5465 historically significant individuals born on January 1. January 1 is the birth date of 132 notable individuals in history, including ancient religious figures and medieval rulers. Among those born on this date are theologian Sabellius and Buddhist philosopher Aryadeva (both around 200 CE), Christian ascetic Simeon Stylites (389), and Khmer Empire founders Jayavarman II (800) and Indravarman I (900). These figures include influential religious thinkers and empire-building monarchs from various civilizations and time periods.
Total Born
5465
Countries
181
Top Century
20th· 713
Top Field
poet
723 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
Sir Martin J. Evans
1941 – PresentNobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
scientist
Vernon L. Smith
1927 – PresentNobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2002)
monarch
Cnut the Great
994 – 1035Viking king who ruled a North Sea empire encompassing Denmark, England, and Norway from 1016 until his death in 1035.
Birth Distribution by Century
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Origin
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Leah Namugerwa
climate activist
Ugandan climate activist who began striking for climate action at age 15, inspired by Greta Thunberg. She founded the Rise Up Climate Movement and advocates for environmental protection across Africa.
20th Century
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Notes
Origin
Sir Martin J. Evans
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
Vernon L. Smith
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2002)
Irshad Manji
journalistwomen's rights activist
Canadian author and activist who wrote "The Trouble with Islam Today" and advocates for progressive reform within Islam, particularly regarding LGBTQ+ and women's rights.
Muhammad Fahim
military personnelpolitician
Northern Alliance military leader who served as Afghanistan's Vice President from 2009 until his death in 2014.
Sifan Hassan
athleteathletics competitor
Ethiopian-born Dutch runner who won Olympic gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at Tokyo 2020, becoming the first athlete to win both events at the same Olympics since 1972.
Akhtar Mansour
politician
Taliban leader who served as the second Emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 2015 until his death in a U.S. drone strike in 2016.
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Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
activistpolitician
Palestinian Islamic scholar and mujahideen leader who mentored Osama bin Laden and was assassinated in Pakistan in 1989.
David Nalbandian
rally drivertennis player
Argentine tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3 and was runner-up at Wimbledon 2002. He won 11 ATP singles titles and was known for his aggressive baseline style and success on clay courts.
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Mohammed Omar
politician
Afghan Islamic cleric who founded and led the Taliban movement from 1994 until his death in 2013, ruling Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
Davor Šuker
association football player
Croatian striker who won the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup where Croatia finished third, later serving as president of the Croatian Football Federation.
Rosario Castellanos
diplomatjournalist
Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat considered one of Mexico's most important female literary voices of the 20th century. Her works explored themes of feminism, indigenous rights, and Mexican identity, including the novel 'Balún Canán.'
Somaly Mam
human rights defenderwriter
Cambodian anti-trafficking activist who founded the Somaly Mam Foundation to combat sex slavery and advocate for survivors of human trafficking.
JH
Jalaluddin Haqqani
military leader
Afghan mujahideen commander who founded the powerful Haqqani network, which became a key Taliban-allied militant group.
Abdul Fatah Younis
military officerpolitician
Former Interior Minister under Gaddafi who defected to lead rebel forces during the 2011 revolution before being assassinated.
Nahed Hattar
journalistpolitical activist
Journalist and political activist who was assassinated in 2016 outside an Amman courthouse after posting a satirical cartoon about ISIS.
Rana Dajani
molecular biologistresearcher
Jordanian biologist, and academic
Fuad Masum
lawyerphilosopher
Kurdish intellectual and politician who served as the 7th President of Iraq from 2014 to 2018. He was a founding member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and spent years in exile before returning after 2003.
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
ministerpolitician
Military general who led the transitional government of Sudan from 1985 to 1986 after overthrowing Gaafar Nimeiry and organized democratic elections.
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
ministerpolitician
Former Prime Minister of Djibouti (1930–2018)
Hasan al-Turabi
ministerpolitician
Islamic scholar and political leader who was a key architect of Sudan's Islamist movement and served as the ideological force behind Omar al-Bashir's regime.
Achieng Oneko
freedom fighterjournalist
Kenyan politician and journalist
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
monarchpolitician
King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005
Muhammadu Ribadu
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
Haman Adama
ministerpolitician
Cameroonian politician
Stormé DeLarverie
actordrag king
American performer and gay rights activist (1920–2014)
Usman Sarki
ministerpolitician
10th Etsu Nupe former Federal minister
Mohammed Magariaf
diplomateconomist
Libyan economist and diplomat who served as President of the General National Congress from 2012 to 2013, playing a key role in Libya's transitional government after the fall of Gaddafi.
Shukria Barakzai
journalistpolitician
Journalist and former parliamentarian who served in Afghanistan's National Assembly and survived multiple assassination attempts for her advocacy work.
Hasan Salihamidžić
association football player
Former Bayern Munich midfielder who won multiple Champions League titles as a player and later served as the club's sporting director from 2017 to 2023.
Bogaletch Gebre
scientist
Ethiopian public health researcher and women's rights activist who founded KMG Ethiopia to combat harmful traditional practices including female genital mutilation.
Ismail Khan
military personnelpolitician
Former mujahideen commander who served as governor of Herat province and later as Minister of Energy and Water.
DK
Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade
farmerinventor
Inventor of rice variety HMT
Franco Romano Calaresu
neuroscientistphysiologist
Canadian doctor
Robin Sylvester
audio engineerbassist
English bass guitarist and audio engineer (1950–2022)
Gordon Smith
inventortool and die maker
Inventor, born 1950
Thomas Mensah
chemical engineerengineer
Ghanaian chemical engineer
Ahmet Tevfik İleri
civil engineerpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1911–1961)
Heinz Zemanek
computer scientistuniversity teacher
Austrian computer pioneer (1920–2014)
Abdul Jabbar Abdullah
academic administratormeteorologist
Iraqi physicist/meteorologist
Kenneth Anderson
adventurerhunter
British writer and hunter
Sabiha Gürayman
civil engineervolleyball player
First Turkish female civil engineer and volleyball player
Fausto Calderazzo
chemistuniversity teacher
Italian chemist (1930-2014)
Kevin Budden
biologistherpetologist
Australian herpetologist
Osman Bölükbaşı
mathematicianpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1911–2002)
Władysław Gliński
chess playerinventor
Wladyslaw Glinski (1920 - February 1990) was a Polish game designer and businessman from London who invented Hexagonal Chess in 1936.
Stanisław Żaryn
architectconservator
Polish architect (1913–1964)
Amnon Marinov
nuclear physicistphysicist
Israeli nuclear physicist (1930–2011)
Hary Gunarto
scientist
Japanese scientist born in Indonesia who has made contributions to chemical engineering research while working in Japan.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
judgepolitician
Former Justice Minister under Gaddafi who became chairman of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 revolution.
Ahmad Qandil
journalistofficial
Saudi Arabian poet
Abdias do Nascimento
actorpainter
Brazilian politician (1914–2011)
Maurice Gemayel
politicianwriter
Lebanese politician
Avraham Shekhterman
journalistpolitician
Israeli politician
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
poetpolitician
Saudi Interior Minister for 37 years who briefly served as Crown Prince from 2011 until his death in 2012.
Mohammad Mohammadi Malayeri
historianlinguist
Iranian historian
Giorgio Prosperi
directorfilm director
Screenwriter (1911–1997)
Abubakar Imam
journalistnewspaper editor
Nigerian writer (1911–1981)
Kadri Can
poettranslator
Turkish poet of Kurdish ancestry (1911–1972)
Ted Hood
photographerphotojournalist
Australian photographer (1911–2000)
San Tiago Dantas
diplomatjournalist
Brazilian politician (1911-1964)
Hossein Ghods Nakhai
diplomatpoet
Persian politician (1911–1977)
Mohammad Taqi Danesh Pajouh
calligrapherhistorian
Persian and Islamic studies scholar (1911–1996)
Saeroen
journalistscreenwriter
Journalist and screenwriter
Sadeq Kia
historianlinguist
Iranian historian and linguist (1920–2002)
Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom
philosopherwriter
Thai monk (1920–2020)
Eliana Navarro
poetwriter
Chilean writer (1920-2006)
Elena Garro
journalistplaywright
Mexican writer (1916–1998)
Jalil Ziapour
academichistorian
Iranian painter (1920-1999)
Arshi Pipa
journalistliterary critic
Albanian philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic (1920–1997)
Anatoly Serep
poetwriter
Russian poet
Eliseo Diego
essayistpoet
Cuban poet (1923–1994)
Masood Ahmed Barkati
children's writereditor
Pakistani writer
Baidyanath Misra
administratoreconomist
Indian economist, educationist, author and administrator
Fereydun Adamiyat
diplomathistorian
Social historian
Musa al-Musawi
philosophersociologist
Iranian Muslim scholar and writer (1930–1997)
Juan Carlos Scannone
Catholic priestCatholic theologian
Argentine Jesuit
George Ovadiah
film directorfilm producer
Iraqi-born Israeli and Iranian screenwriter and film director
Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
autobiographerwriter
Indian writer
Manouchehr Ashtiani
academicindependent scholar
Iranian philosopher
Mohammad Mokri
diplomatessayist
Iranian scholar and writer (1921-2007)
Pinchas Hacohen Peli
journalistpoet
Israeli poet (1930–1989)
Micheál Mac Gréil
historiansociologist
Irish priest and academic
Hossein Makki
historianpolitician
Iranian politician
Jasdev Singh
journalistwriter
Sports commentator
Ted Kennedy
Catholic priestwriter
Australian priest (1931–2005)
H. M. Nayak
academicwriter
Indian academic (1931–2000)
Zulu Sofola
directorplaywright
Nigerian writer, First Female professor of Theatre Arts (1935-1995)
Thakur Prasad Murmu
linguistpoet
20th-century Indian linguist
Iraj Etesam
architectauthor
Iranian architect, educator, author
Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani
philosopherphysician
Iranian philosopher and translator
Concha Urquiza
poetwriter
Mexican poet
Raavi Kondala Rao
actorauthor
Indian actor
Puri Soltani
academiclibrarian
Iranian librarian (1931–2015)
Mohamed Rouicha
singersinger-songwriter
Moroccan Amazigh Singer / Folk (1950–2012)
Kimble Rendall
directorfilm director
Australian director, musician and writer
Lula Côrtes
poetrecording artist
Brazilian musician
Danniel Danniel
film directorfilm editor
Dutch film director
Majid Sharif
essayistjournalist
Iranian writer
Germain Gauthier
composersinger-songwriter
Canadian singer-songwriter
Hani Shukrallah
journalistwriter
Egyptian journalist
Ali Sami Shirazi
academicarchaeologist
Iranian archaeologist
Carolyn Allport
historianpolitician
Australian historian, unionist and activist
Saverio Muratori
architecthistorian
Italian architect (1910-1973)
Karol Kuryluk
diplomatjournalist
Polish diplomat
Nello Segurini
composerconductor
Italian composer (1910–1988)
Rahat Indori
lyricistpoet
Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet (1950–2020)
John Coles
archaeologisthistorian
Canadian–British archaeologist and historian (1930-2020)
Hassouna Mosbahi
journalistliterary critic
Tunisian writer (1950–2025)
Nandu Bhende
actorcomposer
Indian singer
Mohammad Moustafa Haddara
diplomatwriter
Egyptian Professor and Scholar
Gintautas Iešmantas
journalistpolitician
Lithuanian politician (1930–2016)
Husayn Muruwwa
historianintellectual
Lebanese Marxist intellectual writer journalist and literary critic (1910–1987)
Ousmane Sembène
actorfilm director
Pioneering filmmaker known as the "father of African cinema" who directed acclaimed films like "Black Girl" and "Xala" depicting post-colonial African life.
Hasan Amid
journalistlexicographer
Iranian writer and journalist
Sara Levi-Tanai
choreographercomposer
Israeli choreographer and song writer
Ahmad Ali
diplomatwriter
Pakistani novelist and poet (1910–1994)
Alexandros Matsas
diplomatpoet
Greek poet and diplomat
Leizer Wolf
poetwriter
Russian poet (1910-1943)
Eugeniusz Żytomirski
journalistliterary critic
Polish poet
Dora Vasconcellos
poetwriter
Brazilian writer and diplomat
Frances Edith Cresswell
artistbusinessperson
New Zealand artist, writer, designer, printmaker and entrepreneur (1910–1986)
Koesbini
composersongwriter
Indonesian composer
Elli Pappa
journalistnon-fiction writer
Greek writer, journalist and revolutionary
Lúcia Machado de Almeida
novelistwriter
Brazilian writer and journalist
Mustafa Murrar
teacherwriter
Palestinian storyteller and children's author
Fakhraddin Mousavi
academicpolitician
Iranian faculty, writer and religious servant
Z. K. Matthews
anthropologistdiplomat
Bamangwato academic in South Africa (1901-1968)
Elena Fonseca
journalistradio journalist
Uruguayan activist and radio journalist (1930–2024)
Matoug Adam
civil servantpoet
Libyan politician
Héctor Herrera Cajas
classical scholarhistorian
Chilean historian
Nicolás Barrios-Lynch
educatorphilosopher
Argentinian educator
Walter Béneke
diplomatpolitician
Salvadorean politologist
Salvador Abascal Infante
judgewriter
Mexican writer and politician. (1910–2000)
Anna Langfus
playwrightprose writer
Polish/French author (1920–1966)
FL
Félix Sabal Lecco
diplomatminister
Cameron politician
LA
Lawrence Rosario Abavana
ministerpolitician
Ghanaian politician and government minister
Abdalla Hamdok
economistminister
Economist who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from 2019 to 2022 during the country's transition to civilian rule following Omar al-Bashir's overthrow.
Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein
ministerpolitician
Sudanese politician
LD
Leslie Delatour
consultanteconomist
Haitian economist
Norah Magero
consultantengineer
Kenyan mechanical engineer
Essimi Menye
ministerpolitician
Cameroonian politician
SA
Sunday Afolabi
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician (1931–2004)
DN
Denis Norman
farmerminister
Zimbabwean politician
CO
Christopher Okojie
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
HS
Hussein Suleiman Abu Salih
ministerpolitician
Sudanese politician
WY
Wolde Giyorgis Wolde Yohannes
ministerpolitician
Minister of the Pen, Interior and Justice
MH
Minasse Haile
diplomatminister
Ethiopian diplomat and politician
OI
Olubuse II
monarchpolitician
50th Ooni of Ife
Kranthi Kumar
film directorfilm producer
Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
Rómulo Macciò
draftspersonpainter
Argentine artist (1931-2016)
Rajee Narayan
composerdancer
Indian dancer and musician (1931–2020)
José Franco
ceramicistsculptor
Portuguese artist
Jagjit Kaur
composersinger
Indian singer
Bogosav Živković
paintersculptor
Serbian sculptor (1920-2005)
Benedetto Ghiglia
composerconductor
Italian film score composer (1930–2012)
Livio Castiglioni
architectdesigner
Italian architect and designer (1911–1979)
Amalia Nieto
painterprintmaker
Uruguayan painter and sculptor
Stanisław Przespolewski
military officerpainter
Polish artist (1910-1989)
I. K. Dairo
composermusician
Nigerian musician (1930–1996)
Mikey Chung
composermusician
Jamaican musician
Franco Assetto
exlibristpainter
Italian painter (1911-1993)
Sarban
composersinger
Afghan singer
Françoise Taylor
etcherpainter
Painter (1920–2007)
Osvaldo Cavandoli
animatorannouncer
Italian cartoonist
Jawad Saleem
artistpainter
Iraqi sculptor (1920-1961)
Józef Gazy
artistconservator
Rodolfo Aricò
graphic artistpainter
Italian painter (1930-2002)
Hormoz Farhat
composerethnomusicologist
Iranian musician (1929-2021)
Zhanna Kolodub
composerpedagogue
Ukrainian pianist and composer
Moshe Bromberg
costume designerpainter
Polish Jewish artist
Ruth Horam
paintersculptor
Israeli artist
Abdul Hamid
politician
Bangladeshi politician who served as the 20th President of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023, previously holding the position of Speaker of Parliament.
Ahmad Shukeiri
diplomatpolitician
Palestinian diplomat and politician who founded and led the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1964 to 1967.
Edith Kroupa
chemist
Austrian chemist
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah
scientist
Indonesian academic
Maria Fidecaro
physicist
Italian physicist (1930-2023)
José Daporta Gozález
scientist
Cuban scientist
Cesar Purisima
ministerpolitician
Filipino politician
Babalola Chinedum Peace
university teachervice-chancellor
Nigerian pharmacist
JL
Junior Larkin
drag queenLGBTQ rights activist
Irish LGBT+ activist, author and drag queen
Fernando von Reichenbach
engineer
Argentine engineer
Naser Maleknia
biochemist
Iranian professor
Erasto B. Mpemba
physicist
Tanzanian game warden and scientist
HY
Hailu Yimenu
ministerpolitician
Ethiopian politician (19__-1991)
Mbaye Ndiaye
ministerpolitician
Senegalese politician
Fred Matiangi
civil servantminister
Kenyan politician
Massimo Grattarola
neuroscientist
Italian neurobioengineer (1950–2002)
Firdaus Khisamitdinova
scientist
Russian Bashkir politician (1950–2023)
Sadek Hilal
scientist
Columbia University radiologist
Alexander Weissberg-Cybulski
physicist
Polish-Austrian physicist
Zenón Martínez García
ceramicistpainter
Mexican potter
Marian Gołębiewski
military officerofficial
Polish resistance fighter
Idi Amin
military officermilitary personnel
Military officer who ruled Uganda as dictator from 1971 to 1979, responsible for the deaths of an estimated 100,000 to 500,000 people during his brutal regime.
Farajollah Rasai
military officerpolitician
Iranian admiral
Shmuel Gonen
military officermilitary personnel
Israeli general
Fahd Jaradat
diplomatmilitary officer
Jordanian politician, officer and diplomat
Hillel Markman
ballet dancergeneral director
Founder of the Israel Ballet
Gad Navon
military officerrabbi
Israeli Army general and rabbi
TM
Ta Mok
military leader
Brutal Khmer Rouge military commander known as 'The Butcher' who controlled southwestern Cambodia and was one of Pol Pot's most feared lieutenants.
Bengali writer
Zbigniew Pilarczyk
historian
Polish historian
Don Domanski
poet
Canadian poet (1950–2020)
Jalal Sattari
writer
Iranian writer
Palestinian poet (1931-2014)
M. N. Singaramma
writer
Indian writer
Clare Mendonça
journalist
Indian journalist
Candrakiraṇa Saunareksā
author
Indian author (1920–2009)
Ullal Thangal
writer
Indian Muslim leader (1920–2014)
Carlos Denegri
journalist
Mexican journalist
Abdullah Al-Muti
writer
Bangladeshi writer
Elisa Serrana
writer
Chilean writer
Pakistani general
Iranian poet
Urpo Lahtinen
journalist
Finnish journalist
Gurdial Singh Phul
writer
Dramatist
Satya Mohan Joshi
historian
Nepalese historian, researcher, writer
Kondapalli Koteswaramma
novelist
Novalist , writer
Augurio Abeto
writer
Filipino writer
Jerzy Pertek
journalist
Polish journalist, writer, publicist
Michalis Stafylas
writer
Greek writer
Seetha Coleman-Kammula
activistchemist
Indian chemist, environmentalist and entrepreneur.
Lewis Roberts
botanical illustratornaturalist
Australian naturalist and botanical illustrator
UP
Urmila Phadnis
political scientistuniversity teacher
Indian political scientist
Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi
mechanical engineerpolitician
Iranian politician
Noor Shaker
artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
Syrian-Danish computer scientist and entrepreneur
PK
Poondi Kumaraswamy
engineerhydrologist
Indian hydrologist (1930–1988)
GT
George Tsoumis
scientistuniversity teacher
Greek university teacher
JP
Józef Paczyński
mechanical engineermilitary personnel
Polish mechanical engineer, military personnel
SŠ
Simonas Šimkūnas
boxerengineer
Lithuanian engineer
LH
Llewellya Hillis-Colinvaux
botanical collectorbotanist
Canadian-born American marine biologist (1930-2019)
Stanisław Krajewski
mathematicianphilosopher
Polish philosopher
Antonio Lazcano
biologistresearcher
Mexican Evolutionary Biologist (born 1950)
Bertram Batlogg
physicistuniversity teacher
Austrian physicist
Vinod Dham
computer scientistengineer
Indian engineer
Keith Turner
business executiveelectrical engineer
New Zealand electrical engineer and business executive (born 1950)
Jorge Stolfi
computer scientistengineer
Brazilian software programmer
LP
Letícia Parente
chemisttelevision producer
Brazilian artist (1930–1991)
Valery Kozlov
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Russian mathematician
Jorge Brito Hasbún
engineerpolitician
Chilean politician
Garth Carnaby
academicphysicist
New Zealand physicist (b. 1950)
RM
Ram Moav
geneticistscientist
Writer
SC
Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury
academicphysicist
Bangladeshi academic and physicist
Wanda Orlikowski
computer scientistuniversity teacher
South African-American computer scientist
Mina Teicher
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Israeli mathematician
KM
Kenneth McIntyre
historianmathematician
Australian mathematician and historian (1910–2004)
GB
Geoffrey Charles Bratt
chemistlichenologist
Australian chemist and lichenologist (1931–1978)
David J. Patterson
biologistbotanist
Australian scientist
DJ
Dhia Jafar
mechanical engineerpolitician
Iraqi politician
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Richard S. Sutton
artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
Canadian computer scientist
Bart De Strooper
authormolecular biologist
Molecular biologist, professor
Pablo Wagner
businesspersonpolitician
Chilean politician
Alan Manly
computer scientistwriter
Australian author and computer engineer
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J. Richard Bond
astronomerastrophysicist
Canadian astrophysicist and cosmologist
Nancy T. Chang
biochemistchemist
Biochemist
Aziza al-Yousef
activistcomputer scientist
Saudi human rights activist
Fatimata Seye Sylla
businesspersoncomputer scientist
Senegalese politician
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
political scientistprofessor
Professor at Dublin City University, working on post-Soviet affairs and Irish history
Mas Subramanian
chemistresearcher
Indian chemist
Abigail C. Allwood
astrobiologistgeologist
Australian geologist and astrobiologist
Branka Vucetic
engineeruniversity teacher
Wireless engineering researcher
GM
Geoff Malcolm
chemistphysical chemist
New Zealand physical chemist
Diana Marculescu
engineerresearcher
Computer scientist
Gavino Trono
biologistbotanist
Filipino biologist
Giorgos Karagiannidis
computer scientistresearcher
Researcher
Sarah Amiri
politicianprogrammer
Minister of Climate Change and Environment who led the UAE's Hope Mars mission as Deputy Project Manager, making the UAE the fifth nation to reach Mars.
YM
Yoshio Masui
biologistuniversity teacher
Japanese biologist (1931–2024)
EP
Edward Prus
historianpolitical scientist
Polish academic
Markku Leskela
chemistresearcher
Finnish professor
TC
Tomás Ó Canainn
composerengineer
Uilleann piper
Pamela Young
biologistwriter
First New Zealand woman to live and work in Antarctica
Michal Schwartz
immunologistneuroimmunologist
Israeli neuroscientist
Jessie Christiansen
astronomerastrophysicist
Australian astrophysicist
SR
Saul Raiz
engineerpolitician
Brazilian politician
Renata Reisfeld
chemistuniversity teacher
Israeli chemist
CK
Chin Fung Kee
civil engineerengineer
Civil engineer
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Ilona Verley
drag queen
Canadian drag queen
Faruk Umar Faruk
monarch
Nigerian Emir
Kendall Waston
association football player
Central defender who captained the Costa Rica national team and played in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups. He has played for clubs in MLS and Liga MX.
Wadim Zudilin
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Russian number theorist
RO
Róisín M Owens
biochemistresearcher
Biotechnology researcher
Marieme Faye Sall
engineerFirst Lady
First Lady of Senegal
Bríd Ryan
biochemistbiomedical scientist
Irish biomedical scientist
Mariel Vázquez
biologistmathematician
Mexican mathematical biologist
Lucía Abello
botanistlibrarian
Chilean librarian and naturalist
Eckhard Meinrenken
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Mathematician
Hassan Heshmat
sculptor
Egyptian sculptor
Ibrahim Ghannam
painter
Palestinian artist (1930-1984)
Jill Trewhella
academicbiophysicist
Australian biophysicist
Pamela Kilmartin
astronomerresearcher
New Zealand astronomer
Gloria Suzanne Koenigsberger Horowitz
astronomerphysicist
Mexican astronomer, docent and researcher
Henry Munyaradzi
sculptor
Sculptor in stone, from Zimbabwe (1931–1998)
Zeev Rudnick
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Israeli mathematician
Huang Rong-can
artist
Taiwanese artist (1920–1952)
Maryam Şahinyan
photographer
Turkish-Armenian photographer
Libby Weaver
biochemistdietitian
Australian biochemist
Antonio Caro
painter
Colombian artist (1950–2021)
Le Sang
martial artist
Vietnamese martial artist
Park Rehyun
painter
South Korean painter (1920-1976)
Sarah Grilo
painter
Argentinian painter (died 2007)
Marisol Aguilera
biologistprofessor
Venezuelan biologist
Demetri Terzopoulos
artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at UCLA
Ileana Streinu
computer scientistmathematician
Romanian-American computer scientist and mathematician
Eduardo Torres
engineerpolitician
Argentine politician
Umbayee
composer
Indian folk musician
Pranlal Patel
photographer
Indian photographer
Kerrie A. Wilson
biologistecologist
Australian ecologist
Alex Zunger
physicistresearcher
American physicist and researcher
Shree K. Nayar
computer scientistuniversity teacher
Indian-American engineer
Godawari Dutta
painter
Indian painter
Elena Motta
political scientistpolitician
Guatemalan politician
Penelope J. Brothers
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Najat Saliba
chemistresearcher
Lebanese analytical chemist
Young-Tae Chang
chemistresearcher
South Korean chemistry professor
Mohammed Al Mady
executivescientist
Saudi Arabian CEO
Nevin Çokay
painter
Turkish artist (1930–2012)
Albert Goldbeter
chemistuniversity teacher
Belgian chemist and university teacher
Pedro Domingos
artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
Professor of machine learning
Pia Mancini
activistpolitical scientist
Argentine activist and technical project leader
Anima Anandkumar
computer scientistresearcher
Indian-American computer scientist
Mahmoud Zoufonoun
composer
Persian musician
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academiccomputer scientist
Computer scientist
Zodwa Dlamini
biochemistuniversity teacher
South African biochemist
Christo Coetzee
painter
South African artist (1929-2000)
Jodhaiya Bai Baiga
painter
Indian artist
Hüseyin Gezer
sculptor
Turkish painter and sculptor (1920–2013)
Michael Ashley
astronomeruniversity teacher
Australian astronomer
Sirak Melkonian
painter
Iranian-Armenian Modern Artist (1930-2024)
Baldwyn Torto
biochemistchemist
Researcher
Kanta Subbarao
molecular geneticistphysician-scientist
Indian virologist and physician
Sally Brooker
academicchemist
New Zealand inorganic chemist
Kazimieras Naruševičius
painter
Lithuanian artist
Martin Michlmayr
accountantcomputer scientist
Software programmer
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military officerwriter
Indian Army general
Sami Tallberg
cookcookbook writer
Finnish chef, food writer
Sakena Yacoobi
activistwriter
Afghan activist
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Helen Gee
authoreditor
Australian author, editor and environmental activist
Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
film directorlyricist
Lyricist, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, and performer of Carnatic music
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Amal Mansour
school teacherwriter
Palestinian writer
Pelin Ünker
investigative journalistjournalist
Turkish journalist (born 1950)
Alper Tuzcu
singersongwriter
Turkish musician (born 1990)
Javier Zamora
activistpoet
El Salvadoran American poet
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Baek Se-hee
editing staffwriter
South Korean essayist
Manu S. Pillai
historianwriter
Indian historian and author
Shahrbanoo Sadat
film directorfilmmaker
Afghan filmmaker
Aldous Harding
film directorrecording artist
New Zealand musician
ED
Eduardo Davidson
composersongwriter
Cuban musician (1910–1994)
Kurdwin Ayub
film directorscreenwriter
Kurdish film director and screenwriter
Kyaw Soe Oo
journalistwriter
Myanmar journalist
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singersongwriter
Australian singer-songwriter, musician
Pat Boonnitipat
film directorscreenwriter
Thai director (born 1990)
Jasmin Baumgartner
film directorfilm producer
Austrian film director, screenwriter and film producer
Asmae El Moudir
documentarianfilm director
Moroccan filmmaker
Viktoria Leléka
singersongwriter
Ukrainian composer and singer (born 1990)
Aderonke Adeola
art historianbusinessperson
Nigerian film director,producer and fashion entrepreneur
Donie O'Sullivan
correspondentjournalist
Irish journalist
Erika de Casier
musiciansinger
Danish-Portuguese singer, songwriter and record producer
Maja Heban
activistopinion journalist
Polish journalist, activist
MN
Martha Nasibù
painterwriter
Ethiopian writer and artist
HS
Habib Sadek
poetpolitician
Lebanese writer
AR
Arturo Camacho Ramírez
journalistpoet
Colombian poet, writer and journalist (1910-1982)
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Edner Brutus
authordiplomat
Haitian diplomat and historian
ST
Stélios Tatassópoulos
actorfilm director
Greek film director and screenwriter (1911-2000)
MU
Muḣib
poettranslator
Israeli poet (1911–2007)
HS
Hilmi Misbah Abu Shaban
poetwriter
Jordanian writer
AS
Adrian Snodgrass
architectuniversity teacher
Australian architect and Buddhist scholar
MA
Musa Anter
activistjournalist
Turkish writer (1920–1992)
AD
Aramesh Dustdar
philosopherwriter
Iranian writer and philosopher
NM
Nizār Murūwah
music criticmusician
Arab music critic
HA
Hamad Al-Jassir
historianjournalist
Journalist
GA
Gauri Ayyub
professorsocial worker
Indian social worker, activist, writer
BG
B D Ganapathy
authorjournalist
Indian author and journalist
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Francisco del Villar
film directorfilm producer
Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
DR
Dick Roughsey
children's writerwriter
Australian artist and writer (1920–1985)
SR
Sundara Ramaswamy
authorlinguist
Writer (1931–2005)
GT
Gilberto Mendonça Teles
essayistliterary critic
Brazilian writer
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Âşık İbretî
composerpoet
Turkish ashik and poet
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Shona Dunlop MacTavish
choreographerdancer
Dancer from New Zealand
AN
Alberto de Noronha
translatorwriter
Indian writer and translator (1920-2006)
MD
Mackay Davashe
saxophonistsongwriter
South African songwriter (1920–1972)
JB
José Antonio Bottiroli
composerconductor
Argentine composer and pianist
JH
Jos De Haes
poettranslator
Belgian writer (1920–1974)
EK
Ektor Kaknavatos
poetwriter
Pen name of Greek poet and essayist Yorgis Kontoyorgis (Γιώργος Κοντογιώργης; 1920 – 9 November 2010)
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Fateh Lohani
film directorjournalist
Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist
AH
Abdul Hai Habibi
journalistpoet
Afghan writer and historian (1910–1984)
MR
Marta Rojas
historianjournalist
Cuban journalist and novelist
MD
Mabel Dove Danquah
journalistpolitician
Ghanaian journalist, politician and writer (1905-1984)
BB
Brian Percy Bunting
politicianwriter
South African activist and journalist (1920–2008)
HK
Hugo Teodors Krūmiņš
playwrightpoet
Playwright and poet (1901–1990)
DR
Denis Rake
authorbutler
SOE agent in World War Two.
MH
Matilde Herrera
journalistpoet
Argentinian writer and journalist
TK
Talieh Kamran
dulcimeristpainter
Iranian Santur player, painter, and poet (1930–2017)
HK
Henryk Kocój
historianuniversity teacher
Polish historian (1931–2024)
WP
Wander Piroli
journalistwriter
Brazilian journalist
MM
Malkat Ed-Dar Mohamed
novelistpoet
Sudanese literary writer, educator and women's rights activist
TM
Tom MacIntyre
playwrightpoet
Irish poet (1931–2019)
CS
Cemal Süreya
civil servantpoet
Turkish poet (1931–1990)
Laura Restrepo
journalistnovelist
Colombian author
TG
Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex
journalistwriter
Greek writer (1920–2005)
TH
To Huu
poetpolitician
Vietnamese poet (1920–2002)
VU
Vu Quoc Uy
politicianwriter
Vietnamese politician
YB
Ya'qub Bilbul
poetwriter
Israeli poet
CW
Chen Wen-min
film directorscreenwriter
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter
ZB
Zaven Biberyan
journalistwriter
Turkish writer of Armenian ancestry (1921–1984)
LC
Lin Chung-lung
children's writerteacher
Taiwanese writer of children's literature
Adunis
journalistliterary critic
Syrian poet, writer and translator (born 1930)
Ian Irvine
children's writernovelist
Australian writer
KM
Kumudini Mohapatra
science fiction writertranslator
Odia-language Indian author and translator
BJ
Benichandra Jamatia
traditional folk singerwriter
Indian writer
HA
Haq Nawaz Akhtar
civil servantwriter
Pakistani writer and public servant
Şevket Pamuk
economic historianeconomist
Turkish economic historian (born 1950)
TA
Tanveer Abbasi
literary criticphysician
Sindhi-language poet
BW
Bernie Wijesekara
journalistsports journalist
Sri Lankan sports journalist (1930-2014)
Anjum Hasan
poetwriter
Indian writer
Margarita Cadenas
film directorscreenwriter
Venezuelan French film director
Helga Moreira
poetwriter
Portuguese writer
EM
Eduardo Sepúlveda Muñoz
journalistlawyer
Chilean politician
Leila Aboulela
novelistwriter
Novelist and short story writer whose works explore themes of Islamic faith, identity, and the immigrant experience, including the novel 'Minaret.'
SA
Shafi Aqeel
journalistpoet
Pakistani journalist, poet, writer
ZK
Zdzisław Konieczny
archivisthistorian
Polish historian
WD
Warren Dibble
playwrightpoet
New Zealand poet and playwright
Mehdi Ben Barka
politicianwriter
Moroccan politician (UNFP) (1920-1965)
MB
Muhammad Salim Barakat
poettranslator
Syrian poet
Hans Weiss
journalistphotographer
Writer
DY
Dougie Young
singersongwriter
Australian musician (1933–1991)
PW
Paul Wheelahan
cartoonistcomics artist
Cartoonist
RC
Roberto Castillo
philosopherwriter
Honduran writer and philosopher
BC
Behram Contractor
authorjournalist
Indian journalist
MA
Mohammad Nasir Ali
novelisttranslator
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Ja'far Sobhani
Islamic juristulema
Iranian cleric
AP
Ana Mercedes Pérez
diplomatjournalist
Venezuelan poet, writer, translator, journalist and diplomat
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Stanisław Dobosiewicz
opinion journalistpedagogue
Polish teacher and writer (1910–2007)
FH
Fernando Campos Harriet
historianlawyer
Historian
AC
António Vicente Campinas
poetwriter
Portuguese writer
UD
Ustad Daman
lyricistpoet
Punjabi poet
IL
Ignacio Lasso
poetwriter
Ecuadorian writer (1911-1943)
AA
Abdullah al-Harari
Islamic juristmuhaddith
Harari Islamic scholar
MH
Margaret Hazzard
biographerhistorian
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SG
Sailen Ghosh
children's writerwriter
Children's writer
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Álvaro Menen Desleal
playwrightwriter
Salvadorean playwright
MR
Manikonda Chalapathi Rau
authorjournalist
Indian journalist
MB
Malekeh Malekzadeh Bayani
archaeologisthistorian
Iranian archaeologist and historian (1910–1999)
KK
Kanha Khiangsiri
novelistwriter
Thai novelist (1912-1999)
AD
Ardashes Der-Khachadourian
bibliographereditor
Armenian historian (1931-1993)
LS
Loló Soldevilla
artistdraftsperson
Cuban painter, sculptor, draftsman and engraver
TM
T.M.P. Mahadevan
philosophertranslator
Indian writer and philosopher
SR
Syed Sabahuddin Abdur Rahman
historianwriter
Indian historian and writer
BF
Bulus Farah
trade unionistwriter
Palestinian trade unionist
KS
Koulis Stoligkas
actorfilm actor
Greek actor
BT
Bedrettin Tuncel
politicianwriter
Turkish statesperson (1910–1980)
AA
Ahmed Mohamed Al-Hofi
literary scholarwriter
Writer (1910–1983)
IL
Isa Silveira Leal
journalistnovelist
Brazilian writer, translator, screenwriter and radio and television journalist (1910-1988)
NM
Nājī Maʻrūf
historianwriter
Iraqi historian
CS
Carlota Ramos de Santolaya
poetpolitician
Peruvian poet and politician
CS
C. Sivaramamurti
art historiannumismatist
Indian art historian
DK
D.D. Kashyap
film directorfilm producer
Indian film director
BE
Brian Robinson Elliott
academicpoet
Australian writer and academic (1910–1991)
MS
Michał Sczaniecki
historianmilitary officer
Polish historian
JC
Joan Colebrook
journalistwriter
Australian American writer and journalist
OA
Ohidul Alam
journalistpoet
Pakistani poet
TC
Tridib Chaudhuri
politicianrevolutionary
Politician and Indian independence activist (1911–1997)
VM
V. K. Narayana Menon
journalistmusicologist
Indian musicologist
KL
K. S. Lal
historianuniversity teacher
Indian historian (1920–2002)
MP
Marjorie Pizer
poetwriter
Australian poet
AB
Abdelwahab Benmansour
historianpolitician
Moroccan historian (1920-2008)
OP
Ousha The Poet
poetwriter
Emirati poet (1920–2018)
AM
Abdullah Malik
journalistwriter
Pakistani journalist, historian (1920-2003
CS
Christina Stead
novelistpolitician
Australian novelist and short-story writer
FB
Fereydoon Batmanghelidj
physicianwriter
Iranian writer (1931–2004)
CL
Christos Laskaris
poetwriter
Greek poet
GJ
George Jordac
lyricistpoet
Lebanese author and poet (1931–2014)
CV
Carlos Benavides Vega
actorplaywright
Ecuadorian poet and playwright
WK
Wong Lin Ken
historianpolitician
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TM
Taqi Modarresi
novelistpsychiatrist
Iranian writer and child psychiatrist
LG
Laure Ghorayeb
art criticjournalist
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Kumari Jayawardena
academicwomen's rights activist
Sri Lankan academic and activist
MR
Mercedes Rein
literary criticnovelist
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EG
Elida Gera
choreographerfilm director
Israeli film director, dancer and choreographer
AB
Aparna Basu
historianmilitant
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KT
K. D. Thirunavukkarasu
authorliterary critic
Indian scholar
Brendan Muldowney
authorfilm director
Irish film director, producer and screenwriter
Brian Chikwava
musicianwriter
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NN
Nosratollah Noohian
journalistpoet
Iranian writer
Khosro Naghed
lexicographerlinguist
Iranian linguist
Harry Lyon
musiciansongwriter
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CM
Christobel Mattingley
librarianwriter
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AP
Akhtar Payami
poetwriter
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KN
Kilmeny Niland
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Omar Cabezas
politicianwriter
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PM
Prince Nico Mbarga
guitaristhotel manager
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João Almino
diplomatnovelist
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Danny Maseng
singersongwriter
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Leila Abouzeid
journalistnovelist
Moroccan writer (1950–)
G. N. Devy
academicanthropologist
Indian social activist, literary critic and academic
Madan Gopal Singh
authorcomposer
An Indian composer, singer, lyricist, actor, screenwriter, film theorist, editor and polyglot
Mohamed Lakhdar Maougal
academicphilosopher
Algerian writer
Tavleen Singh
journalistpolitical reporter
Indian journalist
Wan Jen
film directorscreenwriter
Taiwanese film director
Ali Ghaidan Majid
military leaderwriter
Iraqi general
Grace Akello
essayistfolklorist
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Greg McGee
film screenwriterplaywright
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Maha Hassan
journalistnovelist
Syrian journalist, novelist
Maureen Wheeler
businesspersonpublisher
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Gregory Currie
philosopherprofessor
Australian philosopher (1950-)
Cathy Jordan
singersongwriter
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Suneel Darshan
film directorfilm producer
Indian film director
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academicjournalist
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Prasenjit Duara
historianuniversity teacher
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philologistwriter
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Leila Cobo
journalistmusician
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EB
Errikos Belies
poettranslator
Greek poet and translator
Bhawana Somaaya
biographerfilm critic
Indian historian
Manoranjan Byapari
politicianwriter
Indian writer, social activist and politician
Kogonada
film directorscreenwriter
Korean-American film critic and filmmaker
SA
Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
instrumentalistpolitician
Former minister of tourism in Syria
Sam Mahon
sculptorwriter
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El Mostafa Higazy
philosopherpolitician
Politician
Emem Isong
film directorfilm producer
Nigerian screenwriter, film producer, and director
Hernan Aguilar
film directorscreenwriter
Argentine director
Khawar Mumtaz
authorprofessor
Pakistani women's rights activist, author and professor (1945-)
Kim Hei-sook
academicphilosopher
South Korean academic and university administrator
SO
Stella Oyedepo
linguistplaywright
Nigerian playwright (born 1949)
Djamila Sahraoui
actorfilm director
Algerian film director
KA
Khaled Asaad
archaeologistcurator
Renowned archaeologist and keeper of Palmyra's ancient ruins who was executed by ISIS in 2015 for refusing to reveal hidden artifacts.
ME
Masuma Esmati-Wardak
politicianwriter
Afghan politician
Gita Sahgal
authorfilm producer
Indian writer and activist
GK
G. Kamalamma
biographerchildren's writer
Indian writer
Tarun Mansukhani
film directorscreenwriter
Indian film director
Vandana Singh
children's writerscience fiction writer
Indian writer
PO
Pedro de Oraá
graphic artistopinion journalist
Cuban artist
Teuvo Peltoniemi
journalistwriter
Finnish writer
PM
Plamen Maslarov
actorfilm director
Bulgarian director (1950–2010)
Homi Adajania
film directorscreenwriter
Indian film director
AP
Aung Pwint
film directorjournalist
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Rahul Dholakia
film directorfilm producer
Indian film director
AK
Aşık Khanlar
ashikpoet
Azerbaijani writer
AJ
Abbas Janabi
literary criticpoet
Iraqi poet
Meredith Webber
novelistwriter
Australian writer
HC
Honey Chhaya
actorfilm director
Indian actor, director and writer
Yasha Levine
journalistwriter
Russian journalist
Aaron Roterfeld
pianistsongwriter
Austrian musician
CV
Chalena Vásquez
composerethnomusicologist
Peruvian ethnomusicologist
SB
Stanisław Brochwicz
prose writerwriter
Polish nazi collaborator, Gestapo and National Radical Organization member
MI
Muhammad Ishaq
historianwriter
Bangladeshi historian
VP
Valerie Parv
novelistwriter
Australian romance novelist (1950–2021)
BV
Benigna Dávalos Villavicencio
composerpoet
Ecuadorian poet and composer (1910-1960)
Gabriel Weimann
sociologistuniversity teacher
Israeli writer
JM
John Victor Morais
journalistpolitician
Malaysian journalist
PB
Patrícia Bins
journalistnovelist
Brazilian writer
JS
José María Gómez Sanjurjo
poetwriter
Paraguayan poet
Leila Toubel
activistactor
Tunisian screenwriter, actress and playwright
Zakia Dhifaoui
human rights defenderjournalist
Tunisian human rights activist
Charlotte Macdonald
academichistorian
New Zealand academic historian
KA
Karunaratne Abeysekera
journalistlyricist
Sri Lankan poet
CP
Chheng Phon
actorplaywright
Cambodian Minister of Culture during the Kampuchea
KK
Kantilal L. Kalani
philosophertranslator
Indian philosopher (1930–1998)
IA
Isaac Adeagbo Akinjogbin
academichistorian
Nigerian writer and historian (1930–2008)
HT
Hayati Vasfi Taşyürek
poetpolitician
Turkish poet and statesperson (1931–1990)
BV
Batuk Vora
authorjournalist
Indian politician
RG
Radhamohan Gadanayak
poetwriter
Indian poet (1911-2000)
Abdelhak Serhane
novelistpsychologist
Moroccan writer
SR
Simón Darío Ramírez
poetwriter
Venezuelan poet
Quinito Henson
journalistsports commentator
Filipino sports analyst
Eman al-Nafjan
activistblogger
Saudi Arabian blogger, writer and women's rights activist
Sivan Arbel
singersinger-songwriter
Singer
Nhuan Xuan Le
poettranslator
Vietnamese poet
HR
Heinrich Racker
musicologistphilosopher
Austrian-Argentinian philosopher & psychoanalyst
KS
Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar
poetwriter
Poet
ZA
Za'ima Sulayman al-Baruni
short story writerwriter
Libyan writer and activist
AK
Andrzej Kowalski
graphic artistpainter
Polish artist (1930–2004)
WG
Waguih Ghali
novelistwriter
Egyptian writer
AL
Aurelio Lucchini
architectarchitectural historian
Uruguayan architect (1910-1989)
Lobat Vala
journalistpoet
Iranian activist
MA
Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni
authorimam
Syrian Islamic scholar
IS
Ismail Shammout
art historianpainter
Palestinian painter (1930-2006)
RB
Ricardo Becher
film directorjournalist
Film director, Screenwriter (1930–2011)
JJ
John Joseph Jones
poetsinger
Australian musician and writer
Ayinoor Vasu
authorhuman rights defender
Indian Activist
Mehdi Mohaghegh
essayistphilosopher
Iranian academic
IE
Iris Habib Elmasry
historianwriter
Egyptian historian (1910–1994)
NB
Narayan Singh Bhati
poetwriter
Writer
RW
Robert Wade
authorpainter
Australian artist
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
economistpolitician
Economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from 2018 to 2020 before resigning amid widespread anti-government protests. He previously held various ministerial positions including Oil Minister.
Safia Farkash
nurse
Hungarian-born nurse who became Muammar Gaddafi's second wife and mother to seven of his children.
Zarifa Ghafari
activistpolitician
Women's rights activist who became one of Afghanistan's first female mayors when appointed to lead Maidan Shar in 2019 at age 24.
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Damishi Sango
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
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Grégoire Owona
ministerpolitician
Cameroonian politician
MZ
Mosebenzi Zwane
ministerpolitician
Minister of Mineral Resources of South Africa in the Second Cabinet of Jacob Zuma
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Fidelis Uzochukwu Okafor
philosopheruniversity teacher
Nigerian professor of philosophy
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Lawrence Sebalu
ministerpolitician
Ugandan politician
Jordan Reyne
singersongwriter
New Zealand musician
Golbarg Bashi
peace activistwriter
Swedish-Iranian academic
Ed Deane
guitaristmusician
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Janet Grogan
singersinger-songwriter
Irish singer-songwriter and songwriter
Fernando Garibay
composerdisc jockey
American music producer (born 1982)
Siham Benchekroun
journalistnovelist
Moroccan novelist, poet, physician, psychotherapist, researcher and community activist
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Jestina Mukoko
authorbroadcaster
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Kolokesa U. Māhina-Tuai
authorcurator
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Najibullah Quraishi
film directorjournalist
Journalist and filmmaker
Duška Vučinić-Lučić
journalistpundit
Serbian journalist
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Nadia Hashem
journalistpolitician
Jordanian journalist and politician
Larry Mathews
fiddlersinger
Irish musician
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Amjad Abu Alala
film directorscreenwriter
Sudanese film director
Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr
military officer
Iranian military officer
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singersongwriter
Argentine singer
Nilda Urquiza
classical guitaristjournalist
Argentinian journalist and classical guitarist
Jennifer Makumbi
novelistpoet
Ugandan writer British Novelist, short story writer
Jamal Hussein Ali
journalistnovelist
Iraqi novelist and journalist
Abdul Jabbar Khalil Shanshal
military officer
24th Iraqi Minister of Defense
TB
Thandi Brewer
actorfilm director
South African actor
Christopher Henshilwood
archaeologistprehistorian
South African archaeologist and prehistorian
Mustapha Khayati
activisthistorian
Tunisian activist and historian
MZ
Mohammad Haider Zhobal
historianwriter
Afghan historian
Akumaa Mama Zimbi
activistactor
Ghanaian media personality, journalist and women's rights activist
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Lindsay Armstrong
novelistwriter
South African-Australian writer
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Natalie Burn
choreographercomposer
American actress, film producer, screenwriter, dancer and singer
Alanoud Alsharekh
academicpolitical activist
Senior Fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Studies and Senior Political Analyst at the Kuwait National Security Bureau
Carlos Correa
activistjournalist
Venezuelan activist and journalist
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Kim Caraher
children's writerwriter
Australian writer
Vanessa Lapa
documentary filmmakerfilm director
Israeli filmmaker
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film directorfilm producer
New Zealand film producer
Mayssa Jallad
composersinger
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draftspersonvisual artist
Sudanese graphic artist and social activist
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guitaristmusic artist
Burmese rock and pop singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the Reason band
Tania Franco Klein
artistphotographer
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Rufina Bazlova
designergraphic artist
Belarusian artist
Seppe Gebruers
composerperforming artist
Belgian pianist
PB
Pieter De Bruyne
interior designersculptor
Belgian interior designer (1931–1987)
Kulanen Ikyo
composerfilm score composer
Nigerian film composer
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Webert Sicot
composerconductor
Webert Sicot was a Haitian musician
Bartus Bartolomes
painterphotographer
Venezuelan artist
Svetlana Kopystiansky
artistconceptual artist
American visual artist (born 1950)
Elon Ganor
businesspersonphotographer
Israeli entrepreneur and artist
Guillo
cartoonistcomics artist
Chilean comics artist
Alex Sinclair
comics artistcomics colorist
Mexican comic-book colorist
GK
Georgi Koshelev
painterproduction designer
Soviet production designer, set decorator and painter (1930-1996)
AU
Ahmet Uzel
businesspersoncomposer
Turkish composer (1930–1998)
Derya Yıldırım
bağlama playercomposer
Turkish musician (born 1990)
Shavonne Wong
artistdigital artist
Singaporean contemporary new media artist (born 1990)
Maheder Haileselassie
artistphotographer
Ethiopian artist
Zvi Lachman
paintersculptor
Israeli sculptor and educator
TS
Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas
cantorcomposer
Greek singer
DD
Donald Sinclair Driver
paintersculptor
New Zealand painter, sculptor and printmaker (1930-2011)
AZ
Ali Zaky
artistic gymnastgymnast
Egyptian gymnast
RR
Rhod Rothfuss
paintersculptor
Uruguayan painter, sculptor, theorist (1920–1969)
AJ
Antonio Joseph
paintersculptor
Haitian artist (1921-2016)
AW
Awalmir
composersinger
Afghan musician
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Andrew Dosunmu
film directorphotographer
Nigerian photographer and filmmaker
PM
Parviz Mahmoud
composerconductor
Iranian musician (1910–1996)
Dede
artistgraffiti artist
Israeli graffiti artist, political activist and painter, whose identity is unconfirmed
NU
Nelly Uchendu
composerrecording artist
Nigerian singer and composer
GC
Geoffrey Chung
composermusician
Jamaican record producer
Elián Stolarsky
animatordraftsperson
Uruguayan artist
Malina Suliman
graffiti artistpainter
Afghan artist
VB
Vincent Broderick
composerflautist
Irish musician
MG
Michael Gross
paintersculptor
Israeli artist (1920-2004)
AS
Akram Shukri
architectpainter
Iraqi painter
GW
Gerald Wickremesooriya
composerrecord producer
Sri Lankan composer
RK
Ram Karmi
architectpedagogue
Israeli architect
OT
Oswald Tschirtner
draftspersonpainter
Austrian artist (1920-2007)
AV
Alida Vázquez
composermusic educator
Mexican-American composer
FB
Feliciano Béjar
paintersculptor
Mexican artist (1920-2007)
VT
Victor Tayar
activistartist
Israeli artist
JA
Josefina Albarracín
artistsculptor
Colombian sculptor
CC
Chung-Chuan Cheng
artistpainter
Taiwanese painter (1931–2024)
HW
Henry Wyn
composerpianist
Belgian composer
KF
Kurts Fridrihsons
artistpainter
Latvian artist (1911-1991)
VK
Vladimir Kaspé
architectpainter
Mexican architect (1910-1996)
FN
Feroz Nizami
composerfilm score composer
Pakistani film score composer
AT
Alfredo Traverso
cinematographerpainter
Argentine cinematographer (1910-1980)
TP
Thodoros Papadimitriou
sculptoruniversity teacher
Greek artist (1931–2018)
RA
René Jam Afane
composerteacher
Cameroonian teacher
AS
Achim Stoia
composerconductor
Romanian composer
AE
Ahmed Khalil El-Giddawi
artistic gymnastgymnast
Egyptian gymnast
MA
Master Abdullah
composermusician
Pakistani film composer (1930 - 1994)
Dvora Bochman
postage stamp designersculptor
Artist
GA
Gabriel Alix
painterprintmaker
Haitian artist (1930-1998)
JG
Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue
draftspersonpainter
Haitian painter (1930-1996)
RN
Ronnie Nasralla
composerrecord producer
Jamaican businessman
Syed Nazrul Islam
politician
Bangladeshi independence leader who served as the first Acting President of Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War. He was assassinated along with other founding leaders in 1975.
Jane Luu
astronomer
Vietnamese-American astronomer who co-discovered the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto and Neptune in 1992, fundamentally changing our understanding of the solar system. Her discovery of 15760 Albion opened up the field of trans-Neptunian object research.
MN
Martin J. Newell
mathematician
Irish mathematician (*1910 – †1985)
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Atanasio Pardo
association football coachassociation football player
Chilean association football player (1920-1994)
Nikita Madjaroglou
basketball playertable tennis player
German table tennis player and basketball player
KA
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
politician
Bangladeshi politician who briefly served as President for three months in 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was later overthrown in another military coup and spent years in prison.
Fawzia Koofi
politician
Afghan politician and women's rights advocate who served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament and was one of the few female candidates in the 2019 presidential election.
Shehan Karunatilaka
writer
Won the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida," making him the second Sri Lankan author to receive this prestigious literary award.
MA
Muhammad al-Bashir
education managerengineer
Syrian engineer who served as interim Prime Minister during the 2024 transition following Assad's fall from power.
Essam Sirius
military personnelpolitician
Syrian military officer and politician who served in various government positions during the Ba'ath Party era.
Muhammad az-Zanati
politician
Veteran politician who served in various government positions during and after the Gaddafi era.
AA
Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
politician
Current Prime Minister of Kuwait, appointed to the position in 2022 by Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He previously served in various governmental roles and is tasked with leading economic and administrative reforms.
Nureddin al-Atassi
politician
Ba'ath Party leader who served as President of Syria from 1966-1970 until being overthrown in Hafez al-Assad's military coup.
Afonso Dhlakama
politician
Leader of the opposition RENAMO party from 1984 until his death in 2018, who commanded rebel forces during Mozambique's civil war and later became a key political figure.
Gaafar Nimeiry
politician
Military officer who ruled Sudan as president from 1969 to 1985 after seizing power in a coup, known for implementing Islamic law and socialist policies.
Jean-Max Bellerive
politician
Economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Haiti from 2009 to 2011, including during the devastating 2010 earthquake. He coordinated much of the international relief and reconstruction efforts.
Chipo Chung
actorfilm actor
British-Zimbabwean actress who has appeared in films including Sunshine and Doctor Who, and on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Joseph Kony
military personnelpolitician
Fugitive warlord who leads the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group responsible for widespread atrocities across northern Uganda and neighboring countries since the 1980s.
BO
Bazilio Olara-Okello
military personnelpolitician
Ugandan military officer who served as head of state from July 1985 to January 1986 as chairman of the Military Council. He came to power after overthrowing Milton Obote but was himself overthrown by Yoweri Museveni's forces.
Salih Mahmoud Osman
lawyerpolitician
Sudanese human rights lawyer and politician who won the 2007 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought from the European Parliament. He has represented victims of the Darfur conflict and other human rights cases while facing persecution for his legal advocacy work.
Khaldoon Al Mubarak
business executiveentrepreneur
Chairman of Manchester City Football Club and CEO of Mubadala Investment Company, one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds.
Hussein Arnous
civil servantpolitician
Syrian engineer and civil servant who became Prime Minister in 2020, overseeing government operations during the ongoing civil conflict.
Paolo Guerrero
association football player
Peru's captain and all-time leading goalscorer with over 39 international goals who has played for clubs including Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, and Internacional.
Ali Maâloul
association football player
Egypt association football player
HC
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
politician
Communist-era politician who served as acting head of state of Afghanistan from May 1986 to September 1987.
Niloofar Rahmani
aircraft pilot
Afghanistan's first female fixed-wing Air Force pilot who completed flight training in 2013 and later sought asylum in the United States.
Kim Tok-hun
politician
North Korean politician who currently serves as Premier of North Korea, appointed in 2019. He previously held various positions in the Workers' Party of Korea economic departments.
TO
Tito Okello
politician
Military officer who briefly served as President of Uganda for six months (1985-1986) after overthrowing Milton Obote before being ousted by Yoweri Museveni.
Omar al-Bashir
politician
Sudanese military officer who ruled Sudan as president from 1989 to 2019 before being overthrown and later indicted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
AA
Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
military personnelpolitician
Defense minister under Omar al-Bashir who briefly served as head of Sudan's military council for one day in April 2019 before stepping down.
Norma Cruz
human rights defender
Norma Cruz is a prominent Guatemalan human rights activist who founded the Survivors Foundation to support victims of violence and femicide.
Hemedti
military personnelwar criminal
Paramilitary leader who commands the Rapid Support Forces and has been accused of war crimes during conflicts in Darfur and the ongoing Sudanese civil war.
John X of Antioch
Eastern Orthodox priest
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East since 2012, leading one of the oldest Christian patriarchates.
Shou Zi Chew
chief executive officer
CEO of TikTok since 2021, leading the popular social media platform used by over one billion people worldwide. He previously held senior positions at Xiaomi and worked as an investment banker.
Mary Akrami
women's rights activist
Afghani activist
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Pierre de Coubertin
founderhistorian
French educator and historian who founded the modern Olympic Games in 1896 and served as president of the International Olympic Committee for 29 years.
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
journal editorjournalist
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
Satyendra Nath Bose
mathematicianphysicist
Theoretical physicist whose work on quantum mechanics led to the discovery of Bose-Einstein statistics and the concept of bosons, named in his honor.
Sándor Petőfi
actorpoet
Hungarian romantic poet and revolutionary leader whose patriotic verses inspired the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against Austrian rule. He disappeared during the Battle of Segesvár and became a national martyr.
Abdur Rahman Khan
politician
Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901
Robert Meacham
ministerpolitician
American politician
Julia H. Thayer
poetuniversity president
American poet; college president and faculty (1847-1944)
James Franklin Lane
teacheruniversity president
American educator, college president (1874–1944)
Saturnino Cedillo
military personnelminister
Mexican politician and military personnel (1890-1939)
Anton Höfer
military personnelminister
Austro-Hungarian general
Milan Piroćanac
historianjudge
Serbian politician and judge (1837–1897)
William Jernagin
activistminister
American minister, activist (1870–1958)
James Ross
businesspersoncivil engineer
Canadian civil engineer, businessman and philanthropist
Oriana Wilson
humanitariannaturalist
British humanitarian (1874–1945)
John Alfred Prestwich
businesspersonengineer
English engineer and inventor (1874–1952)
Jaime Batalha Reis
agricultural engineerdiplomat
Portuguese Agronomist and Diplomat
Bunsaku Arakatsu
physicistuniversity teacher
Japanese nuclear physicist
Hussein Sirri Pasha
diplomatengineer
Prime Minister of Egypt (1894–1960)
Maud Adeline Cloudesley Brereton
editorengineer
British health consultant and gas advocate, editor
James Nathaniel Halbert
acarologistentomologist
Irish entomologist (1871 - 1948)
Zygmunt Mineyko
civil engineerclassical archaeologist
Polish aristocrat, army officer, scientist and engineer (1840-1925)
Hubert Scott-Paine
engineermilitary flight engineer
British aircraft and boat designer (1891–1954)
François Van Rysselberghe
inventormeteorologist
Belgian scientist
August Hagenbach
physicistuniversity teacher
Swiss physicist (1871-1955)
Ștefan Protopopescu
aircraft pilotinventor
Romanian aviation pioneer
Juan Baigorri Velar
engineerinventor
Argentinian engineer
Timoleon Argyropoulos
mathematicianphysicist
Greek University Professor
Akitsune Imamura
earth scientistseismologist
Japanese seismologist (1870–1948)
Charles Macnamara
bookkeeperscientist
Canadian historian, entomologist, photographer
Oki Kibatarō
engineerentrepreneur
Japanese engineer (1848–1906)
T. F. Bourdillon
botanistnaturalist
Indian conservationist (1849–1930)
Marian Lutosławski
electrical engineermechanical engineer
Polish engineer
Adriano de Paiva
physicistpolitician
Portuguese physicist (1847–1907)
George Thomas Rope
naturalistpainter
British painter and naturalist (1845-1929)
Konstantinos Mitsopoulos
physicistuniversity teacher
Greek scientist and university professor
Robert Vinçotte
engineermining engineer
Engineer (1844–1904)
Ioannis Chatzidakis
mathematicianphysicist
Greek scientist and university professor
Arthur Wakefield Carkeek
engineersurveyor
Recipient of the New Zealand Cross (1843-1897)
Mahmoud Fehmy
engineerpolitician
Egyptian politician
Thomas Peterkin
engineerlocal politician
New Zealand engineer and politician
Hiram Perkins
astronomerphilanthropist
American astronomer
Martin Sekulić
mathematicianphysicist
Croatian mathematician and physicist (1833–1905)
Albert Benjamin Prescott
chemistuniversity teacher
American chemist (1832–1905)
Vassilios Lakon
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Greek mathematician and university professor
Nasrullah Khan
monarch
Emir of Afghanistan (1919)
Thibaw Min
monarch
The last king of the Konbaung Dynasty who ruled Burma from 1878 until the British completed their conquest in 1885.
Norman Hargrave Taylor
science administratorscientist
New Zealand teacher, soil scientist, scientific administrator (1900–1975)
Mieczysław Batsch
association football playermechanical engineer
Polish mechanical engineer, footballer
Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda
chemistwriter
Chemist
Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala
anthropologistbiologist
Sri Lankan academic (1900–1976)
Paulo Setúbal
journalistlawyer
Brazilian writer (1893–1937)
Mona Innis Tracy
journalistnovelist
New Zealand journalist, poet, short-story writer, novelist, and community worker
Pranciškus Būčys
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Lithuanian Roman Catholic bishop (1872–1951)
Faik Kurdoğlu
journalistpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1892–1981)
Franek Kluski
journalistspiritual medium
Polish spiritualist
Ishar Singh
poetwriter
Punjabi poet
Arturo Borja
poetwriter
Ecuadorian poet
Eşref Sencer Kuşçubaşı
politicianwriter
Turkish statesperson (1873–1964)
Irene Lisboa
poetwriter
Portuguese writer, educator
Yusuf Hikmet Bayur
diplomathistorian
Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1891–1980)
Walter Hillier
diplomatlinguist
British diplomat (1849–1927)
Tsunashima Ryōsen
philosopherwriter
Japanese philosopher (1873–1907)
Farah Antun
journal editorjournalist
One of the first Syrian Christians to openly argue for secularism and equality regardless of religious affiliation
Muhammad Ali
translatorwriter
Pakistani scholar and leading figure of the Ahmadiyya Movement
Yoshio Markino
paintervisual artist
Japanese artist (1874-1956)
Karol Wiktor Zawodziński
literary criticliterary historian
Cavalry master of the Polish Army, poet, art historian (1890-1949)
Frédéric Marcelin
diplomatjournalist
Haitian politician and writer
Şeref Aykut
journalistpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1874–1939)
Ganeshprasad Varni
autobiographerphilosopher
Jain religious scholar
George Barton Cutten
historianphilosopher
Canadian university administrator, historian and philosopher (1874–1962)
Julius Dessauer
rabbireligious studies scholar
Hungarian rabbi (1832-1883)
Ireneo Paz
journalistpoet
Mexican writer
Ouida
novelistwriter
British novelist (1839–1908)
Mirza Rida Quli Shari'at-Sanglaji
akhoondphilosopher
Iranian akhoond and theologian
Dimitrie Petrino
librarianpoet
Romanian Poet
Dervish Hima
journal editorjournalist
Albanian politician (1872-1928)
Manuel Gondra
diplomatjournalist
President of Paraguay (1872-1927)
Subh-i-Azal
poetreligious leader
Persian religious leader (1831–1912)
Samuel Pineles
activistbusinessperson
Romanian writer (1843–1928)
Alec John Dawson
novelistwriter
British writer (1872–1951)
Lorentz Dietrichson
aestheticianart historian
Norwegian author and art historian (1834–1917)
George McCullagh Reed
journalistpolitician
Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper proprietor
Federico Fernández Cavada
diplomatmilitary personnel
Cuban-born Union Army officer and artist (1831–1871)
Susan Law McBeth
meteorological observermissionary
1830-1893 , Presbyterian missionary to American Indians and author
Fatma Begum
actorfilm actor
Indian actress and director
Zabelle Boyajian
Esperantistpainter
Armenian artist (1873–1957)
Minos Kalokairinos
archaeologistart historian
Greek art historian and archaeologist (1843–1907)
Muhammed Mehdi Senusi
clericwriter
Senussi cleric and leader
Edward Wakefield
journalistpolitician
New Zealand politician (1845-1924)
Milan Savić
translatorwriter
Serbian writer, literary critic
Charles White
historianjournalist
Australian journalist and author (1845–1922)
Stephen MacKenna
journalisttranslator
Irish journalist, linguist and writer (1872–1934)
Alexandra Avierino
journal editorjournalist
Lebanese journalist and poet
Aodh De Blácam
authorjournalist
Journalist, writer, editor
Charlotte Anne Moberly
principalwriter
English academic & author (1846–1937)
Alexandros Karapanos
diplomatjournalist
Greek politician (1873-1946)
Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
novelistwriter
Japanese writer (1873–1950)
Vlasios Skordelis
educatorwriter
Greek writer and educator
Lazar Komarčić
journalistscience fiction writer
Serbian writer
Jessie Forsyth
newspaper editorwriter
British-born American/Australian temperance reformer, newspaper editor (1847/49 - 1937)
Mariano Azuela
novelistphysician
Mexican author and physician (1873–1952)
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
composerpoet
South African composer (1873-1905)
Gheorghe A. Lăzăreanu-Lăzurică
activistmusician
Romanian writer and businessman (1892-?)
Constantin Banu
newspaper editorpoet
Romanian writer, journalist and politician
Miklós Radnai
composerjournalist
Hungarian composer, critic and music writer (1892–1935)
Ting Chin-Pan
artistpoet
Chinese general (1894–1988)
Ljudevit Vuličević
Catholic priestopinion journalist
Serbian writer
Gustav von Burg
opinion journalistornithologist
Swiss teacher and naturalist (1871-1927)
Paulin Święcicki
journalisttranslator
Polish and Ukrainian writer and translator (1841–1876)
Marinos Antypas
journalistlawyer
Greek politician
Robert Dwyer Joyce
musicologistpoet
Irish writer (1830–1883)
Henry Walter Bellew
ambassadorbotanical collector
Indian-born British medical officer and writer (1834–1892)
Vasile Boerescu
diplomatjournalist
Romanian politician (1830–1883)
Robert Witt
art collectorart historian
British art historian and art collector (1872-1952)
Petre Ispirescu
children's writercollector of fairy tales
Romanian writer, collector of fairy tales, and printer (1830–1887)
Rosario Orrego
journalistpoet
Chilean writer
Kim Tu-bong
linguistpolitician
Korean linguist who developed the Korean alphabet romanization system and served as the first chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly.
Spiro Dine
playwrightpoet
Albanian writer
Freydun Atturaya
physicianpolitician
Assyrian physician and nationalist
Tayfur Sökmen
politicianwriter
President of Republic of Hatay (1892–1980)
W. R. Lawson
economistediting staff
British journalist, economist and author
Reza Khan Arfa Danesh
diplomatmemoirist
Iranian diplomat and poet (1846-1937)
Manuela Villarán de Plasencia
journalistpoet
Peruvian writer and poet (1840-1888)
Charles Purnell
journalistlawyer
New Zealand writer
Voltaire Molesworth
journalistpolitician
Australian politician and journalist (1889-1934)
Kliment Turnovski
Eastern Orthodox priestpolitician
Bulgarian Prime Minister (1841-1901)
Alice Vickery
physicianwriter
Physician
John Ongman
hymnwriterpastor
Swedish Baptist pastor (1844–1931)
Reino Drockila
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician and journalist
Clarence M. Leumane
librettistsongwriter
English singer, actor, lyricist (1845-1928)
Teresa de la Parra
novelistshort story writer
Venezuelan novelist (1889–1936)
Elvira López
philosopherwomen's rights activist
Argentinian feminist, activist, reformer and author
María Nieves y Bustamante
novelistwriter
Peruvian writer
Blanche Alethea Crackanthorpe
journalistwriter
(1847-1928)
Mercedes Belzú de prado
poettranslator
Bolivian writer (1835-1879)
Matei Donici
military officerpoet
Moldovan general and politician
Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu
pedagoguephilosopher
Romanian pedagogue
Arthur Spenser Loat Farquharson
classical philologistphilosophy historian
British classicist, philosopher and translator (1871–1942)
Nazem al-Atebba
essayistlexicographer
Iranian physician and essayist (1847–1924)
Mariana Cox Méndez
essayistwomen's rights activist
Chilean writer and feminist
Federico Díez de Medina
diplomatpolitician
Bolivian politician
Mary Gladstone
diaristsecretary
Daughter of William Gladstone
Ya'akov Winschel
physicianwriter
Israeli doctor, Zionist activist, and writer
Angelina Vidal
editorpolitician
Portuguese writer, editor
Agnes Maule Machar
historiannovelist
Canadian writer (1837–1927)
Zhang Shichuan
entrepreneurfilm director
Founding father of Chinese cinema (1890-1954)
Mary Hay
novelistwriter
English novelist
Yamakawa Kikue
criticeconomist
Japanese feminist
Phan Dinh Phung
poetrevolutionary
Vietnamese revolutionary
José Segundo Decoud
diplomatjournalist
Paraguayan politician
Eulogio Gillow y Zavalza
Catholic deaconCatholic priest
Roman Catholic archbishop
Raphael Ankawa
rabbiwriter
Moroccan rabbi and scholar (1848–1935)
Vlasis Gavriilidis
journalistpublisher
Greek journalist and publisher
Taufiq Wahby
politicianwriter
Iraqi politician
Nathaniel Mtui
academichistorian
Tanzanian historian
Liborio Brieba
journalistwriter
Chilean writer
Pavlos Karolidis
historianpolitician
Greek historian (1849–1930)
Margaret Child-Villiers
hymnwriterphilanthropist
English political hostess and philanthropist
Freeman Marius O'Donoghue
authorcurator
British author and museum curator
Neoklis Kazazis
archaeologistpolitician
Greek lawyer, academic and writer
Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași
philosophersociologist
Romanian sociologist (1849-1923)
Ahmet Reşit Rey
authorpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1870–1955)
Tite Margwelaschwili
journalistphilosopher
Georgian writer and philosopher
Ellis Stanyon
magicianwriter
British magician
Agnes Herbert
criticjournalist
British writer and hunter
Ashraf Gilani
clericjournalist
Iranian literary, poet, journalist and cleric
Labiba Ahmad
activistjournalist
Egyptian Islamic activist, philanthropist, traveller and writer
Emilios Riadis
composerpianist
Greek musician and poet (1890–1935)
Julian Leszczyński
journalistpolitician
Polish politician (1889–1937)
Harry Piers
archivisthistorian
Canadian historian (1870–1940)
Tetsu Yasui
educatorwriter
Japanese educator and writer
Mimar Kemaleddin
architectwriter
Turkish architect (1870–1927)
Mirza Melkum Khan
diplomatopinion journalist
Iranian writer, diplomat and publicist (1833–1908)
Charles Alfred Bell
diplomatlexicographer
British civil servant and Tibetologist (1870-1945)
Amy Cripps Vernon
children's writerwriter
English author
Hariprabha Takeda
announcerwriter
Bengali writer
Ingeborg Malmström
poetwriter
Finnish poet
Juji Nakada
journalistpastor
Japanese evangelist
Louise Briggs
Esperantistplaywright
British Esperantist
Marie Butts
teachertranslator
French educator, translator, and children's book author
Daniel Thrap
historianLutheran pastor
Norwegian church historian (1832–1913)
Mehmet Emin Erişirgil
academicpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1891–1965)
Themistokli Gërmenji
politicianwriter
Albanian activist (1871–1917)
Djordje Popovic
editorjournalist
Serbian writer and diplomat (1832–1914)
Edith Alleyne Sinnotte
Esperantistnovelist
Australian writer, Esperanto novelist
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
army officerpolitician
Turkish military officer who led the Turkish War of Independence and founded the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923, serving as its first president until 1938.
Carlos Pereyra
ambassadordiplomat
Mexican diplomat and writer (1871-1942)
Rose Shahfa
essayistlecturer
Lebanese women's rights activist
Mahwi
poetwriter
Kurdish poet
Asher Mizrahi
poetsinger
Tunisian singer and musician
Simos Menardos
pedagoguephilologist
Greek poet (1872-1933)
Timoleon Filimon
journalistpolitician
Greek politician, Mayor of Athens (1833–1898)
Abd al-Hosayn Ayati
missionarypoet
Iranian missionary of the Baha'i Faith, journalist, author and teacher (1871–1953)
Thianwan
lawyerwriter
Thai writer
N. T. Orășanu
newspaper editorpoet
Romanian poet, writer and editor
Sam Henry
fiddlerfolk song collector
Irish journalist and musicologist
Stefanos Dragoumis
diplomatjudge
Judge, writer and politician (1842-1923)
Manuel Argüello Mora
actorjournalist
Costa Rican politician and writer
José María Ramos Mejía
historianpolitician
Argentine historian
Hemchandra Kanungo
politicianrevolutionary
Indian Bengali revolutionary
Claymoor
film criticjournalist
Romanian journalist (c. 1842–1903)
Jan Słomka
farmerwójt
Polish writer (1842–1932)
Barbare Jorjadze
community leaderfeminist
Georgian princess, author, and women's rights advocate
Aḥmad Ḥāfiẓ ʿAwaḍ
journal editorjournalist
Egyptian journalist
John J. O'Kelly
journalistpolitician
Irish politician, author and publisher (1872-1957)
TB
Toduraki Makridi Bey
anthropologistarchaeologist
Turkish-Greek archaeologist and art historian (1872–1940)
Máximo Soto Hall
journalistnovelist
Guatemalan writer
Aneta Dadeshkeliani
educatorpoet
Georgian poet, educator and social reformer
Rosa Guerra
journalistplaywright
Argentine educator, journalist, writer (1834-1864)
Bhawani Dayal Sannyasi
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Indian origin activist in South Africa
Mirza Abdul'Rahim Talibov Tabrizi
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Lhadj Belaïd
poetsinger
Moroccan poet and singer (1873-1945)
Hippolyte Fierens Gevaert
art historiancurator
Belgian art historian (1870–1926)
Paraire Tomoana
composersongwriter
Māori leader (1874–1946)
Guilherme de Vasconcelos Abreu
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Eligio Ancona del Castillo
historianjournalist
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Aurelia Castillo de González
poetwriter
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Ioan Maniu
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W. J. Lincoln
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Clotilde von Wyss
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Amélia Janny
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Portuguese poet (1842-1914)
Aikaterini Laskaridou
pedagogueteacher
Greek pedagogue and teacher
Henri Berény
classical violinistcomposer
Hungarian composer (1871-1932)
Amelia Solar de Claro
poetwriter
Chilean writer (1836-1915)
Inez Bensusan
actorplaywright
Australian-British Jewish suffragette
Manuela Antonia Márquez y García-Saavedra
composerpianist
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novelistpoet
Japanese writer (1890–1943)
Rudolf Maria Holzapfel
philosopherpsychologist
Austrian philosopher
Anna Karima
editorfeminist
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İsmail Hakkı Berkok
military leadermilitary personnel
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Sheikh Mustafa
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Islamic scholar, poet, and Sufi from Sri Lanka
Sándor Büchler
historianrabbi
Hungarian rabbi (1869–1944)
Hossein Jodat
politicianwriter
Iranian writer and politician
James Lynam Molloy
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A. Garland Mears
novelistwriter
Irish novelist (circa 1842-1920) active in the 1890s
Dolores Sucre
poetwriter
Ecuadorian poet (1837-1917)
Lillian Metge
journalistsuffragist
Irish suffragette
Walter Johannes Stein
philosopherwriter
Austrian philosopher (1891–1957)
Hassan Pirnia
historianpolitician
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Muhammadu Bello Kagara
authoreducator
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Maria Flechtenmacher
actoreditor
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Nicholas Lane Jackson
journalistsports executive
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Robert Caldwell
farmerjournalist
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Ángel de Estrada
poetwriter
Argentine poet (1872–1923)
Benjamin Bennett
journalistnewspaper editor
Australian politician
Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian
military personnelpolitician
Greek general (1874–1943)
Yannis K. Kordatos
historianpolitician
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diplomatjournalist
Bolivian writer and diplomat
Constance Clyde
journalistnovelist
New Zealand journalist
Sulayman al-Baruni
journalistpoet
Berber Ibadi scholar, poet, statesman and a prominent figure in the history of Libya
De Lacy O'Leary
historianuniversity teacher
British historian (1872–1957)
Walburga, Lady Paget
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German diarist, writer and friend of Queen Victoria (1839-1929)
Grant Richards
autobiographerpublisher
Richards, (Franklin Thomas) Grant (1872–1948), publisher and writer (1872–1948)
Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya
novelistpoet
Egyptian social activist
Edward William Brabrook
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Maro Marġaryan
poetpolitician
Soviet poet and translator (1915–1999)
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Nitish Chandra Laharry
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composerconductor
Uruguayan musician, pianist, journalist, and tango composer
Kho Tjoen Wan
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Stig Roth
art historiancurator
Swedish art historian, museum curator and museum director
Joaquín Méndez
diplomatjournalist
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Paca Navas
activistjournalist
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Ioanna Tsatsou
poetwriter
Greek writer and poet
Miguel Ángel Virasoro
philosophertranslator
Argentine philosopher
Younis Bahri
announcerexplorer
Iraqi traveler, journalist and author, who mastered over 17 languages
Mririda n’Ait Attik
poetwriter
Moroccan writer
María Raquel Adler
poetwriter
Argentinian poet
Emma Solá de Solá
composerpoet
Argentinian writer
Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi
historianpoet
Moroccan academic, politician and writer (1900–1963)
Moisés Mussa
educatorwriter
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Nikiforos Lytras
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Greek painter (1832–1904)
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performing artistvaudeville performer
(c1845–c1905) Aboriginal elder, senior lawman and performer
Józef Czajkowski
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Polish painter and architect (1872-1947)
Nino Marcelli
composerconductor
Italian composer and conductor
Joanna Hiffernan
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Irish model
Cami Stone
artistphotographer
Belgian artist
Arthur Mattingley
ornithologistphotographer
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John Mather
painterprintmaker
Australian artist (1848-1916)
Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière
composerpianist
Canadian pianist (1874–1912)
Grigoris Asikis
composerlyricist
Greek singer (1890–1966)
Gabriel Guerra
paintersculptor
Mexican artist (1847-1893)
José Salomé Pina
painteruniversity teacher
Painter (1830-1909)
Rafael Blanco Estera
caricaturistchess player
Cuban painter
George Henry Swan
photographerpolitician
New Zealand politician and photographer (1833-1913)
Theophilos Hatzimihail
iconographerpainter
Greek artist (c.1870-1934)
Maria Magdalena Łubieńska
painterstained-glass artist
Polish artist and educator (1833–1920)
Pietro Marubi
painterphotographer
Albanian-Italian artist (1834-1903)
Emma Timbery
artistmissionary
(1842-1916) Aboriginal shellworker
Samuel Carnell
photographerpolitician
New Zealand politician and photographer (1832–1920)
Charles Troedel
artistlithographer
Australian lithographer
Yusuf Ziyâ Paşa
composerdiplomat
Turkish diplomat (1849–1929)
Casimiro Alcorta
composermusician
Argentinian musician
Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
architectpolitician
New Zealand politician
Vedat Tek
architectuniversity teacher
Turkish architect (1873–1942)
Armand Massonet
draftspersonexlibrist
Painter (1892-1979)
Käthe Ephraim Marcus
paintersculptor
Israeli artist (1892-1970)
Pegg Clarke
photographerportrait photographer
Australian photographer
Adelina Murio-Celli d‘Elpeux
composermusic educator
Polish music teacher and composer
Benjamin Abrahão Botto
painterphotographer
Brazilian photographer (1890-1938)
Antonio Bilbao La Vieja
architectrugby union player
Argentine rugby union footballer
Kamel al-Khola'ie
composermusician
Musician
Revert Henrique Klumb
painterphotographer
Brazilian photographer and painter (1830-1886)
Ali Khan Vali
photographerpolitician
Iranian photographer
Louis Niesten
astronomer
Astronomer
Soto Grimshaw
naturalist
Argentine naturalist (1833–1900)
SA
Shamseddin Amir-Alaei
diplomatminister
Iranian politician (1900–1994)
Tytus Babczyński
mathematician
Polish mathematician and physicist (1830–1910)
Sithu U Tin
engineer
Burmese architect and engineer
AI
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah
chemistcivil servant
Ghanaian chemist and politician
AP
Amin Othman Pasha
diplomatlawyer
Egyptian politician (1898-1946)
RG
Robert Jones Ghartey
coopermonarch
Ghanaian politician
Abdel Hussein Charafeddine al-Musawi
scientist
Islamic scholar
Henry Charles Stanley
engineer
Chief engineer of the railways in Queensland, Australia
Jadwiga Umińska
illustratorpainter
Polish painter (1900–1983)
Cecil John White
cartoonistcomics artist
Australian cartoonist, painter and war artist (1900–1986)
Aniela Cukier
painterxylographer
Polish painter (1900-1944)
Assou Oubasslam
independence fightermilitary leader
Moroccan Military leader and figure of Berber resistance against French colonialism
Bakr Sidqi
military officerpolitician
Ottoman pasha and Iraqi general (1890-1937)
Fernando Soleti
military leadermilitary personnel
Italian general
Georgios Tsontos
military officerpolitician
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Ricardo Kirk
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Samet Saygın
military leadermilitary personnel
Turkish-Azerbaijani military officer (1892–1980)
Peljidiin Genden
politician
Mongolian politician (1892-1937)
Richard Henke
chemist
Austrian chemist and inventor (1900-1963)
Indian writer
José Carlos Rodrigues
journalist
Brazilian journalist
Uzbekistani poet (1845–1910)
Lina Snellman
writer
Finnish deacon and Writer (1846–1924)
Stefan Brykczyński
writer
Polish author
Ronetti Roman
poet
Romanian poet (1847–1908)
Willem Iskander
poet
Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator
Pascual Coña
writer
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journalist
Turkish journalist (1890–1980)
Wafaei
poet
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William Dawson LeSueur
journalist
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Muhammad Taymur
writer
Egyptian writer
Júlio de Mesquita Filho
journalist
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Eugénie Le Brun
writer
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Hector Charlesworth
writer
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Cevat Rıfat Atilhan
writer
Turkish writer (1892–1967)
Sevasti Qiriazi
journalist
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Ezequiel Pedro Paz
journalist
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Mehmed Hulusi
journalist
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Betty Elfving
writer
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Emilie Monson Malcolm
writer
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writer
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Ion Popescu
writer
Romanian writer
Harald Hornborg
writer
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Joseph Colborne-Veel
journalist
New Zealand journalist (1831–1895)
Carlos López Bustamante
journalist
Journalist
S. Vaiyapuri Pillai
writer
Tamil writer
Riza Talabani
writer
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Ellen Liston
writer
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Tomás Carrasquilla
writer
Colombian writer (1858-1940)
Joseph Laurent
writer
Canadian tribal leader
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Warda al-Yaziji
poet
Lebanese poet
D.P. du Toit
writer
South African writer
Jan Lion Cachet
writer
South African writer (1838-1912)
MV
Mihail Vântu
engineerjournalist
Romanian writer and engineer
FB
Francisco Bulnes
journalistlawyer
Mexican intellectual
EG
Efe Gómez
minermining engineer
Colombian writer (1867–1938)
EP
Estanisláo Przewodowski
engineermilitary personnel
Brazilian military officer and engineer
WE
William Elsdon
civil engineerengineer
Australian civil engineer (1830–1904)
AA
Abd as-Salam ibn Muhammad al-Alami
astronomermathematician
Scientist
HA
Harald Alfsen
engineerscience fiction writer
Norwegian engineer and writer
ES
Edward Giles Stone
businesspersoncivil engineer
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GA
Guybon Atherstone
civil engineerengineer
South African civil engineer
FK
Franz Kieslinger
art dealerart historian
Austrian art historian and businessman involved in looting with the Dienststelle Mühlmann
AT
Arthur Tyndall
civil engineerengineer
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SC
Samuel Irwin Crookes
engineerpolitician
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FH
Frank Holmes
engineergeologist
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JB
Josiah Boothby
civil servantmathematician
Australian mathematician
VB
Vinzenz Bronzin
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Italian mathematician (1872–1970)
AJ
Ado Johanson
agricultural scientistpolitician
Estonian politician and agricultural scientist (1874-1932)
JF
Josef Finger
mathematicianphysicist
Austrian mathematician (1841–1925)
WS
William Shaw
industrialistmining engineer
Australian engineer and ironfounder
IA
Ion Atanasiu
chemistgeologist
Romanian chemist
PM
Paul Mandelstamm
architectengineer
Latvian architect (1870-1941)
AB
Alexander Bruce
engineerpolitician
Engineer, trade unionist, baker, goldminer, local politician (1838–1917)
RR
Rahmat Ali Rahmat
mathematicianpoet
Indian poet and educator (1891–1936)
HT
Henry H. Travers
botanical collectorbotanist
New Zealand naturalist and botanist (1844–1928)
Mulugeta Yeggazu
military officerpolitician
Ethiopian government official and commander in the Ethiopian Army
Ipirvik
explorerguide
Inuk hunter and explorer
Giorgos Kalafatis
association football coachassociation football player
Greek athlete and founder of Panathinaikos (1890-1964)
Periklis Argyropoulos
diplomatpolitician
Greek Navy admiral and diplomat (1871–1955)
Panagiotis Potagos
explorerphysician
Explorer
Desiderio Arias
politiciansoldier
Dominican soldier and caudillo
Irene Morales Infante
soldiervivandière
Chilean soldier
John Treadwell
explorerminer
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Ludwig Brackebusch
explorergeologist
German geologist, mineralogist and palaeontologist
Nuri Yamut
politiciansoldier
Turkish military officer (1890–1961)
Edwin Gordon Blackmore
academicpolitician
Parliamentary clerk and author in Australia (1837–1909)
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
politician
Iraqi politician and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq (1892-1965)
Moroccan writer
Guru Prasad Mainali
writer
Nepalese writer (1900–1971)
Paulina Appenszlak
journalist
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Miguel Ángel Quevedo Pérez
journalist
Cuban journalist and editor
Francisco Ichaso y Macías
essayist
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Violet Bowring
painter
New Zealand painter (1890-1980)
Feliks Brzozowski
painter
Polish painter (1836-1892)
Clara Hagarty
painter
Canadian artist
James Franklin Fuller
architect
Architect (1835–1924)
Dimitrios Geraniotis
painter
Greek painter (1871-1960)
John William Twycross
photographer
Australian photographer (1871–1936)
Edmund Morris
painter
Canadian painter (1871–1913)
Tonheca Dantas
composer
Brazilian composer
Frederick Simpson Coburn
painter
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Stanisław Chlebowski
painter
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George Torrance
composer
Irish composer of church music
Alfred Henry Burton
photographer
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Joaquín Pinto
painter
Ecuadorian painter (1842-1906)
Ethel Carrick
painter
English Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter (1872-1952)
Alexander Francis Dunlop
architect
Canadian architect (1842–1923)
Ismael Edwards Matte
architect
Chilean architect (1891-1954)
Minus Megerdich Zorab
painter
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Leonidas Papazoglou
photographer
Greek photographer (1872–1918)
Gladys Reeves
photographer
Canadian photographer
Darvish Khan
composer
Iranian musician (1872–1926)
Charles Dehoy
painter
Belgian painter (1872-1940)
John Albert Ewart
architect
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John M. Lyle
architect
Canadian architect (1872–1945)
Feliks Sypniewski
painter
Polish painter (1830-1902)
Frederick Strouts
architect
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Saya Aye
painter
Burmese artist (1872-1930)
William James Mildenhall
photographer
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Henry Herbert Clifford
photographer
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Ioannis Zacharias
painter
Greek painter (1845-1873)
James S. Stening
photographer
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Fernand Toussaint
painter
Artist (1873-1956)
Vincentas Jakševičius
sculptor
Lithuanian sculptor
Alice Mills
photographer
Australian photographer (1870–1929)
Elizabeth Styring Nutt
painter
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Pan Chunyuan
painter
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Chaudry Mohammad Aslam
cartographermathematician
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John Earnshaw
biographerengineer
Historian
Nicolina Vaz de Assis
sculptor
Brazilian sculptor
Ina Gregory
painter
Australian painter (1874–1964)
Colborne Meredith
architect
Canadian architect
Ximena Morla Lynch
painter
Chilean painter (1891-1987)
Esther Paterson
painter
Australian artist (1892–1971)
Gheorghe Leonida
sculptor
Romanian sculptor
Julian Puterman-Sadłowski
architect
Polish architect
PS
Piotr Smoleński
cryptographermathematician
Polish cryptographer
Marthe Guillain
painter
Belgian painter (1890–1974)
Aileen Dent
painter
Australian artist (1890–1978)
Antoni Gramatyka
painter
Polish artist (1841-1922)
Francis Herbert Dufty
photographer
English-born Australian photographer (1846-1910)
Samuel Finkelstein
painter
Polish painter (1895–1942)
Nam Sơn
painter
Painter (1890-1973)
Namık İsmail
painter
Turkish painter (1890–1935)
Ralph Snowball
photographer
Australian photographer
Gabriel Lekegian
photographer
Armenian photographer
Alexandru Săvulescu
architect
Romanian architect (1847-1902)
Marcin Kitz
painter
Painter (1891-1943)
Walter Liberty Vernon
architect
English architect (1846–1914)
Ioannis Doukas
painter
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Miloš Tenković
painter
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Witold Pruszkowski
painter
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Moses Chamberlain Edey
architect
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Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar
sculptor
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Aldo Conti
painter
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Émile Sacré
painter
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Kel Marubi
photographer
Albanian photographer (1870–1940)
Walter William LaChance
architect
Canadian architect
Tadeusz Rychter
painter
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Georgios Vroutos
sculptor
Greek sculptor (1843–1909)
Spiros Pizanis
painter
Greek painter (1870-1927)
Sarkis Erganyan
painter
Turkish painter of Armenian ancestry (1870–1950)
E. J. Woods
architect
Architect (1839–1916)
William Henry Skinner
architect
British architect
Forshaw Day
painter
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Thalia Flora-Karavia
painter
Greek painter (1871-1960)
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Edna Jaques
poetwriter
Canadian poet
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Lola Taborga de Requena
poetwriter
Bolivian poet
AV
Athanasios Veloudios
actoraircraft pilot
Greek actor and soldier (1895-1992)
KV
Konstantinos Ventiris
military personnelwriter
Greek lieutenant general
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Eleftherios Stavridis
journalistpolitician
Greek journalist and politician
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Lidia Peradotto
logicianphilosopher
Italian-Argentine philosopher and logician
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Nisn Pups
journalistrevolutionary
Soviet Lithuanian-Jewish revolutionary, journalist and trade unionist
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Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
novelistwriter
Famous Telugu humorist; author of Barrister Parvateesam
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Out el-Kouloub
novelistwriter
Arab writer (1892–1968)
GM
George Magheru
physicianpoet
Poet and playwright
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Petros Orologas
journalistwriter
Greek journalist
CR
Chilukuri Narayana Rao
Dravidologisttranslator
Indian writer
MD
Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das
composerlyricist
Indian film lyricist
RS
Rayaprolu Subbarao
lyricistsongwriter
Telugu poet and pioneer of the Bhavakavitam movement
JI
Julio Irigoyen
film directorscreenwriter
Argentine film director
AD
Antonis Diamantidis
lyricistmusician
Greek musician (1892–1945)
RS
Richard Akinwande Savage
journalistpolitician
Nigerian physician, journalist and politician
MD
María Ariza Delance
artisteducator
Cuban painter, journalist (1880-1960)
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Leonora Polkinghorne
women's rights activistwriter
Australian writer and women's activist
AS
Angelos Simiriotis
poetteacher
Greek writer, translator and teacher
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Ioannis Chrysafis
artistic gymnastwriter
Gymnast (1873–1932)
ȘB
Șerban Bascovici
literary criticpoet
Romanian poet
FK
Fuat Köseraif
linguistsoldier
Turkish linguist (1872–1949)
PB
Percy Brown
art historiancurator
Scholar (1872-1955)
VS
Vere Stent
journalistwar correspondent
South African journalist
AG
Agnes Gavin
screenwriterwriter
Australian actor and screenwriter (1872–1948)
EB
E. M. Granger Bennett
academicnovelist
Canadian writer (1891–1988)
SD
Sydney Deamer
aircraft pilotjournalist
Australian journalist (1891–1962)
LG
Leopoldo Ramos Giménez
journalisttrade unionist
Paraguayan journalist
AN
Ali Nasr
playwrightpolitician
Iranian politician and playwright
HE
Hattat Aziz Efendi
calligrapherwriter
Turkish calligrapher (1871–1934)
JÜ
Johannes Üksi
border guardsmanmilitary personnel
Estonian writer (1891-1937)
JK
J. J. Kenneally
journalistpolitician
Australian journalist and politician
LB
Louie Bennett
journalistnovelist
Irish suffragist
KK
Kabiruddin Kalim
poetwriter
Indian writer
JB
Julius Brutzkus
historianjournalist
Lithuanian politician and historian
AW
Arthur Withy
journalistpolitician
New Zealand journalist
AK
Antonios Keramopoulos
anthropologistarchaeologist
Greek archaeologist (1870–1960)
MC
Michel Chiha
bankereconomist
Banker, Politician, journalist and writer. (1891-1954)
SE
Seán Etchingham
journalistpolitician
Irish politician (1870-1923)
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Saul Raphael Landau
journalistwriter
Austrian author
MS
Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma
epigrapherhistorian
Indian historian of Telugu kingdoms and epigraphist
WJ
William Worthington Jordan
explorerhunter
Hunter, trader, and writer in Southern Africa.
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Emil Kaufmann
architectural historianart historian
Austrian art historian (1891–1953)
JM
John MacGregor
lawyerpolitician
Lawyer, politician, writer
AV
Andrés Vigas
journalistlawyer
Venezuelan politician and writer
AA
Abd al-Masih Salib al-Masudi
monkwriter
Egyptian monk and author (1848–1935)
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Soteria Aliberty
educatorwomen's rights activist
Greek feminist and educator (1847–1929)
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Arabella Jane Duffy
translatorwriter
Irish writer and translator born:1845|died:1926-02-09|; Duffy, Arabella Jane -1926
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Andreas Papagiannakopoulos
journalistpolitician
Greek politician
WH
William Crawford Honeyman
musicianwriter
Musician, author
CO
Charlotte Grace O'Brien
botanical collectorbotanist
Irish writer (1845-1909)
JS
Jerzy Szwajcer
caricaturistjournalist
Polish caricaturist (1892–1967)
MS
Mikhail Sabinin
church historianhistorian
Russian artist and historian (1845–1900)
MF
Moritz Friedländer
religious studies scholartheologian
Austro-Hungarian Jewish scholar of religion
AD
Aristeidis Dosios
bankereconomist
Greek economist
HZ
Hajj Ali Zniber
nationalistpoet
Moroccan writer (1844–1914)
AA
Aganice Ainianos
poetwriter
Greek writer and poet (1838-1892)
RO
Roknolmolk
politicianwriter
Iranian author and politician
ZM
Zeyn al-Abedin Maraghei
novelistwriter
Persian novelist
TB
Tharald Blanc
historianjournalist
Norwegian historian (1838–1921)
JC
John Craig
journalistpolitician
Canadian politician and newspaper publisher
GW
Garnet Walch
journalistplaywright
Australian writer
AG
Alfred Garneau
historianlawyer
Canadian poet (1836–1904)
JR
John Richards
businesspersonminer
South Australian politician (1842–1913)
JS
James West Stack
botanical collectorcleric
Missionary, clergyman, writer, interpreter in New Zealand (1835–1919)
HM
Hamuera Tamahau Mahupuku
farmerwriter
Ngati Kahungunu leader, runholder, assessor, newspaper proprietor
FS
Fay Sargent
actorfilm actor
Irish singer, actress, and journalist
Francisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz
educatorjournalist
Brazilian writer
FF
Frank Fowler
journalistwriter
British-born author
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Zé Espinguela
journalistwriter
Brazilian journalist
MM
Maxwell Miller
journalistpolitician
Australian politician
LS
Lucinda Sullivan
nursephilanthropist
Irish philanthropist, writer and promoter of children's welfare
EO
Ellen O'Leary
poetwriter
Irish poet
EP
Enrique González "La Pulga"
guitaristsongwriter
Cuban musician
JB
James Bodell
politicianwriter
Soldier, businessman, local politician, writer (1831–1892)
AP
Antonio Peñafiel
anthropologistethnologist
Mexican doctor, scientist and scholar who participated in founding the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, and in studying Mexico's pre-Columbian history and in documenting Native American languages
LS
Lucrecia Undurraga Solar
publisherwriter
Chilean journalist and writer (1841-1901)
NB
Nguyễn Nhược Thị Bích
poetwriter
Concubine of Tự Đức; poet (1830–1909)
NM
Nikola Musulin
poetteacher
Serbian poet
ES
Edward L. Sloan
composerhymnwriter
Irish Mormon publisher
PA
Premankur Atorthy
actorfilm director
Indian actor (1890–1964)
OK
Olivia Knight
poetwriter
Irish poet
JP
Jacinto Regino Pachano
diplomatmilitary personnel
Venezuelan writer and politician
HT
Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi
politicianwriter
Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane leader, guide, interpreter, assessor, politician, writer (1843–1933)
OJ
Obadiah Johnson
physicianwriter
Nigerian doctor
YA
Yohanna Barnaba Abdallah
Fatherhistorian
Yao priest, missionary and writer
MF
María Luisa Fernández
poetwriter
Chilean writer
SQ
Salim Qubayn
journalisttranslator
Palestinian writer and translator
NH
Niqula Haddad
journal editorjournalist
Lebanese journalist
AS
Alfred Schmitz Shadd
farmerjournalist
Canadian physician
RP
Ramón Gómez Portillo
journalistwriter
Colombian journalist
NF
Nazli Fyzee
authorsocial worker
Indian author and social reformer
GO
George O'Brien
economistpolitician
Irish politician, economist and academic (1892-1973)
AG
Ashwini Kumar Ghosh
authorplaywright
Odia playwright, lyricist
WG
William Wellington Gqoba
journalistpoet
South African Xhosa poet, translator, and journalist (1840–1888)
BR
Bishweshwar Nath Reu
authorhistorian
Indian historian
MS
Miguel Pecci Saavedra
literary criticwriter
Paraguayan writer
SP
Samuel Hirsh Peltin
booksellerGerman–Polish translator
Polish Jewish writer, translator, and publisher (1831–1896)
PS
Panchagnula Adinarayana Sastry
Sanskrit scholarwriter
Indian Scholar of Sanskrit and Telugu
DS
Dimitrios Skouzes
politicianwriter
Greek writer (1891–1972)
DM
Dimitris Mpogris
journalistscreenwriter
Greek writer
JP
Johnny Patterson
composersinger
Irish singer
PH
Phoa Tjoen Hoay
journalistnewspaper editor
Chinese Indonesian journalist, writer and translator
GT
George Talaz
newspaper editorpoet
Romanian poet
PS
Panagiotis Stamatakis
archaeologistart historian
Greek art historian and archaeologist (1840-1885)
MS
Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji
autobiographerAyurvedacharya
Indian Hindu guru
RU
Refi' Cevad Ulunay
journalistnovelist
Turkish journalist (1890–1968)
AR
Alexander George Richey
barristerhistorian
Irish historian
FP
Frank Harris Patterson
historianjudge
Canadian judge (1891–1976)
GD
Gayne Dexter
journalistscreenwriter
Australian journalist and screenwriter
GT
Gebran Tueni
journalistwriter
Lebanese journalist
AQ
Allameh Sayyed Abul Hasan Rafiee Qazvini
philosopherreligious figure
Iranian philosopher and religious servant
LV
Lucia Bulnes de Vergara
journalistwriter
Chilean journalist
IK
Igor S. Korntayer
actorcomposer
Polish Jewish actor and writer
Hamilton Lamb
politiciansoldier
Australian politician (1900–1943)
MH
Maktoum bin Hushur
monarch
Emir of Dubai
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
politician
Ruled as the 10th Sheikh of Kuwait from 1921 to 1950, overseeing the country's transition from a pearl-diving economy to an oil-based one. His reign marked the beginning of Kuwait's modern development with the discovery of oil in 1938.
