4328 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
4328
Countries
175
Top Century
19th· 533
Top Field
poet
621 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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21st 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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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.
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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.
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.
Usman Sarki
ministerpolitician
10th Etsu Nupe former Federal minister
Achieng Oneko
freedom fighterjournalist
Kenyan politician and journalist
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.
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)
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.
Amnon Marinov
nuclear physicistphysicist
Israeli nuclear physicist (1930–2011)
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.
Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade
farmerinventor
Inventor of rice variety HMT
Stanisław Żaryn
architectconservator
Polish architect (1913–1964)
Kevin Budden
biologistherpetologist
Australian herpetologist
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
Fausto Calderazzo
chemistuniversity teacher
Italian chemist (1930-2014)
Sabiha Gürayman
civil engineervolleyball player
First Turkish female civil engineer and volleyball player
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.
Elli Pappa
journalistnon-fiction writer
Greek writer, journalist and revolutionary
Anna Langfus
playwrightprose writer
Polish/French author (1920–1966)
Ahmad Qandil
journalistofficial
Saudi Arabian poet
Abdias do Nascimento
actorpainter
Brazilian politician (1914–2011)
Concha Urquiza
poetwriter
Mexican poet
Lúcia Machado de Almeida
novelistwriter
Brazilian writer and journalist
Z. K. Matthews
anthropologistdiplomat
Bamangwato academic in South Africa (1901-1968)
Walter Béneke
diplomatpolitician
Salvadorean politologist
Héctor Herrera Cajas
classical scholarhistorian
Chilean historian
Matoug Adam
civil servantpoet
Libyan politician
Elena Fonseca
journalistradio journalist
Uruguayan activist and radio journalist (1930–2024)
Fakhraddin Mousavi
academicpolitician
Iranian faculty, writer and religious servant
Mustafa Murrar
teacherwriter
Palestinian storyteller and children's author
Iraj Etesam
architectauthor
Iranian architect, educator, author
Manouchehr Ashtiani
academicindependent scholar
Iranian philosopher
John Coles
archaeologisthistorian
Canadian–British archaeologist and historian (1930-2020)
Musa al-Musawi
philosophersociologist
Iranian Muslim scholar and writer (1930–1997)
Jasdev Singh
journalistwriter
Sports commentator
Juan Carlos Scannone
Catholic priestCatholic theologian
Argentine Jesuit
Hossein Makki
historianpolitician
Iranian politician
Gintautas Iešmantas
journalistpolitician
Lithuanian politician (1930–2016)
Eugeniusz Żytomirski
journalistliterary critic
Polish poet
Dora Vasconcellos
poetwriter
Brazilian writer and diplomat
Mohammad Moustafa Haddara
diplomatwriter
Egyptian Professor and Scholar
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.
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.
Ali Sami Shirazi
academicarchaeologist
Iranian archaeologist
Saverio Muratori
architecthistorian
Italian architect (1910-1973)
Karol Kuryluk
diplomatjournalist
Polish diplomat
Nello Segurini
composerconductor
Italian composer (1910–1988)
Husayn Muruwwa
historianintellectual
Lebanese Marxist intellectual writer journalist and literary critic (1910–1987)
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)
Frances Edith Cresswell
artistbusinessperson
New Zealand artist, writer, designer, printmaker and entrepreneur (1910–1986)
Koesbini
composersongwriter
Indonesian composer
Nicolás Barrios-Lynch
educatorphilosopher
Argentinian educator
Salvador Abascal Infante
judgewriter
Mexican writer and politician. (1910–2000)
Maurice Gemayel
politicianwriter
Lebanese politician
Avraham Shekhterman
journalistpolitician
Israeli politician
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
George Ovadiah
film directorfilm producer
Iraqi-born Israeli and Iranian screenwriter and film director
Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
autobiographerwriter
Indian writer
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
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
Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani
philosopherphysician
Iranian philosopher and translator
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
Carolyn Allport
historianpolitician
Australian historian, unionist and activist
Rahat Indori
lyricistpoet
Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet (1950–2020)
Hassouna Mosbahi
journalistliterary critic
Tunisian writer (1950–2025)
Nandu Bhende
actorcomposer
Indian singer
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.
OI
Olubuse II
monarchpolitician
50th Ooni of Ife
Essimi Menye
ministerpolitician
Cameroonian politician
Norah Magero
consultantengineer
Kenyan mechanical engineer
LD
Leslie Delatour
consultanteconomist
Haitian economist
Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein
ministerpolitician
Sudanese politician
LA
Lawrence Rosario Abavana
ministerpolitician
Ghanaian politician and government minister
DN
Denis Norman
farmerminister
Zimbabwean politician
SA
Sunday Afolabi
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician (1931–2004)
FL
Félix Sabal Lecco
diplomatminister
Cameron politician
CO
Christopher Okojie
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
WY
Wolde Giyorgis Wolde Yohannes
ministerpolitician
Minister of the Pen, Interior and Justice
HS
Hussein Suleiman Abu Salih
ministerpolitician
Sudanese politician
MH
Minasse Haile
diplomatminister
Ethiopian diplomat and politician
Kranthi Kumar
film directorfilm producer
Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
José Franco
ceramicistsculptor
Portuguese artist
Rajee Narayan
composerdancer
Indian dancer and musician (1931–2020)
Rómulo Macciò
draftspersonpainter
Argentine artist (1931-2016)
Hormoz Farhat
composerethnomusicologist
Iranian musician (1929-2021)
Jagjit Kaur
composersinger
Indian singer
Ruth Horam
paintersculptor
Israeli artist
Sarban
composersinger
Afghan singer
Mikey Chung
composermusician
Jamaican musician
Moshe Bromberg
costume designerpainter
Polish Jewish artist
Jawad Saleem
artistpainter
Iraqi sculptor (1920-1961)
Bogosav Živković
paintersculptor
Serbian sculptor (1920-2005)
Zhanna Kolodub
composerpedagogue
Ukrainian pianist and composer
Françoise Taylor
etcherpainter
Painter (1920–2007)
Józef Gazy
artistconservator
Stanisław Przespolewski
military officerpainter
Polish artist (1910-1989)
Amalia Nieto
painterprintmaker
Uruguayan painter and sculptor
I. K. Dairo
composermusician
Nigerian musician (1930–1996)
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.
José Daporta Gozález
scientist
Cuban scientist
Cesar Purisima
ministerpolitician
Filipino politician
Fred Matiangi
civil servantminister
Kenyan politician
Alexander Weissberg-Cybulski
physicist
Polish-Austrian physicist
Mbaye Ndiaye
ministerpolitician
Senegalese politician
Sadek Hilal
scientist
Columbia University radiologist
HY
Hailu Yimenu
ministerpolitician
Ethiopian politician (19__-1991)
Firdaus Khisamitdinova
scientist
Russian Bashkir politician (1950–2023)
Fernando von Reichenbach
engineer
Argentine engineer
Babalola Chinedum Peace
university teachervice-chancellor
Nigerian pharmacist
JL
Junior Larkin
drag queenLGBTQ rights activist
Irish LGBT+ activist, author and drag queen
Naser Maleknia
biochemist
Iranian professor
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah
scientist
Indonesian academic
Edith Kroupa
chemist
Austrian chemist
Erasto B. Mpemba
physicist
Tanzanian game warden and scientist
Zenón Martínez García
ceramicistpainter
Mexican potter
Hillel Markman
ballet dancergeneral director
Founder of the Israel Ballet
Farajollah Rasai
military officerpolitician
Iranian admiral
Gad Navon
military officerrabbi
Israeli Army general and rabbi
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.
Marian Gołębiewski
military officerofficial
Polish resistance fighter
Fahd Jaradat
diplomatmilitary officer
Jordanian politician, officer and diplomat
Shmuel Gonen
military officermilitary personnel
Israeli general
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.
Gurdial Singh Phul
writer
Dramatist
Abdullah Al-Muti
writer
Bangladeshi writer
Jerzy Pertek
journalist
Polish journalist, writer, publicist
Michalis Stafylas
writer
Greek writer
Zbigniew Pilarczyk
historian
Polish historian
Elisa Serrana
writer
Chilean writer
Urpo Lahtinen
journalist
Finnish journalist
Pakistani general
Iranian poet
Candrakiraṇa Saunareksā
author
Indian author (1920–2009)
Satya Mohan Joshi
historian
Nepalese historian, researcher, writer
Carlos Denegri
journalist
Mexican journalist
Augurio Abeto
writer
Filipino writer
Ullal Thangal
writer
Indian Muslim leader (1920–2014)
Bengali writer
Jalal Sattari
writer
Iranian writer
Palestinian poet (1931-2014)
M. N. Singaramma
writer
Indian writer
Clare Mendonça
journalist
Indian journalist
Kondapalli Koteswaramma
novelist
Novalist , writer
SC
Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury
academicphysicist
Bangladeshi academic and physicist
Pamela Young
biologistwriter
First New Zealand woman to live and work in Antarctica
PK
Poondi Kumaraswamy
engineerhydrologist
Indian hydrologist (1930–1988)
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.
TC
Tomás Ó Canainn
composerengineer
Uilleann piper
RM
Ram Moav
geneticistscientist
Writer
SR
Saul Raiz
engineerpolitician
Brazilian politician
LP
Letícia Parente
chemisttelevision producer
Brazilian artist (1930–1991)
KM
Kenneth McIntyre
historianmathematician
Australian mathematician and historian (1910–2004)
DJ
Dhia Jafar
mechanical engineerpolitician
Iraqi politician
CK
Chin Fung Kee
civil engineerengineer
Civil engineer
GT
George Tsoumis
scientistuniversity teacher
Greek university teacher
SŠ
Simonas Šimkūnas
boxerengineer
Lithuanian engineer
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)
Valery Kozlov
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Russian mathematician
Wanda Orlikowski
computer scientistuniversity teacher
South African-American computer scientist
Mina Teicher
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Israeli mathematician
GB
Geoffrey Charles Bratt
chemistlichenologist
Australian chemist and lichenologist (1931–1978)
Bart De Strooper
authormolecular biologist
Molecular biologist, professor
Pablo Wagner
businesspersonpolitician
Chilean politician
Nancy T. Chang
biochemistchemist
Biochemist
Aziza al-Yousef
activistcomputer scientist
Saudi human rights activist
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
political scientistprofessor
Professor at Dublin City University, working on post-Soviet affairs and Irish history
Mas Subramanian
chemistresearcher
Indian chemist
Diana Marculescu
engineerresearcher
Computer scientist
Giorgos Karagiannidis
computer scientistresearcher
Researcher
Markku Leskela
chemistresearcher
Finnish professor
Seetha Coleman-Kammula
activistchemist
Indian chemist, environmentalist and entrepreneur.
Noor Shaker
artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
Syrian-Danish computer scientist and entrepreneur
Jorge Brito Hasbún
engineerpolitician
Chilean politician
Garth Carnaby
academicphysicist
New Zealand physicist (b. 1950)
Michal Schwartz
immunologistneuroimmunologist
Israeli neuroscientist
Jorge Stolfi
computer scientistengineer
Brazilian software programmer
GM
Geoff Malcolm
chemistphysical chemist
New Zealand physical chemist
Gavino Trono
biologistbotanist
Filipino biologist
Fatimata Seye Sylla
businesspersoncomputer scientist
Senegalese politician
UP
Urmila Phadnis
political scientistuniversity teacher
Indian political scientist
Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi
mechanical engineerpolitician
Iranian politician
Renata Reisfeld
chemistuniversity teacher
Israeli chemist
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
Huang Rong-can
artist
Taiwanese artist (1920–1952)
Hüseyin Gezer
sculptor
Turkish painter and sculptor (1920–2013)
Mahmoud Zoufonoun
composer
Persian musician
Marieme Faye Sall
engineerFirst Lady
First Lady of Senegal
RO
Róisín M Owens
biochemistresearcher
Biotechnology researcher
Sally Brooker
academicchemist
New Zealand inorganic chemist
Antonio Caro
painter
Colombian artist (1950–2021)
Baldwyn Torto
biochemistchemist
Researcher
Sarah Grilo
painter
Argentinian painter (died 2007)
Henry Munyaradzi
sculptor
Sculptor in stone, from Zimbabwe (1931–1998)
Christo Coetzee
painter
South African artist (1929-2000)
Zeev Rudnick
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Israeli mathematician
Zodwa Dlamini
biochemistuniversity teacher
South African biochemist
Pia Mancini
activistpolitical scientist
Argentine activist and technical project leader
Pedro Domingos
artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
Professor of machine learning
Mohammed Al Mady
executivescientist
Saudi Arabian CEO
Young-Tae Chang
chemistresearcher
South Korean chemistry professor
Najat Saliba
chemistresearcher
Lebanese analytical chemist
Penelope J. Brothers
academicchemist
Chemistry researcher
Gloria Suzanne Koenigsberger Horowitz
astronomerphysicist
Mexican astronomer, docent and researcher
Elena Motta
political scientistpolitician
Guatemalan politician
Marisol Aguilera
biologistprofessor
Venezuelan biologist
Alex Zunger
physicistresearcher
American physicist and researcher
Sirak Melkonian
painter
Iranian-Armenian Modern Artist (1930-2024)
Nevin Çokay
painter
Turkish artist (1930–2012)
Maryam Şahinyan
photographer
Turkish-Armenian photographer
Kazimieras Naruševičius
painter
Lithuanian artist
Hassan Heshmat
sculptor
Egyptian sculptor
Park Rehyun
painter
South Korean painter (1920-1976)
Ibrahim Ghannam
painter
Palestinian artist (1930-1984)
Le Sang
martial artist
Vietnamese martial artist
Eduardo Torres
engineerpolitician
Argentine politician
Mariel Vázquez
biologistmathematician
Mexican mathematical biologist
Lucía Abello
botanistlibrarian
Chilean librarian and naturalist
Ileana Streinu
computer scientistmathematician
Romanian-American computer scientist and mathematician
Pamela Kilmartin
astronomerresearcher
New Zealand astronomer
Bríd Ryan
biochemistbiomedical scientist
Irish biomedical scientist
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Pranlal Patel
photographer
Indian photographer
Leila Aboulela
novelistwriter
Novelist and short story writer whose works explore themes of Islamic faith, identity, and the immigrant experience, including the novel 'Minaret.'
Adunis
journalistliterary critic
Syrian poet, writer and translator (born 1930)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Hussein Arnous
civil servantpolitician
Syrian engineer and civil servant who became Prime Minister in 2020, overseeing government operations during the ongoing civil conflict.
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.
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.
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.
Ali Maâloul
association football player
Egypt association football player
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
William Jernagin
activistminister
American minister, activist (1870–1958)
Anton Höfer
military personnelminister
Austro-Hungarian general
Saturnino Cedillo
military personnelminister
Mexican politician and military personnel (1890-1939)
Julia H. Thayer
poetuniversity president
American poet; college president and faculty (1847-1944)
James Franklin Lane
teacheruniversity president
American educator, college president (1874–1944)
Milan Piroćanac
historianjudge
Serbian politician and judge (1837–1897)
Robert Meacham
ministerpolitician
American politician
Oriana Wilson
humanitariannaturalist
British humanitarian (1874–1945)
Juan Baigorri Velar
engineerinventor
Argentinian engineer
Timoleon Argyropoulos
mathematicianphysicist
Greek University Professor
James Ross
businesspersoncivil engineer
Canadian civil engineer, businessman and philanthropist
François Van Rysselberghe
inventormeteorologist
Belgian scientist
Adriano de Paiva
physicistpolitician
Portuguese physicist (1847–1907)
Robert Vinçotte
engineermining engineer
Engineer (1844–1904)
Oki Kibatarō
engineerentrepreneur
Japanese engineer (1848–1906)
Thomas Peterkin
engineerlocal politician
New Zealand engineer and politician
George Thomas Rope
naturalistpainter
British painter and naturalist (1845-1929)
Ștefan Protopopescu
aircraft pilotinventor
Romanian aviation pioneer
John Alfred Prestwich
businesspersonengineer
English engineer and inventor (1874–1952)
Martin Sekulić
mathematicianphysicist
Croatian mathematician and physicist (1833–1905)
August Hagenbach
physicistuniversity teacher
Swiss physicist (1871-1955)
Vassilios Lakon
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Greek mathematician and university professor
Bunsaku Arakatsu
physicistuniversity teacher
Japanese nuclear physicist
Akitsune Imamura
earth scientistseismologist
Japanese seismologist (1870–1948)
Charles Macnamara
bookkeeperscientist
Canadian historian, entomologist, photographer
Jaime Batalha Reis
agricultural engineerdiplomat
Portuguese Agronomist and Diplomat
Hubert Scott-Paine
engineermilitary flight engineer
British aircraft and boat designer (1891–1954)
Zygmunt Mineyko
civil engineerclassical archaeologist
Polish aristocrat, army officer, scientist and engineer (1840-1925)
Marian Lutosławski
electrical engineermechanical engineer
Polish engineer
Mahmoud Fehmy
engineerpolitician
Egyptian politician
Arthur Wakefield Carkeek
engineersurveyor
Recipient of the New Zealand Cross (1843-1897)
Ioannis Chatzidakis
mathematicianphysicist
Greek scientist and university professor
Hussein Sirri Pasha
diplomatengineer
Prime Minister of Egypt (1894–1960)
T. F. Bourdillon
botanistnaturalist
Indian conservationist (1849–1930)
Maud Adeline Cloudesley Brereton
editorengineer
British health consultant and gas advocate, editor
Konstantinos Mitsopoulos
physicistuniversity teacher
Greek scientist and university professor
James Nathaniel Halbert
acarologistentomologist
Irish entomologist (1871 - 1948)
Thibaw Min
monarch
The last king of the Konbaung Dynasty who ruled Burma from 1878 until the British completed their conquest in 1885.
Nasrullah Khan
monarch
Emir of Afghanistan (1919)
Norman Hargrave Taylor
science administratorscientist
New Zealand teacher, soil scientist, scientific administrator (1900–1975)
Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala
anthropologistbiologist
Sri Lankan academic (1900–1976)
Mieczysław Batsch
association football playermechanical engineer
Polish mechanical engineer, footballer
Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda
chemistwriter
Chemist
Samuel Pineles
activistbusinessperson
Romanian writer (1843–1928)
Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya
novelistpoet
Egyptian social activist
Mary Hay
novelistwriter
English novelist
Teresa de la Parra
novelistshort story writer
Venezuelan novelist (1889–1936)
Modesto Omiste Tinajeros
diplomatjournalist
Bolivian writer and diplomat
Aodh De Blácam
authorjournalist
Journalist, writer, editor
Asher Mizrahi
poetsinger
Tunisian singer and musician
İsmail Hakkı Berkok
military leadermilitary personnel
Turkish journalist and statesperson (1889–1954)
W. R. Lawson
economistediting staff
British journalist, economist and author
Tite Margwelaschwili
journalistphilosopher
Georgian writer and philosopher
Zhang Shichuan
entrepreneurfilm director
Founding father of Chinese cinema (1890-1954)
Manuela Villarán de Plasencia
journalistpoet
Peruvian writer and poet (1840-1888)
Ishar Singh
poetwriter
Punjabi poet
Arturo Borja
poetwriter
Ecuadorian poet
Irene Lisboa
poetwriter
Portuguese writer, educator
Yusuf Hikmet Bayur
diplomathistorian
Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1891–1980)
Karol Wiktor Zawodziński
literary criticliterary historian
Cavalry master of the Polish Army, poet, art historian (1890-1949)
George Barton Cutten
historianphilosopher
Canadian university administrator, historian and philosopher (1874–1962)
Ganeshprasad Varni
autobiographerphilosopher
Jain religious scholar
Şeref Aykut
journalistpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1874–1939)
Muhammad Ali
translatorwriter
Pakistani scholar and leading figure of the Ahmadiyya Movement
Farah Antun
journal editorjournalist
One of the first Syrian Christians to openly argue for secularism and equality regardless of religious affiliation
Eşref Sencer Kuşçubaşı
politicianwriter
Turkish statesperson (1873–1964)
Franek Kluski
journalistspiritual medium
Polish spiritualist
Pranciškus Būčys
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Lithuanian Roman Catholic bishop (1872–1951)
Constantin Banu
newspaper editorpoet
Romanian writer, journalist and politician
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
composerpoet
South African composer (1873-1905)
Mariano Azuela
novelistphysician
Mexican author and physician (1873–1952)
Alexandros Karapanos
diplomatjournalist
Greek politician (1873-1946)
Alexandra Avierino
journal editorjournalist
Lebanese journalist and poet
Maro Marġaryan
poetpolitician
Soviet poet and translator (1915–1999)
Sulayman al-Baruni
journalistpoet
Berber Ibadi scholar, poet, statesman and a prominent figure in the history of Libya
Constance Clyde
journalistnovelist
New Zealand journalist
Benjamin Bennett
journalistnewspaper editor
Australian politician
Ángel de Estrada
poetwriter
Argentine poet (1872–1923)
Hassan Pirnia
historianpolitician
Iranian politician, lawyer and historian
Anna Karima
editorfeminist
Bulgarian writer and activist, editor
Inez Bensusan
actorplaywright
Australian-British Jewish suffragette
Henri Berény
classical violinistcomposer
Hungarian composer (1871-1932)
Máximo Soto Hall
journalistnovelist
Guatemalan writer
Hemchandra Kanungo
politicianrevolutionary
Indian Bengali revolutionary
Gheorghe A. Lăzăreanu-Lăzurică
activistmusician
Romanian writer and businessman (1892-?)
Simos Menardos
pedagoguephilologist
Greek poet (1872-1933)
Carlos Pereyra
ambassadordiplomat
Mexican diplomat and writer (1871-1942)
Themistokli Gërmenji
politicianwriter
Albanian activist (1871–1917)
Mimar Kemaleddin
architectwriter
Turkish architect (1870–1927)
Harry Piers
archivisthistorian
Canadian historian (1870–1940)
Ashraf Gilani
clericjournalist
Iranian literary, poet, journalist and cleric
Ahmet Reşit Rey
authorpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1870–1955)
Tayfur Sökmen
politicianwriter
President of Republic of Hatay (1892–1980)
Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași
philosophersociologist
Romanian sociologist (1849-1923)
Neoklis Kazazis
archaeologistpolitician
Greek lawyer, academic and writer
Pavlos Karolidis
historianpolitician
Greek historian (1849–1930)
Vlasis Gavriilidis
journalistpublisher
Greek journalist and publisher
Raphael Ankawa
rabbiwriter
Moroccan rabbi and scholar (1848–1935)
José Segundo Decoud
diplomatjournalist
Paraguayan politician
Phan Dinh Phung
poetrevolutionary
Vietnamese revolutionary
Angelina Vidal
editorpolitician
Portuguese writer, editor
Nazem al-Atebba
essayistlexicographer
Iranian physician and essayist (1847–1924)
Matei Donici
military officerpoet
Moldovan general and politician
John Ongman
hymnwriterpastor
Swedish Baptist pastor (1844–1931)
Charles Purnell
journalistlawyer
New Zealand writer
Spiro Dine
playwrightpoet
Albanian writer
Miklós Radnai
composerjournalist
Hungarian composer, critic and music writer (1892–1935)
Paulin Święcicki
journalisttranslator
Polish and Ukrainian writer and translator (1841–1876)
Ljudevit Vuličević
Catholic priestopinion journalist
Serbian writer
Dimitrie Petrino
librarianpoet
Romanian Poet
Ouida
novelistwriter
British novelist (1839–1908)
Ireneo Paz
journalistpoet
Mexican writer
James Lynam Molloy
barristercomposer
Irish composer, poet, and author
Eligio Ancona del Castillo
historianjournalist
Mexican politician
Mercedes Belzú de prado
poettranslator
Bolivian writer (1835-1879)
Sheikh Mustafa
poettheologian
Islamic scholar, poet, and Sufi from Sri Lanka
Vlasios Skordelis
educatorwriter
Greek writer and educator
Faik Kurdoğlu
journalistpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1892–1981)
Lorentz Dietrichson
aestheticianart historian
Norwegian author and art historian (1834–1917)
Henry Walter Bellew
ambassadorbotanical collector
Indian-born British medical officer and writer (1834–1892)
Barbare Jorjadze
community leaderfeminist
Georgian princess, author, and women's rights advocate
Ioan Maniu
biographerhistorian
Romanian lawyer, politician and journalist
Julius Dessauer
rabbireligious studies scholar
Hungarian rabbi (1832-1883)
Subh-i-Azal
poetreligious leader
Persian religious leader (1831–1912)
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
Robert Dwyer Joyce
musicologistpoet
Irish writer (1830–1883)
Vasile Boerescu
diplomatjournalist
Romanian politician (1830–1883)
Fatma Begum
actorfilm actor
Indian actress and director
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.
Ting Chin-Pan
artistpoet
Chinese general (1894–1988)
Marinos Antypas
journalistlawyer
Greek politician
Manuel Gondra
diplomatjournalist
President of Paraguay (1872-1927)
Dervish Hima
journal editorjournalist
Albanian politician (1872-1928)
Taufiq Wahby
politicianwriter
Iraqi politician
Mirza Rida Quli Shari'at-Sanglaji
akhoondphilosopher
Iranian akhoond and theologian
Gustav von Burg
opinion journalistornithologist
Swiss teacher and naturalist (1871-1927)
Freydun Atturaya
physicianpolitician
Assyrian physician and nationalist
Elvira López
philosopherwomen's rights activist
Argentinian feminist, activist, reformer and author
María Nieves y Bustamante
novelistwriter
Peruvian writer
Ya'akov Winschel
physicianwriter
Israeli doctor, Zionist activist, and writer
Labiba Ahmad
activistjournalist
Egyptian Islamic activist, philanthropist, traveller and writer
Mehmet Emin Erişirgil
academicpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1891–1965)
Sam Henry
fiddlerfolk song collector
Irish journalist and musicologist
W. J. Lincoln
film directorfilm producer
Australian film director
Sándor Büchler
historianrabbi
Hungarian rabbi (1869–1944)
Walter Johannes Stein
philosopherwriter
Austrian philosopher (1891–1957)
Yannis K. Kordatos
historianpolitician
Greek writer and politician
Frédéric Marcelin
diplomatjournalist
Haitian politician and writer
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.
Charles White
historianjournalist
Australian journalist and author (1845–1922)
Milan Savić
translatorwriter
Serbian writer, literary critic
Edward Wakefield
journalistpolitician
New Zealand politician (1845-1924)
Mona Innis Tracy
journalistnovelist
New Zealand journalist, poet, short-story writer, novelist, and community worker
Mahwi
poetwriter
Kurdish poet
Muhammed Mehdi Senusi
clericwriter
Senussi cleric and leader
Daniel Thrap
historianLutheran pastor
Norwegian church historian (1832–1913)
Minos Kalokairinos
archaeologistart historian
Greek art historian and archaeologist (1843–1907)
Mirza Melkum Khan
diplomatopinion journalist
Iranian writer, diplomat and publicist (1833–1908)
Agnes Maule Machar
historiannovelist
Canadian writer (1837–1927)
Federico Díez de Medina
diplomatpolitician
Bolivian politician
Edward William Brabrook
anthropologistbarrister
British barrister and anthropologist (1839-1930)
Walburga, Lady Paget
diaristlady-in-waiting
German diarist, writer and friend of Queen Victoria (1839-1929)
Robert Caldwell
farmerjournalist
Australian politician
Reza Khan Arfa Danesh
diplomatmemoirist
Iranian diplomat and poet (1846-1937)
Maria Flechtenmacher
actoreditor
Romanian writer (1838-1888), editor
Abd al-Hosayn Ayati
missionarypoet
Iranian missionary of the Baha'i Faith, journalist, author and teacher (1871–1953)
Muhammadu Bello Kagara
authoreducator
Novelist in Nigeria
Dolores Sucre
poetwriter
Ecuadorian poet (1837-1917)
A. Garland Mears
novelistwriter
Irish novelist (circa 1842-1920) active in the 1890s
Amelia Solar de Claro
poetwriter
Chilean writer (1836-1915)
Aikaterini Laskaridou
pedagogueteacher
Greek pedagogue and teacher
Amélia Janny
poetwriter
Portuguese poet (1842-1914)
Aurelia Castillo de González
poetwriter
Cuban writer
Guilherme de Vasconcelos Abreu
geographermilitary personnel
Writer, cartographer
Rosa Guerra
journalistplaywright
Argentine educator, journalist, writer (1834-1864)
Jan Słomka
farmerwójt
Polish writer (1842–1932)
Claymoor
film criticjournalist
Romanian journalist (c. 1842–1903)
Manuel Argüello Mora
actorjournalist
Costa Rican politician and writer
Stefanos Dragoumis
diplomatjudge
Judge, writer and politician (1842-1923)
N. T. Orășanu
newspaper editorpoet
Romanian poet, writer and editor
Timoleon Filimon
journalistpolitician
Greek politician, Mayor of Athens (1833–1898)
Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian
military personnelpolitician
Greek general (1874–1943)
Rose Shahfa
essayistlecturer
Lebanese women's rights activist
Djordje Popovic
editorjournalist
Serbian writer and diplomat (1832–1914)
Ingeborg Malmström
poetwriter
Finnish poet
Hariprabha Takeda
announcerwriter
Bengali writer
Lazar Komarčić
journalistscience fiction writer
Serbian writer
Julian Leszczyński
journalistpolitician
Polish politician (1889–1937)
Emilios Riadis
composerpianist
Greek musician and poet (1890–1935)
Reino Drockila
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician and journalist
Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu
pedagoguephilosopher
Romanian pedagogue
Mariana Cox Méndez
essayistwomen's rights activist
Chilean writer and feminist
Bhawani Dayal Sannyasi
activistpolitician
Indian origin activist in South Africa
Paulo Setúbal
journalistlawyer
Brazilian writer (1893–1937)
Liborio Brieba
journalistwriter
Chilean writer
Nathaniel Mtui
academichistorian
Tanzanian historian
Eulogio Gillow y Zavalza
Catholic deaconCatholic priest
Roman Catholic archbishop
Kliment Turnovski
Eastern Orthodox priestpolitician
Bulgarian Prime Minister (1841-1901)
Voltaire Molesworth
journalistpolitician
Australian politician and journalist (1889-1934)
Thianwan
lawyerwriter
Thai writer
José María Ramos Mejía
historianpolitician
Argentine historian
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)
Aneta Dadeshkeliani
educatorpoet
Georgian poet, educator and social reformer
Mirza Abdul'Rahim Talibov Tabrizi
politicianwriter
Iranian writer and politician
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)
Manuela Antonia Márquez y García-Saavedra
composerpianist
Peruvian writer, poet, composer, pianist (1844-1890)
Rudolf Maria Holzapfel
philosopherpsychologist
Austrian philosopher
Hossein Jodat
politicianwriter
Iranian writer and politician
NL
Nitish Chandra Laharry
film directorfilm distributor
Indian lawyer, social worker and film producer
Moisés Mussa
educatorwriter
Chilean academic and writer
Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi
historianpoet
Moroccan academic, politician and writer (1900–1963)
Emma Solá de Solá
composerpoet
Argentinian writer
María Raquel Adler
poetwriter
Argentinian poet
Kho Tjoen Wan
journalistnewspaper editor
Chinese Indonesian journalist
Younis Bahri
announcerexplorer
Iraqi traveler, journalist and author, who mastered over 17 languages
Mririda n’Ait Attik
poetwriter
Moroccan writer
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
composerconductor
Uruguayan musician, pianist, journalist, and tango composer
Joaquín Méndez
diplomatjournalist
Guatemalan journalist, poet and propagandist
Paca Navas
activistjournalist
Honduran journalist, writer and feminist
Ioanna Tsatsou
poetwriter
Greek writer and poet
Miguel Ángel Virasoro
philosophertranslator
Argentine philosopher
George Henry Swan
photographerpolitician
New Zealand politician and photographer (1833-1913)
Käthe Ephraim Marcus
paintersculptor
Israeli artist (1892-1970)
Armand Massonet
draftspersonexlibrist
Painter (1892-1979)
Vedat Tek
architectuniversity teacher
Turkish architect (1873–1942)
Rafael Blanco Estera
caricaturistchess player
Cuban painter
Yusuf Ziyâ Paşa
composerdiplomat
Turkish diplomat (1849–1929)
Emma Timbery
artistmissionary
(1842-1916) Aboriginal shellworker
Kudajarnd
performing artistvaudeville performer
(c1845–c1905) Aboriginal elder, senior lawman and performer
Pietro Marubi
painterphotographer
Albanian-Italian artist (1834-1903)
Maria Magdalena Łubieńska
painterstained-glass artist
Polish artist and educator (1833–1920)
Antonio Bilbao La Vieja
architectrugby union player
Argentine rugby union footballer
Revert Henrique Klumb
painterphotographer
Brazilian photographer and painter (1830-1886)
Cami Stone
artistphotographer
Belgian artist
Joanna Hiffernan
art modelmodel
Irish model
Nino Marcelli
composerconductor
Italian composer and conductor
John Mather
painterprintmaker
Australian artist (1848-1916)
Grigoris Asikis
composerlyricist
Greek singer (1890–1966)
Józef Czajkowski
architectpainter
Polish painter and architect (1872-1947)
Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière
composerpianist
Canadian pianist (1874–1912)
Charles Troedel
artistlithographer
Australian lithographer
Adelina Murio-Celli d‘Elpeux
composermusic educator
Polish music teacher and composer
José Salomé Pina
painteruniversity teacher
Painter (1830-1909)
Gabriel Guerra
paintersculptor
Mexican artist (1847-1893)
Arthur Mattingley
ornithologistphotographer
Australian ornithologist and photographer
Theophilos Hatzimihail
iconographerpainter
Greek artist (c.1870-1934)
Nikiforos Lytras
academicpainter
Greek painter (1832–1904)
Ali Khan Vali
photographerpolitician
Iranian photographer
Kamel al-Khola'ie
composermusician
Musician
Pegg Clarke
photographerportrait photographer
Australian photographer
Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
architectpolitician
New Zealand politician
Benjamin Abrahão Botto
painterphotographer
Brazilian photographer (1890-1938)
Samuel Carnell
photographerpolitician
New Zealand politician and photographer (1832–1920)
Casimiro Alcorta
composermusician
Argentinian musician
Soto Grimshaw
naturalist
Argentine naturalist (1833–1900)
Louis Niesten
astronomer
Astronomer
Henry Charles Stanley
engineer
Chief engineer of the railways in Queensland, Australia
SA
Shamseddin Amir-Alaei
diplomatminister
Iranian politician (1900–1994)
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
Sithu U Tin
engineer
Burmese architect and engineer
Abdel Hussein Charafeddine al-Musawi
scientist
Islamic scholar
Tytus Babczyński
mathematician
Polish mathematician and physicist (1830–1910)
Jadwiga Umińska
illustratorpainter
Polish painter (1900–1983)
Aniela Cukier
painterxylographer
Polish painter (1900-1944)
Cecil John White
cartoonistcomics artist
Australian cartoonist, painter and war artist (1900–1986)
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)
Georgios Tsontos
military officerpolitician
Greek politician (1871–1942)
Ricardo Kirk
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Brazilian aviation pioneer (1874–1915)
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)
S. Vaiyapuri Pillai
writer
Tamil writer
Muhammad Taymur
writer
Egyptian writer
Júlio de Mesquita Filho
journalist
Brazilian journalist
Australian writer
Eugénie Le Brun
writer
Egyptian Feminist
Hector Charlesworth
writer
Canadian writer
Mehmed Hulusi
journalist
Bosnian journalist
Riza Talabani
writer
Kurdish poet
Jan Lion Cachet
writer
South African writer (1838-1912)
Warda al-Yaziji
poet
Lebanese poet
Gardener, writer
Carlos López Bustamante
journalist
Journalist
Joseph Laurent
writer
Canadian tribal leader
Uzbekistani poet (1845–1910)
Joseph Colborne-Veel
journalist
New Zealand journalist (1831–1895)
Ellen Liston
writer
Australian writer and educator
Harald Hornborg
writer
Finnish writer
Lina Snellman
writer
Finnish deacon and Writer (1846–1924)
Stefan Brykczyński
writer
Polish author
William Dawson LeSueur
journalist
Canadian civil servant and writer (1840–1917)
Wafaei
poet
Kurdish poet
José Carlos Rodrigues
journalist
Brazilian journalist
Pascual Coña
writer
Chilean writer
Ion Popescu
writer
Romanian writer
Ronetti Roman
poet
Romanian poet (1847–1908)
Margaret Miniati
writer
Greek scholar and writer
Willem Iskander
poet
Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator
Ezequiel Pedro Paz
journalist
Argentine journalist
Emilie Monson Malcolm
writer
Homemaker, writer
Zekeriya Sertel
journalist
Turkish journalist (1890–1980)
Sevasti Qiriazi
journalist
Albanian activist and educator (ca. 1870–1949)
Betty Elfving
writer
Finnish writer
Indian writer
Cevat Rıfat Atilhan
writer
Turkish writer (1892–1967)
D.P. du Toit
writer
South African writer
Tomás Carrasquilla
writer
Colombian writer (1858-1940)
EP
Estanisláo Przewodowski
engineermilitary personnel
Brazilian military officer and engineer
FB
Francisco Bulnes
journalistlawyer
Mexican intellectual
AT
Arthur Tyndall
civil engineerengineer
Civil engineer, public servant, arbitration court judge
AA
Abd as-Salam ibn Muhammad al-Alami
astronomermathematician
Scientist
PM
Paul Mandelstamm
architectengineer
Latvian architect (1870-1941)
GA
Guybon Atherstone
civil engineerengineer
South African civil engineer
AB
Alexander Bruce
engineerpolitician
Engineer, trade unionist, baker, goldminer, local politician (1838–1917)
FH
Frank Holmes
engineergeologist
British-New Zealand mining engineer
JF
Josef Finger
mathematicianphysicist
Austrian mathematician (1841–1925)
EG
Efe Gómez
minermining engineer
Colombian writer (1867–1938)
HT
Henry H. Travers
botanical collectorbotanist
New Zealand naturalist and botanist (1844–1928)
JB
Josiah Boothby
civil servantmathematician
Australian mathematician
MV
Mihail Vântu
engineerjournalist
Romanian writer and engineer
ES
Edward Giles Stone
businesspersoncivil engineer
Australian businessman
AJ
Ado Johanson
agricultural scientistpolitician
Estonian politician and agricultural scientist (1874-1932)
WE
William Elsdon
civil engineerengineer
Australian civil engineer (1830–1904)
FK
Franz Kieslinger
art dealerart historian
Austrian art historian and businessman involved in looting with the Dienststelle Mühlmann
WS
William Shaw
industrialistmining engineer
Australian engineer and ironfounder
IA
Ion Atanasiu
chemistgeologist
Romanian chemist
RR
Rahmat Ali Rahmat
mathematicianpoet
Indian poet and educator (1891–1936)
SC
Samuel Irwin Crookes
engineerpolitician
Engineering teacher and consultant, local politician
Mulugeta Yeggazu
military officerpolitician
Ethiopian government official and commander in the Ethiopian Army
Irene Morales Infante
soldiervivandière
Chilean soldier
Nuri Yamut
politiciansoldier
Turkish military officer (1890–1961)
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)
Desiderio Arias
politiciansoldier
Dominican soldier and caudillo
Ludwig Brackebusch
explorergeologist
German geologist, mineralogist and palaeontologist
Panagiotis Potagos
explorerphysician
Explorer
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)
Miguel Ángel Quevedo Pérez
journalist
Cuban journalist and editor
Moroccan writer
Paulina Appenszlak
journalist
Polish-Jewish editor, translator and feminist
Guru Prasad Mainali
writer
Nepalese writer (1900–1971)
Francisco Ichaso y Macías
essayist
Cuban essayist
Émile Sacré
painter
Belgian painter (1844-1882)
Feliks Brzozowski
painter
Polish painter (1836-1892)
James Franklin Fuller
architect
Architect (1835–1924)
Stanisław Chlebowski
painter
Polish artist (1835-1884)
George Torrance
composer
Irish composer of church music
Alfred Henry Burton
photographer
New Zealand photographer (1834–1914)
Joaquín Pinto
painter
Ecuadorian painter (1842-1906)
Minus Megerdich Zorab
painter
Painter in India and Iran (1833-1896)
Ioannis Doukas
painter
Greek painter (1845-1916)
Walter Liberty Vernon
architect
English architect (1846–1914)
Alexandru Săvulescu
architect
Romanian architect (1847-1902)
Gabriel Lekegian
photographer
Armenian photographer
Ralph Snowball
photographer
Australian photographer
Marthe Guillain
painter
Belgian painter (1890–1974)
Aileen Dent
painter
Australian artist (1890–1978)
Feliks Sypniewski
painter
Polish painter (1830-1902)
Miloš Tenković
painter
Serbian painter (1849-1890)
Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar
sculptor
Indian sculptor
Kel Marubi
photographer
Albanian photographer (1870–1940)
Spiros Pizanis
painter
Greek painter (1870-1927)
Frederick Strouts
architect
New Zealand architect
Sarkis Erganyan
painter
Turkish painter of Armenian ancestry (1870–1950)
Thalia Flora-Karavia
painter
Greek painter (1871-1960)
Dimitrios Geraniotis
painter
Greek painter (1871-1960)
John William Twycross
photographer
Australian photographer (1871–1936)
Tonheca Dantas
composer
Brazilian composer
Ethel Carrick
painter
English Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter (1872-1952)
Ismael Edwards Matte
architect
Chilean architect (1891-1954)
Leonidas Papazoglou
photographer
Greek photographer (1872–1918)
Darvish Khan
composer
Iranian musician (1872–1926)
Charles Dehoy
painter
Belgian painter (1872-1940)
Saya Aye
painter
Burmese artist (1872-1930)
William James Mildenhall
photographer
Australian photographer (1891–1962)
Henry Herbert Clifford
photographer
New Zealand commercial photographer (1872–1949)
Fernand Toussaint
painter
Artist (1873-1956)
Vincentas Jakševičius
sculptor
Lithuanian sculptor
Nam Sơn
painter
Painter (1890-1973)
Nicolina Vaz de Assis
sculptor
Brazilian sculptor
Ina Gregory
painter
Australian painter (1874–1964)
Ximena Morla Lynch
painter
Chilean painter (1891-1987)
Esther Paterson
painter
Australian artist (1892–1971)
Gheorghe Leonida
sculptor
Romanian sculptor
Ioannis Zacharias
painter
Greek painter (1845-1873)
James S. Stening
photographer
Australian photographer
Alice Mills
photographer
Australian photographer (1870–1929)
Pan Chunyuan
painter
Taiwanese artist (1891–1972)
CA
Chaudry Mohammad Aslam
cartographermathematician
Pakistani mathematician
JE
John Earnshaw
biographerengineer
Historian
Namık İsmail
painter
Turkish painter (1890–1935)
Francis Herbert Dufty
photographer
English-born Australian photographer (1846-1910)
William Henry Skinner
architect
British architect
E. J. Woods
architect
Architect (1839–1916)
Georgios Vroutos
sculptor
Greek sculptor (1843–1909)
Violet Bowring
painter
New Zealand painter (1890-1980)
CO
Charlotte Grace O'Brien
botanical collectorbotanist
Irish writer (1845-1909)
MD
Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das
composerlyricist
Indian film lyricist
PO
Petros Orologas
journalistwriter
Greek journalist
GM
George Magheru
physicianpoet
Poet and playwright
OE
Out el-Kouloub
novelistwriter
Arab writer (1892–1968)
MS
Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
novelistwriter
Famous Telugu humorist; author of Barrister Parvateesam
NP
Nisn Pups
journalistrevolutionary
Soviet Lithuanian-Jewish revolutionary, journalist and trade unionist
LP
Lidia Peradotto
logicianphilosopher
Italian-Argentine philosopher and logician
GT
George Talaz
newspaper editorpoet
Romanian poet
JB
James Bodell
politicianwriter
Soldier, businessman, local politician, writer (1831–1892)
ES
Eleftherios Stavridis
journalistpolitician
Greek journalist and politician
PH
Phoa Tjoen Hoay
journalistnewspaper editor
Chinese Indonesian journalist, writer and translator
MS
Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji
autobiographerAyurvedacharya
Indian Hindu guru
AD
Arabella Jane Duffy
translatorwriter
Irish writer and translator born:1845|died:1926-02-09|; Duffy, Arabella Jane -1926
LV
Lucia Bulnes de Vergara
journalistwriter
Chilean journalist
LB
Louie Bennett
journalistnovelist
Irish suffragist
KK
Kabiruddin Kalim
poetwriter
Indian writer
JB
Julius Brutzkus
historianjournalist
Lithuanian politician and historian
PS
Panchagnula Adinarayana Sastry
Sanskrit scholarwriter
Indian Scholar of Sanskrit and Telugu
AW
Arthur Withy
journalistpolitician
New Zealand journalist
AP
Andreas Papagiannakopoulos
journalistpolitician
Greek politician
EP
Enrique González "La Pulga"
guitaristsongwriter
Cuban musician
WH
William Crawford Honeyman
musicianwriter
Musician, author
EO
Ellen O'Leary
poetwriter
Irish poet
ZM
Zeyn al-Abedin Maraghei
novelistwriter
Persian novelist
RO
Roknolmolk
politicianwriter
Iranian author and politician
JS
James West Stack
botanical collectorcleric
Missionary, clergyman, writer, interpreter in New Zealand (1835–1919)
LS
Lucinda Sullivan
nursephilanthropist
Irish philanthropist, writer and promoter of children's welfare
MS
Mikhail Sabinin
church historianhistorian
Russian artist and historian (1845–1900)
ZE
Zé Espinguela
journalistwriter
Brazilian journalist
Francisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz
educatorjournalist
Brazilian writer
FS
Fay Sargent
actorfilm actor
Irish singer, actress, and journalist
OK
Olivia Knight
poetwriter
Irish poet
AA
Aganice Ainianos
poetwriter
Greek writer and poet (1838-1892)
AD
Aristeidis Dosios
bankereconomist
Greek economist
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
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
RU
Refi' Cevad Ulunay
journalistnovelist
Turkish journalist (1890–1968)
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)
HM
Hamuera Tamahau Mahupuku
farmerwriter
Ngati Kahungunu leader, runholder, assessor, newspaper proprietor
SL
Saul Raphael Landau
journalistwriter
Austrian author
HZ
Hajj Ali Zniber
nationalistpoet
Moroccan writer (1844–1914)
MS
Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma
epigrapherhistorian
Indian historian of Telugu kingdoms and epigraphist
WJ
William Worthington Jordan
explorerhunter
Hunter, trader, and writer in Southern Africa.
