1525 deaths

early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War

Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.

Elector and Duke of Saxony (1463-1525)

Italian philosopher (1462 – 1525)

German merchant (1459-1526)

Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics (1435–1525)

painter who worked in Tallinn (1459-1525)

Queen consort of Portugal (1458–1525)

German knight,diplomat and peasant leader in the German Peasants' War

Italian painter (1452-1525)

Duke of Alencon

Neapolitan general of the Spanish army (1489–1525)

thumb|right|Franciabigio's Portrait of a Young Man writing, 1522, Gemäldegalerie Franciabigio (1482 – 24 January 1525) was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano; he is also referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio.

Japanese painter (1434–1525)

French general

Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai

Marshal of France

Mecklenburgian royal

French admiral

Portuguese explorer

German noble and viceroy of Valencia (1493-1525)

Andalusian military man and administrator

Catholic cardinal

German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar (c.1467–1525)

Italian painter

Italian painter (1465-1525)

French general

Pretender to the English crown

Catholic cardinal

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Count of Hohenzollern

Italian physician and surgeon

Ruler of Wallachia

Hebrew scholar and geographer

Soldier and landholder who rose to prominence during the Wars of the Roses

15th/16th century Venetian writer and professor in Greek and Latin

German mathematician

Commander during the Italian War of 1521

Italian Renaissance painter (1460-1525)

Italian noble

Ottoman rabbi

Polish publisher

Indonesian Wali Songa

Turkoman nobleman

Dutch noble

Ottoman astronomer

Dutch priest

German businessman (1490-1525)

French writer

Portuguese explorer (c.1470 – 1525)

Swedish commander

Italian woodcrafter, sculptor and architect

Italian banker

Italian humanist

German peasant leader

politician (1458–1525)

Coanacochtzin (died 1525) was the last tlatoani (ruler) of Texcoco before the city came under Spanish control.

Swiss sculptor and architect

French noble