Slavko Brill
sculptor
Croatian sculptor, ceramic artist
Melville Haysom
sculptor
Australian artist, sculptor, instructor and musician
Grigor Vahramian Gasparbeg
painter
Iranian painter
Gaspar Besares-Soraire
painter
Argentine painter
Hugo Orellana Bonilla
painter
Peruvian artist (1932-2007)
SN
Syed Muzaffaruddin Nadwi
historianscholar
Indian-born Pakistani academic (1900–1984)
MP
Mitsos Papanikolaou
journalistpoet
Greek poet (1900-1943)
WC
Wu Chuo-liu
journalistnovelist
Taiwanese writer, poet, novelist, journalist (1900–1976)
CB
Concepción Silva Belinzon
poetwriter
Uruguayan poet
GP
George Conrad Petersen
historianlawyer
New Zealand lawyer, consul, local politician, historian
ḤA
Ḥabīb al-Raḥmān al-Aʻẓamī
muhaddithpolitician
Indian Islamic scholar (1900–1992)
SS
S. Sadanand
authorjournalist
Indian journalist
KP
Katina Papa
poetwriter
Greek writer
SP
Spiros Peristéris
pianistsinger
Greek singer (1900–1966)
DM
Donald Macardle
actorfilm director
Irish actor (1900–1984)
KH
Kharboucha
lyricistpoet
Moroccan singer
JP
Jerzy Pański
linguistopinion journalist
Polish publisher (1900–1979)
Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski
military officer
Polish general (1892–1944)
Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker
military officer
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1892–1968)
Jiang Guiti
military leader
Republic of China person CBDB = 63914
Süleyman Sabri
military officer
Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1941)
HA
Higinia Bartolomé de Alamo
poetwriter
Venezuelan poet and writer
JB
Jawad Boulos
historianpolitician
Lebanese historian and politician
OT
Oen Tjhing Tiauw
actorjournalist
Chinese Indonesian politician, actor and journalist
MP
Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai
actorscreenwriter
Indian actor
Abdul Kerim Pasha
military officer
Turkish military officer (1872–1923)
Adam Mohuczy
military officer
Polish admiral (1891–1953)
Zhao Ti
military leader
Chinese general
Cleante Davidoglu
military officer
Romanian general
Nikola Gabrovski
military officer
Bulgarian Army officer
SR
Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar
composermusic educator
Indian classical singer
Zygmunt Padlewski
military officer
Polish general and politician
AC
Alfred Chopin
mechanicphotographer
Convict transported to Australia
JV
John Verrall
photographerpolitician
New Zealand politician (1849–1921)
VW
Violet Emily Whiteman
artistpainter
New Zealand artist (1873 - 1952)
WM
William McMinn
architectsurveyor
Australian surveyor and architect (1844–1884)
JJ
John Llewellyn Jones
artistlandscape painter
Australian artist
ŞH
Şamram Hanım
actorcomposer
Turkish singer-songwriter of Armenian ancestry (1870–1955)
AZ
Alberto Zelman
composerconductor
Composer, music conductor, music teacher, organist and pianist
1J
1835-1907, Henry James Johnstone
painterphotographer
British-Australian painter and photographer (1835–1907)
GI
Georgios Rhaedestenos II
cantorcomposer
Composer and cantor
MA
Margaret Allen
artistbusiness executive
Irish portrait painter and photographic studio owner
PR
Petros Roumpos
illustratorpainter
Greek sculptor, painter and artist (1873-1942)
PB
Paul Burger
photographersport cyclist
Belgian cyclist (1874-1940)
BR
Baruch Leib Rosowsky
composerhazzan
Latvian singer (1841-1919)
CL
Clément Loret
composermusic educator
French organist, composer and music educator (1833–1909)
KM
Khan Baba Motazedi
cinematographerphotographer
Iranian photographer
FC
Francisco Cornejo
paintersculptor
1892 – 1963, Mexican painter and sculptor, specialized in Maya and Aztec themes
CY
Charlotte Youmans
paintersuffragist
New Zealand painter (1869-1957)
SP
Spiros Papalucas
iconographerpainter
Greek painter and iconographer (1892-1957)
SF
Sarah Featon
artistbotanical illustrator
New Zealand botanical artist and author (1848-1927)
NB
Natalia Baquedano
artistphotographer
Mexican photographer
LP
Lillian Louisa Pitts
painterphotographer
Australian artist and photographer (1872–1947)
AD
Alfred James Daplyn
art educatorpainter
Australian artist (1844-1926)
EC
Ellen Cheeseman
artistbotanist
New Zealand artist (1848-1928)
MS
Maria Scheepers
music arrangerpianist
Belgian pianist
FW
Francis S. Walker
etcherpainter
Irish painter, illustrator and etcher (1848-1916)
CW
Carl Walter
botanical collectorbotanist
German-Australian botanist and photographer (1831-1907)
NS
Narciso Serradell Sevilla
composerphysician
Mexican physician and composer
AL
Arturo Lanteri
comics artistfilm director
Argentine film director and cartoonist (1891-1975)
GV
Georgi Veselinov-Zograf
painterpolitician
BUlgarian politician-painter (1843-1886)
NG
Nicolas Geffrard
composermusician
Nicolas Geffrard was a musician known for composing the Haitian national anthem.
VG
Vincent de Groof
balloonistdraftsperson
Belgian painter and aeronaut, one of the pioneers of aviation (1830–1874)
EA
Esmeralda Athanasiu-Gardeev
composermusic educator
Romanian composer
FM
Franz Meerts
draftspersonmuralist
Belgian artist
DH
David Con Hutton
painterteacher
New Zealand artist and teacher (1843-1910)
FM
F.J. Mears
metalworkerpainter
British soldier of WWI, artist (1890–1929)
MV
Manuel Francisco de Vargas
engineer
Portuguese engineer and politician
AP
Alfred Price
engineer
Manufacturing engineer
CT
Constantin C. Teodorescu
engineer
Engineering
EC
Eugen Chirnoagă
chemist
Romanian chemist
JR
John Rosberg
engineer
Finnish engineer and far-right activist
Patrick Hagan
association football coachassociation football player
South African association football player (1870-1916)
YL
Yom Tov Lipman Lipkin
mathematician
Russian mathematician
GP
Gheorghe Pănculescu
engineer
Romanian engineer (1844–1924)
MB
Mimmi Bähr
inventor
Finnish inventor
DP
David Proudfoot
engineer
Engineering contractor, company director
George Samuel Sale
cricketerfarmer
New Zealand surveyor, station manager, newspaper editor, goldminer, public administrator, university professor
FU
Franz Abdon Ulinski
engineer
Austrian engineer
Hüseyin Turgut
military leader
Turkish general and statesperson (1900–1971)
Dương Văn Dương
military leader
Vietnamese military leader
Chen Baocang
military officer
Mohammad Ayub Khan
military personnel
Son of Sher Ali Khan who briefly claimed the Afghan throne in 1879-1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Mustafa Hilmi Paşa
soldier
Turkish military officer (1849–1922)
EI
Enni Id
folk artistpainter
Finnish self-taught artist (1900-1992)
Quintín Bandera
soldier
General in Cuban War of Independence
WK
Wilhelm König
anthropologistarchaeologist
German archaeologist
MM
Morteza Mahjubi
composermusician
Iranian pianist and composer (1899–1965)
JV
Johannes Võerahansu
paintersculptor
Estonian painter (1902-1980)
MK
Magogo kaDinuzulu
aristocratmusic artist
Zulu princess and musician
ZA
Zina Aita
ceramicistpainter
Brazilian painter (1900-1967)
MS
Münir Nurettin Selçuk
actorcomposer
Turkish composer and musician (1900–1981)
NR
Nano Reid
illustratorpainter
Painter and illustrator (1900 or 1905 or 1909–1981)
FE
Frances Dolina Ellis
jewelerpainter
New Zealand painter, jeweler, printmaker and art teacher (1900-1971)
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Donald Sutherland
explorer
New Zealand soldier, explorer, accommodation-house keeper.
Nazif Kayacık
soldier
Turkish general and statesperson (1872–1951)
Konstantinos Garefis
soldier
Greek soldier
JD
J. C. Dunn
military officermilitary physician
British doctor (1871–1955)
AA
Ali Amhaouch
military officerresistance fighter
Religious leader from Morocco
GB
Georgios Bakos
military officermilitary personnel
Greek soldier and officer
HT
Hulusi Fuad Tugay
diplomatmilitary officer
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1890–1967)
Yannis Andrianopoulos
association football coachassociation football player
Greek footballer (1900-1958)
CS
Carlos Segers
astronomer
Argentine astronomer (1900–1967)
Johannes Brenner
aircraft pilotassociation football player
Estonian footballer and aircraft pilot (1906–1975)
Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
anti-apartheid activistautobiographer
Teacher and Zulu chief who became the first African to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 for his nonviolent resistance to apartheid. He served as president of the African National Congress from 1952 to 1967.
Manuel Roxas
autobiographerpolitician
President of the Philippines from 1946 to 1948
Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
politician
Ruled as the 11th Sheikh of Kuwait from 1950 to 1965 and is credited with establishing Kuwait's modern constitutional monarchy. Under his leadership, Kuwait gained independence from Britain in 1961 and adopted its first constitution in 1962.
Josephine Bakhita
nunreligious sister
Former slave who became a Catholic nun in Italy and was canonized as a saint in 2000, making her the patron saint of Sudan.
Thích Quảng Đức
Buddhist monk
Vietnamese Buddhist monk who burned himself to death in Saigon on June 11, 1963, in protest against the South Vietnamese government's oppression of Buddhists.
Karoli Lwanga
religious leader
Ugandan Catholic catechist and martyr who was executed in 1886 during the persecution of Christians under Kabaka Mwanga II. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Paul VI in 1964 and is considered the leader of the Uganda Martyrs.
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Utagawa Hiroshige
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese ukiyo-e artist famous for his landscape woodblock prints, particularly 'The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.' He was one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e tradition.
Teriitaria II
combatantmonarch
Queen of Tahiti
Samuel Doak
Christian ministereducator
American clergyman and abolitionist
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
military personnelminister
President of Chile (1790-1860)
Solomon I of Imereti
monarchpublic figure
King of Imereti
James Caldwell
military chaplainminister
Presbyterian minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Nguyễn Huệ
military leadermonarch
Vietnamese military leader and emperor who led the Tay Son rebellion against the Nguyen lords and ruled as Emperor Quang Trung from 1788 until his death in 1792.
Adil Shah
monarchruler
The second Afsharid king (1747–1748)
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish politician (1783-1851)
Abhiman Singh Basnyat
military officerminister
Mul (Chief) Kazi of Nepal
Joseph Dart
businesspersoninventor
American jurist, businessperson and inventor (1799-1879)
John Adolphus Etzler
inventorphilosopher
American writer
Pierre Le Roy
astronomerphysicist
French clockmaker
Jens Kraft
mathematicianphilosopher
Danish mathematician
Samuel Guthrie
chemistengineer
American physician
Andō Shōeki
philosopherphysician
Japanese philosopher
Bartolomeo Pollastri
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and astronomer (18th century)
Fortunato da Brescia
anatomistmathematician
(1701-1754)
Thomas Boulsover
inventorknife maker
English cutler and inventor
Alexander MacFarlane
astronomermathematician
Mathematician, astronomer, merchant and slave-owner in Kingston, Jamaica (c.1702–1755)
Guillaume Le Blond
encyclopédistesmathematician
French mathematician and military historian
Giovanni Salvemini
astronomerjurist
Italian mathematician (1709-1791)
Jean Hupeau
architectengineer
French architect and engineer
Humphrey Gainsborough
civil engineercleric
British engineer and minister; (1718-1776)
Marcus Elieser Bloch
ichthyologistnaturalist
German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)
Samuel Holland
cartographermilitary engineer
British Army officer and surveyor (1728–1801)
Hiraga Gennai
botanistessayist
Japanese pharmacologist and writer (1728-1780)
Mihalj Šilobod
mathematicianmilitary officer
Croatian mathematician
John Hadley
chemistphysician
British physician and chemist
Ajima Naonobu
astronomermathematician
Japanese mathematician
William Bull
Christian ministermathematician
British minister
Richard Watson
Anglican priestchemist
Welsh Anglican bishop and academic
Juan de Lángara
cartographerexplorer
Admiral of the Spanish Navy (1736–1806)
Patrick Wilson
astronomerbusinessperson
Scottish astronomer (1743-1811)
Joseph Huddart
engineerhydrographer
Hydrographer and rope manufacturer
Thomas Hyde Page
civil engineerengineer
British civil engineer; (1746-1821)
Edward Bancroft
chemistexplorer
British naturalist and chemist (1745-1821) (1745 in New-Style dating)
Achille-Nicolas Isnard
economistengineer
French economist (1748-1803)
James Drummond
botanical collectorbotanist
Australian botanist (1787-1863)
Martin E. Thompson
architectcivil engineer
American architect
Gridley Bryant
businesspersoninventor
American engineer
Francis Maceroni
autobiographerinventor
British inventor
John Benjamin Macneill
civil engineerengineer
Irish civil engineer
Joseph Dixon
businesspersoninventor
American inventor
Samuel Brown
engineerinventor
English engineer and inventor (1799–1849)
Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
entomologistgeologist
French physician and entomologist (1799–1857)
Mzilikazi
monarch
Ndebele king
Pakubuwono II
monarch
Founder of the Sunanate of Surakarta; Susuhunan of Surakarta, 1726-1742
R. S. Mason
minister
Episcopal minister (1795-1875)
Nguyễn Nhạc
monarch
Vietnamese emperor
Hori Kingi Te Anaua
monarch
New Zealand Māori leader (died 1868)
José Benito Monterroso
Catholic priestphilosopher
Uruguayan priest
Nikolaos Kasomoulis
historianmilitary personnel
Greek writer (1795–1872)
Thaddeus Connellan
historianlinguist
Irish school-teacher, poet and historian
Isaac Nathan
composerethnomusicologist
Anglo-Australian composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist
Sarah Preston Everett Hale
journalistwriter
American newspaper publisher
Charlotte Lennox
editornovelist
Scottish writer, editor
Domingos Caldas Barbosa
composerpoet
Brazilian musician and poet
Diego José Benavente Bustamante
historianjournalist
Chilean journalist and politician (1790-1867)
Sámuel Brassai
botanistgeographer
Hungarian linguist, pedagogue, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher, essay writer (c.1800–1897)
William Perfect
obstetricianpoet
British physician, obstetrician, early psychiatrist, Freemason, and poet
Konstantinos Asopios
philologistphysician
Greek university professor
María Guadalupe Cuenca
women letter writerwriter
Argentine writer
Mariano Gálvez
journalistlawyer
Governor of the State of Guatemala
Paramanuchitchinorot
Buddhist monkpoet
Supreme Patriarch of Siam
Andreas Kalvos
journalistplaywright
Greek poet (1792–1869)
Henrik Anker Bjerregaard
judgepoet
Norwegian writer and jurist (1792-1842)
James Otis Sr.
journalistlawyer
American politician and lawyer (1702–1778)
Joseph Green
poetwriter
American poet
Samuel Gilman
theologianwriter
American clergyman
Emmanouil Antoniadis
journalistnewspaper proprietor
Greek journalist and politician
Clementina Rind
editorjournalist
American newspaper editor and publisher
Karol Boscamp-Lasopolski
adventurerdiarist
Dutch diplomat
György Bessenyei
poetwriter
Hungarian playwright
Uragami Gyokudō
calligraphermusician
Japanese painter, musician and poet (1745-1820)
Theodoros Manousis
historianjudge
Greek university professor
Maria Gowen Brooks
poetwriter
American poet, writer (1794-1845)
Georgios Psyllas
journalistpolitician
Greek politician and journalist (1794-1878)
Martha Yeardley
missionarypoet
British missionary, poet (1781–1851)
Pedro de Garmendia
journalistpolitician
Argentinian politician
John Eagles
Anglican priestart critic
British artist, art critic, and poet (1783-1855)
John Leadley Dagg
missionarypastor
American theologian and minister
Jane Cocking Glover
poetwriter
English-born American socialite and poet (1789-1876)
Sylvia Dubois
authorbusinessperson
African-American entrepreneur and author, formerly enslaved person
George Gurnett
journalistpolitician
Canadian politician (1792-1861)
Samuel Henzi
revolutionarywriter
Swiss writer, politician and revolutionary
Benjamin Martin
globe makerlexicographer
English lexicographer and scientific instrument maker
Fukuda Chiyo-ni
haiku poetpainter
Japanese writer (1703-1775)
Giovanni Cadioli
architectart historian
Italian painter (1710-1767)
Edward Wortley Montagu
cartographerpolitician
British politician, traveller and author; (1713-1776)
James Stuart
anthropologistarchaeologist
Scottish archaeologist, architect and artist (1713–1788)
Yosa Buson
calligrapherhaiku poet
Poet and painter from Japan (1716–1784)
Tokugawa Munetake
samuraiwriter
Samurai
Mokujiki
busshipainter
Japanese painter (1718-1810)
Karai Senryū
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Melchior Falch
juristwriter
Norwegian jurist and civil servant
Shahamir Shahamirian
public figurewriter
Armenian philosopher
Eugenio de Llaguno y Amírola
politicianwriter
Spanish politician and writer
Santa Rita Durão
friarlibrarian
Brazilian orator, poet and priest
William Williams
novelistpainter
English/American painter and writer (1727-1791)
Frances Maria Cowper
poetwriter
Born 1726; died 1797
Ike Gyokuran
calligrapherpainter
Japanese painter, calligrapher, and poet (1727–1784)
Sarah Prince Gill
diaristpoet
American writer
Lucy Terry
poetwriter
African American writer, poet (1730–1821)
Kiril Zhivkovich
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Serbian writer and Orthodox bishop
Namiki Gohei I
playwrightstage actor
Kabuki actor and playwright
Hugh Henry Brackenridge
judgelawyer
American writer, lawyer and judge
Muhammadu Bello
historianpoet
Sultan of Sokoto
Sir Herbert Croft, 5th Baronet
biographernovelist
British writer (1751 – 1816)
Milovan Vidaković
linguistpoet
Serbian writer
Enugula Veeraswamayya
travelerwriter
Telugu writer, traveller
John Ketcham
politicianwriter
American politician
Jonathan Jennings
lawyerpolitician
American politician (1784-1834)
Elleanor Eldridge
autobiographerdomestic worker
African American/Native American entrepreneur and memoirist
Anna Doyle Wheeler
philosophersalonnière
Writer and women's rights advocate
Helena Charlotta Åkerhielm
playwrighttranslator
Swedish dramatist and translator
Joseph Gales
journalistpolitician
American journalist (1786-1860)
Barry Edward O'Meara
surgeonwriter
Irish surgeon who accompanied Napoleon to St. Helena
Yashima Gakutei
gesakushapainter
Japanese Ukiyo-e artist, fiction writer, and comic tanka poemer
Ema Saikō
artistcalligrapher
Japanese poet and calligrapher
Frederick Heiskell
editorjournalist
American politician and newspaper publisher (1786–1882)
Josiah Holbrook
geologistwriter
American educator
Konstantin Fotinov
Bible translatorjournalist
Bulgarian writer
Sarah White Livermore
hymnwriterpoet
American teacher, writer (1789-1874)
Gjest Baardsen
autobiographersongwriter
Norwegian writer
Samuel Cornish
journalistwriter
American Presbyterian minister (1795–1858)
Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn
poetwriter
Lithuanian Jewish academic (1794–1878)
Daniel Pope Cook
editorjournalist
American politician (1794-1827)
Henry Stephens
farmerwriter
British writer
Henry Bidleman Bascom
journalisttheologian
American bishop (1796-1850)
Manuel Bretón de los Herreros
journalistliterary critic
Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist (1796–1873)
Richard Cobbold
clericnovelist
British cleric and writer (1797–1877)
Tenka Stefanović
politicianwriter
Serbian politician
Karol Boromeusz Hoffman
historianjurist
Polish author and historian (1798–1875)
Harriet Bradford Stewart
missionarywriter
Missionary, writer (1798-1830)
Henry Stebbing
historianpoet
English cleric and man of letters, died 1883
William Apess
Christian ministerwriter
Pequot author and Methodist preacher (1798-1839)
WI
William Tennent III
Christian ministerminister
Congregationalist minister (1740-1777)
SA
Saud al-Kabeer
imammonarch
Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
FA
Francis Alison
ministerpastor
American Presbyterian Minister
AH
Alexander Hewat
historianminister
First historian of South Carolina and Georgia
Torii Kiyonobu II
artistgraphic designer
Japanese artist (1702–1752)
Keisai Eisen
ukiyo-e artistxylographer
Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist
Torii Kiyomitsu
artistpainter
Painter and woodblock printer (1735-1785)
Márk Rózsavölgyi
composerviolinist
Hungarian musician
Manuel Quijano
classical composermusician
Spanish composer and theatre director
Denzen Aōdō
graphic artistpainter
Japanese painter (1748-1822)
Isoda Koryūsai
artistpainter
Japanese artist (1735-1790)
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
composerphilologist
Greek musician
María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado
musicianpainter
Ecuadorian sculptor and painter (1725–1801)
Thomas Daniell
painterprintmaker
English landscape painter (1749-1840)
Henry More Smith
con artistescape artist
19th century thief and con man
Richard Phelps
landscape architectpainter
English portrait artist,1710-1785 (1710–1785)
Jan Stefani
chapelmastercomposer
Czech conductor, violinist and composer (1746–1829)
Francisco Pedro do Amaral
architectgilder
Brazilian painter, designer, scenographer and gilder (1790-1831)
Shiba Kōkan
cartographerpainter
Japanese artist (1747-1818)
Valentim da Fonseca e Silva
architectsculptor
Brazilian architect (1745–1813)
James Paine
architectpainter
(1745-1829)
Charlotta Cedercreutz
lady-in-waitingpainter
Swedish artist (1736-1815)
Satake Yoshiatsu
bushipainter
Japanese artist (1748-1785)
Louis Masreliez
draftspersoninterior designer
Swedish artist of French descent (1748–1810)
Kuniyasu
artistgraphic artist
Japanese artist (1794-1832)
Hokkei
artistgraphic artist
Japanese artist (1780–1850)
Richard Yeo
draftspersonmedalist
British medallist and Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint (1720-1779)
Marcin Zaleski
painterphotographer
Polish painter (1796-1877)
Jonas David Labram
artistbotanical illustrator
Swiss botanist, entomologist and illustrator (1785-1852)
Hans Michelsen
draftspersonmedalist
Norwegian sculptor (1789–1859)
Louis Jean Desprez
architectgraphic artist
French painter and architect (1743-1804)
Ishikawa Toyonobu
illustratorpainter
Japanese artist (1711-1785)
Torii Kiyomasu II
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist (1706-1763)
Letitia Bushe
draftspersonpainter
Irish watercolorist and miniaturist
Okumura Toshinobu
artistukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist
Davide Antonio Fossati
engraverpainter
Italian painter (1708-1795)
William Mein Smith
artistfarmer
Artist, surveyor, and New Zealand politician (1798-1869)
Tilman-François Suys
architectuniversity teacher
Architect
Wincenty de Lesseur
artistpainter
Polish artist (1745-1813)
Kabukidō Enkyō
artistukiyo-e artist
Japanese ukiyo-e artist (1749–1803)
Eishōsai Chōki
artistpainter
Japanese painter (1725-1795)
Penelope Carwardine
medalistpainter
English miniature painter
Francis Wheatley
landscape painterpainter
(1747 - 1801) English painter (1747–1801)
Henry Walton
art dealerpainter
British painter and art dealer (1746–1813)
George Drumgoole Coleman
architectsurveyor
Irish civil architect who lived and worked in Singapore, Straits Settlements
Francesco Uttini
composercourt chapel master
Italian composer and conductor
Ippitsusai Bunchô
artistpainter
Japanese painter
Kikukawa Eizan
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist (1787-1867)
Manuel Chili Caspicara
paintersculptor
Ecuadorian sculptor (1723–1796)
James MacArdell
engravergraphic artist
Irish engraver
José Herrando
composerviolinist
Spanish violinist and composer
Carl Theodor Löwstädt
draftspersongraphic artist
Miniaturist and printmaker from Sweden (1789–1829)
Michel Van Cuyck
draftspersonpainter
Belgian painter
Marguerite Vincent Lawinonkié
artisanpainter
Canadian artist (1783–1865)
Kajetan Garbiński
mathematician
Polish mathematician (1796–1847)
John Stringfellow
engineer
British aviation pioneer (1799–1883)
Michael Topping
astronomer
British astronomer
Kosmas Balanos
mathematician
Greek mathematician, author and school director
Ladislaus Chernac
mathematician
Hungarian mathematician (1742-1816)
John Patch
inventor
Canadian fisherman
Konstantinos Kanaris
admiralmilitary personnel
Greek admiral and politician
Staikos Staikopoulos
military leaderpolitician
Greek general (1799–1835)
FD
Francisco Dagohoy
Cabeza de Barangaymilitary leader
Filipino insurgent
Enriqueta Favez
military officerphysician
Swiss physician (1791-1856)
Louis Henri Fourgeoud
military officermilitary personnel
Swiss colonel employed by the Dutch in Surinam
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
diplomatmilitary officer
Anglo-Irish official of the British Empire (1715-1774)
Swiss travel writer
Wilhelmus Wilhelmius
philosopher
Dutch scientist-minister
Teodor Janković Mirijevski
pedagogical writer
Serbian, Romanian and Russian educational reformer, academic, scholar and pedagogical writer
Zozimus
poet
Irish street poet (c.1794–1846)
Brian Merriman
poet
Irish poet
Dorothea Maria Lösch
non-fiction writer
Swedish military officer
Gustafva Björklund
writer
Swedish writer
Al-Bannani
writer
Moroccan Muslim jurist
Hemmou Talb
poet
Moroccan poet
Charles Stuart
writer
American abolitionist
CC
Carl Alexander Clerck
arachnologistlepidopterist
Swedish entomologist
GD
George Darley
astronomerliterary critic
Irish poet, novelist, and critic (1795–1846)
AG
Antonio Gaidon
architectnaturalist
Italian architect, urban planner and naturalist (1738-1829)
PW
Peter Woulfe
chemistmineralogist
Irish chemist
HM
Henri Maillardet
chestnuts vendorclockmaker
Swiss mechanical engineer
DR
Daniel Rolander
biologistbotanical collector
Swedish naturalist
MA
Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi
astronomerpoet
Moroccan poet
AG
Antonio de León y Gama
anthropologistastronomer
Mexican anthropologist and astronomer
KH
Károly Hadaly
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Hungarian mathematician (1743-1834)
MB
Maria Christina Bruhn
chemistengineer
Swedish chemist and inventor
ED
Edmund Davy
chemistuniversity teacher
British chemist
PV
Pierre-Antoine Véron
astronomerexplorer
French astronomer
JC
John Carandino
mathematicianprofessor
Greek mathematician
DL
David Lennox
civil engineerengineer
British stonemason
DP
Daniel Paterson
cartographermap drawer
British army officer (1739–1825)
DE
Durs Egg
gunsmithinventor
Swiss-born British gunmaker
GA
Giuseppe Astarita
architectengineer
Architect, Engineer
AI
Ang Chan II
king
King of Cambodia
Phraya Phichai
military personnelsoldier
Thai general
NT
Nguyễn Quang Toản
monarch
Vietnamese emperor
László Skultéty
hussarsoldier
Hungarian soldier
Facundo Quiroga
politiciansoldier
Argentine politician
NK
Nguyễn Phúc Khoát
monarch
Vietnamese ruler
MD
Mahadhammaraza Dipadi
monarch
Last king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma
William Buckley
bricklayersoldier
English convict who was transported to Australia and then escaped
LT
Lê Ý Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
Moran Sarkar
monarch
Indian queen
Roustam Raza
bodyguardmilitary personnel
Bodyguard of Napoleon
François Coppens
architect
Belgian architect
Gabriel Sweidel
painter
Finnish painter (1744-1813)
Damián Domingo
painter
Filipino painters (1796-1834)
William Brocas
painter
Irish painter and cartoonist
Gilles-François Closson
painter
Belgian painter (1796-1842)
Michael Rophino Lacy
composer
Irish composer (1795–1867)
Thomas Cooley
painter
Irish painter, 1795-1872
Johannes Flintoe
painter
Danish painter
Hugh Douglas Hamilton
painter
Irish portrait-painter (1740-1808)
Jan Palthe
painter
Dutch painter (1717–1769)
David Morier
painter
Swiss painter (1705–1770)
Philippe-Jacques van Bree
painter
Flemish painter (1786-1871)
William Ashford
painter
British artist (1746-1824)
Cosimo Morelli
architect
Italian architect (1732-1812)
Anton Chladek
painter
Romanian painter (1794–1882)
Nicolae Teodorescu
painter
Romanian artist
Christopher Hewetson
sculptor
Irish sculptor (1737–1798)
Angelo Boucheron
painter
Italian painter (1780-1859)
Edward Leahy
painter
British painter (1797–1875)
Thomas Duff
architect
Irish architect (1792–1848)
Yuhanna al-Armani
painter
Egyptian iconographer (1720–1786)
Patrick Byrne
architect
Irish Architect who built many Catholic churches in Dublin
Sarah Baartman
performing artist
Khoikhoi woman
Richard Turner
architect
Irish iron founder
Zaman Shah Durrani
sovereign
Durrani ruler who governed Afghanistan from 1793 to 1801 during a period of territorial expansion and internal conflict.
JP
Juan huallparrimachi Padilla
educationpoet
Bolivian poet
TA
Tannus al-Shidyaq
businesspersonhistorian
Maronite clerk, chronicler and emissary of the Shihab emirs (c.1794-1861)
AD
Antoine Dupré
playwrightpoet
Antoine Dupré was a Haitian writer and playwright.
JH
James Hardiman
authorhistorian
Irish librarian
LG
Luka Milovanov Georgijević
philologistwriter
Serbian writer and philologist
JR
José Luis Ramos
civil servanteducator
Venezuelan journalist and critic
GZ
Grigorios Zalykis
diplomatwriter
Greek scholar
JS
José Ignacio de Sanjinés
poetpolitician
Bolivian politician and anthem writer
DT
Daniel Tracey
journalistphysician
Canadian politician
PS
Panagiotis Sophianopoulos
journalistphysician
Greek doctor, journalist and politician
MC
Miguel Álvarez Castro
poetpolitician
Salvadoran politician and poet
SL
Solomon Löwisohn
historianpoet
Hungarian writer and historian
AR
Ann Cuthbert Rae
poetwriter
Canadian writer and educator
SN
Sámuel Literáti Nemes
antiquarian sellerwriter
Hungarian antiquarian and forger (1796–1842)
AF
Alessandro François
archaeologistart historian
Italian art historian
SY
Shi Yukun
novelistwriter
Qing dynasty storyteller (1810–1871)
EK
Evanthia Kairi
playwrightpoet
Greek writer
VD
Vasilije Damjanović
juristwriter
(1734/35–1792) Serbian writer
JW
James Wills
poetwriter
Irish poet (1790–1868)
AA
Abu al-Qasim al-Zayyani
autobiographerdiplomat
Moroccan writer
KP
Karpos Papadopoulos
military personnelwriter
Greek merchant, writer and revolutionary
PJ
Pavle Julinac
diplomatexplorer
Writer and military officer
MU
Muddupalani
poetwriter
18th-century Telugu poet and scholar
MA
Manuela Rodríguez Aybar
editorpoet
Dominican author, editor, and poet (1790–1850)
AA
Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Shafi'i al-Nabarawi
scholarwriter
Egyptian Shāfiʿī scholar and writer
Esperança Garcia
lawyerwriter
Brazilian lawyer
MA
Mohammed al-Qadiri
autobiographerhistorian
Moroccan historian
WT
William Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor
authorpainter
Irish artist (1781–1850)
MM
Miguel Santa María
diplomatwriter
Mexican diplomat and writer (1789-1837)
MA
Mohammed Akensus
historianpolitician
Moroccan historian
SF
Simen Fougner
farmerpoet
Norwegian farmer, poet and non-fiction writer
MR
Modibbo Raji
scholarvizier
Nineteenth century Islamic scholar in Gwandu and Adamawa
TG
Timote Gabashvili
archbishopgeographer
Georgian writer and cartigrapher
RJ
Robert Jephson
playwrightpolitician
Irish politician and dramatist
ĐC
Đặng Trần Côn
poetteacher
Vietnamese writer
MO
Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta
novelistpoet
Brazilian-born writer
MA
Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi
mysticphilosopher
Moroccan Sufi master
KO
Kane O'Hara
composerplaywright
Irish composer and playwright
DC
Domenico Cerato
architectCatholic priest
Italian architect (1715-1792)
NF
Nicolaus Christian Friis
Lutheran pastorwriter
Priest and writer
HK
Hugh Kelly
editorplaywright
Irish writer, editor (1739-1777)
VM
Vũ Miên
historianwriter
Vietnamese Chancellor, Principal of Imperial Academy
FF
Farad Faqir
poetSufi
Punjabi sufi poet
MJ
Mihály Lajos Jeney
cartographermilitary officer
Austro-Hungarian army officer
IK
István Küzmics
linguistteacher
Hungarian translator
IM
Iosipos Moisiodax
philosophertranslator
Greek writer
DH
David Ben Hassin
poetrabbi
Moroccan writer and rabbi
RB
Riocard Bairéad
poetsongwriter
Irish poet and nationalist
NT
Nguyễn Gia Thiều
philosopherpoet
Vietnamese poet
OM
Ove Gjerløw Meyer
juristpoet
Norwegian writer
VG
Vicente Carvallo y Goyeneche
geographerhistorian
Chilean writer and historian
KA
Kaddour El Alamy
poetsongwriter
Poet, writer
JM
Jovan Muškatirović
folkloristhistorian
Serbian author, lawyer and educator
JD
Juan Benito Díaz de Gamarra y Dávalos
philosopherwriter
Mexican writer (1745-1783)
HA
Hafiz Alpuri
mufassirpoet
Pakistani Pashto Poet/ writer
ML
Mátyás Laáb
Catholic priesttranslator
Croatian writer
QJ
Qalandar Bakhsh Jurat
poetwriter
Indian poet
RB
Raphael Berdugo
rabbiwriter
1747-1821 Moroccan writer
SA
Sulayman al-Hawwat
autobiographerhistorian
Moroccan historian and writer
SV
Stilianos Vlasopoulos
judgepolitician
Greek politician
MA
Manuel Ignacio de Alvarenga
poetwriter
Brazilian poet
DV
Demir Vlonjati
composerpoet
Albanian musician
AM
Andrés López de Medrano
philosopherwriter
First enlightened philosopher of the Dominican Republic
JM
José Santiago Muñoz
journalistpolitician
Chilean politician
PV
Pompée Valentin Vastey
historianpolitician
Haitian politician
Felipa Maria Aranha
leader
Founder and leader of the Mola quilombo
Te Mamaku
military leader
Maori Chief
Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly
military officer
Austrian general (1740-1808)
Võ Di Nguy
military leader
Vietnamese admiral
Christodoulos Hatzipetros
military officer
Greek military leader (1794–1869)
Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló
military officer
Austrian general
Nguyen Huynh Duc
military leader
Military General
Manuel del Castillo y Rada
military officer
Neogranadine general
Te Rangihaeata
military leader
Maori chief
József Schweidel
military officer
Hungarian Army general (1796-1849)
Markos Botsaris
military officer
General and hero of the Greek War of Independence and more
FM
Frans van der Mijn
designerpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1719-1783)
RH
Richard Houston
copper engraverengraver
Irish etcher and painter (1721-1775)
JR
Jan van Rymsdyk
engraverpainter
Dutch artist (1730–1790)
GP
Gaspare Paoletti
architectsculptor
Italian architect and sculptor (1727-1813)
FT
Francesco Tadolini
architectdraftsperson
Italian architect
RW
Robert West
engraverpainter
Irish artist (1710-1770)
MM
Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado
artistscholar
Ecuadorian scholar (1725–1806)
FH
Feliks Horecki
composerguitarist
Polish composer and guitarist (1796-1870)
JW
James Watson
engravergraphic artist
Irish engraver (1740–1790)
SF
Samuel Felsted
composerorganist
Jamaican composer
SB
Samuel Frederick Brocas
draftspersonpainter
Irish artist (1792–1847)
TR
Thomas Ryder
graphic artistprintmaker
English engraver (1746-1810)
TL
Thomas Luraas
painterrosemaler
Painter and musician (1799-1886)
AB
Angelus de Baets
paintervisual artist
Belgian artist (1793-1855)
PC
Pietro Carattoli
architectdecorator
Italian painter (1703–1762)
MD
Matthew Dubourg
composerconcertmaster
Irish composer and musician
RC
Raj Man Singh Chitrakar
painterscientific illustrator
Nepalese artist (1797–1865)
AB
Antonio Bernasconi
archaeologistarchitect
Italian architect and draftsman
WK
William Henry Kearns
composerconductor
Irish composer
Gabriel Franchère
explorer
Canadian explorer
Benjamin Frobisher
explorer
Canadian explorer
Shah Shujah Durrani
sovereign
Emir of Afghanistan (1839-1842) and ruler of the Durrani Empire (1803-1809)
SZ
Stephan Zizinia
consul generalmerchant
Greek merchant, Consul General of Belgium in Egypt (1784-1868)
JT
José Anastasio Torrens
diplomatmilitary officer
Mexican diplomat
JL
Javier López
military officermilitary personnel
Argentine politician and general
QC
Qayem Chandpuri
poet
Indian poet
Thomas Sheridan
actorlexicographer
Irish stage actor and educator
PC
Phan Huy Chú
historian
Historian
NG
Nicolo Giraud
poet
Mediterranean friend of Byron
BR
Belinda Royall
writer
Author of the first known slave narrative by an African woman in the United States
AA
Ahmed al-Salawi
writer
Moroccan writer and scholar
Irish poet
FL
Finnish writer (1786-1841)
OB
Othman Bin Bishr
historian
Saudi Arabian historian
Tyrone Power
actorstage actor
Irish actor and theatrical manager (1795–1841)
Anastasios Manakis
benefactordiplomat
Greek revolutionary and educational benefactor
MU
Emir of Tambawel
AI
Ahmad Ibn Idris
writer
Islamic scholar
PC
Pamela, Lady Campbell
novelist
Irish novelist
IU
Ignacio Jose Urrutia
historian
Cuban historian
Andreas Metaxas
diplomatpolitician
Greek politician (1790-1860)
Pedro Juan Caballero
military personnelpolitician
Politician (1786-1821) and leading figure of Paraguayan independence
GB
Georgije Bakalović
painter
Serbian painter (1786-1843)
José Damián Villacorta
lawyerpolitician
President of El Salvador (1796-1860)
EP
Elena Pucić-Sorkočević
composer
Croatian composer
Juan Garcia del Rio
diplomatpolitician
Politician from Colombia (1794 - 1856)
Tomás Antônio Maciel Monteiro, 1st Baron of Itamaracá
judgemagistrate
Brazilian magistrate and politician
James Adair
lawyerpolitician
Irish lawyer
Miguel Eusebio Bustamante
lawyerpolitician
Honduran politician and lawyer (1780-1869)
Luis de la Carrera y Verdugo
military personnelpolitician
Chilean military officer (1791-1818)
Ioannis Ragos
military personnelpolitician
Greek soldier
MS
Michael Stapleton
architect
Artist
IB
Isaac Mendes Belisario
artist
Jamaican artist of Jewish descent (1795–1849)
Ignacio de la Carrera
military personnelpolitician
Chilean aristocrat (1745-1819)
Abdullah bin Saud Al Kabeer
politicianruler
Fourth ruler of the Saudi State (1785-1818)
José Santiago Bueso
lawyerpolitician
President of Honduras (1815-1857)
Francisco Lecocq
businesspersonpolitician
Uruguayan politician
Kanellos Deligiannis
military personnelpolitician
Greek politician
TF
Terence Farrell
sculptor
Irish sculptor
Emmanouil Tombazis
military personnelpolitician
Greek politician
María del Carmen Sotomayor Elzo
First Ladypolitician
First Lady of Chile
Nikitas Stamatelopoulos
military personnelpolitician
Greek revolutionary and politician
Michael Soutzos
diplomatpolitician
Prince of Moldavia from 1819 to 1821
José Moldes
military personnelpolitician
Argentine military leader (1785-1824)
FR
Francisco Gomes da Rocha
composer
Brazilian composer
Manuel Guillermo Pinto
military personnelpolitician
Argentine general
Grigorios Dikaios (Papaflessas)
military personnelpolitician
Greek patriot, priest, and government official (1788-1825)
FD
Frederick Darley
architect
Irish architect
Manuel Menéndez
businesspersonpolitician
President of Peru (1793-1847)
José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molina
lawyerpolitician
President of Nicaragua (1799-1852)
CE
Charles Exshaw
painter
Irish artist (1710-1771)
IM
Ignacio Manzoni
painter
Italian painter (1797-1888)
FT
Architect
JR
Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz
painter
Mexican painter (1713–1772)
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Enrique Campino
military personnelpolitician
Chilean politician
Manto Mavrogeni
military personnelpolitician
Greek revolutionary (1796-1848)
Antonios Kriezis
military personnelpolitician
Greek politician (1796-1865)
RH
Robert Hunter
painter
Irish artist (1715-1803)
JF
Jonathan Fisher
painter
Irish painter and engraver (c. 1740–1809)
JH
Joseph Hueber
architect
Austrian architect
Jean-Baptiste Minne-Barth
lawyerpolitician
Belgian politician and lawyer (1796-1851)
ES
Edward Smyth
sculptor
Irish sculptor
José Allende
military personnelpolitician
Peruvian politician and military personnel (1793-1873)
Amán Rawson
physicianpolitician
American physician and merchant
Eugenio Necochea
military personnelpolitician
Chilean politician
Andrónikos Páikos
military personnelpolitician
Greek politician
Juan de Jesús Fabián Ayala y García
politicianreligious
Dominican politician
Kostas Botsaris
military personnelpolitician
Greek politician (1792-1853)
Alexandros Kontostavlos
bankerbusinessperson
Banker
José Severo Malabia
lawyerpolitician
Bolivian politician
Domingo Sosa
military personnelpolitician
Argentine Army officer
Georgios Kountouriotis
politicianship-owner
Greek politician (1782-1858)
Bernardo de Vera y Pintado
lawyerpolitician
Argentinian politician
BC
Bento José Rufino Capinam
painter
Brazilian painter (1791–1874)
Dimitrios Karatasos
diplomatmilitary personnel
Macedonian revolutionary (1798-1861)
Odysseas Androutsos
military personnelpolitician
Key figure in the Greek War of Independence (1788–1825)
GC
George Thomas Colomb
painter
Irish painter (1787-1874)
Richard Church
military personnelpolitician
British and Greek general and Greek politician
TK
Thomas Kirk
sculptor
Irish sculptor
Andrés Narvarte
lawyerpolitician
President of Venezuela
Manuel Moreno
diplomatlibrarian
Argentine politician
PH
Philip Hussey
painter
Irish artist (1713-1783)
José María Tornel
military personnelpolitician
Mexican politician (1795–1853)
RC
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
composer
Guatemalan composer
José Manuel da Silva
bankerpolitician
Brazilian politician and private banker
KS
Kostandin Shpataraku
painter
Albanian painter (1736–1767)
HD
Hugh Darley
architect
Irish architect
JM
José Joaquín Magón
painter
Mexican painter
José Ignacio Pavón
lawyerlegal counselor
Mexican politician (1791-1866)
Rafael Francisco Osejo
politicianuniversity teacher
Costa Rican politician (1790-1848)
MD
Miss Davis
composersongwriter
Irish singer, musician and composer
RA
Rashha
poetwriter
Iranian poet
17th Century
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Notes
Origin
Dietrich Buxtehude
church musiciancomposer
Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)
Matsuo Bashō
poet
Japanese poet (1644–1694)
Pierre de Fermat
judgejurist
French mathematician and lawyer
Garcia IV of Kongo
Kingdom of Kongosovereign
Marquis of Matari
Mạc Cửu
explorermonarch
Chinese adventurer
Bagrat V of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti
José de Grimaldo
civil servantminister
Spanish noble (1664-1733)
Henri de Guénégaud
Beamterchancellor
French politician
Saadat Ali Khan I
aristocratmilitary leader
Indian politician
Trịnh Cương
monarchpoet
5th Trịnh Lord
Alexander III of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti 1639-1660
John Canoe
kingmerchant
Akan warrior
François Le Gouz, sieur de La Boullaye (1623-1667)
ambassadorexplorer
Angevin noble gentleman and traveller
Queen Anu
politicianqueen consort
Mongolian noble
John William, Baron Ripperda
diplomatminister
Prime Minister of Spain (1682-1737)
Richard Waller
naturalisttranslator
English naturalist, translator and illustrator
Jacques Rohault
mathematicianphilosopher
French scientist
Hennig Brand
chemistmerchant
German merchant
Gabriel Wagner
mathematiciannaturalist
German philosopher
Ambrose Godfrey
apothecarychemist
German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660-1741)
Alain Manesson Mallet
cartographerengineer
French cartographer and military engineer (1630–1706)
Paolo Casati
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician
Abraham César Lamoureux
engineersculptor
French sculptor who worked mainly in Sweden and Denmark
Adrian von Mynsicht
chemistphysician
German alchemist
Jean Bourdon
cartographerengineer
New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general (1601–1668)
Joachim d'Alencé
astronomerphysician
French astronomer (-1707)
Guglielmo Gargiolli
engineermathematician
Italian mathematician and engineer (17th century)
Johannes Mejer
cartographermathematician
German mathematician and cartographer (1606–1674)
Étienne de Flacourt
biologistcolonial administrator
French colonial governor and scholar (1607–1660)
Domenico Griminelli
mathematicianreligious
Italian mathematician and priest (17th century)
Ovidio Montalbani
astrologermathematician
Italian mathematician
Cornelio Malvasia
astronomermilitary personnel
Italian astronomers
Francisco Ruiz Lozano
astronomermathematician
Peruvian astronomer
Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu
engineergeographer
French engineer (1612–1674)
Claude Clerselier
juristmathematician
French writer
Alessandro Capra
architectengineer
Italian architect
Georg Andreas Böckler
architectengineer
German architect and engineer
John Goad
astronomerteacher
English head-master
Alphonse Antonio de Sarasa
Catholic priestmathematician
Jesuit mathematician
Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont
chemistdiplomat
Flemish alchemist and writer
Leonardo Di Capua
philosopherphysician
Italian scientist and salon-holder
Pierre Borel
archaeologistbotanist
French scholar (1620-1671)
Edme Mariotte
botanistCatholic priest
French physicist, chemist, botanist and priest
Vincent Wing
astrologerastronomer
English astronomer
William Leybourn
mathematicianwriter
English surveyor and mathematician
Johan Caspar von Cicignon
military engineermilitary officer
Danish/Luxembourgian military officer
Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel
chemistglassblower
Swedish noble and chemist
Matteo Campani-Alimenis
inventorpresbyter
Italian presbyter and inventor
Nathaniel Nye
astronomerauthor
British mathematician and astronomer
Johann Friedrich Schweitzer
alchemistbotanist
Dutch alchemist (1630-1709)
Denis Dodart
anatomistbotanist
French naturalist, physician (1634-1707)
Johann Zahn
cartographermathematician
German writer
Jacques Tarade
architectengineer
French military engineer
François Dollier de Casson
engineerexplorer
French missionary
Humphrey Gower
Anglican priestscientist
English priest
Thomas Tompion
inventorwatchmaker
British clockmaker; (1638-1713)
Jean Prestet
Catholic priestmathematician
French priest and mathematician
Pierre Varignon
Catholic priestmathematician
French mathematician
Sébastien Truchet
architectdesigner
French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
Johann Jacob Zimmermann
astrologerastronomer
German theologian
Guy Tachard
Catholic priestdiplomat
French Jesuit missionary and mathematician
Michelangelo Fardella
astronomermathematician
Italian scientist
Chrysanthus Notaras
astronomercartographer
Greek Polymath and Patriarch of Jerusalem
Methodios Anthrakites
astronomercleric
Greek philosopher and polymath
Giovanni Antonio Capello
painterphysicist
Italian painter (1669-1741)
James Puckle
inventorwriter
British firearm designer (1677–1724)
Angelo Marchetti
cosmographermathematician
Matemático y cosmógrafo italiano
Johann Adolph Wedel
chemistuniversity teacher
Physician, chemist
Ignazio Bertola
architectengineer
Italian military architect
Louis de l'Isle
astronomerexplorer
French explorer and astronomer
Raphael Levi Hannover
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and mathematician
Jonas Erickson Sundahl
architectengineer
German architect
Johann Heinrich von Heucher
botanistgeologist
German botanist and physicist (1677-1746)
Charles Hayes
geographermathematician
British mathematician (1678–1760)
Celia Grillo Borromeo
mathematicianphilosopher
Italian mathematician and scientist
Michael Christoph Hanow
historianlibrarian
German historian and scientist
Bernard Forest de Bélidor
engineerhydraulic engineer
French engineer (*1698 – †1761)
Carlos Mardel
architectengineer
Hungarian-born Portuguese architect and military engineer (1695-1763)
Jean-Baptiste de Sénac
cardiologistchemist
French cardiologist
Juan Martín Cermeño
architectmilitary engineer
Spanish architect, military engineer, and lieutenant general
Jean Banières
authorphysicist
French philosopher (18th century)
Sámuel Mikoviny
astronomercartographer
Slovak cartographer, engineer-surveyor, mathematician, astronomer and polymath
Edmund Stone
mathematiciantranslator
Scottish mathematician
Jean Richer
astronomergeodesist
French astronomer
Sámuel Kálnoky
Royal treasurer (Kingdom of Hungary)
Chancellor of Transylvania
Rajasinghe II of Kandy
monarch
Sinhalese King
Iyasu I
monarch
Emperor of Ethiopia
Rodrigo Méndez Silva
genealogisthistorian
Spanish academic
Richard Steele
journalistplaywright
17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician
Peter Sterry
philosophertheologian
English theologian
Juan Vélez de Guevara
playwrightwriter
Spanish playwright
Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau
juristlibrettist
Silesian poet, imperial counselor, council members of Breslau (1618-1679)
Petrus van Mastricht
theologianuniversity teacher
Reformed theologian from Cologne, Germany
Martin of Cochem
preachertheologian
German Capuchin theologian, preacher, and ascetic writer
Zanabazar
sculptorwriter
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader
Petar Bogdan
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
Richard Blome
cartographerhistorian
English engraver, cartographer, and publisher (1635–1705)
Diego Ortiz de Zúñiga
genealogisthistorian
Spanish writer
Frang Bardhi
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
William Davenant
playwrightpoet
English poet and playwright
Juan Perez de Montalban
Catholic priestnovelist
Spanish Catholic priest, dramatist, poet and novelist
Antón de Marirreguera
Catholic priestwriter
Spanish writer
Adam Adami
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
German monk, diplomat
William Lamport
journalistwriter
Irish adventurer
Hallgrímur Pétursson
Christian ministerpoet
Icelandic writer and minister
Isaac Orobio de Castro
apologistphilosopher
Jewish physician
Erland Dryselius
historianLutheran pastor
Swedish historian
William Wycherley
playwrightpoet
English dramatist of the Restoration period
Keichū
linguistpoet
Buddhist priest and scholar
Ryōnen Gensō
Buddhist nuncalligrapher
Japanese monk, teacher, and poet
Joseph de la Vega
economistpoet
Jewish Hispano-Dutch merchant, poet, and philanthropist
Kagami Shikō
haiku poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Turlough O'Carolan
composerharpist
Irish harpist and composer
Carl Andreas Duker
classical scholarhistorian
German classical scholar and jurist (1670–1752)
Laurens Bake
juristpoet
Dutch writer
Vemana
philosopherpoet
Telugu poet (1652-1730)
John Wilson
Christian ministerwriter
Puritan clergyman in Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1667)
Theodore Haak
linguisttranslator
German scholar (1605-1690)
Tenjiku Tokubei
explorerwriter
17th-century Japanese trader or traveler, who become a magician character in Kabuki.