MF
Moritz Friedländer
religious studies scholartheologian
Austro-Hungarian Jewish scholar of religion
EK
Emil Kaufmann
architectural historianart historian
Austrian art historian (1891–1953)
JM
John MacGregor
lawyerpolitician
Lawyer, politician, writer
MS
Miguel Pecci Saavedra
literary criticwriter
Paraguayan writer
LR
Lola Taborga de Requena
poetwriter
Bolivian poet
PA
Premankur Atorthy
actorfilm director
Indian actor (1890–1964)
ES
Edward L. Sloan
composerhymnwriter
Irish Mormon publisher
AV
Athanasios Veloudios
actoraircraft pilot
Greek actor and soldier (1895-1992)
CR
Chilukuri Narayana Rao
Dravidologisttranslator
Indian writer
NM
Nikola Musulin
poetteacher
Serbian poet
NB
Nguyễn Nhược Thị Bích
poetwriter
Concubine of Tự Đức; poet (1830–1909)
JP
Johnny Patterson
composersinger
Irish singer
DM
Dimitris Mpogris
journalistscreenwriter
Greek writer
DS
Dimitrios Skouzes
politicianwriter
Greek writer (1891–1972)
AV
Andrés Vigas
journalistlawyer
Venezuelan politician and writer
AA
Abd al-Masih Salib al-Masudi
monkwriter
Egyptian monk and author (1848–1935)
LS
Lucrecia Undurraga Solar
publisherwriter
Chilean journalist and writer (1841-1901)
AR
Alexander George Richey
barristerhistorian
Irish historian
AQ
Allameh Sayyed Abul Hasan Rafiee Qazvini
philosopherreligious figure
Iranian philosopher and religious servant
BR
Bishweshwar Nath Reu
authorhistorian
Indian historian
GT
Gebran Tueni
journalistwriter
Lebanese journalist
WG
William Wellington Gqoba
journalistpoet
South African Xhosa poet, translator, and journalist (1840–1888)
KV
Konstantinos Ventiris
military personnelwriter
Greek lieutenant general
JÜ
Johannes Üksi
border guardsmanmilitary personnel
Estonian writer (1891-1937)
HE
Hattat Aziz Efendi
calligrapherwriter
Turkish calligrapher (1871–1934)
AN
Ali Nasr
playwrightpolitician
Iranian politician and playwright
LG
Leopoldo Ramos Giménez
journalisttrade unionist
Paraguayan journalist
VS
Vere Stent
journalistwar correspondent
South African journalist
PB
Percy Brown
art historiancurator
Scholar (1872-1955)
FK
Fuat Köseraif
linguistsoldier
Turkish linguist (1872–1949)
PS
Panagiotis Stamatakis
archaeologistart historian
Greek art historian and archaeologist (1840-1885)
ȘB
Șerban Bascovici
literary criticpoet
Romanian poet
IC
Ioannis Chrysafis
artistic gymnastwriter
Gymnast (1873–1932)
AS
Angelos Simiriotis
poetteacher
Greek writer, translator and teacher
MD
María Ariza Delance
artisteducator
Cuban painter, journalist (1880-1960)
RS
Richard Akinwande Savage
journalistpolitician
Nigerian physician, journalist and politician
SA
Soteria Aliberty
educatorwomen's rights activist
Greek feminist and educator (1847–1929)
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
AD
Antonis Diamantidis
lyricistmusician
Greek musician (1892–1945)
JI
Julio Irigoyen
film directorscreenwriter
Argentine film director
RS
Rayaprolu Subbarao
lyricistsongwriter
Telugu poet and pioneer of the Bhavakavitam movement
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
Hugo Orellana Bonilla
painter
Peruvian artist (1932-2007)
Gaspar Besares-Soraire
painter
Argentine painter
Grigor Vahramian Gasparbeg
painter
Iranian painter
Zhao Ti
military leader
Chinese general
Cleante Davidoglu
military officer
Romanian general
Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker
military officer
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1892–1968)
Süleyman Sabri
military officer
Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1941)
SP
Spiros Peristéris
pianistsinger
Greek singer (1900–1966)
KP
Katina Papa
poetwriter
Greek writer
Nikola Gabrovski
military officer
Bulgarian Army officer
GP
George Conrad Petersen
historianlawyer
New Zealand lawyer, consul, local politician, historian
CB
Concepción Silva Belinzon
poetwriter
Uruguayan poet
Abdul Kerim Pasha
military officer
Turkish military officer (1872–1923)
Jiang Guiti
military leader
Republic of China person CBDB = 63914
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.
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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Notes
Origin
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.
Adil Shah
monarchruler
The second Afsharid king (1747–1748)
Abhiman Singh Basnyat
military officerminister
Mul (Chief) Kazi of Nepal
Teriitaria II
combatantmonarch
Queen of Tahiti
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
military personnelminister
President of Chile (1790-1860)
Samuel Doak
Christian ministereducator
American clergyman and abolitionist
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.
James Caldwell
military chaplainminister
Presbyterian minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish politician (1783-1851)
Solomon I of Imereti
monarchpublic figure
King of Imereti
Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
entomologistgeologist
French physician and entomologist (1799–1857)
John Adolphus Etzler
inventorphilosopher
American writer
Joseph Dart
businesspersoninventor
American jurist, businessperson and inventor (1799-1879)
Pierre Le Roy
astronomerphysicist
French clockmaker
Samuel Guthrie
chemistengineer
American physician
Jens Kraft
mathematicianphilosopher
Danish mathematician
Samuel Brown
engineerinventor
English engineer and inventor (1799–1849)
Joseph Dixon
businesspersoninventor
American inventor
John Benjamin Macneill
civil engineerengineer
Irish civil engineer
Francis Maceroni
autobiographerinventor
British inventor
Gridley Bryant
businesspersoninventor
American engineer
Martin E. Thompson
architectcivil engineer
American architect
James Drummond
botanical collectorbotanist
Australian botanist (1787-1863)
Achille-Nicolas Isnard
economistengineer
French economist (1748-1803)
Edward Bancroft
chemistexplorer
British naturalist and chemist (1745-1821) (1745 in New-Style dating)
Thomas Hyde Page
civil engineerengineer
British civil engineer; (1746-1821)
Joseph Huddart
engineerhydrographer
Hydrographer and rope manufacturer
Patrick Wilson
astronomerbusinessperson
Scottish astronomer (1743-1811)
Juan de Lángara
cartographerexplorer
Admiral of the Spanish Navy (1736–1806)
Richard Watson
Anglican priestchemist
Welsh Anglican bishop and academic
William Bull
Christian ministermathematician
British minister
Ajima Naonobu
astronomermathematician
Japanese mathematician
John Hadley
chemistphysician
British physician and chemist
Mihalj Šilobod
mathematicianmilitary officer
Croatian mathematician
Hiraga Gennai
botanistessayist
Japanese pharmacologist and writer (1728-1780)
Samuel Holland
cartographermilitary engineer
British Army officer and surveyor (1728–1801)
Marcus Elieser Bloch
ichthyologistnaturalist
German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)
Humphrey Gainsborough
civil engineercleric
British engineer and minister; (1718-1776)
Jean Hupeau
architectengineer
French architect and engineer
Giovanni Salvemini
astronomerjurist
Italian mathematician (1709-1791)
Guillaume Le Blond
encyclopédistesmathematician
French mathematician and military historian
Alexander MacFarlane
astronomermathematician
Mathematician, astronomer, merchant and slave-owner in Kingston, Jamaica (c.1702–1755)
Thomas Boulsover
inventorknife maker
English cutler and inventor
Fortunato da Brescia
anatomistmathematician
(1701-1754)
Bartolomeo Pollastri
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and astronomer (18th century)
Andō Shōeki
philosopherphysician
Japanese philosopher
Pakubuwono II
monarch
Founder of the Sunanate of Surakarta; Susuhunan of Surakarta, 1726-1742
R. S. Mason
minister
