Who Was Alive in 1568

7 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1568

Elizabeth IAge 35

1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of England, the Elizabethan era

Sir Francis DrakeAge 28

1540–1596 · Exploration

English sea captain, circumnavigator

Akbar the GreatAge 26

1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership

Mughal emperor who unified India

Tokugawa IeyasuAge 25

1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership

Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

Miguel de CervantesAge 21

1547–1616 · Literature

Author of Don Quixote

Galileo GalileiAge 4

1564–1642 · Science & Invention

Father of modern observational astronomy

William ShakespeareAge 4

1564–1616 · Literature

Greatest playwright in the English language