Who Was Alive in 1526

6 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1526

Niccolò MachiavelliAge 57

1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought

Author of The Prince

Nicolaus CopernicusAge 53

1473–1543 · Science & Invention

Heliocentric model of the solar system

MichelangeloAge 51

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Martin LutherAge 43

1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought

Sparked the Protestant Reformation

Henry VIIIAge 35

1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership

King of England, six wives

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 32

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan