Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1564?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in 1564. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year.

Born in 1564: William Shakespeare and Galileo Galilei.

Died in 1564: Michelangelo and John Calvin.

  1. William Shakespeareborn
  2. Galileo Galileiborn
  3. Michelangelo88 †
  4. Miguel de Cervantes15–19
  5. Francis Bacon3
  6. Elizabeth I of England31
  7. Akbar22
  8. Suleiman the Magnificent70
  9. Giordano Bruno16
  10. Michel de Montaigne31
  11. Mimar Sinan71–76
  12. John Calvin54 †
  13. Lope de Vega2
  14. Tycho Brahe18
  15. Nostradamus61
  16. Francis Drake21–26
  17. Ivan the Terrible34
  18. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina39
  19. El Greco23
  20. Luís de Camões39–40
  21. Philip II of Spain37
  22. Titian71–76
  23. Teresa of Ávila49
  24. Mary, Queen of Scots22
  25. Henry IV of France11
  26. Gregory XIII62
  27. Torquato Tasso20
  28. Pieter Brueghel the Elder36–41
  29. Pius V60