Adriaan Heereboord
philosopheruniversity teacher
Dutch philosopher (1614-1661)
John Lacy
actordramaturge
English comic actor and playwright (1615-1681)
Emanuel d'Aranda
poetwriter
Spanish writer and poet (1602-1686)
Daniel Clasen
classical scholarjurist
German academic
Ihara Saikaku
novelistplaywright
Japanese writer
Anna Åkerhjelm
archaeologisttraveler
Swedish writer, lady-in-waiting
Petter Dass
Lutheran pastorpoet
Norwegian priest and poet
Đorđe Branković, Count of Podgorica
diplomathistorian
Serb diplomat (1645-1711)
Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester
poetwriter
British countess
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
actorpuppet playwright
Japanese playwright
Luis de Salazar y Castro
chroniclergenealogist
Spanish genealogist
Mukai Kyorai
poetwriter
Japanese poet
HI
Hanabusa Itchō
haiku poetpainter
Japanese artist (1652–1724)
Hans Povelsson Paus
Lutheran pastorpoet
Priest
Thomas Southerne
playwrightwriter
Irish dramatist (1660–1746)
Miguel de Portilla y Esquivel
canonhistorian
Spanish writer
Francisco Gutiérrez de los Ríos
diplomatwriter
Spanish diplomat and writer (1664-1721)
Sonome
poettenja
Japanese poet
José de Oviedo y Baños
historianmilitary personnel
Venezuelan historian
Alexander, son of Archil of Imereti
military personnelroyalty
Georgian prince of the Kingdom of Imereti
Arnoud van Halen
art collectorart historian
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1673-1732)
Elizabeth Thomas
poetwriter
English poet (1675-1731)
Nathaniel Hooke
historianwriter
British historian
Namiki Sōsuke
playwrightwriter
Kabuki playwright
Andrew Le Mercier
Christian ministerfarmer
Born 1692; died 1763
WT
William Tennent
Christian ministereducator
Religious leader and educator in early America
AZ
Al Walid ben Zidan
politiciansultan
Sultan of Morocco
Bernardo Falconi
artistsculptor
Swiss sculptor
Domenico Parodi
paintersculptor
Italian painter and sculptor (1672-1742)
Francis Barlow
draftspersonetcher
British artist (1624-1704)
Guillam Dubois
draftspersonpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1623–1680)
Pedro De Mena
architectsculptor
Spanish artist (1628–1688)
Sugimura Jihē
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese printmaker (1681-1703)
Anna Maria Thelott
illustratorpainter
Swedish artist (1683-1710)
Gustaf Düben
composerorganist
Swedish composer (1628–1690)
Johan le Ducq
art dealerpainter
Dutch painter (1629-1676)
Narciso Tomé
architectsculptor
Spanish architect
David Frumerie
decorative painterpainter
Swedish painter (1641-1677)
Miyagawa Issho
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese painter (1682-1752)
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Juan de Pareja
artistpainter
Spanish painter (1606-1670)
Hans Hysing
miniature painterpainter
Swedish portrait-painter in England
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Josefa de Óbidos
artistpainter
Portuguese and Spanish artist (1630-1684)
Teodoro Ardemans
architectpainter
Spanish artist
Cornelis Coning
copper engraverdraftsperson
Engraver and mayor of Haarlem
Bengt Richter
engravermedalist
Swedish medallist
Ádám Mányoki
painterportraitist
Hungarian painter (1673-1757)
Kaigetsudō Anchi
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist
Gaspar Sanz Celma
classical guitaristcomposer
Spanish guitarist and composer
José de Cascante
Catholic priestchapelmaster
Colombian composer
Johann Heinrich Keller
draftspersonpainter
Painter from Switzerland active in the Northern Netherlands (1692-1765)
Daniel Schultz
artistetcher
Polish painter (1615-1683)
Carel de Vogelaer
botanical illustratorpainter
Dutch still life painter (1653-1695)
Abraham Simon
medalistpainter
English medallist (1617-1692)
Jerónimo de Balbás
architectsculptor
Spanish architect and sculptor (1673-1748)
Miyagawa Chōshun
painterukiyo-e artist
Painter (1683-1753)
Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo
architectpainter
Painter, sculptor, architect (1619-1671)
Jan van Pee
copyistdecorative painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1630-1710)
Giovanni Battista Colomba
architectdecorator
Painter (1638-1693)
Johann Rudolf Werdmüller
medalistpainter
Swiss painter (1639-1668)
Joseph Goupy
artistpainter
French painter
Torii Kiyonobu
artistpainter
Painter and printmaker (1664-1729)
Johann Gustav Stockenberg
sculptorstonemason
Swedish sculptor resided in Estonia (died 1710)
Isabel de Cisnero
draftspersonpainter
Ecuadorian painter and draftswoman, belonging to the Quito School of art of the 17th century (1666– c. 1714)
Jacques Bittner
composerlutenist
Austrian composer and luth player
Crijn Hendricksz Volmarijn
artisanpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (c.1601-1645)
Egbert van Heemskerck
designerpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1634-1704)
Martin Mytens
artistpainter
Dutch painter (1648-1736)
Lodovico Burnacini
architectscenographer
Italian architect (1636–1707)
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
architectdraftsperson
Italian painter, engraver and architect (1606-1680)
Francis Bindon
architectpainter
Irish architect and painter (1690-1765)
Enkū
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor and monk
Torii Kiyomasu
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese painter
Charles Jervas
art collectorlinguist
Irish artist (c.1675-1739)
Takakazu Seki
mathematician
Japanese mathematician
Otto Arnold von Paykull
alchemist
Baltic German military personnel (1662-1707)
Salomon Sprecher von Bernegg
military officermilitary personnel
(1697-1758)
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
cartographerexplorer
Swedish officer and geographer
Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder
military officerpolitician
Swedish general (1664-1749)
Carl Gustaf Dücker
land ownermarshal
Swedish military personnel of Baltic German origin (1663-1732)
Untung Surapati
military commandersovereign
Balinese slave-turned-warlord
Töle Biy
poet
Kazakhstani poet
Aqa Husayn Khwansari
philosopher
Iranian philosopher
AB
Antonio Beduzzi
architectengineer
Italian painter (1675-1735)
MB
Martin Beckman
engineermilitary personnel
British engineer
CG
Christopher Glaser
chemistpharmacist
Swiss chemist
MA
Mohammed al-Rudani
astronomerwriter
Astronomer
JP
Johannes Palmberg
biologistbotanist
Swedish botanist (1640-1691)
GH
Gottfried Hensel
cartographerdraftsperson
German linguist
AP
Andrea Palma
architectengineer
Italian architect
AC
Anthony Coucheron
military engineermilitary personnel
Norwegian engineer
JK
John K'Eogh
authorcleric
Church of Ireland clergyman, naturalist, and author of scientific and medical tracts
WC
Willem Coucheron
map drawermilitary engineer
Dutch general in the Dano-Norwegian army
HD
Heinrich Diesbach
chemistpainter
German painter
AT
Ang Tong
monarch
Cambodian King
MI
Minyedeippa
monarch
Burmese monarch
AR
Ang Tong Reachea
king
Cambodian King (1630-1640)
PP
Pablo Presbere
monarch
Costa Rican king
LT
Lê Dụ Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
LT
Lê Thuần Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
AN
Ang Nan
king
King of Cambodia
TM
Taninganway Min
monarch
14th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma
Susanna Drury
painter
Irish artist (1698-1770)
Jan van Ossenbeeck
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir
textile artist
Wife of Icelandic bishop
Carel Isaak de Moor
painter
Dutch painter (1695-1751)
Domenico Trezzini
architect
Swiss architect
Painter from England active in the Netherlands
Pier Francesco Silvani
architect
Italian architect
Carel Borchaert Voet
painter
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1671-1743)
Jacob van der Sluys
painter
Dutch painter
Cornelis Brouwer
painter
Dutch Golden Age (c.1634-1681)
Antonio Raggi
sculptor
Italian artist (1624–1686)
Dirck Dicx
painter
Brewer in Haarlem
Lambert Woutersz
painter
Brewer of Haarlem
Daniel de Koninck
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
Jan Aelbertsz Riethoorn
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter
Marcellus Laroon
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands active in England (1653-1702)
Frans Hals Junior
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1618-1669)
Nicolaes Hals
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1628-1686)
Gerard Edema
painter
Dutch painter (1652-1700)
CC
Charles Coffey
composerplaywright
Irish composer
CG
Cille Gad
poetwriter
Norwegian poet
RC
Richard Cantillon
bankereconomist
Irish-French economist and banker
AB
Aletta Beck
poetwriter
Dutch-South-African poet
TD
Thomas Duffet
composerplaywright
Irish playwright and songwriter
MA
Mohammed al-Ifrani
biographerhistorian
Moroccan historian
IG
Ingeborg Grytten
poetwriter
1668 - 1705; Norway; Norway
JC
Jacinto Collahuazo
actorhistorian
Quichuan poet and historian
MZ
Mohammed ibn Qasim ibn Zakur
historianpoet
Moroccan writer
SL
Solomon Zalman ben Moses Raphael London
booksellerprinter
Born 1661; died 1748
PD
Panagiotis Doxaras
iconographerpainter
Greek artist (1662-1729)
RB
Reinier Boitet
booksellerpublisher
Delft publisher and writer (1691–1750)
NH
Newburgh Hamilton
librettistplaywright
Irish librettist
SN
Seán Ó Neachtain
poetwriter
Irish poet and writer
NT
Nazo Tokhi
poetwriter
Afghan poet and writer (1651–1717)
HL
Hans Hansen Lilienskiold
lawyerwriter
Norwegian civil servant
AA
Abd as-Salam al-Qadiri
historianlexicographer
Historian and genealogist
AA
Abu Salim al-Ayyashi
explorerlegal counselor
Moroccan writer and academic
EM
Eusébio de Matos
oratorpainter
Brazilian orator, religious and painter (1629-1692)
MA
Mohammed al-Mahdi al-Fasi
biographerhistorian
Moroccan mystic (1624-1698)
SF
Steinunn Finnsdóttir
poetwriter
Icelandic poet
CR
Cornelis van Rijssen
goldsmithjewelry designer
Poet and goldsmith from the Northern Netherlands
DO
Dermod O'Meara
physicianpoet
Irish poet
JS
Jacob Steendam
poetwriter
Dutch poet
MA
Mohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani
diplomatSufi
Moroccan diplomat
GP
Giovanni Battista Passeri
art historianpainter
Italian painter (1610-1679)
AB
Arnold Boate
philosophertheologian
Dutch physician
NF
Nicholas French
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish bishop
AY
Antonius Thysius the Younger
historianjurist
Dutch librarian and historian
LZ
Luis de Sandoval Zapata
poetwriter
Writer poet
GV
Gavril Stefanović Venclović
philosopherpoet
Serbian theologian
AA
Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi
autobiographerpoet
Moroccan Sufi scholar and writer
JM
Jacob Maschius
graphic artistLutheran pastor
Norwegian writer, engraver and clergyman
JR
Jerotej Račanin
copyistwriter
Serbian writer
MM
Mary Monck
poetwriter
Irish poet
CS
Christian Stub
historianjurist
Norwegian jurist
István Andrássy
military officer
Hungarian general (c.1650–1720)
Ádám Balogh
military leader
Hungarian noble, military leader (c. 1665-1711)
Reinhold von Hoven
military officer
Danish general
JC
Johannes Jan Colaert
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (1621–1678)
GH
Gerrit Willemsz Horst
draftspersonpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612/1613–1652)
DM
Didrik Muus
engraverLutheran pastor
Norwegian painter (1633-1706)
MS
Matthias Steinl
architectpainter
Austrian architect and sculptor (1644–1727)
GC
Gaetano Chiaveri
architectgeneral contractor
Italian architect (1689-1770)
CM
Charles-Amador Martin
composerpriest
Catholic priest
JS
Johannes Skraastad
artistsculptor
Norwegian artist from Vang
DF
Donato Giuseppe Frisoni
architectplasterer
Italian architect
GR
Giuseppe Rusnati
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1650-1713)
PB
Pier Maria Baldi
architectdraftsperson
Italian painter and architect (1630-1686)
AM
Antonio Montauti
medalistsculptor
(1685-1740)
TH
Torsten Ottersen Hoff
sculptorwood carver
Norwegian artist
FB
Frederik Bloemaert
copper engraverdraftsperson
Dutch printmaker and draftsman (c.1614–1690)
FF
Francesco Ferrari
architectpainter
Italian painter (1634-1708)
EP
Edward Lovett Pearce
architectpolitician
Irish architect (1699-1733)
JR
John Rosworm
military engineer
Dutch or German soldier and military engineer
Thomas Blood
soldier
Irish-born Colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels
AA
Moroccan writer
MS
Moroccan Maliki scholar
AN
Ahmed ibn Nasir
writer
Moroccan writer
UK
U Kala
historian
Burmese historian
Ḥʻ
Ḥāmid ibn ʻAlī ʻImādī
writer
Syrian writer
MN
Mohammed ibn Nasir
writer
Moroccan scientist
TN
Thomas Nugent
writer
British writer
JM
Jón Magnússon
writer
Icelandic writer
MA
Moses Raphael de Aguilar
philosopher
Rabbi, Hebrew scholar and author
TA
Thomas Amory
writer
Irish author
GS
Gerrit van Spaan
historian
18th-century writer from the Northern Netherlands
AA
Abd al-Qadir al-Baghdadi
writer
Ottoman era author, philologist and grammarian
SA
JE
Jacinto de Evia
poet
Ecuadorian poet
BG
Bartolomé D. Gallardo
explorergovernor
Criollo soldier (1640–1699)
RP
Ricardo do Pilar
painter
Brazilian artist (c.1635-1700)
Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont
bretteurpolitician
Colonial governor of New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
Alexandre de Gusmão
diplomatlawyer
Portuguese diplomat
DS
David Selenica
painter
Albanian painter
LM
Leng Mei
painter
Painter (1669–1742)
JC
Juan Correa
painter
Mexican artist (1646-1716)
Abdallah ben Aisha
diplomatlinguist
Moroccan linguist and diplomat
TC
Thomas Connellan
composer
Irish musician
LX
Lin Xue
painter
Chinese painter
JL
Juan Serqueira de Lima
composer
Portuguese harpist, guitarist and composer
AF
Andrés Flores
composer
Bolivian composer
George Wade
military personnelpolitician
British Field Marshal (1673-1748)
JL
Juan de Lienas
composer
Mexican composer
GS
George Semple
architect
Irish architect
CN
Carlo Antonio Nagli
composer
Composer
MF
Mohsin Fani
historianpoet
17th century Persian historian and poet
MS
Muhammad bin Saud
politician
Founder of the Emirate of Diriyah and the Al Saud dynasty (1687–1765)
16th Century
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Notes
Origin
Meera
mysticpoet
16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna
Barnabé Brisson
diplomatjurist-consultant
French jurist, politician and humanist (1531-1591)
Alexander II of Kakheti
monarchroyalty
King of Kakheti from 1574 to 1605
Manco Inca
monarchSapa Inca
17th Inca Emperor under the crown of Spain and 1st Emperor Inca of the Kingdom of Vilcabamba
Charles Loyseau
juristjurist-consultant
French lawyer
George III of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti
Antoine de Loménie
ambassadordiplomat
French diplomat
Ahmad al-Mansur
military leadermonarch
Moroccan Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1549-1603) (r.1578-1603)
Simon I of Kartli
monarchroyalty
Georgian king of Kartli from 1556 to 1569 and again from 1578 to 1599
Jean Bodin
demonologisteconomist
French jurist, witchcraft theorist and political philosopher (1529 or 1530–1596)
Luarsab II of Kartli
monarchroyalty
Bagrationi dynasty king of Kartli (1592-1622) (r.1606-1615)
Adam Loftus
Anglican priestjudge
British archbishop (1533-1605)
António de Gouveia
grammarianjurist
Portuguese educator and writer
Rostom of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti
George II of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti in western Georgia
Jacques Cujas
jurist-consultantlegal historian
French jurist (1522–1590)
Pierre Belon
botanistdiplomat
French traveler, naturalist, writer and diplomat (1517-1564)
Juan de Icíar
calligraphermathematician
Spanish 16th century calligraphist
Bernard Gilles Penot
alchemisteditor
French alchemist
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
mathematicianphilosopher
Czech rabbi
Erasmus Oswald Schreckenfuchs
astronomeruniversity teacher
Austrian scholar
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
Bible translatorLutheran pastor
Icelandic bishop
Pietro di Giacomo Cataneo
architectengineer
Architect known for writing architectural theory books (1510–1569)
Johannes Jacob Wecker
chemistphysician
Swiss physician
Hans Georg Herwart von Hohenburg
astronomermathematician
German astronomer
Pierre Jean Fabre
alchemistphysician
French doctor and alchemist.
Gérard Thibault d'Anvers
fencerfencing master
Fencing master and writer from the Netherlands (1574-1629), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Gerard Thibault
Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
astronomerengineer
Spanish inventor (1553-1613)
Girolamo Cattaneo
architectengineer
Italian architect and mathematician
Juan Valverde de Amusco
anatomistbiologist
Spanish anatomist
Caspar Vopel
astronomercartographer
German mathematician, astronomer, instrument maker and cartographer
Francisco Hernández de Toledo
botanistnaturalist
Spanish naturalists and physician (1515-1587)
Jean Fernel
anatomistastronomer
French physician (*1497 – †1558)
Aloysius Lilius
astronomermathematician
Italian astronomer
Bernard Palissy
ceramicistchemist
French potter and engineer
Augustin Hirschvogel
cartographerdraftsperson
16th century German artist, mathematician, and cartographer (1503-1553)
Camillo Agrippa
architectengineer
Italian engineer
Hippolito Salviani
naturalistphysician
Italian scholar
Olympia Fulvia Morata
classical scholarpoet
Italian classical scholar
François Viète
cryptographerlawyer
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
Juan de Herrera
architectmathematician
Spanish architect (1530-1597)
Giuseppe Meda
architectengineer
Italian painter (1534-1599)
Johannes Praetorius
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and mathematician (1537-1616)
Pedro Chacón
classical scholarhistorian
Spanish mathematician and theologian
Vincenzo Danti
architectengineer
Italian sculptor (1530-1576)
Ostilio Ricci
architectmathematician
Italian mathematician
Ferrante Imperato
naturalistpharmacist
Italian humanist
Agostino Ramelli
engineerinventor
Italian engineer
Fabrizio Mordente
inventormathematician
Italian mathematician and philosopher
Heinrich Decimator
astronomerauthor
German astronomer
Juan de Alcega
mathematiciantailor
Spanish 16th century mathematician
Joseph Duchesne
chemistdiplomat
French physician
Domenico Fontana
architectengineer
Italian architect (1543-1607)
Robert Hues
geographermathematician
English mathematician and geographer
Rodrigo Zamorano
cartographerhistorian of mathematics
Cartographer
Magnus Pegel
mathematicianphysician
German mathematician
Wilhelm Dilich
chroniclercopper engraver
German author
David Gans
astrologerastronomer
German scientist
Marco Bragadino
alchemistsubdeacon
Italian alchemist
Giovan Battista Aleotti
architectengineer
Architect (1546–1636)
Francisco Sanches
mathematicianphilosopher
Portuguese philosopher
Claude Chastillon
architectcivil engineer
French civil engineer, topographical draughtsman, and architect (1559–1616)
Benedetto Castelli
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician (*1577/78 – †1643)
Jerònimo Cortés
astronomermathematician
Spanish scientist
Jean Errard
engineermathematician
French mathematician (1554–1610)
Johannes Magirus
historianmathematician
German philosopher
Cesare Ripa
academicart historian
Italian art historian
CL
Cristobal Lechuga
mathematicianmilitary personnel
Bernardo Vargas Machuca
military personnelnaturalist
Spanish soldier and writer
Hugh Myddelton
bankercivil engineer
Welsh businessman, civil engineer and politician
Michael Maier
alchemistcomposer
German physician, alchemist and composer (1568–1622)
John Woodall
chemistsurgeon
English surgeon
Julio Cesar Firrufino
engineermathematician
Spanish mathematician and engineer (1578-1651)
Andrea Argoli
astrologerastronomer
Italian mathematician and astronomer
Katerina Vitale
chemistpharmacist
First female pharmacist and chemist in Malta
Oswald Croll
chemistpharmacist
German alchemist
Fabio Colonna
botanistnaturalist
Italian scientist (1567-1640)
Jacobus Sinapius
chemistpharmacist
Czech doctor
Lorentz Lossius
accountantengineer
German engineer
Julius Schiller
astronomerjurist
German astronomer (1580–1627)
Denis Henrion
editormathematician
French mathematician
Arnold Möller
calligraphermaster of calculations
German calligrapher
Charles Malapert
astronomermathematician
1581-1630 astronomer and writer
Giovanni Battista Baliani
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and physicist
Giovanni Camillo Glorioso
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and astronomer
Richard Weston
civil engineerengineer
British canal builder and agricultural improver
William Davidson
botanistchemist
Scottish physician, chemist and biologist (1593-1669)
Francesco Fontana
astronomerlawyer
Italian lawyer and astronomer
John Harris
professorreligious figure
English academic, clergyman and Warden of Winchester College
Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer
astronomerCatholic priest
Czech astronomist
Giulio Cesare Vanini
astrologernaturalist
Italian philosopher
Pierre Carcavy
lawyerlibrarian
French mathematician and librarian
Jakob Bartsch
astronomermathematician
German astronomer (1600-1633)
Johann Schröder
chemistpharmacist
German chemist (1600-1664)
Johann Wilhelm Dilich
editorengineer
Engineer and master builder in Frankfurt am Main
Edmund Wingate
juristlegal author
English mathematician
Richard White
mathematicianphysicist
English mathematician
Gabriele Falloppio
anatomistbiologist
Italian anatomist (1523-1562)
Aben Humeya
monarch
Spanish revolutionary
Mạc Tuyên Tông
monarch
Fourth Emperor of the Mạc dynasty
Mạc Mậu Hợp
monarch
Emperor of Annam
Imagawa Ujizane
samuraiwriter
Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period
Henry Spelman
heraldisthistorian
English antiquarian and politician (1564-1641)
Antonio Enríquez Gómez
playwrightpoet
Spanish writer
Gutierre de Cetina
military personnelpoet
Spanish poet of the "Siglo de Oro"
Casiodoro de Reina
Bible translatortheologian
Spanish theologian and priest
Michael Helding
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
German bishop, writer and humanist
Fray Martín de Murúa
historianmonk
Spanish Mercedarian friar and missionary (1525–1618)
Arngrímur Jónsson
regional historiantranslator
Icelandic writer
Johann Remmelin
philosopherphysician
German physician and philosopher (1585-1632)
Hermann Hamelmann
historiantheologian
German theologian
Hans Staden
autobiographerexplorer
German conquistador
Antonio Campi
architectgeneral contractor
Italian painter, engraver and architect (c.1524-1587)
Juan de Mal Lara
humanistlinguist
Spanish Renaissance philosopher
Juan López
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Crotone
Luisa Sigea de Velasco
humanistpoet
Spanish poet
Luis de León
friarlinguist
Spanish poet
Alonso Gutiérrez
historianphilosopher
Spanish philosopher (c.1507–1584)
Garcilaso de la Vega
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish poet
Guillaume de La Perrière
philosopherpoet lawyer
French philosopher
Mikael Agricola
Bible translatorlinguist
Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish
Ulrich Schmidl
authorconquistador
German explorer, Landsknecht, conquistador, chronicler and councilman
Diego Durán
historianmissionary
Dominican friar (1537-1588)
Francisco de Aldana
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish poet
Konoe Sakihisa
calligrapherpolitician
Japanese noble (1536-1612)
Francisco Zumel
philosopheruniversity teacher
Spanish philosopher
Jakob Ayrer
playwrightpoet lawyer
German playwright and author
Johann Fischart
juristpoet lawyer
German writer (1546-1591)
Pjetër Budi
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
Juan de la Cueva de Garoza
playwrightpoet
Spanish poet
Francisco Pareja
linguistmissionary
Spanish missionary and linguist
Anne Vavasour
poetwriter
Mistress to English Earl
Wolfgang Ernest I, Count of Isenburg-Birstein
aristocratplaywright
German Count (1560–1633)
Pedro de Oña
poetwriter
Chilean writer
Yagyū Munenori
Japanese swordmasterpolitician
Samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period (1571-1646)
Matsunaga Teitoku
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Arthur Johnston
physicianpoet
Scottish poet
Philipp Clüver
geographerhistorian
German geographer and historian (1580–1622)
Johann Jacob von Wallhausen
military personnelwriter
German historian
Francisco de Borja y Aragón
military personnelpoet
(1581-1658) Spanish poet and royal official
Sebastián Fox Morcillo
philosopherscholar
Spanish scholar and philosopher
Juan Huarte de San Juan
philosopherphysician
Spanish physician and psychologist
Balthasar de Ayala
juristmilitary personnel
Jurisconsult and Judge Advocate General of the Royal Army in the Low Countries
Domingo de Oña
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish theologian and bishop (1560-1626)
Antonio Escobar y Mendoza
missionarytheologian
Jesuit theologian
Laurentius Surius
hagiographerhistorian
German hagiographer
Neocorus
historianwriter
German historian
Samuel Daniel
historianplaywright
Poet and historian
Pedro Simón
anthropologisthistorian
Spanish anthropologist
Claude Gouffier
aristocratart historian
French nobleman and book collector
Luis de Granada
Catholic priesttheologian
Spanish theologian
Barthélémy Aneau
poetuniversity teacher
French poet
Juan de Valdés
theologianwriter
Spanish writer, 1505-1541
Lope de Rueda
actorplaywright
Spanish dramatist and actor
Alonzo de Santa Cruz
cartographercosmographer
Spanish cartographer
Michel de l'Hôpital
juristpoet
French statesman
Maurice Scève
poettranslator
French poet
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
conquistadorexplorer
Founder of Bogotá
Martynas Mažvydas
theologiantranslator
Lithuanian writer
Esschius
academictheologian
Dutch theologian
Jacopo Strada
antiquarian sellerarchaeologist
Italian architect (1507-1588)
Nicolás Monardes
botanistphysician
Spanish botanist (1508-1588)
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
ambassadoraristocrat
Spanish writer (1503–1575)
Pedro de Aguado
historianmissionary
Spanish Franciscan friar in the New Kingdom of Granada
Ambrosio de Morales
archaeologisthistorian
Spanish historian
Diego de Simancas Simancas
Catholic bishopLatin Catholic priest
Roman Catholic prelate
Francisco Cervantes de Salazar
chroniclerwriter
Spanish writer
Francisco de Valdez
military commandermilitary leader
Spanish general (1511–1580)
Jerónimo de Vivar
explorerhistorian
Spanish explorer and historian
Friedrich Dedekind
parsonpoet
German theologian
Paulus Juusten
authorhistorian
Finnish bishop
Johann Jakob Wick
theologianwriter
Swiss theologian
Ruy López de Segura
Catholic priestchess player
Spanish priest and chess player
Baltasar del Alcázar
military personnelpoet
Poet
Pablo de Céspedes
architectart historian
Spanish artist (1538-1608)
Jens Nilssøn
Lutheran pastorpoet
Norwegian bishop
Francisco de Figueroa
playwrightpoet
Spanish writer (1530-1588)
Antonio Pérez
diplomatpolitician
Spanish politician (1534-1611)
Esteban Garibay
historianwriter
Basque writer and historian
Juan Azor
philosopherpresbyter
Spanish philosopher
Fernando de Herrera
poetpriest
Spanish poet (1534-1597)
Sancho Dávila Toledo
Catholic bishopwriter
Spanish bishop
Antonio de Herrera
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish historian
Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish writer (1547-1610)
Simon Studion
archaeologisthistorian
German humanist and antiquary
Otto Walper
philosophertheologian
German writer
Joan Perez de Lazarraga
poetwriter
Basque writer
Gonzalo Argote de Molina
collectorgenealogist
Spanish writer
José de Sigüenza
art historianhistorian
Spanish theologian; (1544-1606)
Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá
explorermilitary personnel
Spanish explorer
Francisco de la Cueva
juristphilologist
Spanish writer
Juan de Torquemada
missionarywriter
Spanish scholar 1557-1624
Honami Kōetsu
blacksmithcalligrapher
Japanese painter and calligrapher; (1558-1637)
Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega
historianplaywright
Spanish writer
Baltasar de Echave
painterwriter
Spanish painter (1558-1623)
Matsudaira Ietada
diaristwriter
Japanese samurai (1555–1600)
Luis Tribaldos de Toledo
geographerhistorian
Spanish humanist
Thomas Kyd
literary translatorplaywright
English dramatist
Stephen Báthory
poetpolitician
Judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary (b.: 1555- d.:1605)
Heinrich Khunrath
astrologerphilosopher
German scientist
Pietro Cerone
cantorCatholic priest
Late Renaissance Italian music theorist and singer
Giovanni Baglione
architectural draftspersonart historian
Painter and biographer of artists (c. 1566–1643)
Francisco Cascales
historianhumanist
Spanish writer
María Vela y Cueto
nunwriter
Spanish Cistercian nun (1561–1617)
Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza
poetwriter
Spanish religious poet
Johannes Bureus
archaeologistarchivist
Swedish antiquarian, polymath and mystic
Pedro Páez
Catholic priestexplorer
Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia (1564-1622)
Cristóbal de Torres
theologianwriter
Roman Catholic archbishop
Cecilia del Nacimiento
priorwriter
Spanish writer
Richard Baker
historianpolitician
English politician (1568-1645)
Luis Pacheco de Narváez
fencerfencing master
Spanish fencer
Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil
Catholic priestpoet
Irish Franciscan Archbishop of Armagh (1571–1626)
István Szamosközy
anthropologisthistorian
Hungarian humanist and historian
Juan Pablo Bonet
Catholic priestpedagogue
Spanish priest
Ernst Soner
philosopherphysician
German physician
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
playwrightwriter
Spanish writer, from New Spain
Robert Boyd
theologianwriter
Scottish theologian
Anna Ovena Hoyer
poetwriter
German poet
Choghtu Khong Tayiji
military leaderpoet
Mongolian noble
Johann Heinrich Alsted
musicologistmusic theorist
German theologist (1558-1638)
Martín de León Cárdenas
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish bishop and archbishop in Italy
Márton Szepsi Csombor
poetReformed pastor
Hungarian travel writer, poet and reformed pastor (1595-1622)
Virgilio Malvezzi
historianpolitician
Italian historian
Bathsua Makin
essayistlinguist
English linguist and feminist writer
Saúl Levi Morteira
philosopherrabbi
Dutch rabbi
Juana de Maldonado
musicianpoet
Nun, writer
Ivan Zakmardi
juristpoet
Croatian humanist, lawyer and poet (1600–1667)
FP
Francisco Bermúdez de Pedraza
canonhistorian
Spanish writer
Juan de Arphe y Villafañe
artistgnomonist
Spanish artist
Robert Smythson
architectsculptor
British architect
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Francisco Soto de Langa
cantorcomposer
Spanish composer (1534-1619)
Wouter Crabeth I
cartographerdraftsperson
Painter (1510-1590)
Diego Ortiz
composermusicologist
Spanish composer and music theorist
Jacopo da Trezzo
artistmedalist
Medallist from Italy (1515–1589)
Guglielmo della Porta
architectrestorer
Italian sculptor, architect and restorer
Bálint Bakfark
composerlutenist
Hungarian musician (ca. 1506-1576)
Kaihō Yūshō
Buddhist monkbushi
Japanese painter (1533-1615)
Luigi Rossi
composeropera singer
Italian opera composer
Federico Zuccari
architectartist
Italian painter (1539-1609)
Taddeo Carlone
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor and architect of Swiss origin
Adriaen Matham
art dealercopper engraver
Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver and art dealer (ca. 1599-1660)
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Francisco Herrera the Elder
painterprintmaker
Spanish artist (1576-1656)
Oda Nagamasu
artistdaimyo
Japanese daimyo who lived from the late Sengoku period through the early Edo period
Hans Bock
painterrestorer
German artist (1550-1624)
Thomas Bathas
iconographermosaicist
Greek Painter; (1554-1599)
Sebastián de Vivanco
composeruniversity teacher
Spanish priest and composer
Juan Bautista de Toledo
architectsculptor
Spanish artist
Hans Eworth
artistcourt painter
Painter from the Netherlands
Vincenzo de' Rossi
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (1525-1587)
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz
paintervisual artist
Spanish artist (1553-1608)
Giovanni Serodine
architectpainter
Italian painter (1594-1630)
Steven van Herwijck
goldsmithmedalist
Sculptor and gem engraver from the Netherlands (1530–1567)
Paul Dax
cartographerpainter
Austrian artist (1503-1561)
Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal
architectCatholic bishop
Prelate
Andreas Düben
composerconductor
Swedish composer
Sebastián Raval
composermilitary personnel
Spanish composer
Girolamo da Carpi
architectpainter
Italian painter (1501-1556)
Lelio Orsi
architectpainter
Italian painter (1508-1587)
Jan Pynas
designerpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
Hidari Jingorō
architectpainter
Japanese sculptor and painter (1584-1644)
Juan Esquivel Barahona
chapelmastercomposer
Spanish church composer
Emanuel Sweert
botanical illustratorbotanist
Dutch painter (1552-1612)
Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink
draftspersonetcher
Dutch Golden Age painter (1566-1612)
Basawan
illuminatorpainter
Late 16th-century Mughal Indian artist
Girolamo Santacroce
architectsculptor
16th-century Italian sculptor (1502–1537)
Antonio Maria Viani
architectdraftsperson
Italian painter (1550-1635)
Santino Solari
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1576-1646)
Jorge Manuel Theocupulus
architectpainter
Painter and son of El Greco (1578-1631)
Iwasa Matabē
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist (1578-1650)
Abraham van der Doort
artistmedalist
Dutch artist and curator, keeper of Charles I's art collections
Kobori Enshū
architectcalligrapher
Daimyo
Gaspar Becerra
architectpainter
Spanish artist (1520-1568)
Oberto Cantone
mathematician
Italian mathematician (16th–17th century)
Bartolomeo Sovero
mathematician
Swiss mathematician (1576-1629)
Tamás Erdődy
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian count, imperial military general, Ban of Croatia
István Dobó
military officerpolitician
Baron and soldier from Hungary (1502–1572)
Zsigmond Forgách
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble and soldier (1557/1565-1621)
Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth
diplomatmilitary officer
Scottish nobleman, general, and diplomat
Walther Amrhyn
merchantmilitary officer
Swiss politician (1570-1635)
Ivan Drašković
military officerpolitician
Croatian nobleman
Nikola Šubić Zrinski
military leaderpolitician
Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general (1508–1566)
Conradus Viëtor
writer
Dutch Lutheran minister
King of Kakheti (1589–1661) (r. 1605-1616 and 1625-1648)
Mexican poet
GD
Gerhard Dorn
chemistphilosopher
Alchemist, bibliophile, philosopher, physician, translator
GC
Giovanni Vincenzo Casali
architectengineer
Italian sculptor, architect, engineer and friar
CD
Conrad Dasypodius
astronomermathematician
Swiss mathematician
GF
Giovanni Fontana
architectcivil engineer
Swiss architect and engineer (1540–1614)
AP
Achyuta Pisharati
astronomermathematician
Indian academic
DR
Diego Rodríguez
astronomermathematician
Mexican mathematician and astronomer
AS
Saadi Dynasty ruler from 1574 to 1576
Juan Vásquez de Coronado
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
Baltazar Fernandes
explorersertanista
Paulist explorer
CI
Chey Chestha I
king
Cambodian king (1584-1594)
CI
Chey Chestha II
king
Cambodian King (1618-1627)
MM
Saadi Dynasty ruler in Morocco (1566–1613)
LT
Lê Trung Tông
monarch
Emperor of Đại Việt
AS
Moroccan Saadi Dynasty ruler from 1576 to 1578
Antônio Raposo Tavares
Bandeiranteexplorer
Portuguese explorer to Brazil (1598–1658)
LT
Lê Trang Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
TA
Takayutpi
monarch
Last king of the Kingdom of Hanthawaddy
OK
Oluf Kalips
Chancellor of Norway
TH
Thohanbwa
monarch
King of Ava
Francesco Paciotto
architect
Italian architect
Giovanni Bernardo Carlone
painter
Italian painter (1584-1631)
Ferenc Esterházy
composer
Hungarian noble (1533–1604)
Fabio Mangone
architect
Italian architect
Bernardino Facciotto
architect
Italian architect
Jan Kraeck
painter
Renaissance painter from the Northern Netherlands (1540-1607)
Samuel Hoffmann
painter
Swiss Baroque painter
Gerard Soest
painter
Dutch painter (c.1600-1681)
Flaminio Ponzio
architect
Italian architect (1560–1613)
Giovanni Battista Discepoli
painter
Italian painter (1590-1654)
Cornelis Engelsz.
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1575-1650)
Charles Cornelisz. de Hooch
painter
Dutch painter (c. 1600-1638)
Galeazzo Alessi
architect
Architect
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Giovanni Battista di Quadro
architect
Polish architect
Pál Esterházy
composer
Hungarian noble
Giovanni Battista Soria
architect
Italian architect (1581–1651)
Domenico dell'Allio
architect
Italian architect
Dirk Crabeth
painter
Painter
Jan Willemsz. van der Wilde
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1586-1636)
CT
Cornelia Teelinck
poetwriter
Dutch writer, poet
SP
Stephan Parmenius
explorerhumanist
MI
Melchior Inchofer
theologianwriter
Hungarian jesuit
VS
Vicente do Salvador
historianjournalist
Brazilian historian
AM
Ahmed ibn Abi Mahalli
explorerpolitician
Moroccan imam
AR
Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu
poetwriter
Telugu poet
MF
Matthew Ferchi
philosophertheologian
Croatian philosopher
NS
Nicola Sabbatini
architectpainter
Italian architect
AA
Ahmad ibn Qasim Al-Hajarī
diplomatlinguist
Moroccan translator of Morisco origin
WD
Wang Daiyu
philosophertranslator
Chinese scholar
AA
Abraham Azulai
rabbiwriter
Moroccan rabbi and writer
LY
Luis de Carvajal the Younger
merchantpoet
Mexican Jewish victim of the Inquisition
GK
Geoffrey Keating
Catholic priestgenealogist
Irish Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian
LB
Laurencijus Bojeris
clericwriter
Lithuanian-Swedish poet (1561–1619)
HF
Hamzah Fansuri
philosopherpoet
Indonesian writer
DD
Dadu Dayal
philosopherpoet
Indian saint
DL
Dimitrije Ljubavić
deacontypographer
Serbian writer
ML
Mark of Lisbon
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Portuguese historian and bishop
RB
Raffaello Borghini
art historianplaywright
Italian dramaturge and poet
JM
Jakob Middendorp
historiantheologian
Dutch historian and theologian
GC
Gaspar Antonio Chi
linguistwriter
Mexican translator
JS
János Sylvester
grammarianphilologist
16th-century Hungarian figure of the Reformation
DC
Diego Muñoz Camargo
chroniclergeographer
Mexican historian
LE
Lukács Egri
church writerliterary translator
Unitarian who published De controversis fidei questionibus adversus dogmata Calvini… in 1567
AB
Absalon Pederssøn Beyer
historianLutheran pastor
Norwegian writer and academic (1528–1575)
AC
Ascanio Condivi
art historianbiographer
Italian painter (1525-1574)
AS
Adam Steuart
philosopheruniversity teacher
British philosopher
AA
Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti
diplomathistorian
Moroccan historian
MR
Mártin Rakovszky
poetwriter
Hungarian poet and humanist scholar
BA
Banarasidas
poetwriter
Indian poet
JM
Jan Matham
painterprintmaker
Dutch Golden Age painter (1600-1648)
NP
Nicholas Dáll Pierce
composermusician
Irish musician and composer
TM
Theodor Matham
draftspersonengraver
Dutch artist
TC
Tiberio Calcagni
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1532-1565)
GB
Giovanni Boscoli
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor and architect (1524-1592)
AA
Alberto di Giovanni Alberti
architectpainter
Italian architect, painter and sculptor (1526-1598)
GC
Giovanni Battista Castello
architectpainter
Italian painter (ca. 1509-1569)
CL
Cosimo Lotti
architectpainter
Italian artist
EM
Everard Crijnsz. van der Maes
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (1577–1647)
CB
Cornelis Bos
cartographercopper engraver
Book publisher, engraver, printseller
RL
Rocco Lurago
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1501-1590)
GD
Giacomo del Duca
architectsculptor
Italian painter, architect, and sculptor
JP
Johannes Popels
paintervisual artist
Painter of the Southern Netherlands (1590–1663)
JA
James Archer
architectartist
Irish Jesuit priest notorious for contributions to the rebel cause during the Nine Years War
RC
Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin
composerharpist
Irish harper and composer
NB
Nanni di Baccio Bigio
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1512-1568)
JB
Jan Philipsz van Bouckhorst
draftspersonpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1588-1631)
JC
Jan Daemen Cool
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (c.1589-1660)
JL
Jan Willemsz Lapp
draftspersonpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1585–1663)
VJ
Vinko Jelić
composerLatin Catholic priest
Croatian baroque musician and composer (1596-1636)
TL
Taddeo Landini
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1550-1596)
Onufri
iconographerpainter
Orthodox icon painter and archpriest of Elbasan in Albania (active 16. century)
JR
Jelle Reyners
glass artistpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1600-1634)
GV
Giuseppe Valeriano
architectpainter
Italian painter and architect (1526-1596)
ON
Ottaviano Nonni
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1536-1606)
GD
Giovanni Antonio Dosio
architectsculptor
Italian architect and sculptor (1533–1611)
BG
Bartolommeo Genga
architectpainter
Italian architect (1518-1558)
GT
Giovanni Battista Trotti
architectpainter
Italian painter (1555-1619)
JE
Juan Bautista Antonelli the Elder
military engineer
Italian military engineer (1527-1588)
Suzana Dias
explorer
Walter Butler of Roscrea
soldier
Irish soldier of fortune
SB
Shah Badakhshi
poet
Indian poet
MG
Manuel de Góis
philosopher
Portuguese philosopher
DT
Dao Duy Tu
poet
Vietnamese official
PF
Piaras Feiritéar
poet
Irish poet
MJ
Magnús Jónsson
poet
Icelandic poet
PC
Mexican writer
Allasani Peddana
poet
Indian writer
AA
Abu Abdallah ibn Askar
historian
Moroccan historian
FT
Nahua noble and historian
MA
Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi
writer
Moroccan author (1580–1642)
AM
António da Madalena
explorermissionary
Portuguese explorer
MB
Margaretha toe Boecop
painter
Dutch painter (1551-1574)
IL
Ivan Lukačić
composer
Dalmatian renaissance musician and composer
AH
Abraham van der Haagen
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
Paulus van Beresteyn
lawyerpolitician
Dutch lawyer (1588-1666)
Quirijn Jansz Damast
politicianweaver
Dutch linen weaver and mayor of Haarlem
IC
Israel Covyn
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1582-1665)
Dominicus Arumaeus
juristlawyer
Dutch lawyer (1579-1637)
GB
Gerrit van Bloclant
painter
Dutch painter (1578–1650)
DG
Dirck Govertsz
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1575-1647)
AC
Adam de Colone
painter
Dutch painter in Scotland (1572-1651)
LA
Lukas Achtschelling
painter
Landscape painter
JC
Jan Claesz.
painter
Dutch painter (1570–1618)
Giorgi Saakadze
military personnelpolitician
Georgian politician and military commander (c.1570-1629)
PL
Peeter van Loon
painter
Flemish Baroque painter (1600-1660)
JL
Jan van der Lijs
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1600-1657)
AC
Antonio Acero de la Cruz
painter
Colombian painter (1600-1667)
GG
Gert van Groningen
sculptor
Sculptor
DP
Dirk Pietersz
painter
Dutch Golden Age (1558-1621)
PP
Pieter de Putter
painter
Dutch painter (1600–1659)
JB
Jan Jansz. Buesem
painter
Dutch painter
HM
Herman van der Mast
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
JE
Jan van Eeckele
painter
Flemish painter
AW
Alexander Westerhout
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1590-1661)
HD
Herman Doncker
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1600-1666)
AV
Apollonia van Veen
artist
Dutch artist (died 1635)
IE
Isaac Elias
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1590–1630)
SV
Salomon Vredeman de Vries
painter
Flemish painter
AS
Albert Simonsz
painter
Painter
HO
Hercules von Oberberg
architect
Dutch architect
JF
Jan Baptist Francken
painter
Nonexistent Flemish painter (1599-1653)
AC
Adriaen Pietersz Crabeth
painter
Dutch renaissance glasspainter (1510-1553)
CS
Cornelis Stooter
painter
Dutch Golden Age (1595-1655)
Tomé de Sousa
military personnelpolitician
Governor General of Brazil
VC
Vincenzo Comnen
composer
Dalmatian renaissance musician and composer
Nikoloz Cholokashvili
calligrapherdiplomat
Georgian priest and politician
JM
Jacob van Musscher
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1580-1623)
PI
Pieter Pietersz II
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1578-1631)
GU
Giusto Utens
painter
Flemish painter
SS
Sampson Strong
painter
Dutch painter (1550-1611)
JP
Jacob Pynas
painter
Dutch artist (1592 or 1593 – after 1650)
TG
Teodora Ginés
composer
Cuban musician and composer
Johan van Reede van Renswouden
diplomatpolitician
Dutch diplomat and politician
JE
Jan Maertensz Engelsman
painter
Dutch Golden Age (1593-1654)
WM
Willem Mahue
painter
Flemish painter (1517–1569)
AJ
Atanazije Jurjević
composer
Croatian baroque musician, composer, writer
RC
Rafaël Govertsz Camphuysen
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1597-1657)
RS
Reyer Claesz Suycker
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1590–1653)
M1
Master of the 1540s
painter
Early Netherlandish painter
CH
Claes van Heussen
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1598-1633)
AA
André Álvares de Almada
explorermerchant
Portuguese writer
AN
Afushta'i Natanzi
historianpoet
Iranian historian
15th Century
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Notes
Origin
John Filipec
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Oradea, and Administrator of Olomouc
Scipione Capece
humanistjurist-consultant
Italian jurist and poet (1480-1551)
John III of Navarre
kingruler
King of Navarre
Sayyida al-Hurra
politicianprivateer
16th-century Moroccan ruler of Tétouan and privateer
Bagrat VI of Georgia
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia and of Imereti
Michel Riccio
historianjurist-consultant
Italian-born French public official
Alexander II of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia (r. 1478) and King of Imereti (r. 1483–1510)
Raffaele Zovenzoni
chancellorRenaissance humanist
Italian humanist
Ibrahim Khan Lodi
politicianSultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi)
Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1517 to 1526
Juan de Ortega
friarmathematician
Spanish mathematician
Giorgio Lapazaya
Catholic priestmathematician
Italian mathematician
Johannes Stabius
astronomercartographer
Austrian cartographer
Jean Cousin
architectdraftsperson
French painter, sculptor and engraver (ca. 1490-ca. 1560)
Valentin Bouché
engineerglass artist
Glass artisian (c.1490-1541)
Domingo de Soto
Catholic priestjurist
Spanish theologian, jurist and scientist
Johann Georg Faust
astrologerastronomer
German Renaissance alchemist, astrologer, and magician
Otto Brunfels
biologistbotanist
German botanist and theologian (1488-1534)
Pedro Ciruelo
mathematicianphilosopher
Spanish translator, philosopher and mathematician (1470-1548)
Matthias Grünewald
architectarchitectural draftsperson
German Renaissance painter (c.1480–1528)
John of Głogów
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
Gaspar Lax
mathematicianphilosopher
Spanish mathematician, logician, and philosopher
Heinrich Glarean
geographerhistorian
Polymath and humanist
Giuliano da Sangallo
architectmilitary engineer
Italian artist (1445-1516)
Juan Martínez Silíceo
Catholic priestmathematician
Spanish cardinal
Pilgram Marpeck
hydraulic engineermining engineer
German Anabaptist leader
Johannes Engel
astrologerastronomer
German astronomer and physician
Jakob Köbel
exlibristmathematician
German publisher (1462-1533)
Pellegrino Prisciani
architectural theoreticianastrologer
Italian astrologer
Tommaso Masini
alchemistmetallurgist
Italian metallurgist and alchemist
Donato Bramante
architectcourt architect
Italian architect and painter (1444–1514)
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
architectengineer
Italian artist (1447-1522)
Piero della Francesca
art theoristmathematician
Italian painter and mathematician (c. 1416–1492)
Ulrich Rülein von Calw
astrologerengineer
German doctor, mathematician, and mining engineer
Nagano Narimasa
military commandermilitary engineer
Japanese samurai and engineer
Domenico da Cortona
architectengineer
Architect
Diego de Ordaz
explorerinventor
Spanish explorer
Amirdovlat of Amasia
bibliographerlexicographer
15th-century ethnic Armenian physician and writer.
