Who Was Alive in 1531

5 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1531

Nicolaus CopernicusAge 58

1473–1543 · Science & Invention

Heliocentric model of the solar system

MichelangeloAge 56

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Martin LutherAge 48

1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought

Sparked the Protestant Reformation

Henry VIIIAge 40

1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership

King of England, six wives

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 37

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan