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Born in 1596

51 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. René Descartes

    physicist, astronomer

    1596–1650 · aged 53

    March 31 · 1596

    Source: Internet Philosophy Ontology project

  2. Pocahontas

    writer

    1596–1617

    1596

    Source: nps.gov

  3. Michael I of Russia

    monarch

    1596–1645 · aged 49

    July 22 · 1596

    Source: Find a Grave

  4. Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

    consort, patron of the arts

    1596–1662 · aged 65

    August 19 · 1596

    Source: RKDartists

  5. Frederick V of the Palatinate

    politician, military leader

    1596–1632 · aged 36

    August 26 · 1596

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  6. Emperor Go-Mizunoo

    sovereign

    1596–1680 · aged 84

    June 29 · 1596

    No external source identified

  7. Tommaso Francesco, 1st Prince of Carignano

    art collector, military personnel

    1596–1656 · aged 59

    December 21 · 1596

    Source: RKDartists

  8. Pietro da Cortona

    draftsperson, architect

    1596–1669 · aged 72

    November 1 · 1596

    Source: RKDartists

  9. Johan Banér

    military leader, politician

    1596–1641 · aged 44

    June 23 · 1596

    Source: Q24341975

  10. Constantijn Huygens

    poet, musician

    1596–1687 · aged 90

    September 4 · 1596

    Source: International Music Score Library Project

  11. Jan van Goyen

    art dealer, painter

    1596–1656 · aged 60

    January 13 · 1596

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  12. Peter Mogila

    Mitropolit, theologian

    1596–1647 · aged 50

    December 31 · 1596

    No external source identified

  13. Nicola Amati

    violin maker, luthier

    Date disputed

    September 3 · 1596

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  14. Joan Blaeu

    bookseller, publisher

    Date disputed

    September 23 · 1596

    Source: SNAC

  15. Catherine Henriette de Bourbon

    aristocrat

    1596–1663 · aged 66

    November 14 · 1596

    Source: Genealogics

  16. James Shirley

    writer, playwright

    1596–1666 · aged 70

    September 18 · 1596

    No external source identified

  17. Peter Mundy

    writer

    1596–1667

    1596

    Source: BnF authorities

  18. Jacobus Golius

    orientalist, translator

    1596–1667

    1596

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  19. Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden

    1596–1618 · aged 22

    March 10 · 1596

    Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

  20. Andreas Cellarius

    mathematician, astronomer

    1596–1665

    1596

    Source: AlKindi

  21. Isaac La Peyrère

    theologian, librarian

    Date disputed

    1596

    Source: Encyclopædia Universalis

  22. Jacob van Campen

    visual artist, architect

    1596–1657 · aged 61

    February 2 · 1596

    Source: RKDartists

  23. Louis-Emmanuel de Valois

    prelate

    1596–1653

    1596

    Source: Early Modern Letters Online

  24. Ebba Brahe

    lady-in-waiting, proprietor

    1596–1674 · aged 77

    March 16 · 1596

    Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

  25. John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

    aristocrat

    Date disputed

    September 7 · 1596

    No external source identified

  26. Jörg Jenatsch

    preacher, pastor

    1596–1639

    1596

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  27. Thomas de Keyser

    painter, draftsperson

    1596–1667

    1596

    Source: Kunstindeks Danmark

  28. Heinrich Scheidemann

    composer, organist

    1596–1663

    1596

    Source: SNAC

  29. Charles II of Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf

    aristocrat

    1596–1657 · aged 61

    November 5 · 1596

    Source: genealogy.euweb.cz

  30. Juan van der Hamen

    painter

    1596–1631

    1596

    Source: RKDartists

  31. Moses Amyraut

    theologian, protestant clergyman

    1596–1664

    1596

    Source: Q24332648

  32. Henry Lawes

    composer

    Date disputed

    January 5 · 1596

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  33. Jean Bolland

    historian, hagiographer

    1596–1665 · aged 69

    August 18 · 1596

    Source: BeWeB

  34. Leonaert Bramer

    pottery painter, graphic artist

    1596–1674 · aged 77

    December 24 · 1596

    Source: RKDartists

  35. Juan del Castillo

    missionary, Catholic priest

    1596–1628 · aged 32

    September 14 · 1596

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  36. Abraham van Diepenbeeck

    painter, designer

    1596–1675

    May 9 · 1596

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  37. Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel, Duchess of Mecklenburg

    writer, poet

    Date disputed

    March 23 · 1596

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  38. Jacques Stella

    printmaker, etcher

    1596–1657

    1596

    Source: National Gallery of Canada online collection

  39. Orsola Maddalena Caccia

    painter, visual artist

    1596–1676

    1596

    Source: RKDartists

  40. Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk

    theologian, Eastern Orthodox priest

    Date disputed

    1596

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  41. Bertuccio Valiero

    doge, politician

    1596–1658 · aged 61

    July 1 · 1596

    No external source identified

  42. Jacob van Es

    painter

    1596–1666

    1596

    Source: Art UK painters database

  43. Lucas Holstenius

    geographer, librarian

    1596–1661 · aged 64

    September 27 · 1596

    Source: FINA Wiki

  44. Xiao Yuncong

    painter, poet

    Date disputed

    1596

    Source: CERL Thesaurus

  45. Cesare Dandini

    painter

    1596–1657 · aged 60

    October 1 · 1596

    Source: RKDartists

  46. Ippolito Aldobrandini

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1596–1638

    1596

    Source: Catholic-Hierarchy.org

  47. Giovanni Rovetta

    composer, presbyter

    1596–1668

    1596

    Source: Musicalics

  48. Edmund Wingate

    jurist, legal author

    1596–1656

    1596

    Source: Open Library

  49. Nicolas Faret

    translator, politician

    Date disputed

    1596

    Source: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren

  50. Alessandro Bichi

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1596–1657 · aged 60

    September 30 · 1596

    No external source identified

  51. Antoine de Ville

    engineer, military engineer

    1596–1656

    1596

    Source: Integrated Authority File

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