Salaì
inventorpainter
Italian artist (1480-1524)
Mạc Thái Tổ
monarch
Emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Mạc dynasty
Binnya Kyan
monarch
13th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu
Queen consort of Naples and suo jure Princess of Taranto
Wattasid ruler from 1504 to 1526
Bentor
monarch
King of taoro
Baeda Maryam I
monarch
Ethiopian Emperor
Lê Tương Dực
monarch
King of Vietnam
Mingyinyo
monarch
Ruler of Toungoo
Francis
monarch
Count of Vendôme
Bolesław V of Warsaw
monarch
Polish noble
French princess, duchess, countess
Catherine of Bjurum
queen consort
Queen consort of Sweden from 1448 to 1450 and later the Queen consort of Norway from 1449 to 1450. She was the second wife of Charles VIII of Sweden, I of Norway.
John VIII
monarch
Count of Vendôme
Matteo Maria Boiardo
poetwriter
Italian writer
Leo Africanus
diplomatexplorer
Andalusian author
Nilus of Sora
monkphilosopher
Russian theologian and saint
Mahmud Gawan
poetpolitician
Iranian poet
Johannes ab Indagine
monkscribe
Carthusian monk, 1415-1475
Hans Folz
composerwriter
German artist, singer, and poet. He was also a noted dramtist, who began his career as a barber
Johannes Aesticampianus
botanisthumanist
German theologian (1457-1520)
Abdollah Morvarid
calligrapherpoet
Iranian poet
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
historianphilosopher
Spanish philosopher and theologian (1490-1573)
Claudio Tolomei
authorCatholic bishop
Italian philologist
Guillaume du Bellay
diplomathistorian
French captain
Mellin de Saint-Gelais
astrologerCatholic priest
French poet
Robert III de La Marck
historianmilitary personnel
Marshal of France
Andrés Laguna
botanistlinguist
Spanish botanist (1499-1559)
Vittoria Colonna
poetwriter
Italian poet and noble
Simone Porzio
philosopherphysician
Italian philosopher
Alardus of Amsterdam
humanistphilosopher
Dutch humanist (1491-1544)
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
philologistpoet
Malayalam devotional poet
Pierfrancesco Giambullari
historianpriest
Italian writer
Marcantonio Flaminio
poetwriter
Italian humanist
Jagannatha Dasa
philosopherpoet
Odia poet and litterateur
Petrus Dasypodius
lexicographerlinguist
Swiss humanist
Eguinaire Baron
juristlegal counselor
French jurist
Argula von Grumbach
lady-in-waitingpoet
Bavarian noblewoman and first Protestant woman writer
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
chroniclerexplorer
Spanish conquistador
Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos
composerpoet
Hungarian poet
Alfonso de Valdés
philosopherpolitician
Spanish humanist (1490-1532)
Gian Giacomo Adria
historianphysician
Italian physician and renaissance humanist
Francesco Xanto Avelli
ceramicistcourt artist
Italian ceramicist
Jan Dubravius
bishopCatholic bishop
Czech writer, poet, humanist chronicler and bishop of Olomouc
Niklaus Manuel
draftspersonpainter
Swiss artist (1484-1530)
Jón Arason
Bible translatorCatholic bishop
Roman Catholic bishop
Matteo Bandello
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Italian writer
Antonio Guevara Noroña
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish roman-catholic bishop
Kaspar Ursinus Velius
historianpoet
German humanist
Catherine d'Amboise
poetwriter
French poet and writer
Thomas of Villanova
Catholic priestfriar
Spanish Augustinian saint and archbishop
Toribio de Benavente
ethnographerhistorian
Spanish Friar Minor, Catholic missionar in Mexico, Novohispanic mesoamericanist
Hanibal Lucić
playwrightpoet
Croatian Renaissance poet and playwright
André Tiraqueau
juristmagistrate
French humanist
Bernardino Scardeone
historianRenaissance humanist
Italian priest and historian (died 1574)
Habibi
poetwriter
Azerbaijani poet
Pier Paolo Parisio
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal
Pietro Colonna Galatino
orientalistphilosopher
Italian theologian
Balarama Dasa
poetwriter
15th-century Odia seer-poet, author of Dandi Ramayana & Lakhmi Purana
Mario Equicola
bibliophilewriter
Italian humanist
Giovanni Crisostomo Javelli
philosophertheologian
Italian philosopher and theologian
Ludovico di Varthema
explorertraveler
Italian explorer
Hernán Núñez
Bible translatorwriter
Spanish writer
Surdas
poetwriter
Indian writer
Heinrich Bebel
poetuniversity teacher
German writer (1472-1518)
Agostino Nifo
philosopheruniversity teacher
Italian philosopher
Šimun Kožičić Benja
Catholic bishoppriest
Roman Catholic bishop, writer and translator from Zadar
Viktorin Kornel ze Všehrd
juristlawyer
Czech lawyer and writer
Luke of Prague
theologianwriter
Czech religion writer and theologist
Makhdoom Bilawal
philosopherwriter
Indian writer
Giovanni Cataldo Parisio
poetpolitician
Italian writer and politician
Pothana
poetwriter
Indian Telugu poet
John Major
historianphilosopher
Scottish philosopher
Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic
aristocratpoet
Czech poet, traveller, humanist and satiricist
Antonia Tanini Pulci
playwrightpoet
Italian playwright (1452-1501)
Gregor Reisch
theologianuniversity teacher
German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar (c.1467–1525)
Sebastian Brant
lyricistphilosopher
German humanist and satirist
Sōami
architectpainter
Japanese artist (1455-1525)
Johannes Pfefferkorn
theologianwriter
German theologian
Bernhard von Breydenbach
explorerwriter
German author (1440–1497)
Kabir
philosopherpoet
15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint
Peter Nigri
philosopheruniversity teacher
Theologian
Giacomo Filippo Foresti
chroniclertheologian
Italian historian (1434–1520)
Giuliano Dati
Catholic bishoppoet
Poet from Italy
Lucio Marineo Sículo
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish historian
Diebold Schilling the Elder
historianwriter
Swiss chronicler
Ōta Dōkan
Buddhist monksamurai
Japanese poet and samurai
Ahmad ibn Mājid
cartographergeographer
Arab navigator and cartographer
Sankardev
poetsongwriter
Founder of Baishnav dharma, literary poet
Johannes Lazo
humanistpoet
Hungarian poet (1448-1523)
Blind Harry
historianpoet
Scottish author of the poem The Wallace
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal (1436-1517)
Atukuri Molla
poetwriter
Teluga poet in the 15th century
Alexander Hegius von Heek
Catholic priestwriter
German Renaissance humanist
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi
poetwriter
Italian poet
Donato Acciaioli
classical scholarhistorian
Italian scholar (1429-1478)
Zakariyya al-Ansari
historianIslamic jurist
Islamic scholar
Agostino Dati
historianlinguist
Orator, historian and philosopher
Angelo Decembrio
historianpolitician
Italian translator, politician and author
Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi
historianmuhaddith
15th-century Egyptian scholar
Werner Rolevinck
historianwriter
Monk and historian (1425–1502)
Diego de Valera
historianpoet
Spanish historian
Dimitrios Chalkokondyles
university teacherwriter
Greek academic
Gorampa
commentatormonk
Philosopher
Gilles Joye
composerpoet
Musician
Sōgi
poetwriter
Japanese poet (1421–1502)
Johannes Nauclerus
historianjurist
German historian
Masuccio Salernitano
poetwriter
Italian writer
Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkowicz
diplomattraveler
Czech traveller, humanist, politician, writer and nobleman
Nikolaus Gerbel
humanistjurist
German writer
Jason Pratensis
personal physicianphysician
Christoph Frankopan
military leaderwriter
Croatian count
Gomes Eanes de Zurara
chroniclerhistorian
Portuguese chronicler
John Rous
antiquarianhistorian
English historian and antiquarian (1411-1491)
Bernardino Ochino
theologianwriter
Italian theologian
Wessel Gansfort
physiciantheologian
Dutch theologian (1419-1489)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish explorer of the New World
Pedro Mexía
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish Renaissance writer
Basinio Basini
poetwriter
Italian humanist and writer
Olivier de la Marche
poetwriter
French writer
Bartolomeo Platina
biographergastronomist
Italian humanist writer and gastronomist (1421–1481)
Teofilo Folengo
poetwriter
Italian poet and writer
Julius Pomponius Laetus
philosopherwriter
Italian Renaissance humanist
Simon Grynaeus
authortheologian
German theologian (1493–1541)
Thomas Elyot
diplomatlexicographer
English politician and writer (1490-1546)
Francesco Torniello
typesettertypographer
Italian typographer, writer and Franciscan (1490-1589)
Caspar Hedio
historiantheologian
German academic
Jean Molinet
chroniclercomposer
Medieval French writer
Catherine de Pallanza
nunphilosopher
Italian philosopher (1437-1478)
Gjon Buzuku
linguisttranslator
Albanian translator
Markos Bathas
engraverillustrator
Greek painter (1498–1578)
Konrad Grünenberg
heraldistpolitician
German heraldist and pilgrim to Jerusalem
Albert Krantz
historianjudge
German historian
Giovanni Luca Barberi
historianlawyer
Italian historian and lawyer
Drukpa Kunle
Buddhist monkwriter
Buddhist master
Johannes Virdung
astrologerauthor
German astrologer
Giles of Viterbo
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Italian Augustinian friar, bishop and cardinal (1469-1532)
Purandara Dasa
composerphilosopher
Indian musician
Tommaso Inghirami
deaconhumanist
Italian cardinal
Arakida Moritake
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Christoph Schappeler
hymnwritertheologian
German preacher
Martino da Como
cookwriter
Italian culinary expert
Diebold Schilling the Younger
historianwriter
Swiss chronicler
Bartolomé Torres Naharro
poetwriter
Spanish writer
Mariangelo Accursio
archaeologisthumanist
Italian writer and critic (1489-1546)
Rupa Goswami
philosopherpoet
Indian guru, poet and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition (1489-1564)
Bartolomeo Scala
historianpolitician
Italian politician and historian (1430-1497)
Juan López de Palacios Rubios
juristuniversity teacher
Spanish jurist
Enyego d'Àvalos
diplomatmilitary commander
Spanish nobleman 1414-1484
Sigismund Gelenius
classical scholarlinguist
Bohemian humanist and scholar (1497–1554)
Camillo Leonardi
astrologerastronomer
Italian astronomer and astrologer
AK
Alexander I of Kakheti
monarchroyalty
King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia 1476–1511
CG
Constantine II of Georgia
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia
BM
Bagrat I of Mukhrani
military personnelmonarch
Third son of King Constantine II of Georgia, founder of the House of Mukhrani, and author of a Christian apology critical of Islam
GK
George IX of Kartli
kingroyalty
King of Kartli
Blasco de Garay
inventormilitary personnel
Spanish scientist
Juanelo Turriano
architectengineer
Italian clockmaker
Jyeṣṭhadeva
astronomermathematician
Indian scientist
Melchior Cibinensis
chemistwriter
Hungarian writer
HM
Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
monarchruler
Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Charles Dumoulin
jurist-consultant
French jurist (1500-1566)
Bartolomeo della Gatta
architectdraftsperson
Italian painter (1448-1502)
Bastiano da Sangallo
architectpainter
Italian painter (1481-1551)
Juan Guas
architectsculptor
Spanish artist and architect of French origin (1430–1496)
Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder
architectural draftspersonpainter
German Renaissance painter (1493–1555)
Hans Leu the Younger
artistdraftsperson
Swiss painter and soldier from Zurich, 1490-1531
Hans Memling
artistdraftsperson
German/Flemish painter (c. 1430–1494)
Ambrosius Holbein
draftspersonpainter
German artist (1494-1519)
Girolamo Genga
architectpainter
Italian renaissance painter (1476-1551)
Hieronymus Lotter
architectmayor
German politician
Michael Wolgemut
graphic artistpainter
German painter and printmaker (1434–1519)
Hans Weiditz
artistdraftsperson
German woodcut artist (1495–1536)
Giuliano da Maiano
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1432–1490)
Ercole de' Roberti
paintervisual artist
Italian Renaissance painter (1450-1496)
Hans Holbein the Younger
artistdraftsperson
German artist and printmaker (1497–1543)
Benedetto da Maiano
architectsculptor
Italian artist and achitect (1442–1497)
Georg Lemberger
draftspersonengraver
German painter and engraver (1490-1540)
Ludger tom Ring the Elder
painterprinter
German printer and painter (1496-1547)
Antonio Rossellino
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1427-1479)
Christoph Weiditz the Elder
engravergoldsmith
German painter, sculptor, engraver, medallist and goldsmith (1498–1559)
Michael Ostendorfer
draftspersonpainter
German painter and printmaker (c.1490-1559)
Sesshū Tōyō
Buddhist monkpainter
Japanese artist (1420-1506)
Jan Swart van Groningen
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (1490–1553)
Wolf Huber
architectengraver
German painter and architect. (c.1485-1553)
Simone Mosca
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1492-1554)
Peter Vischer the Elder
artisansculptor
German sculptor (c. 1455–1529)
Agostino di Duccio
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1418–1481)
Nikolaus Hagenauer
sculptorwood carver
German late gothic sculptor from Alsace (1445–1538)
Veit Stoss
copper engravergraphic artist
German sculptor (1447–1533)
Nicolas Bachelier
architectsculptor
French surveyor, architect, and sculptor (1487–1556)
Anton Coberger
booksellergoldsmith
German printer (c.1440-1513)
Georg Rhau
choir directorcomposer
German composer
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
painterprintmaker
German painter (1473–1531)
Bernt Notke
paintersculptor
German painter and sculptor (1440–1509)
Antonello Gagini
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1478-1536)
Jörg Stocker
paintersculptor
German painter (1461-1527)
Jehan de Beauce
architectsculptor
French architect
Hans von Kulmbach
architectural draftspersondraftsperson
German painter (1480–c. 1522)
Bernhard Strigel
draftspersonpainter
German painter (c.1460–1528)
Hans Holbein the Elder
artistdraftsperson
German painter (c. 1465–1524)
Simon Marmion
illuminatorpainter
French illuminator, panel painter (c.1425-1490)
Antonio Federighi
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1420-1483)
Andrea Bregno
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1418-1503)
Hans Judenkönig
composerlutenist
German lutenist
Master Paul of Levoča
carversculptor
Medieval carver and sculptor of the 15th and 16th century
Fra Carnevale
architectartist
Italian painter (1420-1484)
Guillaume de Marcillat
painterstained-glass artist
French painter (1470-1529)
Mạc Thái Tông
monarch
Second Emperor of the Mạc dynasty
Hans Schwarz
medalistnumismatist
German sculptor and medallist; (1492-1550)
Andrea Sansovino
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (c. 1467–c. 1529)
Girolamo da Treviso the Younger
architectpainter
Italian painter (1497-1544)
Hans Baldung Grien
architectural draftspersonbook artist
German painter and printmaker (1484–1545)
Hans Krafft the Elder
goldsmithsculptor
German sculptor (1481–1542)
Erasmus Grasser
architectcarver
German sculptor (1450–1518)
Benedikt Rejt
architectdesigner
German architect
Alonso Berruguete
architectpainter
16th century Spanish painter, sculptor and architect (c.1486-1561)
Bartolommeo Berrecci
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1480–1537)
Simón de Colonia
architectsculptor
Spanish artist (1450–1511)
Adam Kraft
architectsculptor
German sculptor (15. century)
Peter Flötner
architectgoldsmith
German sculptor (1485-1546)
Michael Vehe
composertheologian
German theologian
Ludwig Schongauer
painterprintmaker
German painter (1440-1494)
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Jean Clouet
draftspersonpainter
Flemish-French Renaissance portrait painter, drawer and miniaturist (1480-1541)
Lương Thế Vinh
mathematician
Vietnamese scholar and mathematician
Bernardino de Sahagún
anthropologistChristian missionary
Ca. 1499-1590, Spanish mesoamericanist, evangelizador, fraile franciscano, misionero
Theodore Bibliander
linguisttheologian
Swiss orientalist and linguist
Jean Miélot
illuminatorillustrator
15th-century French writer, translator, and manuscript illuminator
Georg Pictorius
gynecologistphilosopher
German physician (c. 1500 – 1569)
Nikolaus Herman
composerhymnwriter
German composer and cantor
Gómez Pereira
philosopherphysician
Spanish philosopher
Cristóbal de Morales
composerwriter
Spanish composer
Felipe de Guevara
art collectorart historian
Spanish humanist, art writer and patron
Georges d'Armagnac
Catholic bishopdiplomat
Catholic cardinal
Pál Tomori
Catholic priestmilitary leader
Hungarian archbishop, military leader (1475-1526)
Adrian von Bubenberg
military officerpolitician
Swiss general (1424-1479)
Antonio de Mendoza
diplomatexplorer
Spanish colonial administrator
Emeric Zápolya
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian politician
Nikola Jurišić
diplomatmilitary leader
Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat (1490-1545)
Pál Kinizsi
military leadermilitary personnel
Hungarian general, politician (1432-1494)
Kaspar von Silenen
military officermilitary personnel
Swiss military personnel. 1st Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (1467-1517)
Tamás Nádasdy
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble (1498–1562)
Vallabha
philosopher
Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect
Cacamatzin
poet
King of Texcoco
Bozhidar Vukovich
writer
Serbian printer in Venice
John Warkworth
writer
English chronicler
Pelbartus Ladislaus of Temesvár
philosopher
Hungarian writer and peacher (1430-1504)
Melchior Russ
historian
Swiss noble
MŻ
Marcin Król z Żurawicy
astronomermathematician
15th-century astrologer
JS
Jan of Stobnica
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
MF
Michał Falkener
astrologerastronomer
Polish philosopher
GH
Georgius de Hungaria
friarmathematician
Ottoman escapee slave
MB
Marcin Bylica
astrologerastronomer
Polish astronomer
FS
Francesco Solari
architectengineer
Italian artist (1420-1469)
PM
Pedro de Medina
astronomercartographer
Spanish cartographer
GV
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
civil servantconquistador
Spanish naturalist and historian (1478–1557)
LT
Lê Túc Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
Sebastián de Belalcázar
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
Juan de Esquivel
explorermilitary personnel
Spanish explorer
Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish explorer
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba Brito del Socorro y Nazareno
explorermilitary personnel
Spanish conquistador
Francisco Hernández de Cordoba
conquistadorexplorer
Conquistador, explorer
Gaspar de Espinosa
conquistadorexplorer
Conquistador
Francisco de Montejo y León
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
Nicolás de Ovando
explorermilitary personnel
Spanish explorer, colonial governors
Ignatius of Loyola
Catholic theologianfounder of Catholic religious community
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
Hernán Cortés
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
Juan Ponce de León
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish explorer and conquistador
MA
Minyekyawswa of Ava
monarch
King of Ava
Francisco de Garay
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish explorer
Diego de Almagro
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
Gonzalo Guerrero
explorersailor
Spanish explorer
Juan Díaz de Solís
explorernavigator
16th Century navigator and explorer
BI
Binnya Ran II
monarch
King of Kingdom of Hanthawaddy
Pelicar
monarch
Spanish politician
RP
Raden Patah
monarch
Indonesian sultan
LM
Leik Munhtaw
monarch
14th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu
BW
Binnya Waru
monarch
Hanthwaddy King
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Kanō Masanobu
painter
Japanese painter (1434-1530)
Early Netherlandish painter (1475-1495)
Hans Leu the Elder
painter
Swiss painter (1460-1507)
Hans Fries
painter
Swiss artist (c.1465-c.1520)
Albertus Pictor
painter
Painter
Baccio da Montelupo
sculptor
Italian artist (1469–1523)
Geiami
painter
Japanese artist (1431-1485)
Hans Asper
painter
Swiss artist (1499-1571)
Lucas Cornelisz de Kock
painter
Dutch painter at the Tudor court (1493-1552)
Tosa Mitsunobu
painter
Japanese painter (1434–1525)
KM
Konstantin Mihailović
autobiographerhistorian
Serbian writer
JB
Jöns Budde
priesttranslator
Finnish monk
PE
Petermann Etterlin
historianwriter
Swiss historian
UH
Ulrich Hugwald
historianuniversity teacher
Swiss author and historian
AP
Andrea Pannonio
friarmilitary personnel
Hungarian engraver (15th century)
RS
Raghunatha Siromani
philosopherwriter
Indian philosopher
GN
Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson
Catholic priestwriter
Icelandic bishop
RE
Reinalda van Eymeren
nunwriter
Nun in Arnhem, wrote Margarita Evangelica
BL
Biernat of Lublin
linguistphysician
Polish writer
CB
Christina Brask
nunwriter
Swedish writer
MC
Margareta Clausdotter
biographernun
Swedish nun
AA
Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar
Islamicistwriter
Libyan Muslim saint
DY
David ben Shlomo ibn Yahya
exegetegrammarian
Portuguese rabbi
JB
Jean Bagnyon
historianjurist
15th-century Swiss lawyer, historian and writer
JK
Judah Kalaẓ
rabbiwriter
Algerian writer
FF
Felix Fabri
historiantheologian
Swiss theologian
JS
Johannes Salat
authorhistorian
Swiss writer
Xicotencatl I
poet
Tlaxcaltec ruler
György Dózsa
military leader
Szekler leader of peasant revolt (1470-1514)
Lekë Dukagjini
military leader
Albanian noble
BG
Bertoldo di Giovanni
medalistsculptor
Italian sculptor and medallist of the renaissance
AA
Andrea Aleksi
architectpainter
Venetian Dalmatian architect and sculptor (c.1425-1505)
HN
Hans Niessenberger
architectmaster builder
German architect
NC
Nicolao Civitali
architectsculptor
Italian architect and sculptor
AL
Antonio Labacco
architectprintmaker
Italian architect (1495–1570)
SF
Sebastian z Felsztyna
composermusic theorist
Polish music theorist and composer
DG
Domenico Gagini
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1420-1492)
GC
Giovanni Battista Caporali
architectpainter
Italian painter (1476-1560)
CC
Cesare Cesariano
architectarchitectural theoretician
Italian artist (1475-1543)
US
Urs Graf senior
draftspersonengraver
Swiss Renaissance painter and printmaker (1485-1528)
PA
Pietro Paolo Agabito
architectpainter
Italian painter (1470-1540)
AS
Andrea Solari
paintervisual artist
Italian painter (1460-1524)
CS
Cristoforo Solari
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor and architect (1468-1524)
TR
Tommaso Rodari
architectsculptor
Swiss sculptor and architect
JC
Jan Crans
guildmasterheraldic artist
Painter from the Southern Netherlands (1480-1535)
TV
Tommaso Vincidor
architectpainter
Italian painter (1493-1536)
SA
Silvestro of Aquila
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (1450-1504)
Donnacona
explorerpolitician
Chief of Stadacona
NA
Na'od
monarch
Ethiopian Emperor from 1494 to 1508
BR
Biagio Rossetti
architectartist
Italian architect
FA
Filipa de Almada
lady-in-waitingpoet
Portuguese poet and noblewoman
Didrik Pining
explorer
German privateer and nobleman (d. 1491)
AB
Andrew Both de Bajna
military officerpolitician
Hungarian noble
DF
Dhimitër Frëngu
historian
Venetian catholic scholar
MB
Michał Twaróg of Bystrzyków
philosopher
Polish philosopher
XA
Xayacamach
poet
Aztec poet
JM
Jan de Molder
paintersculptor
Dutch woodcarver
MB
Master of Jannecke Bollengier
illuminatorpainter
Dutch painter
Mauritius Ferber
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Prince-Bishop of Warmia
Gjon Kastrioti II
condottieropolitician
Albanian prince
SS
Stanisław Stwosz
sculptor
Polish sculptor
JN
Jost de Negker
painter
German artist (1485-1544)
CK
Cornelis Cornelisz Kunst
painter
Painter (c.1493-1544)
AN
Arnold of Nijmegen
painter
Stained glass artist from the Northern Netherlands
MA
Macuilxochitzin
poetwriter
Mexican poet
ST
Sithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo
military officer
Burmese general
Fatahillah
military leader
16th-century military commander in the Sultanate of Demak
HK
Hans Klocker
sculptor
Austrian sculptor (15./16. century)
JW
Jan van Wavere
painter
Flemish late Gothic polychromer
DC
Diego de Melo Coutinho
explorer
Portuguese explorer
AU
Antoniotto Usodimare
explorer
Portuguese explorer
PA
Pêro de Ataíde
explorer
Portuguese explorer
14th Century
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Notes
Origin
Eric of Pomerania
monarch
King who ruled the Kalmar Union from 1396 to 1439, uniting Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under a single crown. He was deposed after conflicts with the nobility and spent his final years as a pirate in the Baltic Sea.
ZM
Zeami Motokiyo
actoraesthetician
Japanese aesthetician and playwright
Marko Mrnjavčević
military personnelmonarch
Serbian medieval ruler and fictional character
Ibn al-Shatir
astrologerastronomer
Arab astronomer and clockmaker (1304–1375)
Nicolas Flamel
alchemistamanuensis
French scrivener
Christian of Prachatice
astrologerastronomer
Czech astrologist, astronomist, botanist, doctor, mathematician and theologist
tangtong gyalpo
engineerphysician
Tibetan lama
Filippo Brunelleschi
architectcivil engineer
Italian architect, sculptor and engineer
Anna von Schweidnitz
empress consort
Queen of Bohemia
Olaf II of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark and Norway
Jadwiga I of Poland
queen regnant
Queen of Poland (1384–1399)
Duke of Pomerania-Stolp
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
monarch
Lithuanian noble (1365–1440)
Marie of Luxembourg
queen
Queen of France
Temür Qutlugh
monarch
Khan of the Golden Horde
Ibn Abd al-Hadi
grammarianwriter
Hanbali Islamic Muhaddith scholar from the 14 CE Levant, student of Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Mizzi, Al-Dhahabi and Ibn al-Qayyim
Manavala Mamunigal
authorphilosopher
Indian Hindu leader
Thomas of Metsoph
cultural activisthistorian
Armenian cleric and chronicler
Jan of Holešov
Catholic priestethnographer
Nasimi
poetShaykh
Azerbaijani poet, c. 1369–1419
Hafiz-i Abru
geographerhistorian
Persian historian at the court of Timurid rulers of Central Asia
Niccolò de' Niccoli
librarianphilologist
Italian humanist (1364-1437)
Jacques de Guyse
chroniclerhistorian
Franciscan friar
Tomáš Štítný ze Štítného
philosophertranslator
Czech philosopher, religion writer, translator, writer and theologist
Ibn Kathir
exegetehistorian
Syrian Islamic historian, exegete and scholar (c.1300–1373)
Vittorino da Feltre
educatorhumanist
Italian Renaissance-Humanist and teacher
Palla Strozzi
bankerlinguist
Italian banker and politician (1372–1462)
Srinatha
poetwriter
Telugu poet
Sigismund Albicus
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Czech doctor
Catherine of Vadstena
nunphilosopher
Swedish noblewoman (c.1332–1381)
Ibn al-Wazir
Islamic juristMujaddid
9th-century Islamic scholar
William Langland
poetwriter
English writer
Jacopo Passavanti
architectwriter
Italian writer and architect
Orcagna
architectpainter
Italian painter
Ibn 'Ata Allah
academicIslamic jurist
3rd sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi
Bridget of Sweden
memoiristmystic
Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)
Stanislav of Lesnovo
hagiographerwriter
Serbian writer
Jean Froissart
canonchronicler
French writer
Guarino da Verona
humanistphilosopher
Italian humanist
GL
Guy I of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
feudatorymonarch
Count of St. Pol and Ligny
Wenzel Parler
architectsculptor
German architect and sculptor
Master of Heiligenkreuz Abbey
illuminatorminiaturist
Austrian artist
Master of the Parement
illuminatorpainter
French painter and illuminator
Frederick VII of Toggenburg
aristocratmilitary leader
Count of Toggenburg
Japanese poet
BM
Benedict Makrai
astronomerdiplomat
Hungarian noble and diplomat
NP
Narathu of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
SE
Saw E
monarch
King of Hanthawaddy Pegu
HW
Hayam Wuruk
monarch
Javanese King
Jacopo della Quercia
sculptor
Italian artist (1374-1438)
CJ
Conrad Justinger
historianwriter
Swiss chronicler
EH
Einarr Hafliðason
poetpriest
Icelandic writer
HG
Henry of Gorkum
philosophertheologian
Theologian
SM
Sadhbh Béan Ó Mailchonaire
poetwriter
Irish poet and historian
CC
Chen Cheng
diplomatexplorer
Ming Dynasty diplomat
AJ
Abdul Karim Jili
mysticpoet
Muslim Sufi saint and mystic
HJ
Hans von Judenburg
paintersculptor
Austrian artist (14./15. century)
FT
Francesco Talenti
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1305-1369)
NL
Niccolò di Piero Lamberti
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (1370–1451)
IA
Ibn Abbad al-Rundi
writer
Moorish theologian
Paweł Włodkowic
diplomatuniversity teacher
Polish academic
DG
Davud Ghaffarzadegan
novelistteacher
Iranian writer, teacher and novelist
KM
Kulthum Bin Masoud
businesspersonpoet
Emirati poet
13th Century
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Notes
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Mindaugas
monarch
King of Lithuania
Arghun
sovereign
The fourth Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1284–1291)
Ladislaus III of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (1199–1205)
Bolesław I of Masovia
feudatorymonarch
Polish noble
Birger Jarl
military personnelmonarch
Jarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210–1266)
Shvarn
monarchroyalty
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Alauddin Khalji
politiciansultan
13th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 2nd from the Khalji dynasty (1266-1316)
Cino da Pistoia
jurist-consultantpoet
Italian Renaissance jurist and poet (1270–1336)
Guillaume de Bray
Catholic priestmathematician
French mathematician and cardinal
Cecco d'Ascoli
astrologerastronomer
Italian physician and poet
Al-Ashraf Umar II
astrolabe makerastronomer
Third Rasulid sultan (1242–1296)
Theodoric of Freiberg
mysticnaturalist
German physicist
Guido Bonatti
astrologerastronomer
Italian astrologer and astronomer
Hovhannes Erznkatsi
art historianexegete
Armenian writer
Campanus of Novara
astrologerastronomer
Italian mathematician and astronomer (*~1210 – †1296)
Zakariya al-Qazwini
geographerhistorian
Persian scientist (1203–1283)
Salvino D'Armate
inventorphysicist
Person who was said to have invented eyeglasses
Khwaju Kermani
mathematicianphysician
Persian poet
Kunigunda of Halych
queen regnant
Queen consort of Bohemia
Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon
queen regnant
Queen of Aragon
King of Majorca
Treniota
monarch
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1210–1264)
Clemence of Austria
queen regnant
Titular Queen of Hungary
Queen consort of Sicily
María de Molinillo
queen consort
Queen consort of Castile and León
Adityawarman
monarch
King of Malayapura (present-day West Sumatra), ruling circa 1347–1375 CE
Yekuno Amlak
monarch
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1270 to 1285; the founder of Solomonic dynasty
Saionji Kishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
Kyawswa I of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
monarch
1st Bahmani Sultan
Yagbe'u Seyon
monarch
Emperor of Ethiopia
Adelasia of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Stefan Dragutin
monarch
King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282 and King of Syrmia from 1282 to 1316
Rudrama Devi
monarch
13th-century Indian queen
Adolf, King of the Romans
King of the Romans
King of Germany (1292-1298), count of Nassau (1276-1298)
Rhys ap Maredudd
monarch
Member of the Welsh royal house of Deheubarth
Robert II of Burgundy
monarch
Duke of Burgundy
King of Sweden from 1275 to 1290
Ubaldo of Gallura
monarch
Sardinian giudici
Roman Danylovich
monarch
Prince of Black Ruthenia
Charles I of Hungary
monarch
King of Hungary
Michael II Asen
monarch
Bulgarian ruler
Walter of Winterburn
Catholic priestphilosopher
English cardinal and theologian
John the Victorious
composerpoet
Duke of Brabant (1252-1294)
Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama
compilerpoet
Third Karmapa, an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism
Cielo d'Alcamo
playwrightpoet
Poet and playwright from Italy
Gregory of Rimini
philosophertheologian
Italian philosopher
Andrea da Grosseto
translatorwriter
Italian writer of the 13th century
Giovanni de' Marignolli
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Czech medieval chronicler
Yungton Dorje Pel
philosopherwriter
Tibetan religious figure
Guillaume de Machaut
composerpoet
Medieval French composer and poet (c. 1300–1377)
Clement VI
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church and the fourth Avignon Pope (1342–1352)
Kitabatake Chikafusa
historianmilitary personnel
Historian (1293-1354)
Martin of Opava
canon law juristCatholic bishop
Czech medieval chronicler
Wernher von Homberg
aristocratcomposer
Swiss Minnesinger
Ton'a
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Der Marner
Minnesängermusician
German writer
False Waldemar
authorimpostor
Imposter of the Margrave of Brandenburg
Na Castelloza
composerpoet
Trobairitz, poet and writer
Bruder Wernher
poetwriter
Austrian author
Tannhäuser
composerMinnesänger
German poet, composer and writer
Meister Rumelant
composerpoet
German poet and Minnesanger
Madhavacharya
philosopherwriter
Hindu Jagadguru
Kokan Shiren
calligrapherpoet
Japanese Buddhist
Domenico Cavalca
friartheologian
Italian writer and translator
Wassaf
historianpoet
Iranian historian
Bartholomew of San Concordio
aphoristwriter
Italian jurist
Francesco da Barberino
notarypoet
Italian poet
Galvano Fiamma
historianwriter
Italian chronicler
Dnyaneshwar
philosopherpoet
13th-century Hindu Marathi saint and philosopher
Michael of Cesena
philosopherregular priest
Italian theologian
Marsilius of Padua
philosopherpolitician
Italian philosopher (1275–1342)
Vital du Four
Catholic priestphilosopher
Catholic cardinal
Johannes Hadlaub
composerpoet
German musician
Ugo Panziera
friarmissionary
Italian theologian, Franciscan, missionary and writer (1260-1330)
Meister Eckhart
mysticphilosopher
German philosopher and theologian
Yoshida Kenkō
poetwriter
Japanese writer
Gottfried von Hagenau
canonphysician
Medieval priest, physician, theologian and poet from Alsace, France
Takatsukasa Fuyuhira
politicianwaka poet
Kugyo or highest-ranking Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period
Luca Mannelli
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic bishop
Musō Soseki
calligrapherphilosopher
Japanese Zen-Buddhist teacher and landscape architect (1275-1351)
Ubertino of Casale
friartheologian
Italian Franciscan leader
Francesca da Rimini
poetwriter
Italian noble woman
Gerardo Sereni
philosophertheologian
Italian Carmelite theologian and philosopher (1255-1317)
Asher ben Jehiel
philosopherrabbi
Rabbi and Talmudist
Agnes Blannbekin
beguineChristian mystic
Austrian Beguine and Christian mystic
Pietro de' Crescenzi
agronomistbotanist
Bolognese jurist and writer on agriculture (1233–1320)
Guido Guinizelli
poetwriter
Italian poet
Jacopone da Todi
composerjurist
Italian Franciscan mystic
Ibn Daqiq al-Eid
Islamic juristpoet
Muslim scholar of medieval period
Ata-Malik Juvayni
historiankatib
Iranian historian
Jacobus de Voragine
archbishopCatholic bishop
Italian Dominican friar, archbishop of Genoa and author
Amir Khusrau
musicianphilosopher
Indian poet, writer, singer and scholar (1253–1325)
Augustinus Triumphus
monktheologian
Italian Hermit
Albrecht II.
composerwriter
Abt 1235 - 17 Apr 1298 near Schloss Leinstetten
Giles of Rome
Catholic priestphilosopher
Roman Catholic archbishop
Takatsukasa Mototada
politicianwaka poet
Court noble of the Kamakura period (1247-1313)
Adenes Le Roi
composerminstrel
French poet
Diederik van Assenede
poettranslator
Medieval Flemish writer, poet and translator
Ibn al-Nafis
Islamic juristphilosopher
Arab polymath and physician (1213–1288)
Saadi
poetwriter
Persian poet
Giacomo da Lentini
poetwriter
Italian poet
Guido delle Colonne
judgepoet
Italian poet (1210–1287)
Karma Pakshi
religious figuretraveler
Tibetan Buddhist religious figure (1204–1283)
Taddeo Alderotti
physicianuniversity teacher
Italian physician and translator (1215-1295)
Haji Bektash Veli
mysticphilosopher
Anatolian Muslim mystic (1209–1271)
Wincenty of Kielcza
composerpoet
Polish composer, poet and member of the Dominican Order (1201-1262)
Go-Saga-in chūnagon no tenji
poetwriter
Japanese noblewoman and poet
Innocent V
Catholic priestphilosopher
185th Pope of the Catholic Church
William II of Villehardouin
composerpoet
Prince of Achaea from 1246 to 1278
Walther von Klingen
poetwriter
German poet and author
Abutsu-ni
nunpoet
Japanese poet of the Kamakura period
Mechthild of Magdeburg
mysticphilosopher
German mystic
Pakpa Lodro Gyeltsen
compilernon-fiction writer
Tibetan Lama (1235-1280)
Guittone d'Arezzo
poetwriter
Italian poet (1235-1294)
Hugo von Trimberg
poetreligious writer
German poet and writer (c. 1230-1313)
Süßkind von Trimberg
poetwriter
German poet
Herrand II of Wildon
poetwriter
Austrian nobleman and poet
Jean de Meun
novelistpoet
French author (1240–1305)
Mechtilde
mysticnun
Saxon Christian saint
John XXII
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334
Matthew of Aquasparta
Catholic bishopphilosopher
Catholic cardinal
Menaḥem ben Shelomoh Meʾiri
authorrabbi
Catalan rabbi, Talmudist and Maimonidean
Yishan Yining
Buddhist monkcalligrapher
Buddhist monk (1247–1317)
Hamdallah Mustawfi
geographerhistorian
Iranian writer and scholar
Bertold of Regensburg
Catholic priestpreacher
German monk
Bonaventure
lecturermystic
Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, Catholic saint
Thomas Aquinas
Catholic theologianfriar
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
Palkuriki Somanatha
poetwriter
Telugu language writer
Simon of Kéza
clerichistorian
Hungarian historian and writer
Bonagiunta Orbicciani
poetwriter
Italian poet and author
Baybars al-Mansûrî
historianmilitary personnel
Egyptian mamluk and historian (died 1325)
Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen
commentatorphilosopher
Nepalese philosopher
Baraq
military leader
Khan of the Chagatai Khanate (r. 1266–1271)
AI
Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I
governormonarch
Monarch
AL
Al-Ashraf
aristocratmonarch
Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt 1250-1255
MA
Marianus II of Arborea
monarchvicar general
Italian noble
MG
Maredudd ap Rhys Gryg
aristocratmonarch
Welsh prince, of Deheubarth
HC
Hugh IV of Cyprus
monarchruler
King of Cyprus
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Aimeric de Belenoi
composerjongleur
Troubadour
Sabina von Steinbach
art modelsculptor
German sculptor
Matthias of Arras
architectbricklayer
French architect
Arnolfo di Cambio
architectpainter
Italian architect and sculptor (1240–1302)
Jordan IV of L'Isle-Jourdain
composerfeudatory
Occitan troubadour
Andrea Pisano
architectsculptor
14th century Italian sculptor and architect (1290–1348)
TA
Tarmashirin
monarch
Was the king of Chughtai Khanate
Máté Csák III
aristocratmilitary commander
Hungarian nobleman (1260–1321)
Paul I Šubić of Bribir
military leaderpolitician
Croatian nobleman and soldier (1245-1312)
GB
Govinda Bhattathiri
astrologerastronomer
Astrologer
SB
Simon Bredon
astronomerscribe
English mathematician and astronomer
FK
Fujiwara no Kitsushi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
IN
Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway
queen consort
Queen consort of Norway
FA
Fujiwara no Ariko
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
EB
Elena Asenina of Bulgaria
empress consort
Byzantine empress
FS
Fujiwara no Saneko
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Kameyama of Japan
TH
Thihathu
monarch
King of Myinsaing–Pinya
FK
Fujiwara no Kishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Kameyama
Indrajayavarman
monarch
King of the Khmer Empire
UP
Uzana I of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
TS
Tarabya I of Sagaing
monarch
King of Sagaing
II
Indravarman III
monarch
Ruler of the Khmer Empire from 1295 to 1308
SY
Saw Yun
monarch
King of Sagaing
FK
Fujiwara no Kimiko
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
GB
George II of Bulgaria
monarch
Bulgarian ruler
CH
Chaiyasongkhram
monarch
King of Lan Na
FK
Fujiwara no Kinshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
SO
Saw O
monarch
King of Hanthawaddy Pegu
RF
Richard FitzRalph
authorCatholic bishop
Archbishop, university administrator (1295–1360)
AS
Amir Najm al-Din Hasan Sijzi
poetwriter
Indo-persian poet
GW
Georges Warda
compilerpoet
Assyrian poet who lived in the 13th century
BR
Brother Robert
Catholic priestwriter
Medieval monk and translator
MC
Mạc Đĩnh Chi
philosopherpoet
Confucian scholar
ÓÞ
Óláfr Þórðarson
historianlawspeaker
Icelandic historian and poet
RA
Rogerius of Apulia
canonChristian monk
Canon and archdeacon of Grosswardein in Hungary, archdeacon of Ödenburg in 1243, canon of Zagreb in 1249 then archbishop of Split; d. in Split 4/14/1266
AA
Al-Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada'il
historianwriter
Egyptian historian
UB
Ugolino Brunforte
chroniclerhagiographer
Italian writer (ca. 1260–1345)
UB
Ulrich Boner
fabulistwriter
Swiss writer
HE
Haukr Erlendsson
judgelawspeaker
Lawspeaker of Iceland
PD
Petrus de Dacia
hagiographerprior
Swedish Dominican friar
SH
Seifried Helbling
poetwriter
Austrian writer
Jacob Svetoslav
military leader
Emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria
LM
Lorenzo Maitani
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1255-1330)
HK
Henrik Kőszegi
land ownermilitary leader
Hungarian nobleman (cca 1250-cca 1310)
MI
Mizse
military leaderpolitician
Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary
EÁ
Ernye Ákos
bretteurmilitary leader
Hungarian baron
DD
Dózsa Debreceni
military leaderpolitician
Influential lord in the Kingdom of Hungary
ȘL
Ștefan Lackfi
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble, politician, Voivode of Transylvania, Ban of Dalmatia and Croatia
AF
Aban Finta
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian lord (? - 1282)
Sheikh Jafar Shooshtari
writer
Sheikh
TH
Serbian writer
Bhagat Trilochan
hymnwriter
Indian saint
DO
Domentijan
writer
Serbian monk and writer
TT
Trần Thánh Tông
poet
Emperor of Vietnam
LH
Le Van Huu
historian
Vietnamese historian
Baydu
ruler
The sixth Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1295)
Jakub Świnka
cantorCatholic bishop
Polish archbishop
HA
Hallar-Steinn
poetwriter
Icelandic writer
GK
Godan Khan
military leader
Mongolian khan, second son of ögödei
CH
Chupan
military leader
Chupanid noble
Ibrahim El-Desouki
Sufitheologian
Egyptian founder of Desouki Sufi Order (1255–1296)
BA
Baidar
military leader
Mongol condottiero
Baiju
military personnel
Mongol general
Doquz Khatun
royal
13th-century Keraite princess and consort to Ilkhanate Khan, Hulagu
12th Century
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Origin
Muhammad of Ghor
monarch
Ruler of Ghurid Sultanate from 1173 to 1206
Snorri Sturluson
diplomathistorian
Icelandic historian, poet and politician (AD 1179–1241)
Saxo Grammaticus
historianwriter
Medieval Danish historian and chronicler who wrote Gesta Danorum, a 16-volume work chronicling the history of Denmark from prehistoric times to the late 12th century. His work is the primary source for early Danish history and includes the first recorded version of the Hamlet legend.
