Who Was Alive in 1566

8 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1566

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 72

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Elizabeth IAge 33

1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of England, the Elizabethan era

Sir Francis DrakeAge 26

1540–1596 · Exploration

English sea captain, circumnavigator

Akbar the GreatAge 24

1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership

Mughal emperor who unified India

Tokugawa IeyasuAge 23

1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

Miguel de CervantesAge 19

1547–1616 · Literature

Author of Don Quixote

Galileo GalileiAge 2

1564–1642 · Science & Invention

Father of modern observational astronomy

William ShakespeareAge 2

1564–1616 · Literature

Greatest playwright in the English language