musician

    1494–1555 · aged 60

    December 29 · 1494

    Source: BnF authorities

  15. Johannes Agricola

    Protestant reformer, Protestant theologian

    Date disputed

    April 29 · 1494

    Source: SNAC

  16. Takeda Nobutora

    samurai

    1494–1574 · aged 80

    February 20 · 1494

    No external source identified

  17. Renée of Bourbon

    1494–1539

    1494

    No external source identified

  18. Hans Tausen

    translator, Lutheran pastor

    1494–1561

    1494

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  19. Pedro de la Gasca

    Latin Catholic priest, diplomat

    1494–1567

    1494

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  20. Pierre Attaingnant

    music publisher, composer

    1494–1552

    1494

    Source: SNAC

  21. Francesco Maurolico

    Catholic priest, university teacher

    1494–1575 · aged 80

    September 25 · 1494

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  22. Francesco Bacchiacca

    painter

    1494–1557 · aged 63

    March 10 · 1494

    Source: RKDartists

  23. Wolfgang of the Palatinate

    canon

    1494–1558 · aged 63

    October 31 · 1494

    Source: The Peerage

  24. Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

    ruler

    1494–1518 · aged 24

    March 25 · 1494

    No external source identified

  25. Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen

    1494–1521 · aged 26

    November 12 · 1494

    Source: The Peerage

  26. Francesco da Sangallo

    architect, sculptor

    1494–1576 · aged 81

    March 1 · 1494

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  27. Caspar Hedio

    historian, theologian

    1494–1552

    1494

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

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