George IV of Georgia
kingroyalty
King of Georgia
Guðrøðr Óláfsson
monarchruler
King of Dublin and the Isles
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
politicianSultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi)
Founded of the Mamluk Dynasty (1150-1210)
Andrew II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (1175-1235)
Béla II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
Hungarian king (1108-1141)
Louis VII of France
monarchsovereign
King of France from 1137 to 1180 (1120–1180)
Géza II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary and Croatia (1130-1162)
Joscelin II
monarchpolitician
Count of Edessa (1113-1159)
Stephen II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary from 1116 to 1131
Kayqubad baraa I
monarchsultan
Sultan of Rum
Johannes de Sacrobosco
astrologerastronomer
English astronomer and mathematician
Ibn Zafar
philosopherpolitical scientist
12th-century Arab-Sicilian philosopher and politician
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
astronomermathematician
12th-century Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher
King of Thessalonica
Gonario II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
monarch
Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218
Torchitorio III of Cagliari
monarch
Judge of Cagliari
Henry I the Bearded
monarch
High Duke of Poland
Mathieu II de Montmorency
monarch
Lord of Montmorency
Diarmait Mac Murchada
monarch
King of Leinster in Ireland
Magnus Henriksson
monarch
King of Sweden
Odo III, Duke of Burgundy
monarch
Duke of Burgundy
Constantine II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Eric IX of Sweden
monarch
12th-century Swedish King and Saint
Bohemond III of Antioch
monarch
Prince of Antioch
Euphrosyne of Kyiv
queen regnant
Queen consort of Hungary
Helena, Queen of Hungary
queen regnant
Queen consort of Hungary
Judith of Thuringia
queen consort
Queen consort of Bohemia from 1158 to 1172
Shunten
monarch
King of Okinawa
Sigurd II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
Elena of Gallura
monarch
Sardinian queen
Mychailo of Chernigiv
monarch
Grand Prince of Kyiv
Alice of Champagne
queen
Queen consort of Cyprus
Canute II of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden
Rhys ap Gruffydd
monarch
Ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth
Inge II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
King of Sri Lanka
Sukaphaa
King of Ahom
Ahom king
Agnes of Austria, Queen of Hungary
queen regnant
Hungarian queen consort; Duchess of Carinthia, died 1182
Barisone II of Arborea
monarch
Judge-King of Arborea
Marianus II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Jayavarman VII
monarch
Cambodian king, considered by historians to be the most powerful Khmer monarch of all time
Mstislav III of Kyiv
monarch
Russian prince
Gertrude of Sulzbach
queen
German Queen
Iorwerth Drwyndwn
monarch
King of Gwynedd
Sri Lankan King
Agnes of Antioch
queen consort
Queen consort of Hungary (1154–1184)
Fujiwara no Nariko
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
Lilavati of Polonnaruwa
monarch
Sri Lankan Queen
Barisone II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Barisone I of Gallura
monarch
Italian noble
Comita II of Arborea
monarch
Italian noble
Kumarapala
king
12th century Chaulukya king who ruled parts of present-day Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India
King of Norway
Haakon II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
Fujiwara no Tamako
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
Duke and King of Bohemia (1110–1172)
Margaret of France
queen regnant
Eldest daughter of Louis VII of France by his second wife Constance of Castile; queen of England by marriage to Henry the Young King, and queen of Hungary and Croatia by marriage to Béla III of Hungary
Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd
monarch
Prince of Kingdom of Gwynedd
Ottokar I of Bohemia
monarch
Duke and king of Bohemia
Clement III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1188 to 1191
Eberhard of Béthune
grammarianlinguist
13th-century Flemish author
Gottfried von Strassburg
composerMinnesänger
Medieval German poet
Berenguer de Palou
composerpoet
Troubadour
Guiraut de Calanson
composerpoet
Gascon troubadour
Gishūmon-in no Tango
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Der von Kürenberg
composerMinnesänger
German poet
Bele Regis Notarius
historianwriter
Notary and chronicler of Hungarian King Béla III
Reinmar of Hagenau
composerpoet
German poet
Sordello de Mantoue
composerpoet
Italian troubadour, poet and composer
Albertet
composerpoet
Troubadour
Jordan of Saxony
Catholic priestfriar
German Catholic priest, Dominican friar and writer (1190–1237)
Ulrich von Türheim
poetwriter
Writer (1190-1250)
Albrecht von Johansdorf
composerpoet
German poet
Elias Cairel
composerpoet
Troubadour and poet
Saionji Saneuji
Daijō-daijinpoet
Japanese poet
Bernger von Horheim
composerMinnesänger
German minnesänger, author and composer
Reinmar von Zweter
composerpoet
Poet of Spruchdichtung
Heinrich von Morungen
composerMinnesänger
German minnesinger
Ermengol VII, Count of Urgell
aristocratwriter
Spanish noble
Guilhem de Montanhagol
composerpoet
Troubadour
Ademar lo Negre
composerpoet
French troubadour
Fujiwara no Tameie
waka poetwriter
Poet and court noble
Brother Leo
friarwriter
Disciple of Francis of Assisi
Guilhem Magret
composerpoet
French troubadour
Meinloh von Sevelingen
Minnesängerpoet
German author
Garsende
composerpoet
Occitan poet and countess of Forcalquier
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
philosopherpoet
Sufi saint, philosopher and poet
Imam Ar-Rafi'i
biographerhistorian
Shafi'i Islamic scholar
Gregory IX
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
composerpoet
Occitan poet
Rudolph II, Count of Neufchâtel
poetwriter
Swiss minstrel
Baba Farid
poetwriter
12th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic
Jayadeva
poetwriter
Vaishnava Sanskrit poet
Otto von Botenlauben
composerMinnesänger
German composer
Arnaut de Mareuil
composerpoet
Troubadour, poet, composer and writer
Blacatz
composerpoet
Troubadour and poet
Fujiwara no Teika
calligrapherlinguist
Poet and court noble (1162–1241)
Fujiwara no Ietaka
poetwriter
Poet
Elias of Cortona
religiouswriter
Italian franciscan and politician
Ibn Jazla
physicianwriter
Iraqi physician
Eugene III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153
Go-Toba In Kunai-kyō
poetwriter
Japanese lady poet
Isaac the Blind
rabbiwriter
French writer and rabbi (c. 1160–1235)
Shunzei's Daughter
poetwriter
Poet
Jean Bodel
troubadourwriter
Old French poet
Asukai Masatsune
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Le Moine de Montaudon
composerpoet
Troubadour
Raimbaut d'Aurenga
composerpoet
Lord of Orange and Aumelas
Basava
philosopherpoet
12th-century Hindu philosopher, statesman, Kannada Bhakti poet of Lingayatism
Maurice II de Craon
composerpoet
Lord of Craon, Anjou
Baldwin of Forde
Catholic priestwriter
Abbot of Forde; Bishop of Worcester; Archbishop of Canterbury
Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon
physicianpoet
Spanish translator and rabbi
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
Catholic priestdiplomat
Roman Catholic archbishop and traveller (1182–1252)
Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin
philosopherpoet
Jewish writer
Sonam Tsemo
Buddhist monkwriter
Tibetan spiritual leader
Najmuddin Kubra
muhaddithphilosopher
Iranian sufi poet and philosopher
Rigaut de Berbezilh
troubadourwriter
Troubadour
Friedrich von Hausen
composerMinnesänger
German composer
Drakpa Gyeltsen
Buddhist monkwriter
3rd of the 5 patriarchs of the Sakya tradition
Henry of Marcy
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal
Arnaut Daniel
composerpoet
Occitan troubadour
Almucs de Castelnau
composerpoet
Old Occitan troubadour
Jikten Gonpo Rinchen Pel
monkwriter
Founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage
Neophytos of Cyprus
Eastern Orthodox priestmonk
Cypriot Orthodox monk and priest
Walter Map
canonChristian minister
Welsh medieval writer
Nijō-in no Sanuki
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Lambert le Bègue
Catholic priestwriter
Priest, writer and translator from Liège
Yutok Yonten Gonpo
physicianTertön
Tibetan doctor
Zhang Yudrakpa Tsondru Drakpa
monkwriter
Founder of the Tshalpa Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism
Trota of Salerno
gynecologistmedical writer
Medical practitioner and writer
Marcabru
composerpoet
Gascon troubadour
Awn ad-Din ibn Hubayra
Islamic juristmuhaddith
12th-century Iraqi Arab official and Hanbali jurist
Celestine III
Catholic priestdiplomat
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1191 to 1198
Mkhitar Gosh
fabulistjurist
Armenian priest and public figure (1130–1213)
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
botanistcartographer
Andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
Minamoto no Yorimasa
military personnelpoet
Japanese court noble, samurai and poet
Dietmar von Aist
composerMinnesänger
German minnesänger, poet and composer
Guiraut de Bornelh
composerpoet
Troubadour (c. 1138 – 1215)
Peter the Deacon
archivistlibrarian
12th century Italian monk, librarian and chronicler
Héloïse d’Argenteuil
Christian nunphilosopher
12th-century French nun, philosopher and writer
Kiyosuke Fujiwara
poetwriter
Japanese waka poet and poetry scholar
Hugh of Lincoln
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Lincoln; Saint
Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo
politicianwriter
Tibetan Buddhist lama (1110-1170)
Azalaïs de Porcairagues
composerpoet
Trobairitz
Fujiwara no Toshinari
poetwriter
Poet and court noble
Jakuren
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Aimery of Limoges
patriarchpresbyter
French priest
Fujiwara no Michinori
Buddhist monkwriter
Japanese aristocrat, Confucian scholar and Buddhist monk in late Heian period
Inpumon-in no Taifu
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Chrétien de Troyes
novelistpoet
12th century French poet and trouvère
Martin of Leon
canonCatholic priest
Priest and canon regular of the Augustinian Order
Akka Mahadevi
philosopherpoet
Kannada poet
Elizabeth of Schönau
abbesswriter
German Benedictine visionary
Jaufré Rudel
composerpoet
Prince of Blaye and troubadour
Bertran de Born
aristocratcomposer
Occitan troubadour
Nizami Ganjavi
philosopherpoet
Persian poet
Taira no Tadanori
samuraiwaka poet
General in the Genpei War
Shikishi-naishinnō
poetwriter
Japanese princess and poet, daughter of emperor Go-Shirakawa
Kamo no Chōmei
essayistkannushi
Japanese poet
Folquet de Marseille
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Trobadour and anti-Cathar bishop of Toulouse
Hartmann von Aue
composerMinnesänger
Leading poet of the Middle High German period
Guilhem de Cabestany
composerknight
Troubadour
Eudes de Sully
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Paris
Peire Vidal
composerpoet
Troubadour
Gui d'Ussel
composerpoet
Troubadour
Savari de Mauléon
composerpoet
French soldier and troubadour
Gaucelm Faidit
composerpoet
Limousin troubadour
Minamoto no Michitomo
poetpolitician
Japanese poet and writer
Utsunomiya Yoritsuna
bushipoet
Samurai and poet of Japan
Fujiwara Nobuzane
painterwaka poet
Aristocrat poet and portrait artist (1176-1265)
Kambar
poetwriter
Tamil poet
Amalric of Bena
philosophertheologian
French theologian
Wincenty Kadłubek
Catholic bishophistorian
Polish Roman Catholic monk, bishop and blessed (c. 1150 – 8 March 1223)
Peter of Capua the Elder
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
13th century Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, cardinal and papal legate
Cercamon
composerpoet
Troubadour
Aimeric de Peguilhan
composerpoet
Occitan troubadour
Sakya Pandita
compilereditor
Tibetan Lama (1182–1251)
Ibn 'Adlan
cryptologistpoet
Iraqi poet
Ulrich von Zatzikhoven
Catholic priestpoet
German poet and writer
Elias Fonsalada
composerpoet
French troubadour
Peirol
composerpoet
Troubadour
Jordan Fantosme
historianpoet
Anglo-Norman historian, chronicler and trouvère
Odo of Châteauroux
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal
Thomas of Celano
Catholic priestcomposer
Italian religious, poet and writer
Lucius III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185 (1110–1185)
Saigyō
Buddhist monkwaka poet
Japanese poet
Eysteinn Erlendsson
Catholic priestwriter
Archbishop of Nidaros (1120–1188)
Taira no Tsunemori
samuraiwaka poet
Samurai
Rudolf von Ems
knightpoet
Medieval epic poet (1200-1254)
Guillaume de Lorris
poetwriter
French scholar and poet from Lorris (1200–1238)
Otto of Freising
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Austrian medieval chronicler
Ulrich von Liechtenstein
composerpoet
Austrian poet and nobleman
Samuel Anetsi
chronographhistorian
Armenian historian and priest of the 12th century
Ruzbihan Baqli
mysticphilosopher
Persian poet, mystic, and Sufi
Bligger von Steinach
composerMinnesänger
Medieval feudal lords of Germany
John of Wallingford
historianmonk
Benedictine monk at the Abbey of St Albans, associate of Matthew Paris
Kujō Yoshitsune
calligrapherpoet
Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period
Veliyankode Umar Khasi
freedom fighterpoet
Indian mystic leader and scholar
Sicard of Cremona
canon law juristCatholic priest
Italian historian
Godfrey of St Victor
philosophertheologian
French theologian
AG
Anarawd ap Gruffydd
aristocratmonarch
Prince of Deheubarth
JK
Jon Kuvlung
anti-kingmonk
Pretender to the Norwegian throne
SP
Stephen du Perche
archbishopchancellor
Roman Catholic archbishop; Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily
RG
Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd
aristocratmonarch
Prince of Gwynedd
OC
Owain Cyfeiliog
monarchpoet
Welsh prince
TR
Tala'i ibn Ruzzik
ministerpoet
Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
JI
Joscelin III
feudatorymonarch
Count of Edessa
WO
Walter of Saint Omer
monarchpolitician
The son of William II of Saint Omer and Melisinde of Picquigny, and Prince of Galilee and Tiberias
MG
Maredudd ap Gruffydd
aristocratmonarch
Welsh prince, of Deheubarth
GV
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
monarchruler
Prince of Achaea
Jean de Chelles
architectsculptor
French artist
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Rainaut de Pons
composertroubadour
Troubadour occitan
Kōkei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor
Biduino
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor
Kaikei
busshipainter
Japanese artist and painter (1150-1250)
Tankei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor (1173-1256)
Unkei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor (1151-1223)
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Garin lo Brun
composertroubadour
Troubadour
Bertran de Born lo Filhs
composertroubadour
French poet
Bakenkhonsu
Ancient Egyptian priestarchitect
Ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
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Peire d'Auvergne
composertroubadour
Troubadour
Bénézet of Avignon
engineer
French saint
Hōjō Tokimasa
military commanderpolitician
1st Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate (1138-1215)
Köten
aristocratmilitary leader
Cuman khan
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Saionji Kintsune
poet
Japanese poet
Shun'e
poet
Japanese waka poet
AA
Alam al-Din al-Hanafi
astronomerengineer
Egyptian mathematician (1178-1251)
FK
Fujiwara no Kiyoko
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Sutoku of Japan
MS
Min Shin Saw
monarch
Crown Prince of Pagan dynasty
GN
Guttorm of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
II
Indravarman II
monarch
Ruler of the Khmer Empire
HN
Haakon III of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
SM
Sigurd Magnusson
anti-king
Norwegian noble
Nasu no Yoichi
bushisoldier
Samurai
FR
Fujiwara no Ritsushi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
FI
Fujiwara no Ikushi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
FT
Fujiwara no Tashi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
RI
Rishi-naishinnō
empress consort
[利子] daughter of Morisada-shinnō; entitled Empress consort
FS
Fujiwara no Shimeko
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
Hoelun
consort
Mother of Genghis Khan
Diotisalvi
architect
Italian architect
Ajami Nakhchivani
architect
Architect (1120-1300)
AM
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon
physicianrabbi
Egyptian rabbi
OS
Oddr Snorrason
hagiographermonk
Icelandic writer
TA
Theodorus of Antiochia
astrologerdiplomat
Syrian astrologer
SB
Sun Bu'er
daoshipoet
Founder of Qingjing lineage in Quanzhen Taoism
FT
Fujiwara no Takanobu
painterwaka poet
Japanese portrait artist and poet (1142-1205)
KO
Kojijū
poetwaka poet
Waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late Heian period
JI
Jinaratna
poetwriter
Jain scholar monk
SS
Sighvatr Sturluson
poetskald
Poet
DD
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
poetwriter
Irish poet
EM
Eskil Magnusson
politicianwriter
Swedish politician
HT
Hachijō-in no Takakura
Buddhist nunwaka poet
12th-13th century Japanese poet
BA
Benedetto Antelami
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1150-1230)
VI
Viestards
military leaderpolitician
Livonian noble
KJ
Karl Jónsson
writer
Writer
Gaelic poet and crusader
Icelandic poet
BP
Benedict of Poland
explorertranslator
Polish explorer
George III of Georgia
politicianroyalty
King of Georgia
Lorcán Ua Tuathail
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic Irish archbishop and saint
Rusudan of Georgia
politicianroyalty
Queen regnant of Georgia (1223–1245)
HC
Hunac Ceel
military leader
Mayan general
Serapion of Algiers
friarMiles Christianus
Irish saint
Saint Thorlak
Catholic bishopCatholic deacon
Icelandic Roman Catholic prelate and saint
Guðmundur Arason
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
JA
Jamukha
khan
Mongol Khan
11th Century
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Notes
Origin
David IV of Georgia
poetpolitician
King of Georgia (1073-1125)
Harthacanute
monarch
Last Viking king of England who ruled both England and Denmark simultaneously from 1040-1042, uniting the two kingdoms under his crown.
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
aristocratmonarch
Welsh Prince
Joscelin I, Count of Edessa
feudatorymonarch
Count of Edessa (1072-1131)
Peter, King of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (r. 1038–1041, 1044–1046)
Coloman
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (1095-1116)
Arwa al-Sulayhi
monarchpolitician
Yemeni queen and ruler (c. 1048–1138)
Ibn al-Yasamin
astrologerengineer
Moroccan mathematician
Abraham ibn Ezra
astrologerastronomer
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
Al-Mubashshir ibn Fātik
mathematicianphilosopher
11th-century Arab philosopher and scholar
Hemachandra
historianmathematician
12th-century Jain scholar, poet, writer, mathematician and polymath
Adam of Balsham
Catholic priestmathematician
Anglo-Norman scholastic philosopher
Abraham bar Hiyya
astrologerastronomer
Mathematician and astronomer
Roman Svyatoslavich
monarch
(1052-1079)
Muirchertach Ua Briain
monarch
High King of Ireland
Marianus I of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Domnall Ua Lochlainn
monarch
Irish high King
Håkan the Red
monarch
11th-century King of Sweden
Andrew Tanca of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Bretislaus II
monarch
Duke of Bohemia from 1092 to 1100
Torchitorio I of Cagliari
monarch
Italian noble
Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa
monarch
Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110
King of England from 1087 to 1100
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
monarch
Duke of Bohemia
Igor II of Kiev
monarch
Grand prince of Kiev
Constantine Bodin
monarch
Medieval king of Duklja, and temporary of Bulgaria
Blot-Sweyn
monarch
Politician
Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
monarch
French noble
Conrad III of Germany
monarch
Hohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)
Magnus Barefoot
monarch
King of Norway
Gleb Svyatoslavich
monarch
Prince of Tmutarakan and Prince of Novgorod
Álmos, Duke of Nitra
monarch
Duke of Hungary, Croatia and Nyitra (c.1070–1127)
Leo I, Prince of Armenia
monarch
Prince of Armenia
Sverker I of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden
Somerled
king
Twelfth-century King of the Isles, Lord of Argyll, and religious patron
Judith of Schweinfurt
queen consort
Czech princess
Inge the Younger
monarch
King of Sweden
King of Norway in 1103–1115
Vsevolod II of Kiev
monarch
Grand Prince of Kiev
11th-12th century Chaulukya king of Gujarat
Anastasia of Kyiv
queen consort
Queen of Hungary from 1046 to 1060
Count of Salm; German anti-king
Rostislav of Tmutarakan
monarch
Rus' prince
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill
monarch
King of Dublin and the Isles
Magnus the Good
monarch
King of Norway and Denmark
Amadeus II, Count of Savoy
monarch
Count of Maurienne
Yaropolk Izyaslavich
monarch
Prince of Turov and Volhynia (r. 1078–1086/1087)
Sylvester of Kyiv
chroniclerwriter
Clergyman and writer
Adalbert of Mainz
archbishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic archbishop
Shaykh Tabarsi
Islamic juristlinguist
Persian scholar
Gelasius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope from 1118 to 1119
Raymond of Barbastro
Catholic priestLatin Catholic bishop
Roman-catholic bishop of Roda-Barbastro
Callixtus II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope from 1119 to 1124
Dampa Sangye
scribetranslator
Buddhist yogi
Honorius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope from 1124 to 1130
Anacletus II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Antipope 1130 to 1138
Ubald
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Italian bishop-saint
Gallus Anonymus
chroniclerhistorian
12th-century chronicler of Polish history
Arsen Iqaltoeli
calligrapherlinguist
Georgian saint
Ioane Petritsi
philosophertheologian
Georgian philosopher
Fujiwara no Mototoshi
calligrapherpoet
Japanese poet and writer
Guigues du Chastel
Catholic priestprior
Cartusian monk and prior of Grande Chartreuse
Theodwin of Liège
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Liège
Eliezer ben Nathan
poetrabbi
Halakist and poet
Barthélemy de Jur
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Laon
Hugh of Amiens
Catholic priestwriter
French archbishop
Theobald of Étampes
philosophertheologian
French schoolmaster and theologian (12th century)
Ekkehard of Aura
historianwriter
Crusader historian
Gilbert de La Porrée
Catholic priestphilosopher
French theologian (1070-1076, 1154)
Otto of Bamberg
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
German Roman Catholic bishop and saint (c. 1060-1139)
Ernulf
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Rochester; Abbot of Peterborough
Victor III
Catholic priestwriter
Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1086 to 1087
Marpa Chokyi Lodro
editorphilosopher
Tibetan Buddhist teacher
Alexander II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073
Arialdo
canonwriter
Italian saint
Theophylact of Ohrid
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Byzantine archbishop and saint
Uicheon
aristocratBuddhist monk
Korean Buddhist monk and philosopher (1051–1101)
Machig Labdrön
Buddhist nunteacher
Tibetan Buddhist teacher
Constantine the African
monkphysician
11th-century monk and translator of medical works
Abu al-Hariri
arabistpoet
Arab poet and scholar (1054–1122)
Langri Tangpa
poetwriter
Kadampa master
Fujiwara no Tadaie
calligrapherpoet
Japanese statesman, courtier, politician, poet and calligrapher
Suō no Naishi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne
archbishopCatholic bishop
Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 to 1075
Bernard II, Count of Besalú
papal legatewriter
Catalan Crusader (11th century)
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
historianmuhaddith
Muhaddith, historian and Hafiz
Ibn Butlan
philosopherphysician
11th-century Arab Christian physician from Baghdad
Peter Damian
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Eleventh-century Benedictine monk
Lanfranc
archbishopCatholic priest
Prior of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury and Roman Catholic blessed
Sugawara no Takasue no musume
diaristwaka poet
11th-century Japanese author
Minamoto no Tsunenobu
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Ramanuja
philosopherpoet
12th-century Indian Hindu philosopher
Ahimaaz ben Paltiel
historianpoet
Italian poet
Gebhard of Salzburg
Catholic priestwriter
Catholic archbishop of Salzburg
Alfanus I
archbishoparchitect
Archbishop of Salerno
Gregory VII
Catholic priestdiplomat
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085
Abu Al - Moin Al - Nasafi
historianulema
Central Asian Hanafi theologian (1027–1115)
Gundulf
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Norman monk and Bishop of Rochester
William of Hirsau
monkmusicologist
German abbot and theologian
Urban II
authorCatholic priest
11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades
Bruno of Cologne
anchoriteCatholic priest
Founder of the Carthusian Order (1030–1101)
Bruno
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Abbot of Montecassino
Leo of Ostia
Catholic priesthistorian
Catholic cardinal
Gyōson
Buddhist monkwaka poet
Japanese Tendai monk and waka poet
Ngok Loden Sherab
editortranslator
Tibetan Buddhist Lama and scholar
Geoffrey of Vendôme
Catholic priesttheologian
French catholic cardinal
Judah Halevi
philosopherphysician
Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c.1075–1141)
Guerric of Igny
religious figurewriter
Abbot
Honorius Augustodunensis
geographermonk
German theologian
Caffaro di Rustico da Caschifellone
chroniclercrusader
Italian crusader
Gerhoh of Reichersberg
provosttheologian
German theologian
Saint Malachy
authorCatholic bishop
Irish archbishop
Minamoto no Shunrai
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer
Hugh Primas
goliardpoet
Latin lyric poet
Peter the Venerable
authortheologian
French abbot and saint
Innocent II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church (1130–1143)
Gregory VIII
Catholic priestphilosopher
Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187
Petrus Comestor
historiantheologian
French theologian (1100–1179)
Rabbeinu Tam
poetrabbi
Renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbi, leading French Tosafist, leading halakhic authority
Gertrude of Poland
aristocratwriter
Polish princess and astrologer (1025–1108)
Ahmad Ghazali
mystictheologian
Iranian theologian and writer
Alexander III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
OC
Owain ap Cadwgan
aristocratmonarch
Welsh prince of Powys
GS
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir
consortmonarch
Danish royal consorts
AA
Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas
monarchpolitician
Emir of Badajoz from 1022 to 1045
Alusian of Bulgaria
military personnelmonarch
Bulgarian and Byzantine noble
Osmund
artistCatholic bishop
Norman nobleman and member of the English clergy
Toba Sōjō
Buddhist monkpainter
Japanese astronomer (1053-1140)
Juan de Ortega
civil engineer
Spanish saint
Vata
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble, leader of the Vata pagan uprising
Japanese poet
Minamoto no Takakuni
writer
Japanese noble
Dōin
poet
Japanese waka poet
Từ Đạo Hạnh
poet
Buddhist monks
Japanese poet
Ly Nhan Tong
poet
Vietnamese emperor
Poet
Ōe no Masafusa
poet
Japanese poet
OH
Oddi Helgason
astronomerexplorer
Icelandic astronomer
WM
Walcher of Malvern
astrologerastronomer
Second prior of Malvem
FK
Fujiwara no Kanshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
DI
Dharanindravarman I
monarch
Cambodian king
HS
Halsten Stenkilsson
monarch
King of Sweden
JV
Jayavarman VI
monarch
Cambodian king
IG
Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter
queen consort
Queen consort of Norway
FY
Fujiwara no Yasuko
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
FK
Fujiwara no Kenshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Shirakawa of Japan
High King of Connaught
OA
Ojugbelu Arere
monarch
Olowo of Owo
TO
Tokushi-naishinnō
empress consort
Empress consort of Horikawa; daughter of emperor Go-Sanjo
RK
Ragnvald Knaphövde
monarch
King of Sweden
YI
Yasovarman II
monarch
Ruler of the Khmer empire
Lanfranco
architect
Italian architect
MS
Marianus Scotus
chroniclermonk
Irish monk and chronicler
SF
Sæmundr fróði
historianpriest
Icelandic writer
ES
Einarr Skúlason
poetskald
Icelandic poet
AJ
Arnórr jarlaskáld
poetskald
Icelandic skald
AÞ
Ari Þorgilsson
chroniclerhistorian
Icelandic writer
Bolli Bollason
explorer
Icelandic Viking warrior
ÞS
Icelandic poet
George II of Georgia
politicianroyalty
King of Georgia (1054-1112)
Khabul Khan
khanmilitary personnel
Khan of the Khamag Mongol
ÞA
Þjóðólfr Arnórsson
poetskald
11th-century Icelandic poet
George the Hagiorite
biographercalligrapher
Georgian monk, religious writer, theologian and translator (1009-1065)
10th Century
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Origin
Cnut the Great
monarchwriter
Viking king who ruled a North Sea empire encompassing Denmark, England, and Norway from 1016 until his death in 1035.
Murasaki Shikibu
diaristfilm screenwriter
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
Harald Bluetooth
monarch
10th-century Viking king who united Denmark and converted the country to Christianity, with Bluetooth technology named after him.
Sei Shōnagon
diaristessayist
Japanese author and court lady
Hákon Sigurðsson
monarchruler
De facto ruler of Norway from c. 975–995
David III of Tao
monarchroyalty
Georgian prince
Olaf I of Norway
monarchwarrior
King of Norway
George I of Georgia
royaltytsar
King of Georgia
Bhoja
kingpoet
Indian king
Qabus
monarchpoet
Ziyarid ruler
Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi
Islamic juristmufassir
Hanafite jurist
Sijzi
astrologerastronomer
Persian astronomer and mathematician (c.945-c.1020)
Ibn al-Haytham
astrologerastronomer
Persian physicist, mathematician and astronomer (c. 965 – c. 1040)
Avicenna
astronomerchemist
Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)
Guido of Arezzo
inventormonk
11th century Italian monk, inventor of modern musical notation
Gregory Magistros
philosopherscientist
Armenian prince, linguist, scholar and public functionary
Alchabitius
astronomermathematician
10th century Arabian astrologer
Shabbethai Donnolo
astrologerastronomer
Italian physician
Ibn Sahl
mathematicianphysicist
Mathematician (0940-1000)
Abu Sahl al-Quhi
astrologerastronomer
10th century Persian mathematician, physicist and astronomer
Harald Greycloak
monarch
King of Norway
Olaf II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway from 1015 to 1028
Gisela of Hungary
queen consort
German princess, Hungarian queen consort and Roman Catholic blessed
Eric the Victorious
monarch
Swedish king (945-995)
William I of Provence
monarch
Count of Provence
Olof Skötkonung
monarch
King of Sweden from c.995 to 1022
Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu
monarch
King of Pagan
Owain ap Dyfnwal
monarch
Eleventh-century King of Strathclyde
Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia
monarch
Duke of Bohemia
Airlangga
monarch
Monarch of Kadiri kingdom
Rededya
monarch
Circassian king
Stephen I of Hungary
monarch
11th-century king of Hungary and saint
Edmund II of England
monarch
King of the English, Wessex dynasty
Samuel Aba
monarch
King of Hungary (born: c. 990 death: 1044)
Duke and saint
Haakon the Good
monarch
King of Norway
Siemomysl
monarch
10th-century duke of the Polans
Widukind of Corvey
historianwriter
10th-century Saxon chronicler
John XII
Catholic priestruler
Head of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964
Huarui
poetwriter
Noblewoman; poet
Genshin
Buddhist monkwriter
Japanese Buddhist monk
Egill Skallagrímsson
berserkerexplorer
Viking Age poet, warrior and farmer
Rinchen Zangpo
editorIndologist
Buddhist philosopher
Gotthard of Hildesheim
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic saint
Fujiwara no Kintō
poetwriter
Poet
Izumi Shikibu
lady-in-waitingpoet
Japanese poet
Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani
poetwriter
Arab poet
Gregory of Narek
musicianphilosopher
Armenian monk
Notker Labeo
theologiantranslator
Monk and scholar of the Abbey of Saint Gall
Adalbert
amanuensisCatholic priest
French saint, archbishop and missionary (c.910–981)
Baba Tahir
poetwriter
Persian poet
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
anatomistpharmacist
Arab Andalusian physician, surgeon and chemist (936–1013)
Farrokhi Sistani
poetwriter
Persian poet
Euthymius of Athos
calligraphermonk
Georgian philosopher and scholar
Sagami
poetwaka poet
Japanese waka poet
Abdollah ibn Bukhtishu
philosopherphysician
Syriac Nestorian physician
Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha
diaristpoet
10th-century Japanese poet
Baba Kuhi of Shiraz
philosopherpoet
10th- and 11th-century Persian Sufi mystic
Gregory V
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and ruler of the Papal States (c.972-999) (r.996-999)
Burchard of Worms
canon law juristCatholic bishop
Roman Catholic bishop
Akazome Emon
lady-in-waitingwaka poet
Japanese poet
Unsuri
poetwriter
Persian poet
Daini no Sanmi
poetwriter
Japanese poet in the Heian period; daughter of Murasaki Shikibu
John XI
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Dunstan
archbishopCatholic priest
Archbishop of Canterbury
Maurilius
archbishopCatholic priest
Archbishop of Rouen (11th century)
Minamoto no Shitagō
lexicographerlinguist
Japanese poet
Adalberon
archbishopCatholic priest
Archbishop of Reims
Saigū no Nyōgo
musicianpoet
Japanese poet in Heian period; consort of emperor Murakami
Nakatsukasa
poetwriter
Japanese writer
Gunnlaugr Ormstunga
explorerpoet
Icelandic poet
John the Iberian
calligraphermonk
Georgian monk
Sone no Yoshitada
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Berengar of Tours
philosopherscholaster
Medieval theologian (vers 990-1088)
Fujiwara no Sadayori
calligrapherkugyō
Japanese waka poet
Hilarion of Kyiv
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
First non-Greek Metropolitan of Kyiv
Koshikibu no Naishi
Naishi-no-jōpoet
Japanese waka poet
Sigvatr Þórðarson
poetskald
Icelandic skald (995–1045)
Kiyohara no Motosuke
poetwriter
Japanese writer
SK
Seyyedeh Khatun
politicianqueen
The mother of three Buwayhid kings and the last ruler of the Buwayhid Empire (987–1019)
MA
Mahendradatta
monarchpolitician
Balinese queen consort (10th century)
AA
Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi
literary scholarminister
Last member of the Banu'l-Maghribi, a family of statesmen who served in several Muslim courts
Vāsishka
monarch
Kushan ruler from 247 to 265
Olaf Cuaran
king
10th century Norse king of Northumbria and Dublin
Haly Abenragel
astronomer
Arab astrologer
Ise no Taifu
poetwriter
Japanese poet
John XV
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Sawīris ibn al-Muqaffaʿ
Eastern Orthodox priesthistorian
Egyptian bishop
Ukon
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Humbert of Silva Candida
Catholic priestdiplomat
French cardinal, writer and diplomat
Maurus of Pécs
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop of Pécs from year 1036 until his death around year 1075 and saint
Æthelwald, Ealdorman of East Anglia
magistratemilitary officer
Ealdorman of East Anglia
Eadric Streona
magistratemilitary officer
Anglo-Saxon noble
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
military commandersovereign
High King of Ireland, King of Mide
Japanese writer
Japanese waka poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet and nobleman
Ryōzen
poet
Japanese waka poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Japanese noble
Japanese court noble and poet
Japanese waka poet
Japanese poet
Nōin
poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Jōchō
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor
FJ
Fujiwara no Junshi
empress consort
Empress consort of En'yū
Einar Thambarskelfir
explorermilitary personnel
Noble and politician from Norway (980-1050)
LT
Lê Trung Tông
monarch
Vietnamese emperor
Erik the Red
conquistadorexplorer
Explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
TH
Theinhko
monarch
King of Pagan
JV
Jayavarman V
monarch
Cambodian king
FT
Fujiwara no Teishi
empress consort
Japanese empress consort of Emperor Ichijō.
MA
Masako-naishinnō
empress consort
Japanese princess and empress consort in 10th century
FS
Fujiwara no Seishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
NS
Nyaung-u Sawrahan
monarch
King of Pagan
FA
Fujiwara no Anshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
TO
Tryggve Olafsson
king
Norwegian petty king
FK
Fujiwara no Koshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
Thorvald Eiriksson
explorerseafarer
Icelandic explorer
HG
Harald Grenske
king
10th century King of Vestfold
GE
Gamle Eirikssen
Vikings
Norwegian monarch
ÆD
Æthelflæd of Damerham
queen consort
Anglo Saxon queen consort
ES
Eyvindr skáldaspillir
poetskald
Norwegian poet and author
BS
Bersi Skáldtorfuson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
KV
Khuông Việt
poetwriter
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and poet
Kodai no Kimi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
KÖ
Kormákr Ögmundarson
poetsinger
10th-century Icelandic poet
UN
Uma no Naishi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
DL
Dunash ben Labrat
grammarianlinguist
10th-century Moroccan Jewish poet and grammarian
HV
Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld
poetskald
Icelandic poet
Mibu no Tadami
waka poet
Poet
Japanese waka poet
AS
Aaron Scotus
Catholic priestcomposer
Irish abbot and musician
Åsmund Kåresson
artistrunemaster
Viking Age runecarver
EO
Emund the Old
monarch
King of Sweden
RI
Rajendravarman II
monarch
Cambodian king
FI
Fujiwara no Ishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Go-Ichijo
Al-ʻIjliyyah
astronomer
Syrian scientist, mathematician, and astronomer, astrolabe maker
AB
Abu Ali Bal'ami
historianvizier
10th-century Persian historian and Samanid vizier
EG
Eilífr Goðrúnarson
court poetskald
Icelandic poet
Thorfinn Karlsefni
explorer
Icelandic explorer
Thorir Hund
explorer
Norwegian historical chieftain
AA
Abu ʿImran al-Fasi
writer
Moroccan writer
ÞV
Þorvaldr veili
poet
Icelandic poet
MA
Maginardo
architect
Italian architect
EH
Einarr Helgason
poetskald
10th-century Icelandic skald (poet)
SÞ
Skúli Þórsteinsson
explorerpoet
Icelandic explorer
ÞK
Þórðr Kolbeinsson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
ÓS
Óttarr Svarti
poetskald
Icelandic poet and author
GG
Glúmr Geirason
poetskald
Icelandic poet
ÞL
Þórarinn loftunga
poetskald
Icelandic poet
ED
Eyjólfr dáðaskáld
poetskald
Icelandic poet
ÞJ
Þorleifr jarlsskáld
poetskald
Icelandic skald (10th century)
ÞS
Þórðr Sjáreksson
poetskald
Icelandic poet
DH
Dharmarakshita
philosopherteacher
Buddhist teacher and philosopher
ÞD
Þorbjörn dísarskáld
poetskald
Icelandic poet
TH
Tindr Hallkelsson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
VV
Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
BI
Bilhana
poetwriter
Indian writer
Nguyễn Bặc
politician
Vietnamese general and administrator
SR
Poet
AL
Al-Isfahani
mathematician
Iranian mathematician
Coloman of Stockerau
hermitmonk
Iro-Scottish monk patron saint of Austria until 1663
SI
Suryavarman I
sovereign
Cambodian king
9th Century
104Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Boris I of Bulgaria
monarchmonk
Bulgarian ruler
Ashot I of Armenia
monarchsovereign
Armenian king
Cormac mac Cuilennáin
kingpresbyter
Irish bishop and king of Munster
II
Indravarman I
monarch
Emperor of Angkor
Ibn al-Mundhir
mufassirscientist
Islamic legal scholar
Abu Bakr al-Razi
chemistinventor
Persian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopher (854-925)
Al-Battani
astronomermathematician
Islamic astronomer and mathematician (died 929)
Boso of Provence
monarch
Frankish noble, King of lower Bourgundy
Louis III the Younger
monarch
King of East Francia
Charles the Fat
monarch
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887)
Sitric Cáech
monarch
Norse King of Dublin and King of York
Dir
monarch
Prince of Kiev
Mardavij
monarch
Founder of the Ziyarid Dynasty (319–323)
Rurik
monarch
Varangian chieftain (c. 830-879)
Olaf III Guthfrithson
monarch
10th-century King of Dublin
Salomon, King of Brittany
monarch
King of Brittany
Arnulf of Carinthia
monarch
King of East Francia
Louis the Child
monarch
King of East Francia and Lotharingia
Adelchis of Benevento
monarch
Prince of Benevento
Marozia
queen regnant
Italian queen
King of the Picts from 858 to 862
Beorhtwulf of Mercia
monarch
King of Mercia
Osberht
monarch
9th-century Northumbrian monarch
King in Denmark
Louis III of France
monarch
King of France
Bořivoj I
monarch
Duke of Bohemia (9th century)
Zwentibold
monarch
King of Lotharingia
Flann Sinna
monarch
High King of Ireland
Adelaide of Paris
queen
Queen of the West Franks from 877 to 879
Richilde of Provence
queen regnant
Frankish Queen
Methodius of Thessaloniki
translatorwriter
Christian missionary to the Slavs
Ariwara no Narihira
poetwriter
Japanese writer, courtier and waka poet
Benedict IV
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope
Marinus II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Agapetus II
Catholic priestwriter
Catholic pope, 946-955
Saint Cyril the Philosopher
missionarytranslator
Christian missionary to the Slavs (9th c.)
Ibn Abi al-Dunya
historianrawi
Muslim scholar
Al-Hasan al-As'am
military leaderpoet
Tenth century military leader
Ki no Tomonori
waka poetwriter
Poet
Ono no Komachi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Wandelbert
poettheologian
Benedictine monk and writer
Henjo
Buddhist monkpoet
Japanese writer
Saint Gorazd
clericwriter
Bishop of Moravia
Fujiwara no Tadahira
kugyōpoet
Japanese statesman, courtier and politician
Fujiwara no Kanesuke
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Virupa
mahasiddhapoet
Indian religious teacher of the 9th century
Sosei
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Ferdomnach
illuminatorwriter
Irish illustrator
Marinus I
Catholic priestdiplomat
Pope
Saint Naum
missionarywriter
Bulgarian writer & missionary
Ki no Haseo
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
John IX
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Miyoshi Kiyotsura
philosopherpolitician
Japanese philosopher
Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli
chess composerchess player
10th-century Turkic scholar at Abbasid court
John the Exarch
linguisttranslator
Bulgarian writer
Niftawayh
historianlinguist
Islamic scholar and author (died 935)
Ise
nyōbōwaka poet
Noblewoman; Japanese poet
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari
Islamic juristmufassir
Muslim theologian (874–936)
Ki no Tsurayuki
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer
Leo VI
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Fujiwara no Okikaze
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
kanjinwaka poet
Japanese writer
OG
Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf
explorerking
Norwegian petty king (c. 877–c. 934)
FI
Flaithbertach mac Inmainén
kingreligious figure
King of Munster
SH
Shaghab
politicianQueen mother
Mother of the eighteenth Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir
AA
Ahmad ibn al-Tayyib al-Sarakhsi
consultantgeographer
9th century Persian historian and philosopher
Al-Adli
chess composerchess player
9th-century Anatolian shatranj player
Halfdan Ragnarsson
military leaderruler
Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army
Japanese poet
Minamoto no Tōru
poet
Japanese poet and statesman
Japanese noble and scholar
Motoyoshi-shinnō
poet
Japanese nobleman and poet
Poet and nobleman
Poet and nobleman
Japanese waka poet
Japanese poet
Ono no Takamura
poet
Japanese scholar and poet (802–853)
Kōkō
waka poet
Emperor of Japan
Mibu no Tadamine
waka poet
Japanese writer
Japanese writer
Pepin II of Aquitaine
monarch
Frankish king
FO
Fujiwara no Onshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Daigo and mother of Emperor Suzaku and Emperor Murakami
Kose Kanaoka
court painter
Japanese painter
AA
Abu Bakr al-Shibli
poetscholar
Persian Sufi scholar (861–946)
UM
Uallach ingen Muinecháin
poetwriter
Irish poet
MY
Minamoto no Yoshiari
archerhistorian
Japanese court official, historian, archer and military officer
AL
Al-Fakihi
historianmuhaddith
9th-century Hijazi Historian and Hadith scholar
Kiyohara no Fukayabu
poetwriter
Poet
ÞH
Þjóðólfr of Hvinir
poetskald
Norwegian poet (skald)
ÞH
Þorbjörn Hornklofi
poetskald
9th-century Norwegian skald
MB
Moses Bar-Kepha
Eastern Orthodox priesttheologian
Syriac bishop
CP
Constantine of Preslav
clerichistorian
Bulgarian scholar
AN
Anandavardhana
philosopherpoet
Author and philosopher
GP
Gao Pian
calligrapherpoet
Tang dynasty general
Fujiwara no Sumitomo
military leader
Military leader who led several revolts
FL
Flann mac Lonáin
poet
Irish poet
UT
Utpaladeva
philosopher
Indian philosopher (900–950)
IR
Iranshahri
astrologerastronomer
Iranian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher
AD
Aud the Deep-Minded
explorerRingkvinna
9th-century Icelandic settler
GT
Guan Tong
painter
Song Dynasty painter
LC
Li Congyan
military leader
Later Tang/Later Jin general
John of Rila
Eastern Orthodox monkhermit
Bulgarian hermit (876–946)
HV
Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson
explorergothi
First Norseman to deliberately sail to Iceland
LR
Li Renhan
military personnelpolitician
Chinese general
8th Century
66Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
JI
Jayavaraman II
monarch
9th-century king of Cambodia
Višeslav of Serbia
monarchžupan
Prince of the Serbs
Jabir ibn Hayyan
alchemistastronomer
8th-century Islamic alchemist and author
Virasena
Digambara monkmathematician
Indian Jain monk
Al-Jahiz
biologisthistorian
Arabic writer (776–869)
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
astronomergeographer
9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer
Kōken
emperor
Empress of Japan
Coenwulf
monarch
King of Mercia from 796 to 821
Causantín mac Fergusa
monarch
King of Picts
Theuderic IV
monarch
Frankish king
Childeric III
monarch
King of Francia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
monarch
King of Mercia
Anulo
king
Danish Viking prince and warrior
Carloman I
monarch
King of the Franks (r. 768–771)
Judith of Bavaria
monarch
Carolingian empress and queen of the Franks
Wiglaf of Mercia
monarch
King of Mercia
Pepin I of Aquitaine
monarch
9th-century Frankish king
Bernard of Italy
monarch
Illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy
Cuthred of Kent
monarch
King of Kent
Hildeprand
monarch
King of the Lombards
Eadberht III Præn
monarch
King of Kent from 796 to 798
Beorhtric
monarch
King of Wessex (r. 786-802)
Gregory IV
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and bishop of Rome from 827 to 844
Leo IV
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope of the Catholic Church
Otfrid of Weissenburg
Catholic priestlibrarian
Carolingian priest and poet
Yuthog Yontan Gonpo
academicLama
Tibetan lama
Florus of Lyon
deacontheologian
Author
al-Fazārī
historianmuhaddith
Ḥadīth scholar and historian
Bernlef
poetwriter
Frisian bard (died 809)
Angilbert
diplomatpoet
Frank/served Charlemagne as diplomat/abbot/poet/semi-son-in-law
Kawa Peltsek
compilertranslator
Tibetan Buddhist
Ibn Ishaq
biographerhistorian
Arab hagiographer and historian (704–767)
Shu'ba Ibn al-Ḥajjāj
literary scholarmufassir
King of Hadith
Kamalaśīla
philosophertranslator
Indian Buddhist missionary (c.740-795)
Lul
archbishopCatholic deacon
Archbishop of Mainz
Śāntarakṣita
philosophertranslator
Indian Buddhist philosopher (725-788)
Akalanka
philosopherpoet
Indian Jain monk
Amalarius of Metz
Catholic priestpoet
French priest, poet and writer
Einhard
biographerCatholic priest
Frankish scholar and courtier (c. 775 – 840)
Paschal I
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope
Benedict of Aniane
monktheologian
Benedictine monk and reformer
Donatus of Fiesole
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish teacher, poet, Bishop of Fiesole and saint
Ennin
Buddhist monkwriter
Japanese Buddhist monk (794–864)
Jinasena
Digambara monkmonk
8th/9th-century CE Indian Jain monk
Emperor Saga
calligrapherpoet
Emperor of Japan
Ādi Shankara
philosopherpoet
8th-century Hindu philosopher and theologian- Restorer of “Dashanami Sampradaya”.
