1564 births

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.

Italian polymath (1564-1642)

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564–1593)

German astronomer

English navigator who travelled to Japan

Philosopher (1564-1624)

German composer and organist (1564-1612)

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1564–1631)

Spanish painter and teacher (1564-1644)

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Flemish painter (1564–1635)

Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia (1564-1622)

Duke of Saxe-Coburg

Italian noble, sponsor of the arts (1564-1618)

German painter (1564–1625)

Ottoman grand vizier (1564–1632)

Duchess consort of Württemberg.

duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

7th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom

English aristocrat (1564-1632)

German Prince

German noble

German Calvinist theologian

Swiss painter (1564-1609)

Prince of Walalchia (1564-1601)

Icelandic minister

French botanist (1558-1632)

First Count of the Orizaba Valley and interim governor of the Philippines

Czech traveller, composer and writer (1564-1621)

naqshbandi Sufi saint

Dutch astronomer and medical academic

Italian Jesuit and martyr

French lawyer

Italian banker and art collector (1564-1637)

Dutch naval officer and explorer

Dutch botanist and anatomist (1564-1617)

Šurhaci (; ; 1564 – 25 September 1611), was a Jurchen leader, a member of the Aisin Gioro clan, he was a younger brother of Nurhaci, the founder of the Later Jin dynasty, the predecessor of the Qing dynasty. Under the Ming dynasty government, he held the title of local chieftain (都指揮) in the Jianzhou district, and maintained relations with the Ming authorities up to the beginning of 1607. In that year, he joined Nurhaci in the campaign against Bujantai and the Ula tribe, receiving the title of darhan baturu. However, as a result of disagreements with his brother over the conquest of the Hoifa

Austrian field marshal

Polish philosopher

French witch hunter (1564-1637)

Sardinian catholic priest

English peer (1564-1619)

Spanish missionary

Brazilian historian

French protestant theologian (1564–1621)

Italian cardinal

Italian Cardinal

Dutch explorer

English priest

Fiongdon (; ; 1564–1620), was a Manchu official and one of the earliest companions of Nurhaci.

painter from Spain (1564-1627)

Italian engraver and artist (1566-1624)

daimyo

German-French-Italian engraver, etcher, and publisher (1566-1638)

Italian nobleman

Italian philologist, writer and diplomat

Polish noble (1564-1641)

Italian Franciscan theologian (1564-1630)

English courtier, politician and diplomat (1564-1615)