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Born in 1552

34 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Walter Raleigh

    explorer, poet

    Date disputed

    February 1 · 1552

    Source: Dictionary of National Biography

  2. Emperor Rudolf II

    art collector, monarch

    1552–1612 · aged 59

    July 28 · 1552

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  3. Boris Godunov

    politician, Oprichnik

    Date disputed

    August 22 · 1552

    Source: oaj.fupress.net

  4. Matteo Ricci

    sinologist, translator

    1552–1610 · aged 57

    October 16 · 1552

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  5. Paul V

    Catholic bishop, Latin Catholic priest

    1552–1621 · aged 68

    September 27 · 1552

    Source: ECARTICO

  6. Seonjo of Joseon

    monarch

    Date disputed

    November 21 · 1552

    No external source identified

  7. Edward Coke

    jurist, politician

    Date disputed

    February 11 · 1552

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  8. Lavinia Fontana

    painter, architectural drafter

    1552–1614 · aged 61

    September 3 · 1552

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  9. Marfa Sobakina

    consort

    1552–1571

    1552

    No external source identified

  10. Lady Saigō

    consort

    1552–1589

    1552

    No external source identified

  11. Paolo Sarpi

    historian, theologian

    Date disputed

    August 24 · 1552

    Source: BnF authorities

  12. Agrippa d'Aubigné

    politician, writer

    1552–1630 · aged 78

    February 18 · 1552

    Source: BnF authorities

  13. Anna of Cleves

    aristocrat

    1552–1632 · aged 80

    March 1 · 1552

    No external source identified

  14. Jost Bürgi

    watchmaker, mathematician

    1552–1632 · aged 79

    February 28 · 1552

    Source: Bürgi, Jost

  15. Alberico Gentili

    jurist, lawyer

    1552–1608 · aged 56

    January 24 · 1552

    Source: BnF authorities

  16. Maria Skuratova-Belskaya

    politician

    1552–1605

    1552

    No external source identified

  17. Gwak Jaeu

    politician, military leader

    1552–1617

    1552

    Source: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology

  18. Melchior Klesl

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1552–1630 · aged 78

    February 29 · 1552

    Source: Catholic-Hierarchy.org

  19. Barbara Longhi

    artist, painter

    Date disputed

    October 1 · 1552

    Source: RKDartists

  20. Princess Maximiliane Maria of Bavaria

    aristocrat

    Date disputed

    July 4 · 1552

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  21. Elisabeth of Saxony

    1552–1590 · aged 37

    October 18 · 1552

    Source: The Peerage

  22. Pietro Cataldi

    university teacher, mathematician

    Date disputed

    April 25 · 1552

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  23. Gabriello Chiabrera

    writer, playwright

    1552–1638 · aged 86

    June 28 · 1552

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  24. Cristoforo Roncalli

    painter

    1552–1626 · aged 73

    September 18 · 1552

    Source: AGORHA

  25. Simón de Rojas

    friar, presbyter

    1552–1624 · aged 71

    November 7 · 1552

    No external source identified

  26. Regina Protmann

    religious sister, founder of Catholic religious community

    1552–1613

    1552

    Source: MAK

  27. Luca Valerio

    mathematician

    Date disputed

    1552

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  28. Magdalene of Lippe

    feudatory, regent

    Date disputed

    March 6 · 1552

    No external source identified

  29. Andreas Schott

    historian, Catholic theologian

    1552–1629 · aged 76

    September 22 · 1552

    Source: SNAC

  30. Catherine-Marie, Duchess of Montpensier

    aristocrat

    1552–1596 · aged 43

    July 28 · 1552

    Source: genealogy.euweb.cz

  31. Ludovico III de Torres

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1552–1609 · aged 56

    November 7 · 1552

    No external source identified

  32. Odet de Turnèbe

    playwright, lawyer

    1552–1581 · aged 28

    October 23 · 1552

    Source: BnF authorities

  33. Pompeo Arrigoni

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1552–1616 · aged 64

    March 12 · 1552

    Source: BnF authorities

  34. Miklós Pálffy

    military officer, general field marshal

    1552–1600 · aged 47

    September 10 · 1552

    No external source identified

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