Arbeo of Freising
Catholic priestwriter
Medieval bishop and author
IA
Idris Ibn Abdallah
imammonarch
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
FC
Fedelmid mac Crimthainn
kingreligious figure
King of Munster
NI
Nandivarman II
kingmonarch
Pallava king
Abu Muslim al Khorasani
da'imilitary leader
Abbasid general
Abd ar-Rahman I
military leaderpolitician
Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788
Ono no Minemori
poet
Japanese poet
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
waka poet
Japanese statesman and poet of the Nara period
Isonokami no Yakatsugu
writer
Japanese noble
DB
Dungal of Bobbio
astronomerpoet
Irish monk and teacher
KC
King of Croatian Kingdom from 935 until his death in 945
FO
Fujiwara no Otomuro
empress consort
Japanese noblewoman and Empress consort
CI
Clement of Ireland
monkscholar
Iro-Scottish monk and scholar who was in the service of Charlemagne from 774
KK
Khalifa ibn Khayyat
historianwriter
Arab historian of Abbasid era (777-854)
FH
Fujiwara no Hamanari
poetwaka poet
Japanese noble
FN
Fujiwara no Nakamaro
poetrebel
Japanese noble
RH
Norwegian petty king
MA
Mutayyam al-Hashimiyya
poetsinger
Iraqi poet
BB
Bragi Boddason
court poetskald
Skald poet
BN
Benjamin Nahawandi
philosopher
Karaite scholar
7th Century
60Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Vergilius of Salzburg
astronomerCatholic bishop
Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
Anania Shirakatsi
alchemistastronomer
Armenian scientist
South Saxon monarch
Sigebert III
monarch
King of Austrasia
Childeric II
monarch
Frankish king
Charibert II
monarch
Frankish king
Bridei III
monarch
7th-century king of the Picts
Dagobert I
monarch
Frankish king
Childebert III
monarch
King of the Franks
Dihya
monarch
Amazigh queen
Cædwalla of Wessex
monarch
King of Wessex
Chilperic II
monarch
King of Neustria
Clovis IV
monarch
King of the Franks
Clovis III
monarch
King of Austrasia
Dagobert III
monarch
King of the Franks
Childebert the Adopted
monarch
Frankish king
Æscwine of Wessex
monarch
King of Wessex
Amir al-Sha'bi
ambassadorhistorian
Historian
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
waka poetwriter
Japanese poet
Jitō
poetpolitician
Empress of Japan (645-703)
Ailerán
religious figurewriter
Scholar, saint
Adomnán
Christian ministerhagiographer
Hagiographer, statesman, clerical lawyer
Dharmakirti
commentatorphilosopher
Indian Buddhist philosopher (fl.c.600–670)
Abe no Nakamaro
bureaucratpoet
Japanese writer
Fujiwara no Umakai
politicianwriter
Japanese noble (694-737)
Kibi no Makibi
courtierphilosopher
Japanese scholar (695-775)
Constantine
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Tachibana no Moroe
poetpolitician
Imperial prince
Genmei
waka poetwriter
Empress regnant of Japan
Tenji
politicianwaka poet
Emperor of Japan (626-672)
Isaac the Syrian
Eastern Orthodox monkEastern Orthodox priest
Eastern Orthodox saint
Shantideva
Buddhist monkphilosopher
8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar
Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
linguistpoet
Scholar, philologist
AL
Alahis
aristocratmonarch
Lombard king
Tonmi Sambhota
inventorminister
Purported inventor of the Tibetan script and grammar.
LA
Lupus I of Aquitaine
head of statemilitary personnel
Duke of Gascony and Aquitaine
Saint Ultan
composerconductor
Irish musician and saint
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
scientist
Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
military commanderwali
General and Umayyad governor
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
military leaderwali
Umayyad general and governor (died 686)
Al-Mukhtar
military leaderrevolutionary
Pro-Alid Arab revolutionary (c.622–687)
Uqba ibn Nafi
military leaderwali
Arab Muslim general (died 683)
Ōtomo no Tabito
waka poet
Japanese poet and writer
En no Gyōja
writer
Legendary founder of Shugendō
Prince Ōtsu
poet
Japanese prince
PT
Princess Tōchi
empress consort
Consort of emperor Kōbun of Japan
JI
Jayavarman I
monarch
Cambodian king
TK
Takechi no Kurohito
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
AM
Agata Inukai no Michiyo
lady-in-waitingwaka poet
Poet
KW
Kume no Wakame
poetwriter
Poet
PT
Princess Tajima
poetwriter
Japanese princess
CC
Cú Chuimne
canon law juristcomposer
Irish monk
JE
Jacob of Edessa
clericphilosopher
Syriac Bishop of Edessa (c.640-708)
PN
Princess Nukata
poetwriter
Japanese poet
LK
Lady Kasa
poetwriter
Japanese poet
HA
Haridatta
astronomermathematician
Indian astronomer-mathematician
LI
Liadain
poetwriter
Irish poet
BS
Bortë Chino Qaghan Or Borï Shad ( Tumen Qaghan )
military leader
Mongol leader, legendary ancestor of Genghis Khan
Colmán of Lindisfarne
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Lindisfarne; Saint
Plechelm
Catholic priestmissionary
Irish Benedictine monk, missionary and saint
6th Century
63Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Yohl Ik'nal
politicianqueen regnant
Ajaw of Palenque
Jomei
monarchwaka poet
Japanese emperor
Kōgyoku
consortmonarch
Empress of Japan
Gundeberga
consortQueen Regent
Queen of the Lombards
Kōtoku
monarchruler
Emperor of Japan (596–654, r. 645–654)
Unknown Archon
monarchruler
Serbian leader
Cynegils
monarchpolitician
King of Wessex (575-642)
Theodelinda
monarchpatron of the arts
Queen of the Lombards (589-616)
Guaram I of Iberia
monarchpolitician
Georgian prince, who attained to the hereditary rulership of Iberia and the East Roman (Byzantine) title of curopalates from 588 to c
Borzūya
physicianphysicist
Persian scientist
Eadbald of Kent
monarch
King of Kent
Charibert I
monarch
King of Paris
Guntram
monarch
King of Burgundy from 561 to 592
Theuderic II
monarch
King of Burgundy
Theudebert II
monarch
King of Austrasia
Chilperic I
monarch
King of Neustria from 561 to 584 (537-584)
6th-century Himyarite king of Yemen
Peroz II
monarch
The temporary ruler of the Sassanid Empire (630)
Gundemar
king of Wisigoths
Visigothic king
Rhydderch Hael
monarch
Ruler of Alt Clut
Bridei I
monarch
6th-century king of the Picts
Khosrau IV
monarch
The temporary ruler of the Sassanid Empire (630–632)
Khosrau III
monarch
Claimant of the Sassanid Empire (629–630)
Cunimund
king
Last king of the Gepids
Pelagius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
Sisebut
biographersovereign
Visigoth king
Marhab
military leaderpoet
Jewish soldier who died in the Battle of Khaybar against Muhammad in 628 CE
Sebeos
Christian ministerhistorian
Armenian priest, historian and cleric
Imru' al-Qais
poetpolitician
Arab king and poet (501–544)
Pelagius I
Catholic priestdiplomat
Pope
Augustine of Canterbury
Latin Catholic priestmissionary
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
Zuhayr
poetwriter
Arabian poet
Benedict I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
John III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Columbanus
missionarymonk
Irish missionary and saint (540-615)
Dorotheus of Gaza
monkregular priest
Ancient Greek monk
Saint Gall
composermissionary
Irish disciple and saint
Venantius Fortunatus
composerhagiographer
Italian saint-bishop, poet and hymnwriter (c. 530-c. 600/609)
Martin of Braga
authorcanon law jurist
Bishop of Dumium
Candrakīrti
philosophertranslator
Indian Mahayana scholar of the Madhyamaka school
Barbad
musicianpoet
Persian musician
Shuraih Al-Qadhi
historianqadi
Judge in 6th-century Arabia
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
poetpolitician
Companion of Muhammad (594–656)
al-Khansāʼ
poetwriter
Arab poet
Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
huntermilitary leader
Muhammad's companion and uncle (c. 568–625)
Boniface V
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Al-Nadr ibn al-Harith
physicianpoet
Arab physician
Gregory I
diplomatLatin Catholic priest
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
Harsha
playwrightpoet
Indian king
Khalid ibn al-Walid
poetwarrior
Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)
AL
Aldfrith
monarchpoet
King of Northumbria
AU
Audulf
kingmoneyer
Obscure Frankish moneyer or Frisian king attested by some coins (fl. c. 600-630)
Foillan
composermissionary
Irish saint
Stephen I of Iberia
military leaderroyalty
Prince of Iberia
Dallán Forgaill
poet
Irish poet and saint
Zhiyi
philosopher
Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of Tiantai tradition (538–597)
SS
Severus Sebokht
astronomerEastern Orthodox priest
Assyrian bishop
MM
Muirchú maccu Machtheni
authormonk
Irish hagiographer
CF
Cumméne Fota
latinistwriter
Irish bishop
CS
Chen Shuda
poetpolitician
Chinese writer and chancellor
Mononobe no Moriya
military leader
Japanese noble
BH
Bharavi
poet
Indian author and poet
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish bishop
5th Century
43Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Emperor Ninken
emperorruler
Emperor of Japan
Dionysius Exiguus
canon law juristmathematician
Byzantine saint
Aryabhata
astrologerastronomer
Indian mathematician-astronomer
Godomar
monarch
Burgundic prince
Dhatusena
monarch
Sri Lankan King
Childeric I
monarch
Frankish king
5th-century Irish monarch
Chlodomer
monarch
King of the Franks
Hermanafrid
monarch
King of the Thuringians
Theuderic I
monarch
Frankish King
Childebert I
monarch
Frankish King
Toramana
monarch
Ruler of the Alchon Huns
Sigobert the Lame
monarch
Frankish king
Ragnachar
monarch
Frankish king
Mihirakula
monarch
Last of the hun rulers in India, oppressor of Buddhism
Abd al-Muttalib
merchantpoet
Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)
Su Xiaoxiao
poetwriter
Chinese courtesan and poet
Caesarius of Arles
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Merovingian archbishop and saint
John II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
John I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Symmachus
authorCatholic priest
Pope from 498 to 514
Priscian
grammarianpoet
6th-century Latin grammarian
Fulgentius of Ruspe
monktheologian
6th-century Bishop of Ruspe
Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus
historianpoet
6th century Roman historian and politician
al-Muhalhil
knightmilitary leader
Poet and warrior in pre-Islamic Arabia
Felix III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope (483-492)
Jacob of Serugh
Christian ministermatenagir
Syrian writer and bishop
Mazdak
philosopherpolitician
Iranian philosopher
Avitus of Vienne
Catholic bishoppoet
Archbishop of Vienne
Hormisdas
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Rome from 514 to 523
Saint Remigius
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
French archbishop and saint
Eleutherius of Tournai
presbyterwriter
Frankish bishop (456-532)
Hilary of Arles
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Arles
Philoxenus of Mabbug
theologianwriter
Assyrian writer and theologian (died 523)
Caelius Aurelianus
physicianwriter
5th-century Greco-Roman physician and writer
Hilarius
Catholic priestpolitician
Pope (415-468)
RO
Rodulf
monarchsovereign
Norwegian petty king
RI
Richimund
monarchwarrior
Suebic leader in Hispania
Conleth
artistCatholic bishop
Irish bishop
FN
Fiachu mac Néill
king
King of Uisnech
Iakob Tsurtaveli
calligrapherhagiographer
Georgian writer and calligrapher in the 5th century
MC
Mago II of Carthage
military leaderShophet
Shofet of Carthage from 396 BCE to 375 BCE
ZE
Zenodotus
philosopher
Neoplatonist philosopher
4th Century
106Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Cyril of Alexandria
clericPope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Patriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444
Charito
empress consort
Roman empress, wife of Jovian
Sebastianus
monarch
5th-century Roman usurper
Chlodio
monarch
Germanic king
Flavius Victor
monarch
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
Constans II
monarch
Western Roman Emperor from 409 to 411
Liberius
Catholic priestwriter
Head of the Catholic Church from 352 to 366
Damasus I
Catholic priestpoet
Pope
Orientius
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
5th century Christian Latin poet
Didymus the Blind
Christian theologianpresbyter
4th century Alexandrian Christian theologian
Hilary of Poitiers
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367)
Optatus
Catholic priesttheologian
4th century Christian theologian and priest
Lucifer of Cagliari
Catholic priestwriter
4th-century bishop of Cagliari, Sardinia
Pelagius
Christian monkmissionary
4th-century theologian, namesake of Pelagianism
Paulinus of Nola
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Christian bishop and saint
Calcidius
philosopherwriter
4th-century philosopher
Shenute
religious figurewriter
Egyptian saint
Evagrius Ponticus
asceticChristian monk
Christian Monk
Tyrannius Rufinus
church historianhistorian
Monk, historian, and theologian
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
military personnelorator
Consul of the Roman Empire 391, orator (340-402)
Prudentius
juristpoet
Roman writer
Anastasius I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Jerome
anchoriteapologist
4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
Victricius
authorpresbyter
Gallo-Roman saint
Huiyuan
Buddhist monkphilosopher
Chinese Buddhist monk (334–416)
Chromatius
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Aquileia
Amphilochius of Iconium
presbyterwriter
Bishop of Iconium
Gregory of Nyssa
Catholic priesttheologian
Bishop of Nyssa
Ammianus Marcellinus
historianmilitary personnel
4th-century Roman historian and soldier
Ambrose
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
Phoebadius of Agen
prelatewriter
4th-century Catholic bishop
Faltonia Betitia Proba
poetwriter
Ancient Roman poet
Gaudentius of Brescia
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Brescia
Macrina the Younger
nunphilosopher
4th-century Roman nun
Moses the Black
monkpriest
Monk, priest and martyr in Egypt
Basil of Caesarea
archbishopCatholic bishop
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
Gregory of Nazianzus
bishopepigrammatist
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
Pacian
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Barcelona
Epiphanius of Salamis
Christian ministerwriter
4th century Christian bishop and saint
Libanius
rhetoricianwriter
Greek rhetorician (4th century AD)
Aelius Donatus
grammarianpoet
Roman grammarian
Ausonius
military personnelpoet
Late Roman poet
Sulpicius Severus
hagiographerhistorian
Christian writer and historian and native of Aquitania (c. 363 – c. 425)
Servius
grammarianphilologist
Late 4th/early 5th century Roman grammarian
Paphnutius of Thebes
Catholic priesthermit
Egyptian saint
Claudian
poetwriter
5th century Roman Latin poet
Macrobius
civil servantmusic theorist
Ancient Roman author (5th century)
Yeznik of Kolb
philosophertheologian
5th-century Christian writer
Orosius
Catholic priesthistorian
Roman historian and theologian (c.375/385 – c.420 AD)
Xie Lingyun
poettranslator
Jin Dynasty poet (385-433)
Eucherius of Lyon
priestwriter
5th century Bishop of Lyon
Koryun
historianwriter
Armenian historian
Prosper of Aquitaine
historiantheologian
5th-century Roman Christian writer
Vegetius
historianmilitary personnel
Writer of the Later Roman Empire
Maximus of Turin
Catholic priestwriter
5th century bishop
Sextus Placitus
physicianwriter
Ancient Roman physician
Celestine I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Zosimus
authorCatholic priest
Pope
Saint Patrick
Catholic priestfarmer
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
Avianus
fabulistpoet
Ancient Roman poet
Boniface I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Theodoret
Catholic priestchurch historian
5th century Byzantine theologian and bishop
Leo I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope from 440 to 461 (390–461)
Juvencus
poetwriter
Roman Spanish Christian and composer of Latin poetry
John Cassian
Christian monktheologian
Christian monk and theologian
Daosheng
philosophertranslator
Chinese Buddhist monk
AL
Alatheus
monarchpolitician
Greuthung chieftain and general
HO
Hortar
military personnelmonarch
Monarch
JU
Justina
emperorregent
Roman empress as the wife of Valentinian I
Sun Tzu
mathematician
Mathematician
Valens
military officerpolitician
Roman emperor from 364 to 378
Alaric I
military leadersovereign
King of the Visigoths
Helena
writer
Daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great and Roman empress as the consort of Julian
TH
Themistius
logicianmilitary personnel
Roman statesman, rhetorician and philosopher (317–c.388)
JM
Julius Firmicus Maternus
astrologerastronomer
4th century Latin writer and astrologer
Martin of Tours
Catholic bishopsoldier
Christian saint
Domar
semi-legendary king of Sweden
Mythological Swedish king
EJ
Emperor An of Jin
monarch
Emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
GR
Gratian
monarch
Roman usurper who was proclaimed emperor in 406 in Roman Britain
MA
Marcus
monarch
Roman usurper who was proclaimed emperor in 406 in Roman Britain
Zong Bing
painter
Hermit who lived 375-443 (375-444)
Dai Kui
painter
Painter (0326-0396)
AM
Ambrosiaster
theologianwriter
Exegete of St. Paul's epistles
AL
Alypius
musicianmusicologist
Ancient Greek writer, musicologist and music theorist
PS
Polemius Silvius
civil servantwriter
Fifth century Roman author
PA
Pope Timothy I of Alexandria
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Pope of the Coptic Church
AS
Acilius Severus
politicianwriter
4th-century Roman writer
EU
Eunapius
biographerhistorian
Ancient Greek sophist and historian
PH
Philagrius
politicianwriter
4th-century bishop of Cyprus
VF
Virius Nicomachus Flavianus
historianmilitary personnel
Consul of the Roman Empire (334-394)
OR
Oribasius
physicianwriter
Ancient Greek physician
YH
Yuan Hong
historianpolitician
Chinese scholar (328-376)
AV
Aurelius Victor
historianpoet
4th century Roman historian and politician
AL
Apollinaris of Laodicea
poetpresbyter
4th-century Syrian bishop
ME
Maximus of Ephesus
astrologerphilosopher
Neoplatonist philosopher
SA
Saint Aurelius
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Carthage
FB
Faustinus of Brescia
Christian ministerhagiographer
Bishop of Brescia
AV
Avienius
poetwriter
Latin writer and one of the most prolific producer of didactic poetry in late antiquity
RP
Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius
poetwriter
4th/5th century Greco-Roman writer
PS
Pei Songzhi
historian
Chinese historian and politician (372–451)
WJ
Wang Jia
historian
Chinese historian
YS
Yuan Shansong
poet
Chinese poet
SC
Sun Chuo
poet
Poet (0320-0377)
Ciarán of Saigir
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish saint
Onuphrius
hermitmonk
Desert father
Simeon Stylites
monkstylite
Christian ascetic saint
3rd Century
86Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Piso
monarchRoman usurper
3rd century Roman imperial usurper
Diocletian
monarchpolitician
Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)
Zosimos of Panopolis
alchemistlexicographer
Egyptian alchemist
Tranquillina
monarch
Consort to Roman Emperor Gordian III (born c.225)
Saloninus
monarch
Roman nobleman and briefly emperor (c. 242 – 260)
Mahasena of Anuradhapura
monarch
Sri Lankan King
Macrianus Minor
monarch
Usurper of throne of Roman Empire (died 261)
Valerian II
monarch
Roman emperor
Vasubandhu
Buddhist monkcommentator
4th/5th century Indian Buddhist monk
Asanga
commentatorphilosopher
4th century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scholar
Zeno of Verona
Catholic priestwriter
Italian Catholic bishop and saint (300-371)
Serapion of Thmuis
Christian ministerhermit
Egyptian priest (4th century AD)
Pachomius the Great
monkwriter
Egyptian saint
Athanasius of Alexandria
Catholic priestdeacon
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
Methodius of Olympus
Catholic bishoppriest
Christian bishop and martyr
Maitreya-nātha
philosopherwriter
4th century Buddhist philosopher
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eastern Orthodox priesthistorian
Greek Christian scholar, c.260-c.340
Arnobius
philosopherwriter
Christian apologist
Anthony the Great
anchoriteChristian monk
Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
Victorinus of Pettau
biblical scholarCatholic priest
3rd century Christian ecclesiastical writer
Iamblichus
philosopherwriter
Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)
Hosius of Corduba
Catholic priestwriter
Spanish bishop (256–359)
Xiang Xiu
philosopherpolitician
3rd century Chinese scholar and writer
Wang Rong
poetpolitician
Chinese general, poet and official (234–305)
Gregory Thaumaturgus
Catholic priestwriter
Greek bishop and saint (c. 213 – 270)
Gallienus
military personnelpoet
Roman emperor (218-268)
Plotinus
philosopherwriter
Hellenistic Platonist philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism (c. 204/5–270)
Zhong Hui
philosopherpolitician
Cao Wei calligrapher, essayist and general (225-264)
Ji Kang
composerphilosopher
Chinese writer, poet, philosopher, musician and alchemist (223–262)
Liu Ling
philosopherpoet
Chinese scholar and poet (221-300)
Porphyry
historianmusic theorist
3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Lactantius
apologistrhetorician
Roman Christian author (c. 250 - c. 325)
Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius
Beamterpoet
4th-century Roman poet
Acathius
bishoppriest
Bishop and saint (died c. 251)
Pandrosion
mathematician
Mathematician
Balista
military officermilitary personnel
Roman praetorian prefect and usurper (died c.261)
Macrianus Major
military officermilitary personnel
Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)
Dionysius Cato
writer
Author of distichs of Cato
Pentadius
poet
Roman poet
Cassius Longinus
philosopher
Syrian/Egyptian Neoplatonist philosopher (c.213–273)
AL
Anatolius of Laodicea
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Laodicea
Menas of Egypt
hermitsoldier
Egyptian saint, martyr and wonder-worker, said to have lived 285-ca. 309
TF
Teng Fanglan
emperor
Empress of Eastern Wu from 264 to 280
Shapurdukhtak
monarch
Wife of her cousin, Sasanian king Bahram II
UR
Urbanus
monarch
Possible Roman imperial usurper in 271 or 272
Achilleus
civil servantpolitician
Rebel against the Roman emperor Diocletian in Egypt in 297 AD
EU
Eugenius
monarch
Early 3rd-century Roman tribunus and usurper from Antioch
Theodore of Amasea
military personnelsoldier
Anatolian saint
EJ
Emperor Huai of Jin
monarch
3rd emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
Alexander of Bergamo
military personnelsoldier
Patron saint of Bergamo, Capriate San Gervasio, and Cervignano d'Adda
SE
Septimius
monarch
Usurper of the Roman Empire during 271 or 272
CR
Cao Rui
monarch
Chinese Cao Wei emperor from 226 to 239
MT
Muiredach Tirech
king
Irish king
TP
Theodorus Priscianus
physicianwriter
4th century Roman physician and author
DE
Dexippus
historianmilitary personnel
Greek historian, statesman and general (c. 210–273)
EC
Eustathius of Cappadocia
diplomatphilosopher
Roman philosopher and diplomat
NA
Nazarius
rhetoricianwriter
Latin rhetorician and panegyrist
PP
Pomponius Porphyrion
linguistpoet
3rd-century Latin grammarian
GB
Gan Bao
historianwriter
Chinese historian and writer (died 336)
NM
Nonius Marcellus
lexicographerwriter
4th-century Roman grammarian
QM
Quintus Gargilius Martialis
physicianpoet
Roman writer
AA
Aemilius Magnus Arborius
lawyerpoet
4th century Gallo-Roman Latin poet and rhetorician
PI
Princess Iwa
poetwriter
Japanese poet
CE
Censorinus
music theoristwriter
Roman grammarian and miscellaneous writer from the 3rd century AD
JP
Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius
historianwriter
Ancient Roman writer, translator, soldier and politician from the 4th century
GV
Gaius Marius Victorinus
philosophertheologian
Roman philosopher, theologian and writer
NO
Novatian
Catholic priesttheologian
3rd century scholar, priest, theologian and antipope
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Gaius Julius Solinus
compilergeographer
3rd or 4th century Roman geographer and grammarian
VA
Vindonius Anatolius
matenagirpolitician
Roman politician
CO
Commodian
poetwriter
3rd century Christian poet and writer
YY
Yu Yi (Shuyu)
military leaderpolitician
Chinese Jin dynasty general and official (293–342)
GX
Guo Xiang
philosopher
Chinese philosopher
XC
Xun Can
philosopher
Chinese xuanxue philosopher (c. 209–237)
ZS
Zuo Si
poet
Chinese writer and poet (250–305)
SB
Sima Biao
writer
Jin dynasty historian and noble
Fei Yi
diplomatpolitician
Shu Han state regent and general (died 253)
ZQ
Zhou Qi
military leader
Jin dynasty official (258-313)
SM
Sima Mo
military leader
Western Jin Imperial prince; brother of Sima Yue
LX
Li Xiang (Xuanxu)
military leader
LL
Li Liu
military leader
Spiritual founder of Cheng Han
DZ
Deng Zhong
military officer
Cao Wei general
HY
Huo Yi
military officerpolitician
General of Shu Han
Zhuge Zhan
politician
Shu Han general and official (227-263)
Guan Lu
politician
Chinese diviner (209-256)
Sima Shi
politician
Cao Wei state general and regent (208-255)
PX
Pei Xiu
cartographergeographer
Chinese cartographer and geographer (224-271)
2nd Century
101Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Sasan
monarch
Iranian ruler of Pars from c. 205 to c. 210
Silbannacus
monarch
3rd century Roman emperor or usurper
Mussius Aemilianus
monarch
Usurper during the reign of Roman emperor Gallienus
Cyriades
monarch
Roman rebel who tried to overthrow emperor Gallienus
Kanishka II
monarch
Kushan ruler from 232 to 247
Uranius
monarch
Two possible 3rd century Roman imperial usurpers
Vologases VI of Parthia
monarch
King of Kings of Parthia from 208 to 228
Seleucus
historianpolitician
3rd century Roman imperial usurper
SE
Sextus Empiricus
philosopherphysician
2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
Cyprian
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
presbyterwriter
Head of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
Origen
clericphilosopher
Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
Herodian
historianwriter
Greco-Roman official and historian (c.170–c.240)
Ulpian
legal counselorwriter
Early 3rd century Roman jurist
Hippolytus
Catholic bishoppatron saint
Christian theologian and saint (c. 170 – c. 235)
Clement of Alexandria
philosophertheologian
Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215)
Cassius Dio
historianmilitary personnel
Greco-Roman statesman and historian (c. 155–c. 235)
Nagarjuna
Buddhist monkcompiler
3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher
Aulus Gellius
grammarianmagistrate
2nd century Roman author and grammarian
Gaius
juristwriter
Roman jurist (2nd century AD)
Lucius Volusius Maecianus
juristpolitician
Roman jurist, official and governor (c.110–175)
Pausanias
geographertravel writer
Ancient Greek geographer, travel writer and mythographer
Herodes Atticus
military personnelphilosopher
Greek sophist and Roman senator (101–177)
Apuleius
lawyernovelist
2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher
Lucian of Samosata
biographerphilosopher
2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician
Tertullian
philosophertheologian
Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)
Cornelius
authorCatholic priest
Pope Saint (251 to 253)
Aryadeva
philosopherwriter
3rd century Sri Lankan philosopher and writer
Pantaenus
philosophertheologian
Greek Christian theologian (died c.200)
Aelian
historianorator
Roman author and teacher (c.175–c.235)
Diophantus of Alexandria
mathematician
3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician
Ge Xuan
alchemist
Chinese Taoist (164–244)
Tullius Menophilus
military leaderpolitician
Roman senator and general (fl. 241)
Sextus Catius Clementinus Priscillianus
military officerpolitician
Roman military officer and consul in 230
Wei Yan
military officerpolitician
State of Shu Han general (died 234)
Perpetua
writer
Carthaginian Christian writer and martyr
Alexandros of Aphrodisias
philosopher
2nd-3rd century Greek peripatetic philosopher and commentator on Aristotle
Julia Domna
philosopher
Ancient Roman empress
LH
Liu Hong
astronomermathematician
Chinese astronomer and official (129–210)
AE
Aetius
astronomerdoxographer
1st- or 2nd-century AD Greek doxographer and philosopher
QZ
Qiao Zhou
astronomerpolitician
Shu Han official and scholar (died 270)
Cornelia Supera
monarch
Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Aemilianus
EJ
Empress Cao Jie
empress consort
Chinese Han dynasty empress (197-260)
Maximinus Thrax
politiciansoldier
Roman Emperor (173-238)
MF
Marcus Minucius Felix
lawyerwriter
Latin-language writer
AM
Amelius
philosopherwriter
3rd century Neoplatonist philosopher and writer
JP
Julius Pollux
lexicographerorator
2nd century Greek grammarian and sophist
MS
Marius Plotius Sacerdos
grammarianlinguist
3rd-century Roman grammarian
AC
Apollinaris Claudius
presbyterwriter
2nd century Christian writer and bishop
AR
Aquila Romanus
grammarianorator
Roman Latin grammarian
PF
Publius Annius Florus
poetrhetorician
Roman poet and rhetorician
AH
Aelius Herodianus
grammarianwriter
2nd-century Roman-Egyptian grammarian and writer
PH
Philostratus
oratorphilosopher
3rd century Greco-Roman sophist
AT
Athenaeus
grammarianorator
Late 2nd/early 3rd century Greek rhetorician and grammarian
SA
Sextus Julius Africanus
historianphilosopher
Greco-Roman Christian traveller and historian (c.160–c.240)
FB
Flavius Boethus
military personnelphilosopher
Roman philosopher and politician
SM
Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus
military personnelpolitician
Roman consul 151 AD
PP
Publius Tarutienus Paternus
military personnelpolitician
2nd century Roman soldier, senator and praetorian prefect
TA
Tatian
philosophertheologian
2nd century Assyrian Christian writer and theologian
AT
Adrianus of Tyre
philosopherrhetorician
Sophist during the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus
GA
Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus
military personnelphilosopher
2nd century Roman senator and philosopher
GL
Granius Licinianus
annalisthistorian
2nd-century Roman historian
NE
Nemesianus
poetwriter
Roman poet and writer
SS
Serenus Sammonicus
physicianpoet
2nd-century Roman poet
HG
Hosidius Geta
playwrightpoet
Roman playwright (late 2nd/early 3rd century AD)
PT
Phlegon of Tralles
historianwriter
2nd-century AD Greek writer
MM
Marius Maximus
biographerhistorian
Roman consul and historian (c.160 – c.230)
AA
Aelius Antipater
philosopherpolitician
Greek sophist and Roman governor
LS
Liu Shao
poetpolitician
3rd century Cao Wei state official and poet
LT
Lucius Calbenus Taurus
philosopherwriter
2nd century Greek philosopher of the Middle Platonist school
CM
Claudius Maximus
philosopherpolitician
2nd century Roman politician and philosopher
PO
Polyaenus
historianlawyer
2nd-century Greek author and rhetorician
Zhu Ran
military leader
Chinese Eastern Wu general (182 – 249)
Wen Chou
military leader
General serving warlord Yuan Shao (died 200)
Ma Chao
military leader
Chinese military general and warlord (176–222)
Cao Zhen
soldier
State of Cao Wei general (died 231)
HQ
Huang Quan
military officerpolitician
General of the state of Wei (died 240)
Wei Boyang
writer
Chinese writer
ZZ
Zhang Zhi
writer
Chinese calligrapher
Guan Xing
military personnelpolitician
3rd century Chinese Shu Han state official
Zhang Ni
military personnelpolitician
Chinese Shu Han state general (died 254)
Ma Liang
diplomatpolitician
Chinese official (187–222)
SA
Sabellius
theologian
3rd century Libyan theologian who espoused modalistic monarchianism
YQ
Yang Qiu
military leader
3rd century Chinese warlord
SK
Sun Kuang
military leader
Younger brother of Sun Quan, founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu
LT
Luo Tong
military leader
Chinese official serving warlord Sun Quan (193–228)
ZL
Zhu Ling
military leader
3rd century Chinese Cao Wei state general
YL
Yin Li
military leader
Chinese official and military officer (died c.223)
YH
Yang Huai
military officer
General serving under warlord Liu Zhang (died 212)
DH
Ding Huan
inventor
Engineer
Fan Chou
politician
Chinese politician and general (died 195)
Zhang Song
politician
Chinese advisor to warlord Liu Zhang (died 213)
Ding Feng
politician
Eastern Wu state general and official (died 271)
Ma Su
politician
Shu Han general and strategist (190-228)
Meng Da
politician
State of Cao Wei general (died 228)
Yang Yi
politician
Shu Han state official (died 235)
Sun Qian
politician
Han dynasty official
Zhang Zhao
politician
Chinese calligrapher, essayist and general (156–236)
Zhuge Dan
politician
Cao Wei general and politician (died 258)
HY
He Yi
writer
Chinese rebel leader
CQ
Chen Qun
civil servantpolitician
Chinese state of Cao Wei minister (died 237)
1st Century
90Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Boudica
military leaderqueen regnant
Queen of the British Iceni tribe
Pliny the Elder
art historiancivil servant
1st-century Roman military commander and writer
Marinus of Tyre
cartographergeographer
Greek cartographer and mathematician (c.70–130)
Theon of Smyrna
astronomermathematician
2nd century Greek mathematician and philosopher
Nicomachus
mathematicianmusicologist
Greco-Syrian mathematician (c. 60 – c. 120 AD)
Apollodorus of Damascus
architectengineer
2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer
Frontinus
architectcivil engineer
Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator (c. 30 – 103 AD)
Apollonius of Tyana
mathematicianphilosopher
1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher
Hero of Alexandria
engineerinventor
Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer
Karikala Chola
monarch
Historical Chola king who ruled southern India
Amanitenmemide
monarch
Nubian king
Vologases III of Parthia
monarch
King of Parthia
Berenice
monarch
1st century CE member of the Herodian Dynasty that ruled the Roman province of Judaea
Claudia Octavia
Roman Empress
Daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius and wife of Emperor Nero
Livia Orestilla
empress consort
Second wife of Roman Emperor Caligula
Domitia Longina
empress consort
Roman empress, wife of emperor Domitian (c. AD 53/55 - c.126/130)
Antiochus IV of Commagene
monarch
Last king of Commagene (ruled AD 38-72)
Vologases II of Parthia
monarch
1st century AD Parthian prince
Vologases I of Parthia
monarch
Parthian king 51-ca. 78 CE
Tiberius Julius Cotys II
monarch
King of the Bosporus from 123 to 131
Josephus
historianwriter
Roman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37–c. 100)
Quintilian
lawyerpedagogue
1st century Hispanic-born Roman educator and rhetorician
Melito of Sardis
philosopherpresbyter
Ancient Roman Eunuch and saint
Marcus Manilius
astrologerpoet
1st century Roman writer
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
philosopherpolitician
Suffect consul November to December 56 AD
Quadratus of Athens
presbyterwriter
Christian apologist and saint
Junius Rusticus
military personnelphilosopher
Stoic philosopher (100-170)
Salvius Julianus
juristpolitician
Roman jurist and politician
Justin Martyr
apologistphilosopher
2nd century CE Christian apologist and martyr
Quintus Curtius Rufus
historianpolitician
Roman historian
Polemon of Laodicea
philosopherpolitician
Greek sophist (c. 90 – 144)
Aśvaghoṣa
poetwriter
2nd century Buddhist Indian poet and philosopher
Lucius Annaeus Florus
historianorator
2nd century Roman historian and poet
Marcion of Sinope
philosophertheologian
Anatolian Christian theologian (c.85–c.160)
Arrian
historianmilitary personnel
2nd century Greek historian, official and philosopher
Pliny the Younger
civil servanthistorian
Roman lawyer, author and magistrate (61 – c.113)
Juvenal
historianpoet
Early 2nd century Roman poet
Dio Chrysostom
oratorphilosopher
Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian (c. 40 – c. 115)
Columella
poetwriter
Roman writer on agriculture
Petronius
military personnelphilosopher
1st century AD Roman courtier and author of the Satyricon (27–66)
Paul the Apostle
artisanmissionary
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
Silius Italicus
historianlawyer
1st-century AD Roman senator, orator and poet (26–101)
Plutarch
biographeressayist
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
Publius Papinius Statius
poetwriter
1st century AD Roman poet
Jia Kui
philosopherpoet
Han dynasty classicist
Epictetus
philosopherwriter
Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)
Tacitus
annalistbiographer
Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)
Polycarp
Christian ministerpresbyter
Christian bishop of Smyrna
Pomponius Mela
geographerhistorian
Roman geographer of the first century
IM
Izates bar Monobaz
monarchrabbi
King of the Parthian client kingdom of Adiabene (c.1 CE-55 CE)
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
military officerpolitician
1st century Roman general and provincial governor
Lucius Funisulanus Vettonianus
military officerpolitician
Late 1st century Roman general and senator
Lucius Flavius Silva
military officerpolitician
1st century AD Roman senator, commander and politician
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
civil servantmilitary officer
Roman senator, general and governor (70 – 117)
Kundakunda
writer
Indian Jain monk
Pompeia Plotina
philosopher
Roman Empress as the wife of Emperor Trajan
Calocerus
Catholic priestsoldier
Christian martyr
GA
Gaius Julius Alexion
monarch
1st century Roman Client Priest King of Emesa
1st century Briton king
AT
Aelius Theon
rhetoricianwriter
1st century AD Greek sophist and author
AV
Aulus Didius Gallus Fabricius Veiento
politicianwriter
1st century Roman senator and consul
AT
Aelianus Tacticus
poetwriter
2nd-century Greek military writer
MN
Menodotus of Nicomedia
philosopherphysician
Ancient Greek physician
LC
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus
philosopherpoet
1st century AD Roman Stoic philosopher
MF
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
correspondentjurist
2nd century Roman rhetorician and advocate
LJ
Lucilius Junior
poetwriter
Procurator of Sicily during the reign of Roman emperor Nero
ME
Mesomedes
citharodecomposer
Greek poet and composer (early 2nd century AD)
GM
Gaius Licinius Mucianus
historianmilitary personnel
Roman writer, politician and soldier
AA
Aemilius Asper
authorgrammarian
Latin grammarian who possibly lived in the 1st century AD or late 2nd century AD
RP
Remmius Palaemon
grammarianphilologist
Roman grammarian
AP
Appian
civil servanthistorian
Greco-Roman historian (c. 95 – c.165)
FA
Favorinus
philosopherpoet
Roman sophist and Academic skeptic philosopher (c.80–c.160)
JB
Julia Balbilla
poetwriter
Roman noble woman and poet
PC
Publius Juventius Celsus
juristmilitary personnel
Roman jurist and politician (AD 67–130)
IP
Iavolenus Priscus
politicianwriter
1st/2nd century AD Roman senator and jurist
Charaka
academicAyurvedacharya
Indian physician and academic
HP
Helvidius Priscus
military personnelphilosopher
Roman philosopher and statesman
SL
Scribonius Largus
physicianwriter
Roman physician and writer
CM
Curiatius Maternus
playwrightsophist
1st century Roman dramatist
HS
Herennius Senecio
historianphilosopher
1st century Roman Stoic, quaestor and writer
MR
Marcus Cluvius Rufus
historianmilitary personnel
1st century Roman consul, senator, governor, and historian
GF
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
poetwriter
1st-century Roman poet and writer
JT
Justus of Tiberias
historianwriter
Jewish author
AR
Arulenus Rusticus
military personnelphilosopher
Roman philosopher and politician (35-93)
TS
Titus Vestricius Spurinna
military personnelpoet
1st-century AD Roman senator, twice consul
BY
Ban Yong
diplomatexplorer
2nd-century Han dynasty official and general
TN
Trưng Nhị
military leader
Vietnamese military leader
Amanitore
politician
Queen of the ancient Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë or Nubia
GY
Gan Ying
diplomatexplorer
Late first century Chinese military ambassador
CT
Cao Teng
eunuchpolitician
2nd century Eastern Han dynasty eunuch official
0th Century
86Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Vitruvius
architectartillerist
Roman architect and engineer
Verica
monarch
British Roman client king
Herod of Chalcis
monarch
Roman client king of Chalcis in Iturea (ruled 41–48 AD)
Polemon II of Pontus
monarch
King of Pontus
King of Cappadoccia
Pharnaces II of Pontus
monarch
Bosporan king from 63 to 47 BC
Machares
monarch
Son of Mithridates VI
Marcus Junius Brutus
philosopherpoet
Assassin of Julius Caesar
Seneca
aphoristphilosopher
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
Aulus Hirtius
historianmilitary personnel
Roman historian, politician and soldier
Philo of Alexandria
historianphilosopher
Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria (c. 20 BCE-c. 50 CE)
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
historianmilitary personnel
Roman historian, soldier and senator (c.19 BC - c. AD 31)
Gaius Asinius Pollio
historianorator
Roman politician, historian and writer (75 BC–AD 4)
Phaedrus
poetwriter
Latin fabulist and probably a Thracian slave
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
physicianwriter
Roman physician and writer
Clodius Aesopus
actorwriter
1st century BC Roman tragedian
Caecilius of Calacte
historianliterary critic
Greek critic and rhetorician during the reign of Augustus
Tibullus
elegistpoet
Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55 BC - 19 BC)
Propertius
elegistpoet
1st century BC Roman elegiac poet
Strabo
geographerhistorian
Greek geographer, philosopher and historian (64/63 BC–c.24 AD)
Sextius Niger
physicianwriter
Roman writer on pharmacology during the reign of Augustus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
elegistepigrammatist
1st century BC Roman poet, orator and politician
Verrius Flaccus
lexicographerpoet
Roman lexicographer and writer (55 BC-20 AD)
Gaius Maecenas
patron of the artspoet
Roman political advisor (d. 8 BC)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
architectmilitary personnel
Ancient Roman statesman and general
Seneca the Elder
historianphilosopher
Roman scholar, writer and historian (54 BC-c.39 AD)
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
grammarianhistorian
1st-century BC Greek historian and teacher
Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus
military personnelpolitician
1st-century BC governor of Syria
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
historianmilitary personnel
1st-century BC Roman politician and general
Antonius Musa
botanistphysician
Greek botanist and physician to Emperor Augustus (-62-14)
Cornelius Nepos
biographerhistorian
Roman historian and biographer (c.110 BC–c.25 BC)
Cato the Younger
military personnelpolitician
Roman statesman, general and writer (95–46 BC)
Lucretius
philosopherpoet
1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher
Cornificia
poetwriter
Roman poet
Titus Livius
historianpoet
Roman historian (59 BC – AD 17)
Herod Antipas
monarchpolitician
1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
MO
Monime
aristocratqueen consort
Macedonian Greek noblewoman
IN
Indutiomarus
monarchwarrior
Gallic prince
Tiberius Claudius Nero
military officerRoman magistrate
Father of Roman emperor Tiberius
Aulus Caecina Severus
military leadermilitary personnel
Roman politician and general during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius
Chariovalda
leaderwar chief
1st century Batavian chieftain
Catullus
poet
Lyric Latin poet of the Roman Republic
Calpurnia
writer
Widow of Julius Caesar
Ch'in Chia
poet
Chinese poet
LX
Liu Xin
archivistastronomer
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, historian, librarian and politician (c. 50 BCE-23CE)
GH
Gaius Julius Hyginus
astronomergrammarian
Roman freedman and writer (c. 64 BC – AD 17)
DS
Du Shi
civil engineerengineer
1st century engineer, metallurgist and politician
Tincomarus
monarch
King of the Atrebates in southern central Britain
GG
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus
military personnelpoet
Roman senator, general and governor (died AD 39)
AP
Asconius Pedianus
grammarianhistorian
Roman historian (BC 9 - AD 76)
GA
Gnaeus Domitius Afer
military personnelpoet
1st century AD Roman orator and advocate
CP
Clutorius Priscus
poetwriter
Roman poet (c. 20 BC – AD 21)
GC
Gaius Ateius Capito
juristpolitician
Roman jurist in the time of emperors Augustus and Tiberius
GG
Gaius Asinius Gallus
historianmilitary personnel
Roman consul (8 BCE) and writer active during the rule of Emperors Augustus and Tiberius
AC
Aulus Cremutius Cordus
ancient Roman senatorhistorian
1st-century Roman writer
AB
Aufidius Bassus
historianpoet
Roman historian who lived in the reign of Tiberius
DM
Domitius Marsus
poetwriter
Latin poet
PT
Plotius Tucca
poetwriter
Roman poet
GL
Gaius Clodius Licinus
historianpolitician
Roman suffect consul 4 AD
TI
Tigellius
poetsinger
Lyric poet from the time of Julius Caesar
DC
Didymus Chalcenterus
grammarianlexicographer
Greek scholar and grammarian (c.63 BC–c.AD 10)
GP
Gaius Cassius Parmensis
poetpolitician
1st century BC Roman politician and writer
LR
Lucius Varius Rufus
playwrightpoet
Roman poet
PL
Pacuvius Labeo
juristpolitician
Roman jurist and assassin of Julius Caesar
VA
Varro Atacinus
poetwriter
Roman writer and poet
QC
Quintus Cornificius
military personnelorator
Roman politician and poet
MF
Marcus Favonius
military personnelphilosopher
Roman aedile between 53 and 52 BC
GM
Gaius Matius
politicianwriter
Roman writer and supporter of Julius Caesar
NF
Nigidius Figulus
astrologerphilosopher
Roman philosopher and writer (0098-0045)
LP
Lucius Pomponius
playwrightpoet
Roman writer and playwright
MS
Masurius Sabinus
legal counselorwriter
1st century AD Roman jurist and leader of the Sabiniani, a school of legal thought
HT
Huan Tan
philosopherpoet
Chinese philosopher, poet, and politician (c. 43 BC - AD 28)
PS
Publius Pomponius Secundus
military personnelpoet
1st century Roman politician, poet and writer
CS
Cassius Severus
politicianwriter
Roman orator and teacher of rhetoric who was active during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius
PC
Publius Valerius Cato
philologistpoet
1st-century BC Roman poet and grammarian
MN
Marcus Servilius Nonianus
annalisthistorian
Roman historian and senator (died 59 AD)
LC
Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta
historianmilitary personnel
Roman soldier
HC
Helvius Cinna
poetpolitician
Roman poet killed due to mistaken identity
GM
Gaius Memmius
military personnelpoet
Roman politician, orator and poet
AP
Alexandros Polyhistor
geographerhistorian
1st-century BC Greek scholar
CD
Cassius Dionysius
translatorwriter
Ancient Greek agricultural writer of the 2nd century BC.
