Who Was Alive in 1551

7 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1551

MichelangeloAge 76

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 57

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Elizabeth IAge 18

1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of England, the Elizabethan era

Sir Francis DrakeAge 11

1540–1596 · Exploration

English sea captain, circumnavigator

Akbar the GreatAge 9

1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership

Mughal emperor who unified India

Tokugawa IeyasuAge 8

1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

Miguel de CervantesAge 4

1547–1616 · Literature

Author of Don Quixote