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Born in 1555

27 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Francis, Duke of Anjou

    aristocrat

    1555–1584 · aged 29

    March 28 · 1555

    No external source identified

  2. Edward Kelley

    scryer, alchemist

    1555–1597 · aged 42

    August 11 · 1555

    Source: Dictionary of National Biography

  3. Ferenc II Nádasdy

    politician, military leader

    1555–1604

    October 16 · 1555

    No external source identified

  4. Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox

    aristocrat

    1555–1576

    1555

    Source: British Museum person-institution thesaurus

  5. Lancelot Andrewes

    Anglican theologian, Hebraist

    1555–1626 · aged 71

    July 16 · 1555

    Source: Find a Grave

  6. Henry Garnet

    Catholic priest

    1555–1606

    1555

    No external source identified

  7. Louise de Coligny

    diplomat, politician

    1555–1620 · aged 65

    October 3 · 1555

    No external source identified

  8. Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon

    military personnel

    1555–1623 · aged 67

    October 8 · 1555

    Source: BnF authorities

  9. Dong Qichang

    politician, writer

    1555–1636

    1555

    Source: Sapere Encyclopedia

  10. Moderata Fonte

    philosopher, writer

    1555–1592 · aged 37

    June 25 · 1555

    Source: BnF authorities

  11. Charles of Lorraine, duke of Aumale

    aristocrat

    1555–1630

    February 4 · 1555

    Source: genealogy.euweb.cz

  12. George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes

    politician, diplomat

    1555–1629 · aged 73

    June 8 · 1555

    Source: BnF authorities

  13. Louis II of Lorraine, Cardinal of Guise

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1555–1588 · aged 33

    July 16 · 1555

    Source: BnF authorities

  14. Alonso Lobo

    composer

    1555–1617 · aged 62

    February 25 · 1555

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  15. Thomas Watson

    music publisher, poet

    1555–1592

    1555

    No external source identified

  16. Queen Uiin

    consort

    Date disputed

    April 25 · 1555

    No external source identified

  17. Giovanni Antonio Magini

    astronomer, mathematician

    Date disputed

    June 23 · 1555

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  18. Bogdan IV of Moldavia

    Date disputed

    May 19 · 1555

    No external source identified

  19. 'Orfi Shirazi

    writer, poet

    Date disputed

    1555

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  20. Manuel Rodrigues Coelho

    organist, cleric

    1555–1635

    1555

    Source: KANTO

  21. Paolo Quagliati

    composer, organist

    1555–1628

    1555

    Source: Musicalics

  22. Petrus Kenicius

    university teacher, theologian

    1555–1636

    1555

    Source: Swedish Literature Bank

  23. Heinrich Meibom

    historian, writer

    1555–1625 · aged 69

    December 14 · 1555

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  24. Francesco Vendramin

    Catholic priest

    1555–1619 · aged 63

    October 20 · 1555

    Source: Catholic-Hierarchy.org

  25. Yi Bok-nam

    politician, poet

    1555–1597 · aged 42

    June 28 · 1555

    No external source identified

  26. Charles II, Lord of Monaco

    politician

    1555–1589

    February 5 · 1555

    No external source identified

  27. Mikuláš Dačický z Heslova

    publisher, poet

    Date disputed

    December 23 · 1555

    Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia

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