AP
Apollonius
sculptor
Ancient Athenian sculptor, son of Archias
AC
Achillas
military officer
1st-century BC Greek general
Empress Wang
politician
1st century AD Chinese empress, daughter of emperor Wang Mang
Zhao She
politician
3rd century BC Chinese Zhao state bureaucrat and general
AD
Arius Didymus
philosopher
1st century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher
-1th Century
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Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Cleopatra III of Egypt
monarchqueen regnant
Queen of Egypt from 142 to 131 BC and again from 127 to 116 BC
Posidonius
astronomergeographer
Greek Stoic philosopher (c.135 – c.51 BC)
Cleopatra Selene of Egypt and Syria
queen regnant
Queen of Egypt and Syria
Lucterius
monarch
Gaulish ruler
Malichus I
monarch
Nabataean king
Natakamani
monarch
Kushite King
Mithridates II of Commagene
monarch
King of Commagene
Artabanus II
monarch
King of Kings of the Parthian Empire (r. 12 AD - 38/41 AD)
Apollophanes
monarch
Indo-Greek king
Commius
monarch
King of Atrebates tribe
Nawidemak
queen
Queen of Kush
Demetrius III
king
Indo-Greek king
Tiberius Julius Aspurgus
monarch
Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom (ruled 8-38 AD)
Cunobeline
monarch
1st-century British monarch
Tasciovanus
king
Roman-era Catuvellauni King
Gouyi
empress consort
Noblewoman; consort of Emperor Wu of Han
Asander
monarch
Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom
Laodice V
monarch
Daughter of Seleucus IV Philopator and Laodice IV, wife of Perseus of Macedon and later a possible wife of Demetrius I Soter
Eucratides I
monarch
Greco-Bactrian king from 172/171 BC to 145 BC
Parisades V
monarch
King of the Bosporan Kingdom from 125 to 109 BC
Parthian king
Cleopatra II of Egypt
monarch
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Dionysius Thrax
grammarianwriter
Ancient Greek grammarian
Quintus Hortensius
annalistlawyer
Roman lawyer, statesman and orator (consul 69 BC)
Titus Pomponius Atticus
annalistbanker
Roman banker, writer and philosopher (c.110 BC – 32 BC)
Quintus Tullius Cicero
military leaderofficial
Brother of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Valerius Maximus
historianpoet
Early 1st century AD Roman professional rhetorician, historian and author
Terence
comedy writerplaywright
Roman comic playwright (2nd cent. BC)
Panaetius
philosopherwriter
2nd-century BC Greek philosopher
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
historianmilitary personnel
Roman senator and consul in 115 BC
Marcus Terentius Varro
annalistgrammarian
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116–27 BC)
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
historianpolitician
Gallo-Roman historian who flourished during the reign of the emperor Augustus
Alfenus Varus
juristpoet
Ancient Roman jurist and writer
LC
Lucius Licinius Crassus
jurist-consultantorator
Roman consul 95 BC
AR
Archelaus
monarchpriest
High priest of Comana Cappadocia
LT
Laodice VII Thea
monarchpolitician
Greek monarch
Aglaonike
astronomer
Ancient Greek astronomer, daughter of Hegetor
Sulla
military leadermilitary personnel
Roman dictator and general
Gaius Marius
ancient Roman priestmilitary leader
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
Porcia
philosopher
Daughter of Cato the Younger, wife of Brutus
Cornelia
writer
2nd century BC Roman noblewoman, mother of the Gracchi
LF
Lucius Tarutius Firmanus
astrologerastronomer
Astrologer, astronomer and mathematician
PI
Pingala
academiclinguist
Ancient Indian mathematician
SO
Sergius Orata
civil engineerinventor
Civil engineer and engineer
CE
Cleopatra IV of Egypt
queen regnant
Queen of Egypt from 116–115 BC
MA
Mago
agronomistwriter
Carthaginian writer
LT
Lucius Aelius Tubero
historianmilitary personnel
Friend of Cicero
MT
Marcus Tullius Tiro
secretarystenographer
Secretary and personal assistant to Marcus Tullius Cicero
TM
Thrasyllus of Mendes
astrologerhistorian
1st-century AD Egyptian Greek astrologer and philosopher
PS
Publilius Syrus
actorphilosopher
1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer
QD
Quintus Dellius
historianpolitician
Ancient Rome politician
ML
Marcus Antistius Labeo
juristlawyer
1st century BC/AD Roman jurist and author
GO
Gaius Oppius
historianpolitician
Intimate friend of Julius Caesar
GM
Gaius Maecenas Melissus
librarianpoet
1st-century Roman playwright
SR
Servius Sulpicius Rufus
military personnelpoet
Roman orator, jurist and consul (c.105 BC–43 BC)
LL
Lucius Lucceius
historianpolitician
Ancient Roman orator and historian
MG
Marcus Antonius Gnipho
grammarianpoet
Writer (0115-0065)
GV
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus
ancient Roman priestmilitary personnel
Roman senator, orator and poet (c. 131 – 87 BC)
Hortensia
oratorwriter
1st century BC female Roman orator
LH
Lucius Cassius Hemina
annalisthistorian
Roman historian
QC
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
historianmilitary personnel
Roman politician and general (149–87 BC)
LP
Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus
grammarianphilologist
Roman philologist (c. 154 – 74 BC)
GL
Gaius Lucilius
poetwriter
2nd-century BC Roman satirist
PS
Publius Mucius Scaevola
juristlawyer
Ancient Roman politician
AA
Apollodorus of Athens
architecthistorian
Ancient Greek grammarian and historian
SM
Spurius Mummius
military personnelwriter
Brother of Achaicus
QP
Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex
juristlawyer
Ancient Roman jurist, politician and writer (consul in 95 BC)
GS
Gaius Albucius Silus
politicianwriter
1st century Roman orator
PL
Publius Rutilius Lupus
oratorrhetorician
Roman rhetorician during the reign of Tiberius
GG
Gnaeus Gellius
annalisthistorian
2nd century BC Roman historian
LA
Lucius Coelius Antipater
annalisthistorian
2nd-century Roman jurist and historian
LA
Lucius Accius
playwrightpoet
Roman poet and literary scholar (170–c.86 BC)
LA
Lucius Afranius
poetwriter
1st c. BCE Roman comic poet
LA
Laevius
poetwriter
Roman poet and writer
TA
Titus Quinctius Atta
comedy writerpoet
2nd-century BC Roman comic playwright
LS
Lucius Cornelius Sisenna
historianmilitary personnel
Roman historian
AA
Aulus Licinius Archias
epigrammatistpoet
1st century BC Greek writer
DL
Decimus Laberius
military personnelmimographer
Ancient Roman writer
GM
Gaius Licinius Macer
annalisthistorian
Roman historian and senator (died 66 BC)
TA
Titus Albucius
philosopherpolitician
Politician and philosopher
VS
Volcatius Sedigitus
literary criticphilologist
Roman literary critic
CR
Castor of Rhodes
historianrhetorician
Greek grammarian, rhetorician, and historian
MS
Mamercus Aemilius Scaurus
poetpolitician
1st century AD Roman rhetorician, poet and senator
LC
Lucius Cornificius
military personnelpolitician
Roman politician
AC
Aulus Caecina
politicianwriter
Roman writer and critic of Julius Caesar
GA
Ganymedes
eunuchmilitary leader
Eunuch, general, tutor of Arsinoe IV
HA
Heliodorus of Athens
historian
Athenian historian (2nd century BCE)
CL
Clitomachus
philosopher
2nd-century BC Greek academic skeptic philosopher
Huo Guang
politicianregent
Politician and regent
WB
Wang Bao
lyricistpoet
Chinese poet of 1st century BCE
-2th Century
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Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Timarchus
governormonarch
Usurper of the Seleucid empire
Mithridates V of Pontus
military personnelmonarch
King of Pontus
Eratosthenes
astronomerelegist
Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist
Archimedes
astronomerengineer
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
Apollonius of Perga
astronomermathematician
Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer noted for his writings on conic sections
Demetrius II Aetolicus
monarch
King of Macedonia
Orophernes of Cappadocia
monarch
Monarch
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
monarch
King of Cappadocia
Antialcidas
monarch
Indo-Greek king
Nicomedes II of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Zariadres
king
King of Sophene
Plato of Bactria
king
Bactrian king
Lysias Anicetus
king
Indo-Greek king
Antimachus II
king
Indo-Greek king
Phraates III of Parthia
monarch
Parthian emperor (70 BC - 57 BC)
Mithridates I Callinicus
monarch
King of Commagene
Zoilus I
monarch
Indo-Greek king
Antimachus I
king
Graeco-Bactrian king
King of Parthian Empire
Cleopatra I Syra
queen regnant
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisade to Punjab
Indo-Greek king
Parthian emperor (132-128 BC)
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Nicomedes III of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Artemidoros
monarch
1st-century BC Indo-Greek king
Arsinoe III of Egypt
monarch
Queen of Egypt from 220 BC to 204 BC
Indo-greek King
Heliokles II
king
Indo-Greek king
Menippus
comedianphilosopher
3rd-century BC Greek Cynic satirist
Hedylus
epigrammatistpoet
Ancient Greek poet and writer
Gnaeus Naevius
playwrightpoet
Ancient Roman dramatist
Plautus
comedy writerplaywright
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
Alexandros of Antioch
poetsculptor
Hellenistic sculptor
Cato the Elder
economisthistorian
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
Diogenes of Babylon
astrologerdiplomat
Ancient Greek philosopher of the Stoic school
Hiempsal II
regentwriter
King of Numidia
Moschus
poetwriter
Ancient Greek poet
Apollonius of Rhodes
grammarianlibrarian
3rd century BC Greek epic poet
Lü Buwei
merchantphilosopher
Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state (291–235 BC)
Livius Andronicus
playwrightpoet
3rd-century BC Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet
Aratus of Sicyon
historianmilitary personnel
Greek statesman, general and Achaean League strategos (271-213 BC)
SC
Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus
jurist-consultantmilitary personnel
Roman consul 198 BC
Nicomedes
mathematician
Ancient Greek mathematician
Hannibal
military leaderpolitician
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
Hamilcar Barca
military officerpolitician
Carthaginian general
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
military leadermilitary personnel
General and five time consul of the Roman Republic, awareded the Spolia opima for his victories during the Gallic and Punic Wars
Fu Sheng
philosopher
Confucian scholar
GG
Gaius Sulpicius Gallus
astronomerdiplomat
Roman consul 166 BC
AC
Andronicus of Cyrrhus
architectastronomer
Macedonian astronomer around 100 BC
VA
Valerius Antias
annalisthistorian
1st-century BC Roman historian
AT
Atilius
poetwriter
2nd century BC Roman playwright
AR
Aristion
diplomatphilosopher
1st-century BCE Athenian philosopher and politician
EC
Euphorion of Chalcis
epigrammatistlibrarian
Classical Greek poet
QS
Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus
annalisthistorian
2nd century BC Roman general, consul 142 BCE
PA
Pasiteles
sculptorwriter
1st century BC Greco-Roman Neo-Attic school sculptor
QQ
Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius
annalisthistorian
1st century BC Roman historian and writer
SA
Sempronius Asellio
historianmilitary personnel
Roman historian
CS
Caecilius Statius
dramaturgepoet
Roman comic poet (c. 220 BC – c. 166 BC)
QM
Quintus Caecilius Metellus
ancient Roman priestdiplomat
Roman consul
QP
Quintus Fabius Pictor
annalisthistorian
3rd-century BC Roman historian
PS
Publius Cornelius Scipio
historianpolitician
Eldest son of Scipio Africanus (died 170 BC)
GA
Gaius Acilius
annalisthistorian
Roman politician and historian
AI
Apama III
aristocratqueen
Greek princess
Hasdrubal the Boeotarch
military leader
Carthaginian leader in the Third Punic War
Hasdrubal Barca
military leader
Carthaginian general (245–207 BC)
Bai Qi
military leader
Chinese Qin state military general ( c. 332 BC – 257 BC)
ZC
Zhang Cang
mathematician
Mathematician
HE
Hanno the Elder
condottieromilitary officer
Carthaginian general
HA
Hasdrubal
military leadermilitary officer
Mid-3th-century BC Carthaginian general
AD
Adherbal
military officerofficial
Governor of Gades
SY
Song Yu
poet
Chinese poet of the Chu State (the Warring States Period)
LY
Li Yiji
philosopher
Han dynasty advisor
AT
Athenion
comedy writer
Athenian comic poet
VA
Vararuchi
linguistmathematician
Indian mathematician and linguist
Hasdrubal the Fair
military personnelpolitician
Carthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)
HP
Hermogenes of Priene
architect
Greek temple architect
EP
Epigonus of Pergamum
sculptor
Hellenistic sculptor
Apellicon of Teos
book collectormintmaster
Politician and collector of books from ancient Athens
PA
Polemon of Athens
geographerhistorian
Ancient scholar and topographic commentator
HI
Himilco
military officer
Carthaginian officer in First Punic War
HG
Hannibal Gisko
military leader
Carthaginian military commander in 1st Punic War
MA
Mago
military leader
Barcid Carthaginian who played an important role in the Second Punic War
ZK
Zhao Kuo
military commander
General of the State of Zhao in Warring States period
Qin Kai
military leader
Zhou Dynasty general
Fan Kuai
politician
Chinese general
Hieronymus of Syracuse
politician
3rd century BCE tyrant
Hanno the Great
politician
Carthaginian aristocrat
AG
Agathoclea
dancerroyal mistress
Mistress of Ptolemy IV of Egypt
-3th Century
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Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Xenocrates
mathematicianphilosopher
4th-century BC Greek philosopher, mathematician and scholarch
Aratus
astronomerpoet
Greek didactic poet (c. 315/310–240 BC)
Aristoxenus
mathematicianmusicologist
4th century BC Greek Peripatetic philosopher
Pytheas
astronomerexplorer
Ancient Greek explorer
Strato of Lampsacus
pedagoguephilosopher
Ancient Greek philosopher
Euclid
mathematicianwriter
Ancient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)
Heraclides Ponticus
astronomerphilosopher
Greek philosopher and astronomer (c.390–c.310 BC)
Theophrastus
botanistphilosopher
Greek philosopher (c.371-c.287 BC)
Bagadates I
Persian king-priest
Dynast of Persis from 164 to 146 BC
Arakamani
monarch
King of Meroe
Mithridates III of Pontus
monarch
King of Pontus
Philip II of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
Pharnaces I of Pontus
monarch
King of Pontus
Prusias II of Bithynia
monarch
Bithynian king
Darius III
monarch
Last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)
Perdiccas III of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedonia from 365 BC to 360 BC
King Wuling of Zhao
monarch
Zhou Dynasty King
King of Anuradhapura from 247 BC to 207 BC
Arsinoe II
monarch
Ptolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia
Prusias I of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Gentius
monarch
Illyrian king
Dutugamunu
monarch
Sri Lankan King
Pyrrho
painterphilosopher
Greek philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism (c.360-c.270 BC)
Nearchus
explorerhistorian
Admiral of Alexander the Great
Zoilus
historianorator
Greek grammarian, philosopher and literary critic (c.400–320 BC)
Moero
epigrammatistpoet
Ancient Greek poet
Apelles
painterwriter
4th century BC Greek painter
Ptolemy I Soter
historianmilitary personnel
Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt
Craterus
historianmilitary leader
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great
Epicurus
philosopherwriter
Ancient Greek philosopher
Demetrius of Phalerum
librarianphilosopher
Greek statesman and philosopher (c.350–c.280 BC)
Yin Wen
philosopherwriter
Philosopher of the School of Names
Callimachus
elegistepigrammatist
3rd-century BC Greek poet, scholar and librarian
Posidippus
epigrammatistpoet
Greek epigrammatist and poet (c.310–c.240 BC)
Onesikritos
historianseafarer
Ancient Greek historian and admiral
Philemon
comedy writerpoet
4th-century BC Athenian poet of New Comedy
Calanus
asceticphilosopher
Indian sage
Zhuang Zhou
philosopherpoet
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
Archestratus of Gela
poetwriter
Ancient Greek poet (4th century BCE)
Qu Yuan
poetpolitician
Chinese poet and politician (c.340–278 BC)
Menander
comedy writerpoet
Athenian playwright of New Comedy
Demosthenes
diplomatorator
Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)
Aeschines
diplomatorator
Greek orator and statesman (4th century BCE)
Shang Yang
philosopherpolitician
Qin State statesman, chancellor and reformer (c. 390–338 BC)
Mencius
philosopherwriter
Chinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)
Chanakya
adviserastrologer
4th-century BCE Indian statesman and philosopher
CM
Cleopatra of Macedon
politicianqueen regnant
4th-century BC Macedonian princess and queen regent of Epirus
TM
Thessalonike of Macedon
politicianqueen consort
Macedonian princess (353/2 or 346/5 BC – 295 BC)
AN
Ankhmakis
monarchstatesperson
Egyptian Pharaoh
SO
Sosibius
ministerpolitician
Late 3rd-century BC Ptolemaic chief minister
Scopas
architectsculptor
Greek sculptor (394 BC–349 BC)
Euphranor
paintersculptor
Painter and sculptor
Lysippos
architectbrazier
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
AS
Aristarchus of Samos
astronomer
Greek astronomer and mathematician (c.310–c.230 BC)
Marcus Sergius
military officermilitary personnel
Roman praetor 197 BC and general
Hephaestion
military commandermilitary officer
Macedonian nobleman and general, best friend of Alexander the Great (c. 356–324 BC)
Perdiccas
military commandermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian military commander
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
military leadermilitary personnel
Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC)
Eumenes
military officermilitary personnel
Greek general and satrap (c. 362 – 316 BC)
Philotas
military commandermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian general, son of Parmenion
Ariobarzanes
military commanderofficial
Persian satrap
Hiero II of Syracuse
military leaderpolitician
3rd-century BC Sicilian Greek ruler
Arcesilaus
philosopher
3rd-century BC Greek Hellenistic philosopher
Xunzi
philosopher
Chinese Confucian philosopher (c. 310 – after 238 BCE)
HA
Harkhebi
astrologerastronomer
Ancient Egyptian astronomer
ME
Menaechmus
astronomermathematician
4th-century BC Greek mathematician
KQ
King Xiaowen of Qin
monarch
Ruler of the state of Qin
KQ
King Zhaoxiang of Qin
monarch
King of Chinese state of Qin from 307 to 251 BC
EC
Emperor Yi of Chu
head of state
King of Chinese state of Chu from 208 to 206 BC
AM
Antipater I of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon from 297 BC until 294 BC, jointly with his brother Alexander V of Macedon
KW
King Zhao of Wei
monarch
Monarch
Praxiteles
sculptor
Attic sculptor
SO
Sositheus
poettragedy writer
Ancient Greek tragedy writer
CR
Craterus
historianjurist
Macedonian historian
PH
Philochorus
Atthidographerhistorian
Greek historian (c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC)
TI
Timaeus
historianwriter
Greek historian (died c. 260 BC)
CH
Chaeremon
comedy writerpoet
4th century BC Greek dramatist and poet
BA
Badarayana
authorphilosopher
Indian author
HC
Hieronymus of Cardia
historianwriter
4th/3rd century BC Greek general and historian
ZY
Zou Yan
philosopherwriter
Zhou Dynasty philosopher
AN
Anticlides
historianwriter
3rd-century BC historian
TH
Theodectes
oratorpoet
4th-century BC Greek poet
AL
Alexis
comedy writerpoet
4th century BC Athenian comic poet
LA
Lycurgus of Athens
oratorpolitician
4th century BCE Greek politician and orator
Cleitus the Black
military officer
4th-century BC Macedonian cavalry officer
LE
Leonnatus
bodyguardmilitary officer
Ancient Macedonian military commander
CI
4th century BC Greek poet
EA
Ephippus of Athens
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
EU
Eubulus
comedy writer
4th-century BC Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
DI
Diyllus
historian
Late 4th/early 3rd-century BC Greek historian
CS
Calippus of Syracuse
philosopher
Tyrant of Syracuse from 354 to 352 BC
YZ
Yang Zhu
philosopher
Chinese founder of Yangist philosophy (440–c.360 BC)
TH
Theognetus
comedy writer
3rd century BC Athenian New Comedy poet
AD
Aristotelis the Dialectician
philosopher
Ancient Greek dialectic philosopher from Argos
EA
Epimachus of Athens
architectmilitary engineer
Athenian engineer and architect
PA
Patrocles
explorermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian general and geographer
Parmenion
military personnelpolitician
Ancient Macedonian general
Hypereides
lawyermilitary personnel
Athenian logographer (c. 390 – 322 BC)
Lysimachus
military personnelpolitician
Macedonian officer, one of Alexander's successor kings
HE
Helena of Egypt
painter
Ancient Greek painter
CY
Carcinus the Younger
poettragedy writer
4th-century BC Greek tragedian
CR
Crates
comedy writerpoet
5th-century BC Athenian Old Comedy poet
CL
Cleidemus
historianpoet
Ancient Greek author on Attica
PO
Polyperchon
military officer
Macedonian general
HG
Hasdrubal Gisco
military officer
Carthaginian general (died 202 BC)
SP
Spitamenes
military leader
Sogdian warlord
Olympias
politician
Mother of Alexander the Great
Philip III of Macedon
politician
King of Macedonia
Stateira
politician
Daughter of Darius III, died 323 BC
Demetrius I of Macedon
politician
King of Macedon
Cleopatra Eurydice
politician
4th-century BC Macedonian queen consort
Nabis
politician
Last king of Sparta from 207 to 192 BC
AR
Araros
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
AP
Aphareus
tragedy writer
Ancient Greek writer
AM
Amphis
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
EP
Epicydes
military personnelpolitician
3rd century BC Carthaginian general
BO
Boodes
naval officerpolitician
Carthaginian senator and naval officer
DE
Demades
oratorpolitician
Athenian orator
-4th Century
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Notes
Origin
Darius II
monarchshah
The ninth Achaemenid emperor (423–404 BC)
Speusippus
mathematicianphilosopher
4th-century BC Greek philosopher
Eudoxus of Cnidus
geographermathematician
Greek astronomer and mathematician (c.408–c.355 BC)
Philolaus
astronomermathematician
Greek philosopher, astronomer and Pythagorean (c.470–c.385 BCE)
Ocellus Lucanus
astronomerphilosopher
Ancient Greek scholar
Li Kui
engineerphilosopher
Chinese philosopher
Democritus
art historianmathematician
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
Bian Que
physicianscientist
Ancient Chinese physician
Dicaearchus
geographerhistorian
4th-century BC Greek philosopher and geographer
Mozi
engineermilitary engineer
5th-century BC Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism
Archytas
engineermathematician
4th-century BC Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and statesman
Zeno of Elea
mathematicianphilosopher
Greek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
Anaxagoras
astronomermathematician
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
Artaxerxes II
king
The 10th Achaemenid Emperor (404–358 BC)
Bardylis
monarch
Illyrian king from 393 BC to 358 BC
Philip IV of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon
Eupolis
comedy writerwriter
Athenian playwright of Old Comedy (5th-century BC)
Melissus of Samos
military personnelphilosopher
5th-century BC Greek Eleatic philosopher
Euripides
philosopherplaywright
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Socrates
ethicistphilosopher
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
Aspasia
oratorphilosopher
5th-century BC partner of Athenian statesman Pericles
Hippocrates
philosopherphysician
Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BC)
Thucydides
historianwriter
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
Plato
epigrammatistphilosopher
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
Phrynis
citharodepoet
5th-century BC Greek musician and poet
Fan Li
entrepreneurphilosopher
Early 5th-century BC Chinese political and military advisor
Acron
philosopherphysician
Ancient Greek physician
Diotima of Mantinea
philosopherprophet
Ancient Greek philosopher
Aristophanes
comedy writerplaywright
Classical Athenian comic playwright (c. 446 – c. 386 BC)
Diagoras of Melos
dithyrambic poetphilosopher
5th-century BC Greek poet and sophist
Lie Yukou
philosopherpoet
4th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and author
Lysias
logographerorator
Athenian orator (c. 445 – c. 380 BC)
Isocrates
oratorwriter
Greek rhetorician and writer (436–338 BC)
Wu Qi
military personnelphilosopher
Chinese general (440–381 BC)
Xenophon
historianmercenary
Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
Philistus
historianpolitician
Greek historian (c. 432 – 356 BC)
Lais of Hyccara
hetaerawriter
Ancient Greek heteira
Sun Bin
military officerphilosopher
Chinese general, military strategist and writer (died 316 BC)
Theocritus
poetwriter
3rd-century BC Greek poet
Sophocles
playwrightpolitician
Ancient Greek playwright
EM
Eurydice I of Macedon
queenwriter
Queen of Macedon from 393 to 369 BC
Phidias
architectpainter
Greek sculptor, painter and architect (c.480–430 BC)
Meleager Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
Penthesilea Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Greek vase painter (c. 5. century BCE)
Jīvaka Kaumārabhṛtya
scientist
Personal physician of the Buddha and Indian King Bimbisara
Phocion
diplomatmilitary leader
Athenian diplomat
Agesilaus II
diplomatmilitary leader
King of Sparta
Alcetas
military officermilitary personnel
General of Alexander the Great
Zisi
philosopher
Chinese philosopher, grandson of Confucius (c. 481–402 BCE)
Crates of Athens
philosopher
3rd-century BC Greek Platonist philosopher
Polemon
philosopher
Greek philosopher and scholarch (died 270/269 BC)
Herodotus
historian
Greek historian and geographer (c.484–c.425 BC)
Antisthenes
philosopher
Greek philosopher, founder of Cynicism (c.446–c.366 BCE)
Criton
philosopher
5th-century BC Athenian philosopher
TH
Theaetetus
mathematicianphilosopher
Greek mathematician (c.417–c. 369 BCE)
IC
Ion of Chios
comedy writerdithyrambic poet
5th-century BC Greek poet, dramatist and philosopher
GD
Gan De
astrologerastronomer
4th-century BC Chinese astronomer and astrologer
HM
Hippodamus of Miletus
architectmathematician
Greek architect, urban planner and philosopher (498 – 408 BC)
SS
Shi Shen
astrologerastronomer
Chinese astronomer
HI
Hippias
astronomerdithyrambic poet
5th century BC Greek sophist
KZ
King An of Zhou
monarch
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 401 to 376 BC
KZ
King Nan of Zhou
monarch
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 314 to 256 BC
KZ
King Xian of Zhou
monarch
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 368 to 321 BC
Silanion
sculptor
Ancient Greek writer and sculptor
Timotheos
sculptor
Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC
Philon
architect
Ancient Greek architect
MO
Morsimus
physiciantragedy writer
Tragedy writer
AN
Anaxandrides
comedy writerdithyrambic poet
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy and dithyrambic poet
PA
Palaephatus
historianmythographer
Ancient Greek writer
AT
Athanis
historianwriter
Historian, author and writer (0400-0400)
SA
Stratonicus of Athens
musicianpoet
Famously witty 4th-century BCE kithara player
AN
Antiphanes
comedy writerpoet
4th-century BC Greek poet of Middle Comedy
IS
Isaeus
oratorspeechwriter
4th-century BC Greek orator
CR
Critias
philosopherpoet
Athenian politician (c. 460 – 403 BC)
PR
Prodicus
diplomatphilosopher
Greek philosopher (c. 465 – c. 395 BC)
SO
Sophron
comedy writermimographer
Ancient Greek writer
AG
Agathon
tragedy writerwriter
Athenian tragic poet (c.448–c.400 BC)
TM
Timotheus of Miletus
dithyrambic poetmusician
Greek harpist and poet (c. 446 – 357 BC)
AU
Autocrates
comedy writertragedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy and tragic poet
PH
Pherecrates
comedy writerwriter
Athenian Old Comedy poet (5th-century BCE)
AN
Antiphon
poettragedy writer
Poet
TH
Theopompus
comedy writerplaywright
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
MP
Marsyas of Pella
historianwriter
Historian and writer
XE
Xenarchus
comedy writerpoet
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
XE
Xenocleides
poetwriter
Ancient Greek writer
HE
Hedyle
elegistepigrammatist
Ancient Greek iambographer and epigrammatist
AT
Androsthenes of Thasos
explorerhistorian
Admiral of Alexander the Great
HP
Haimon Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
PP
Pistoxenos Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
PP
Providence Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
NP
Niobid Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Painter and vase painter (c. 470 to 450 BC)
PY
Polykleitos the Younger
architectsculptor
4th-century BC Greek architect and sculptor
DI
Dinocrates
architecturban planner
Ancient Greek architect
AC
Adeimantus of Corinth
military officermilitary personnel
5th century BCE Corinthian naval commander, son of Ocytus
HM
Hannibal Mago
military leaderpolitician
Carthaginian shofet and general (died 406 BC)
ER
Erasinides
military officermilitary personnel
Athenian military commander (died 406 BC)
ER
Erigyius
military officermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian general
BO
Bomilcar
military officerpolitician
Carthaginian commander in the war against Agathocles
SY
Socrates the Younger
philosopher
4th-century BCE Athenian philosopher
ST
Strattis
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy (fl. 412–380 BC)
PH
Phrynichus
comedy writer
5th-century BC Greek poet of Old Attic comedy
AP
Apollodorus of Phaleron
philosopher
Ancient Athenian student and pupil of Socrates
AC
Adeimantus of Collytus
philosopher
Brother of Plato
ME
Metagenes
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy
MA
Magnes
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy
AS
Aeschines of Sphettus
philosopher
4th century BC Greek philosopher
DA
Diogenes of Apollonia
philosopher
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
TH
Theognis
tragedy writer
Athenian statesman and playwright (?)
CR
Cratinus
comedy writer
Athenian Old Comedy poet
EP
Epigenes
philosopher
Greek philosopher, son of Antiphon
Aristodemus of Cydathenaeum
philosopher
Ancient Athenian philosopher and follower of Socrates
CH
Chaerephon
philosopher
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
PH
Phaedrus
philosopher
Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates (c. 444 – 393 BC)
OS
Ostanes
alchemistastrologer
Pen-name used by several pseudo-anonymous authors of Greek and Latin works of alchemy
DE
Demetrius
military personnelsoldier
Somatophylakes
AP
Apollodorus
sculptor
Ancient Greek sculptor
PE
Paeonius of Ephesus
architect
Ancient Greek architect, one of the builders of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus
CA
Callicrates
architect
5th-century BC Greek architect
Thrasybulus
military personnelpolitician
Athenian general and politician (c. 440 – 388 BC)
LE
Leochares
sculptor
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
PA
Panaenus
painter
Ancient Greek artist
CY
Cephisodotus the Younger
sculptor
Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC
Alcibiades
army officermilitary personnel
Athenian statesman
BR
Bryaxis
sculptor
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
Pericles
army officermilitary personnel
Athenian statesman, orator and general (c. 495 – 429 BC)
Lysander
military personnelpolitician
Spartan military and political leader (died 395 BC)
IO
Iophon
poettragedy writer
5th-century BC Greek tragic poet
DA
Damon of Athens
musicologistmusic theorist
5th-century BC Greek musicologist
TI
Timocles
comedy writerpoet
Athenian poet, of the Middle Comedy
Cynisca
athlete
Spartan princess (born 442 BC)
AL
Alexander of Lyncestis
military leader
4th-century BC Greek general
NS
Nicanor of Stageira
military officer
Macedonian officer
ME
Meleager
military leader
4th-century BC Macedonian general
HI
Himilco
military leader
Magonid Carthaginian general (died 396 BC)
CM
Cleander of Macedon
military leader
Officer of Alexander the Great
NA
Nabarzanes
military officer
Persian commander (died c. 330 BC)
RP
Reed Painter
Attic vase-painterwhite-groud vase-painter
Ancient Attic-Greek white-ground vase painter
Cleophis
actor
Indian warrior
Bessus
politician
Achaemenid satrap and pretender to throne (died 329 BC)
Amastris
politician
Persian princess (died c. 284 BC)
GL
Glaucon
philosopher
Older brother of Plato
PC
Plato the Comic
comedy writer
5th/4th century BC Athenian Old Comedy poet
LA
Laches
Athenian strategospolitician
Athenian aristocrat and general (c. 475–418 BCE)
AA
Aristocrates of Athens
military personnelpolitician
Late 5th century BCE Greek politician and commander
EU
Eubulus
oratorpolitician
4th-century BC Athenian politician and orator
AT
Attalus
military personnelpolitician
Ancient Macedonian courtier and general
BA
Batis
governormilitary personnel
Commander
AR
Antiphon of Rhamnus
oratorpolitician
5th century BC Athenian orator
PY
Pyrilampes
diplomatpolitician
Ancient Athenian politician and stepfather of the philosopher Plato
-5th Century
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Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Cyrus the Great
foundermilitary leader
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
Archelaus I of Macedon
athleteking
King of Macedon
Darius I
military leadermonarch
The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)
Pythagoras
mathematicianmusicologist
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
Timaeus of Locri
astronomermathematician
Character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher
Epicharmus of Kos
comedy writerdramaturge
Late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek dramatist and philosopher
Lu Ban
architectengineer
5th-century BC Chinese engineer and inventor
Heraclitus
philosopherphysicist
Greek philosopher (late 6th/early 5th-century BC)
Leucippus
philosopherphysicist
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
Anaximenes of Miletus
astronomerphilosopher
Greek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.586–c.526 BC)
Metrodorus of Chios
mathematicianmeteorologist
4th-century BC Greek philosopher
King of Macedonia from 394/3 to 393/2 BC
Perdiccas II of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedonia
Aeropus II of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedonia from 398/7 until 394/3 BC
Inaros II
monarch
5th century BC Egyptian ruler
Amyntas II of Macedon
monarch
Macedonian monarch
Atossa
queen regnant
Persian Achaemenid empress (550–475 BC)
Bias of Priene
lawyerorator
6th-century BC Greek sage
Śāriputra
monkphilosopher
Chief disciple of Gautama Buddha
Zuo Qiuming
historianwriter
Chinese historian (556–451 BC), responsible for an important commentary on Confucius's Spring & Autumn Annals
Confucius
philosopherteacher
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
Simonides of Ceos
elegistepigrammatist
Greek lyric poet (c. 556–468 BC)
Zichan
philosopherpolitician
Chinese statesman of the State of Zheng (died 522 BC)
Pindar
mythographerpoet
Ancient Greek lyric poet
Wu Zixu
philosopherpolitician
Chinese Wu kingdom general and politician (died 484 BC)
Panini
grammarianlinguist
Ancient Sanskrit grammarian
Bacchylides
dithyrambic poetepigrammatist
Greek lyric poet (c. 518 – c. 451 BC)
Parmenides
legislatorphilosopher
Late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek pre-Socratic philosopher
Panyassis
poetwriter
5th-century BC Greek epic poet
Praxilla
dithyrambic poetpoet
Poet of the 5th century; there is very little surviving of her works
Telesilla
poetwriter
Late 6th century and early 5th century BC Greek poet
The Buddha
Buddhist monkfather of faith
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
Corinna
poetwriter
Ancient Greek poet whose lifetime is unclear and controversial
Antimachus
elegistepigrammatist
Ancient Greek poet and grammarian
Chilon of Sparta
philosopherpoet
6th century BC Spartan philosopher, ephor and writer
Mahapajapati Gotami
Buddhist nunphilosopher
Disciple of Gautama Buddha
Laozi
archivistphilosopher
6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Pherecydes of Syros
mythographerphilosopher
6th-century BCE Greek mythographer and proto-philosopher
Anacreon
epigrammatistHofmeister
Ancient Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns
Xenophanes
elegistepigrammatist
Greek Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.570–c.478 BC)
Sun Tzu
military personnelphilosopher
6th century BCE Chinese general and military strategist
Aeschylus
playwrighttragedy writer
5th century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
Zengzi
philosopherwriter
Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius (505–435 BC)
Brygos Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter (5./6. century BCE)
Pan Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
Phrynos Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
Painter of Acropolis 606
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
Exekias
ancient Greek potterAttic vase-painter
Ancient Athenian vase painter
Psiax
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Late 6th century BC Attic vase painter during the transition between the black-figure and red-figure styles, active 525 to 505 BC
Miltiades
military leadermilitary personnel
Greek Athenian statesman and general (c.550–489 BC)
Judah Maccabee
kohenmilitary commander
2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids
Artemisia I of Caria
military leaderpolitician
5th century BC queen of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos
Bu Shang
philosopher
5th-century BC prominent disciple of Confucius
Min Sun
philosopher
Prominent disciple of Confucius (536–c.487 BC)
Yan Hui
philosopher
Chinese philosopher (c. 521–481 BC)
AN
Antiphon
mathematicianphilosopher
Ancient Athenian philosopher
HE
Helü
monarch
Twenty-fourth King of Chinese state of Wu from 514 to 496 BC
Themistocles
politiciansoldier
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
Alcamenes
sculptor
5th-century BC Greek sculptor
CI
Cinesias
dithyrambic poetpoet
Athenian dithyrambic poet (c.450–390 BC)
PO
Polus
philosopherrhetorician
5th-century BC Greek rhetorician
HE
Hermippus
comedy writerpoet
5th-century BC Athenian Old Comedy poet
ON
Onomacritus
mythographerpoet
5th-century BC Athenian compiler of oracles
PH
Phrynichus
poettragedy writer
Late 6th/early 5th century BC Athenian playwright
TM
Theognis of Megara
elegistepigrammatist
Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC
AN
Androtion
historianorator
4th-century BC Athenian orator
PH
Phocylides
elegistepigrammatist
Ancient Greek writer
XE
Xeniades
philosophersophist
Ancient Greek philosopher
Cyrus the Younger
military officer
Achaemenid prince, satrap of Lydia from 408 to 401 BC
Ariabignes
military officer
Persian admiral and prince (died 480 BC)
JP
Jena Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
AP
Amasis Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Greek vase painter
AP
Anagyrus Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
HP
Honolulu Painter
black-figure vase painterCorinthian vase-painter
Ancient Corinthian-Greek vase-painter of the black-figure style
CP
Cavalcade Painter
black-figure vase painterCorinthian vase-painter
Ancient Corinthian-Greek vase painter of the black-figure style
DP
Dinos Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Attic red-figure vase painter
PP
Phiale Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
Painter of Berlin 1686
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Greek black-figure vase-painter
DP
Diosphos Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of black-figure and white-ground styles
Sappho Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
EU
Euphronios
Attic potterAttic vase-painter
Greek vase painter and potter (c. 535 – after 470 BC)
AP
Apollodoros
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of red-figure style
AP
Antiphon Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek artist
MP
Meidias Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style c. 420 to c. 400 BCE
MI
Micon
paintersculptor
Ancient Greek painter
BP
Beldam Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Attic black-figure vase painter
WP
Wedding Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek red-figure vase-painter
AI
Aison
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek red-figure vase painter
MY
Myron
artistbrazier
Athenian sculptor, 5th century BC
AP
Achilles Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
EP
Eretria Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
CA
Callimachus
architectgoldsmith
Ancient Greek sculptor
KP
Kleophon Painter
Attic vase-painterGreek vase-painter
Athenian red-figure vase painter (5. century BCE)
FP
Foundry Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
AR
Artachaies
military engineer
5th-century BC Persian engineer
Himilco
explorer
Carthaginian explorer
HI
Histiaeus
military commanderpirate
Tyrant of Miletus and an instigator of Ionian Revolt (died 493 BC)
DE
Dercylidas
military leadermilitary personnel
Late 5th/early 4th-century BC Spartan commander
GY
Gylippus
military leadermilitary personnel
Ancient Spartan general
TO
Tolmides
military leadermilitary personnel
Athenian general during the First Peloponnesian War
Archelaus
philosopher
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
Yan Wuyou
philosopher
Disciple of Confucius (born c. 545 BC)
Kapila
philosopher
Vedic Sage in Hindu tradition
Fu Buqi
philosopher
Disciple of Confucius (born 521 BC)
PH
Phormis
comedy writer
One of the originators of ancient Greek comedy
Timon of Athens
philosopher
Ancient Athenian misanthrope
Yuan Xian
philosopher
Disciple of Confucius
AM
Ameipsias
comedy writer
Athenian poet between Old Comedy and Middle Comedy
Ran Qiu
philosopher
Leading disciple of Confucius (born 522 BC)
EU
Euphorion
tragedy writer
5th-century BC Greek playwright, son of Aeschylus
PO
Polycrates
writer
Athenian sophist (late 5th-early 4th century BC)
HE
Hermogenes
philosopher
Ancient Greek philosopher
MA
Meton of Athens
astronomerengineer
5th century BC Greek astronomer
XB
Ximen Bao
civil engineerengineer
4th-century BC Chinese philosopher and engineer
ME
Metagenes
architectinventor
Ancient Greek architect in Ephesos
HN
Hanno the Navigator
explorerseafarer
5th century BC Carthaginian explorer
CE
Cephisodotus the Elder
sculptor
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
Nicias
military personnelpolitician
5th c. BCE Athenian politician and general, son of Niceratus
Ictinus
architect
Mid-5th-century BC Athenian architect
CH
Chersiphron
architect
Ancient Greek architect
Hippocrates
military personnelpolitician
Athenian general (c. 459 – 424 BC)
AP
Apollodorus
painter
5th-century BC Greek painter
SO
Sophroniscus
sculptor
Sculptor and father of Socrates
DA
Demetrius of Alopece
sculptor
Athenian sculptor
MN
Mnesikles
architect
Ancient Athenian architect
Aristides
military personnelpolitician
Athenian general and statesman (530–468 BC)
Xanthippus
military personnelpolitician
Athenian politician and father of Pericles (c.525–475 BC)
Cimon
military personnelpolitician
Athenian statesman
SA
Sakadas of Argos
composerpoet
Ancient Greek musician
SS
Shen Yin Shu
military officer
General of the State of Chu (died 506 BC)
CI
Callias II
athletediplomat
5th-century BC Greek statesman, soldier and diplomat
ON
Onomacles
admiralmilitary personnel
Late 5th-century BC Athenian general
Cleisthenes
politician
Late 6th century Athenian politician and reformer
Yan Ying
politician
Ancient Chinese philosopher and politician from the state of Qi in the 6th century BC
Pisistratus
politician
6th century BC tyrant of ancient Athens
CR
Cratylus
philosopher
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
EP
Ephialtes
military personnelpolitician
5th c. BCE Athenian politician
AN
Antalcidas
military personnelpolitician
Spartan general and statesman (died c. 367 BC)
PH
Phrynichus
military personnelpolitician
Athenian politician and general (died 411 BC)
ZZ
Zhuan Zhu
assassinpolitician
Chinese assassin of King Liao of Wu (died 515 BC)
-6th Century
83Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Nebuchadnezzar II
kingleader
King of Babylon
Anaximander
astronomergeographer
Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher
Hippasus
mathematicianmusic theorist
5th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher
Eupalinos
architectengineer
Ancient Greek architect
Amon
monarch
King of Judah noted in 2 Kings 21:18
Atlanersa
monarch
Kushite king of the mid 7th century BC
Nabonidus
king
King of Babylon
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
monarch
King of Rome from 535 to 509 BC
Gaumata
monarch
Third Achaemenid emperor (522–521 BC)
Nebuchadnezzar IV
monarch
Armenian leader of Babylonian revolt against the Achaemenid Empire (died 521 BC)
Archilochus of Paros
elegistepigrammatist
Ancient Greek lyric poet
Pittacus of Mytilene
military personnelphilosopher
Ancient Greek philosopher and politician
Sappho
authorcomposer
Ancient Greek poet from Lesbos (c. 630-c. 570 BC)
Semonides of Amorgos
poetwriter
Ancient Greek poet
Zoroaster
father of faithpoet
Founder of Zoroastrianism
Solon
elegistlegislator
Athenian legislator
Stesichorus
poetwriter
6th-century BCE Greek lyric poet
Alcaeus of Mytilene
poetpolitician
Greek lyric poet
Cleobulus of Lindos
philosopherpoet
Ancient philosopher
Aesop
fabulistmythographer
Ancient Greek storyteller (619 BC–563 BC)
Thespis
playwrightpoet
6th century BCE Greek actor and poet
Alcmaeon of Croton
philosopherphysician
5th-century BC Greek physician and philosopher
Ibycus
poetwriter
6th century BC Greek lyric poet
DM
Darius the Mede
governorking
Biblical character (Book of Daniel), ancient king
Acheloos Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Painter
Lydos
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
6th-century BC Greek vase painter
Sophilos
Attic potterAttic vase-painter
Ancient Athenian vase painter
Epiktetos
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Greek vase painter active between 520 and 490 BC
Berlin Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter (5./6. century BCE)
Makron
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter (5./6. century BCE)
Ptoon Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient attic-Greek black-figure vase painter
Euthymides
ancient Greek potterAttic vase-painter
Late 6th century BC Athenian potter and painter of red-figure vases
Eucharides Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Attic vase-painter at the edge of black- and red-figure style
Douris
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
5th-century BC Greek vase painter and potter
Arkesilas Painter
black-figure vase painterlaconian vase-painter
Ancient Laconian-Greek vase-painter
Castellani Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Unidentified ancient Greek vase painter
Tomyris
military leaderruler
Queen of the Massagetae (fl. 6. century BCE)
SA
Sunshu Ao
civil engineerengineer
Prime Minister in the State of Chu and Hydraulic engineer
RI
Rusa III
monarch
King of Urartu
RI
Rusa IV
monarch
King of Urartu, 590 BC-585 BC
SC
Scylax of Caryanda
biographerexplorer
Greek explorer and writer of the late 6th and early 5th centuries BCE
HM
Hecataeus of Miletus
geographerhistorian
Greek historian and geographer (c.550–c.476 BC)
CA
Callinus
elegistpoet
Ancient Greek poet
XM
Xu Mu
poetwriter
7th-century BC Chinese princess, politician and poet
AR
Ariomardus
aristocratmonarch
5th-century BC Persian prince and military leader
Megabazus
military leader
Iranian military leader
Artaphernes
military leader
5th-century Persian general and satrap
PL
Painter of the Dresden Lekanis
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient attic/boeotic black-figure vase-painter
KL
Kleitias
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
Swing Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
TP
Triptolemos Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
CP
C Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Attic black-figure Vase Painter
OL
Oltos
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Late 6th century BC Athenian vase painter
PH
Phintias
Attic potterAttic vase-painter
Late 6th century BC Athenian red-figure vase-painter
GP
Gela Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient attic Greek vase painter of black-figure style
Goltyr Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
Chiusi Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Attic black-figure vase-painter
DP
Daybreak Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the black-figure style
ON
Onesimos
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Early 5th-century BC Athenian vase painter
SM
Smikros
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Late 6th century BC Athenian red-figure style vase painter
KP
Kleophrades Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Athenian vase painter
CH
Choerilus
tragedy writer
Ancient Athenian writer of tragedies
Duke Wen of Jin
politicianruler
22nd ruler of Jin from 636 to 628 BCE
AR
Archermus
sculptor
Ancient Greek sculptor
Artaphernes
officialpolitician
Late 6th/early 5th-century BC Persian general and satrap
CR
Critius
sculptor
Ancient Athenian sculptor
Antenor
sculptor
6th century BC Athenian sculptor
VU
Vulca
sculptor
Etruscan sculptor
SH
Shuliang He
military officer
Father of Master Kong (Confucius)
ME
Megabates
military leader
Late 6th/early 5th century BC Persian general
MA
Mardonius
military officer
Achaemenid military commander during Greco-Persian Wars (died 479 BC)
Anathapindika
bankerreligious figure
Disciple of Gautama Buddha
NP
N Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase painter
SK
Skythes
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of red-figure style
NE
Nearchos
Attic potterAttic vase-painter
Ancient Greek black-figure vase-painter
Aristagoras
politician
Greek tyrant of the Ionian city of Miletus (died 497/6 BC)
Gelo
politician
Tyrant of Syracuse (died 478 BC)
Hipparchus
politician
Tyrant of Athens from c. 528 BC to 514 BC
Lars Porsena
politician
Late 6th century BC Etruscan king of Clusium
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
politician
Early 6th-century BC king of Cyrenaica
King Cheng of Chu
politician
King of Chu
OM
Octavius Mamilius
military personnelpolitician
Prince and dictator of the Latium city of Tusculum (died 498/496 BC)
Śuddhodana
politician
King of Shakya Kingdom
-7th Century
39Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Senkamanisken
monarchpharaoh
Nubian king, around 620 BC
Butades
ceramicistcoroplast
Ancient Greek potter
Hanunu
king
King of Gaza in the 8th century BCE
Baal I
monarch
King of Tyre
Necho II
monarch
2nd Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty
Aspelta
monarch
Kushite King
Abdi-Milkutti
monarch
Sidonian king
Perdiccas I of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon, 700 BC to 678 BC
King You of Zhou
monarch
King of Zhou Dynasty China
Humban-haltash III
monarch
Elamite king
Trishala
queen
Mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism
Tammaritu (son of Urtak)
monarch
Elamite king, 7th-century BC
Shallum
monarch
King of Israel, biblical figure
Ahaz
monarch
King of Judah
Hoshea
monarch
King of Israel
Guan Zhong
philosopherpolitician
Chinese chancellor and reformer (c. 720–645 BC)
Tyrtaeus
elegistpoet
Greek lyric poet
Arion
citharodedithyrambic poet
Kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet
Epimenides of Crete
philosopherpoet
7th/6th-century BC Greek seer, philosopher, and poet
Periander
philosopherpoet
Second tyrant of Corinth
Anacharsis
philosopherpolitician
Scythian philosopher
Nessos Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek black-figure vase painter
Gorgon Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek Attic black-figure vase painter
TE
Tempti-Huban-Inšušinak
monarch
Elamite king
AM
Ammeris
monarch
Egyptian ruler
Hesiod
mythographerpoet
Ancient Greek poet of the archaic period
Cyaxares
military leader
The third and greatest king of the Medes (625–585 BC)
CP
Cerameicus Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter of black-figure style
LP
Lion Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of black-figure style
MA
Manava
mathematician
Indian mathematician
SA
Samsi
military leaderruler
Arab queen
Mentuemhat
Ancient Egyptian priestgovernor
Ancient Egyptian prophet
PP
Polyphemos Painter
Attic vase-painter
Ancient Greek proto-attic Vase painter
BP
Bellerophon Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
DP
Duel Painter
black-figure vase painterCorinthian vase-painter
Ancient Corinthian-Greek black-figure vase-painter
PP
Panther Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
CA
Cylon of Athens
athletepolitician
7th century BC Athenian noble and coup leader
Phalaris
politician
Tyrant of Agrigentum
King Zhuang of Chu
politician
King of Chu from 613 to 591 BC
-8th Century
29Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Yajnavalkya
astronomerphilosopher
One of the Great Sages of Vedic India
Osorkon IV
monarch
Egyptian pharaoh
Nimlot of Hermopolis
monarch
Egyptian ruler
Argishti I of Urartu
monarch
King of Urartu
Pekahiah
monarch
King of Israel
Jehu
monarch
King of Israel
Pekah
monarch
King of Israel
Sarduri II
monarch
King of Urartu
Jehoram
monarch
King of Ancient Israel
Shoshenq V
monarch
Egyptian pharaoh
Xuan
king
Eleventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
Zechariah of Israel
monarch
King of the Kingdom of Israel; son of Jeroboam II
Peftjauawybast
monarch
Egyptian ruler
Jeroboam II
monarch
Israeli monarch
Eriba-Marduk
monarch
King of Babylon
Ahaziah
monarch
King of the Kingdom of Israel; son of Ahab and Jezebel
King of Babylon
DJ
Djehutyemhat
monarch
Egyptian ruler of Hermopolis
KZ
King Li of Zhou
monarch
Tenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
RI
Rusa II
monarch
King of Urartu
AI
Argishti II
monarch
King of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC
AP
Analatos Painter
Attic vase-painterOrientalizing vase-painter
Attic vase painter of the Early Proto-Attic style
DM
Dipylon Master
Attic vase-paintergeometric vase-painter
Ancient Greek attic geometric vase painter
BA
Baudhayana
mathematician
Ancient Indian mathematician
SA
Sangara
monarch
King of Carchemish
Duke Huan of Qi
politician
Ruler of Qi state; head of the Five Hegemons during the Chinese Spring Autumn period
Tanutamani
politician
Last Egyptian pharaoh of the 25th dynasty
Piye
statesperson
Ancient Kushite king and Egyptian pharaoh
Kashta
statesperson
King of Nubia (0800-0745)
-9th Century
12Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Karomama
politicianqueen consort
Egyptian queen consort
Jehoahaz
monarch
King of Israel 814 BC – 798 BC
Suppiluliuma
monarch
King of Pattin
Omri
monarch
Sixth King of Israel
King Xiao of Zhou
monarch
King of Zhou Dynasty China
Menua
monarch
King of Urartu
Ishpuini of Urartu
monarch
King of Urartu
SI
Shalmaneser IV
monarchsovereign
Assyrian king
AU
Arame of Urartu
monarch
King of Urartu
AN
Alara of Nubia
king
King of Nubia before the 25th dynasty
King Mu of Zhou
explorer
King of Zhou Dynasty
YJ
Yin Jifu
politicianwriter
Minister of King Xuan of Zhou
-10th Century
8Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
LL
Labraid Loingsech
monarch
First millennium BCE High King of Ireland and mythic ancestor of the Laigin
Tukulti-Ninurta II
politiciansovereign
Assyrian king
Bo Ya
musician
Chinese musician
Iuput
Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
Ancient Egyptian prince and High Priest of Amun
Iuwelot
Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
Egyptian High Priest of Amun
Smendes III
Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
Egyptian High Priest of Amun
Menelik I
ruler
Emperor of Ethiopia
Jeroboam I
governor
First King of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 16)
Unknown Year
3Cornelia Salonina
Roman empress as the consort of Roman Emperor Gallienus (died 268)
Cannabaudes
Gothic leader of the Tervings (died 271)
Archippus
Late 5th-century BC Athenian poet of Old Comedy
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