Famous People from the 16th Century AD

Protestant Reformer in Wittenberg, published 95 Theses against the Catholic Church and translated the Bible to German

Great english playwright, who wrote "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet" and "King Lear"

Prussian astronomer, who proposed a Heliocentric Cosmos

HRE Emperor, King of Spain and its colonies, direct ruler of the Netherlands and Austria, considert himself as an "Universal Monarch"

King of England, who married 6 times and founded the Anglican Church

Reformator in Geneva, who founded the Reformed Church, believed in Double Predestination

Commander of the First circumnavigation of the world, died on this journey on the Philippines

"Terrible" ruler of Russia, first Russian Tsar, who started the eastwards expansion of Russia

"Virgin Queen" of England, defeated the Spanish Armada

Daimyō, who established his dynasty as the Shogun Dynasty and ended the Sengoku period in Japan

Conquistador, who conquered the Aztec Empire

"Magnificent" Ottoman Sultan, who conquered Rhodes and Belgrade and partonaged culture

Author of "Don Quixote"

Emperor of the Mughal Empire, which reached its peak under his reign, supported religious tolerance and patronaged culture

Founder of the Jesuit Order, which became important as force of Counterreformation, Inquisition and missionary work in America and Asia

Main leader of the Dutch Revolt, which gained the Netherlands its independence, his dynasty became kings of the Netherlands

Conqueror of the Inca Empire for Spain

Korean admiral, who defeated the Japanese navy against much greater numbers by using Turtle Ships

Great poet from Portugal and author of the "The Lusiads"