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Born in 1500

62 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Charles V

    monarch

    1500–1558 · aged 58

    March 5 · 1500

    Source: BeWeB

  2. Elizabeth Blount

    aristocrat, lady-in-waiting

    1500–1539

    1500

    No external source identified

  3. Reginald Pole

    diplomat, Catholic deacon

    1500–1558 · aged 58

    March 13 · 1500

    Source: www2.fiu.edu

  4. Benvenuto Cellini*

    autobiographer, silversmith

    Date disputed

    November 11 · 1500

    Source: gutenberg.org

  5. Mahidevran Hatun

    1500–1581

    1500

    No external source identified

  6. Rüstem Paşa

    janissary, statesperson

    1500–1561 · aged 61

    May 30 · 1500

    No external source identified

  7. Manco Inca*

    Sapa Inca, monarch

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: biografiasyvidas.com

  8. Kılıç Ali Paşa*

    admiral, privateer

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: islamansiklopedisi.org.tr

  9. Ruy López de Villalobos

    explorer

    1500–1546

    1500

    Source: SNAC

  10. Lala Kara Mustafa Paşa

    politician

    1500–1580

    1500

    Source: mairi.me

  11. Jakob Hutter

    hatter

    1500–1536

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  12. Louise Borgia, Duchess of Valentinois

    aristocrat

    1500–1553

    May 17 · 1500

    No external source identified

  13. García López de Cárdenas

    conquistador, explorer

    Born 1500

    1500

    No external source identified

  14. Margarita Luti

    art model

    1500–date unavailable

    1500

    No external source identified

  15. Jan Matthys

    evangelist, missionary

    1500–1534

    1500

    No external source identified

  16. Bartolomeo Eustachi

    anatomist, physician

    1500–1574

    1500

    Source: opac.vatlib.it

  17. Tielman Susato

    composer, music publisher

    1500–1570

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  18. George Cavendish*

    biographer, writer

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  19. Martim Afonso de Sousa

    politician, explorer

    1500–1571

    1500

    No external source identified

  20. Ambrosius Ehinger

    conquistador, banker

    1500–1532

    1500

    No external source identified

  21. Abd al-Samad

    painter, miniaturist

    1500–1593

    1500

    No external source identified

  22. Jan Sanders van Hemessen

    painter

    1500–1556

    1500

    Source: museabrugge.be

  23. Mem de Sá

    colonizer, explorer

    1500–1572

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  24. João de Castro

    military personnel, cartographer

    1500–1548 · aged 48

    March 8 · 1500

    Source: ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

  25. Costanza Farnese

    1500–1545 · aged 44

    December 19 · 1500

    No external source identified

  26. Hernando de Alarcón

    conquistador, explorer

    1500–1541

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  27. Joachim Camerarius

    poet, university teacher

    1500–1574 · aged 74

    April 22 · 1500

    Source: BnF authorities

  28. Ligier Richier

    sculptor

    1500–1567

    September 15 · 1500

    Source: Artists of the World Online

  29. Maria of Jever

    politician, ruler

    1500–1575 · aged 74

    September 5 · 1500

    Source: BnF authorities

  30. Alonso de Alvarado

    explorer, military personnel

    1500–1556

    1500

    No external source identified

  31. Jan Mandijn

    painter

    1500–1560

    1500

    Source: Athenaeum

  32. Juanelo Turriano*

    engineer, architect

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  33. Alonso de Orozco

    religious, Catholic theologian

    1500–1591 · aged 90

    October 17 · 1500

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  34. Ernest of Bavaria

    Latin Catholic priest

    1500–1560 · aged 60

    June 23 · 1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  35. Blasco de Garay

    seafarer, inventor

    1500–1552

    1500

    Source: BnF authorities

  36. Guglielmo della Porta*

    restorer, architect

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  37. Rodolfo Pio da Carpi

    art collector, Catholic priest

    1500–1564 · aged 64

    March 3 · 1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  38. Elisabeth Cruciger

    poet, writer

    1500–1535

    1500

    Source: hymnary.org

  39. Filippo Archinto

    diplomat, archbishop

    1500–date unavailable

    July 15 · 1500

    No external source identified

  40. Juan de Ayolas

    explorer, conquistador

    1500–1537

    1500

    No external source identified

  41. Gómez Pereira

    physician, philosopher

    1500–1567

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  42. Miguel de Fuenllana

    music arranger, composer

    1500–1579

    1500

    Source: National Library of Portugal

  43. Johann Stumpf

    historian, prior

    1500–date unavailable

    May 3 · 1500

    Source: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers

  44. Master of Messkirch

    painter

    1500–1543

    1500

    Source: Art UK

  45. Alexander Ales

    theologian, university teacher

    1500–1565

    May 3 · 1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  46. 'Ali Akbar Khata'i

    historian

    1500–date unavailable

    1500

    Source: Virtual International Authority File

  47. Antonio Musa Brassavola

    botanist, physician

    1500–1555 · aged 55

    January 25 · 1500

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  48. Sperone Speroni

    writer, philosopher

    1500–1588 · aged 88

    April 22 · 1500

    Source: BnF authorities

  49. Fernão Lopes de Castanheda

    writer, historian

    1500–1559

    1500

    Source: National Library of Portugal

  50. Domenico Campagnola

    printmaker, painter

    1500–1564

    1500

    Source: Royal Academy of Arts

  51. Gonçalo Anes Bandarra

    astrologer, cobbler

    1500–1556

    1500

    Source: BnF authorities

  52. Jacob Binck*

    court painter, painter

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: LIBRIS

  53. Sankara Variar

    astronomer, mathematician

    1500–1560

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  54. Jan van Amstel*

    painter, draftsperson

    Date disputed

    1500

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  55. Federico Cesi

    Catholic priest, bishop

    1500–1565 · aged 64

    July 12 · 1500

    No external source identified

  56. Janus Cornarius

    philologist, translator

    1500–1558

    1500

    Source: DLL Catalog

  57. Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón

    architect

    1500–1577

    1500

    Source: SNAC

  58. Bartolomeo Maranta

    botanist, physician

    1500–1571

    1500

    Source: BnF authorities

  59. Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

    patron of the arts, art collector

    1500–1540 · aged 40

    May 27 · 1500

    No external source identified

  60. Adam Reißner

    hymnwriter, historian

    1500–1572

    1500

    Source: NUKAT

  61. Jacques Buus

    composer, organist

    1500–1565

    1500

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  62. Johannes Aal

    playwright, author

    1500–1551

    1500

    Source: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

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