Who Was Alive in 1548

7 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1548

MichelangeloAge 73

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 54

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Elizabeth IAge 15

1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of England, the Elizabethan era

Sir Francis DrakeAge 8

1540–1596 · Exploration

English sea captain, circumnavigator

Akbar the GreatAge 6

1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership

Mughal emperor who unified India

Tokugawa IeyasuAge 5

1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

Miguel de CervantesAge 1

1547–1616 · Literature

Author of Don Quixote