William Tyndale

William Tyndale

male, deceased (1536)
Protestant, Old Waynflete, Tudor clergy, Brussels, Belgium, executed by burning at the stake, Former student of Magdalen Hall, Oxford…7th century, 16thcentury
William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindall or Tyndall) (ca. 1494-September 6, 1536) was a 16th century Protestant reformer and scholar who...
Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis

male, deceased (1585)
16thcentury, tudor, dover, composer, Benedictine, augustinian
Thomas Tallis (circa 1505-23 November 1585) was an English composer. Tallis flourished as a church musician during the often stormy 16th century in...
Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto

male, deceased (1542)
Jerez de los Caballeros, Exploration, hidalgo, spanish conquistador, Florida colonial, hidalgos…15th century, 16thcentury
Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497 –May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Born in the Extremadura region of Spain, he participated, in...
René Descartes

René Descartes

male, deceased (1650)
mathematician, philosopher, stockholm, died 11.2.1650, died in stockholm, born 31.3.1596…17th century, 16thcentury
René Descartes (March 31, 1596 - February 11, 1650), also known as "Renatus Cartesius" (latinized form), was a highly influential French p...
Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones

male, deceased (1652)
from the City of London, Renaissance architecture, English architecture, St Bartholomew the Less, Banqueting House at Whitehall, Queen's House…16thcentury
Inigo Jones (July 15, 1573 - June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant English architect, and the first to bring Renaissance architecture...
Carpentras

Carpentras

male, deceased (1548)
Renaissance composer, ars subtilior, Lamentations, Renaissance music, avignon, 16thcentury…14th century
Carpentras (c.1470-June 14, 1548) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was famous during his lifetime, and was especially notable for his...
Grace O'Malley

Grace O'Malley

female, deceased (1603)
Rebel, Irish, 16thcentury, pirate, outlaw, legend
Gráinne Ní Mháille, also known as Granuaile or Gráinne Mhaol, known in English as Grace O'Malley, is an important figure in Irish legend but was...
Lope de Rueda

Lope de Rueda

male, deceased (1565)
From Seville, andalusian, sixteenth century, Gigio Artemio Giancarli, Attilia, Timoneda…16thcentury
Lope de Rueda was a Spanish dramatist and author, quite possibly the best of his era. A very versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and...
Torquato Tasso

Torquato Tasso

male, deceased (1595)
from the Province of Naples, Sonneteers, first crusade, Crusade literature, Italian, 16thcentury
Torquato Tasso (March 11, 1544 - April 25, 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem "La Gerusalemme liberata"...

Bartolomé de las Casas

male, deceased (1566)
andalusian, Spanish Empire, Dominicans, Dominican Order, From Seville, evangelical lutheran church in america…16thcentury
Bartolomé de las Casas, O.P. (August 24 1484 - July 17 1566), was a 16th century Spanish Dominican priest, and the first resident Bishop of C...