Who Was Alive in 1556

7 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1556

MichelangeloAge 81

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 62

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Elizabeth IAge 23

1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of England, the Elizabethan era

Sir Francis DrakeAge 16

1540–1596 · Exploration

English sea captain, circumnavigator

Akbar the GreatAge 14

1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership

Mughal emperor who unified India

Tokugawa IeyasuAge 13

1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

Miguel de CervantesAge 9

1547–1616 · Literature

Author of Don Quixote