Episcopal minister (1795-1875)
Mzilikazi
monarch
Ndebele king
Nguyễn Nhạc
monarch
Vietnamese emperor
Hori Kingi Te Anaua
monarch
New Zealand Māori leader (died 1868)
Diego José Benavente Bustamante
historianjournalist
Chilean journalist and politician (1790-1867)
György Bessenyei
poetwriter
Hungarian playwright
Uragami Gyokudō
calligraphermusician
Japanese painter, musician and poet (1745-1820)
Theodoros Manousis
historianjudge
Greek university professor
Josiah Holbrook
geologistwriter
American educator
Domingos Caldas Barbosa
composerpoet
Brazilian musician and poet
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)
Charlotte Lennox
editornovelist
Scottish writer, editor
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
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Sarah Preston Everett Hale
journalistwriter
American newspaper publisher
Isaac Nathan
composerethnomusicologist
Anglo-Australian composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist
Thaddeus Connellan
historianlinguist
Irish school-teacher, poet and historian
Konstantin Fotinov
Bible translatorjournalist
Bulgarian writer
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)
Sarah White Livermore
hymnwriterpoet
American teacher, writer (1789-1874)
Gjest Baardsen
autobiographersongwriter
Norwegian writer
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
George Gurnett
journalistpolitician
Canadian politician (1792-1861)
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
Frederick Heiskell
editorjournalist
American politician and newspaper publisher (1786–1882)
Samuel Cornish
journalistwriter
American Presbyterian minister (1795–1858)
Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn
poetwriter
Lithuanian Jewish academic (1794–1878)
Hugh Henry Brackenridge
judgelawyer
American writer, lawyer and judge
Muhammadu Bello
historianpoet
Sultan of Sokoto
Daniel Pope Cook
editorjournalist
American politician (1794-1827)
Henry Stephens
farmerwriter
British writer
Henry Bidleman Bascom
journalisttheologian
American bishop (1796-1850)
Richard Cobbold
clericnovelist
British cleric and writer (1797–1877)
Tenka Stefanović
politicianwriter
Serbian politician
Karol Boromeusz Hoffman
historianjurist
Polish author and historian (1798–1875)
Henry Stebbing
historianpoet
English cleric and man of letters, died 1883
Sir Herbert Croft, 5th Baronet
biographernovelist
British writer (1751 – 1816)
Milovan Vidaković
linguistpoet
Serbian writer
José Benito Monterroso
Catholic priestphilosopher
Uruguayan priest
Enugula Veeraswamayya
travelerwriter
Telugu writer, traveller
Ema Saikō
artistcalligrapher
Japanese poet and calligrapher
Yashima Gakutei
gesakushapainter
Japanese Ukiyo-e artist, fiction writer, and comic tanka poemer
John Ketcham
politicianwriter
American politician
Jonathan Jennings
lawyerpolitician
American politician (1784-1834)
Elleanor Eldridge
autobiographerdomestic worker
African American/Native American entrepreneur and memoirist
Nikolaos Kasomoulis
historianmilitary personnel
Greek writer (1795–1872)
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
Henrik Anker Bjerregaard
judgepoet
Norwegian writer and jurist (1792-1842)
Andreas Kalvos
journalistplaywright
Greek poet (1792–1869)
James Otis Sr.
journalistlawyer
American politician and lawyer (1702–1778)
Joseph Green
poetwriter
American poet
Paramanuchitchinorot
Buddhist monkpoet
Supreme Patriarch of Siam
Samuel Gilman
theologianwriter
American clergyman
Mariano Gálvez
journalistlawyer
Governor of the State of Guatemala
María Guadalupe Cuenca
women letter writerwriter
Argentine writer
Konstantinos Asopios
philologistphysician
Greek university professor
William Perfect
obstetricianpoet
British physician, obstetrician, early psychiatrist, Freemason, and poet
Emmanouil Antoniadis
journalistnewspaper proprietor
Greek journalist and politician
Clementina Rind
editorjournalist
American newspaper editor and publisher
Karol Boscamp-Lasopolski
adventurerdiarist
Dutch diplomat
Sámuel Brassai
botanistgeographer
Hungarian linguist, pedagogue, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher, essay writer (c.1800–1897)
SA
Saud al-Kabeer
imammonarch
Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
Richard Phelps
landscape architectpainter
English portrait artist,1710-1785 (1710–1785)
James MacArdell
engravergraphic artist
Irish engraver
Marguerite Vincent Lawinonkié
artisanpainter
Canadian artist (1783–1865)
Penelope Carwardine
medalistpainter
English miniature painter
Torii Kiyomitsu
artistpainter
Painter and woodblock printer (1735-1785)
Isoda Koryūsai
artistpainter
Japanese artist (1735-1790)
Keisai Eisen
ukiyo-e artistxylographer
Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist
Torii Kiyonobu II
artistgraphic designer
Japanese artist (1702–1752)
Davide Antonio Fossati
engraverpainter
Italian painter (1708-1795)
Okumura Toshinobu
artistukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist
Letitia Bushe
draftspersonpainter
Irish watercolorist and miniaturist
Ishikawa Toyonobu
illustratorpainter
Japanese artist (1711-1785)
María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado
musicianpainter
Ecuadorian sculptor and painter (1725–1801)
Francesco Uttini
composercourt chapel master
Italian composer and conductor
Ippitsusai Bunchô
artistpainter
Japanese painter
Manuel Chili Caspicara
paintersculptor
Ecuadorian sculptor (1723–1796)
Eishōsai Chōki
artistpainter
Japanese painter (1725-1795)
Louis Jean Desprez
architectgraphic artist
French painter and architect (1743-1804)
Jan Stefani
chapelmastercomposer
Czech conductor, violinist and composer (1746–1829)
Wincenty de Lesseur
artistpainter
Polish artist (1745-1813)
Henry Walton
art dealerpainter
British painter and art dealer (1746–1813)
Shiba Kōkan
cartographerpainter
Japanese artist (1747-1818)
Louis Masreliez
draftspersoninterior designer
Swedish artist of French descent (1748–1810)
Satake Yoshiatsu
bushipainter
Japanese artist (1748-1785)
Thomas Daniell
painterprintmaker
English landscape painter (1749-1840)
Denzen Aōdō
graphic artistpainter
Japanese painter (1748-1822)
Hokkei
artistgraphic artist
Japanese artist (1780–1850)
Kuniyasu
artistgraphic artist
Japanese artist (1794-1832)
Henry More Smith
con artistescape artist
19th century thief and con man
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
composerphilologist
Greek musician
Jonas David Labram
artistbotanical illustrator
Swiss botanist, entomologist and illustrator (1785-1852)
Kikukawa Eizan
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist (1787-1867)
George Drumgoole Coleman
architectsurveyor
Irish civil architect who lived and worked in Singapore, Straits Settlements
Márk Rózsavölgyi
composerviolinist
Hungarian musician
Hans Michelsen
draftspersonmedalist
Norwegian sculptor (1789–1859)
Carl Theodor Löwstädt
draftspersongraphic artist
Miniaturist and printmaker from Sweden (1789–1829)
Marcin Zaleski
painterphotographer
Polish painter (1796-1877)
William Mein Smith
artistfarmer
Artist, surveyor, and New Zealand politician (1798-1869)
Torii Kiyomasu II
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist (1706-1763)
Richard Yeo
draftspersonmedalist
British medallist and Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint (1720-1779)
Charlotta Cedercreutz
lady-in-waitingpainter
Swedish artist (1736-1815)
James Paine
architectpainter
(1745-1829)
Valentim da Fonseca e Silva
architectsculptor
Brazilian architect (1745–1813)
Francis Wheatley
landscape painterpainter
(1747 - 1801) English painter (1747–1801)
Kabukidō Enkyō
artistukiyo-e artist
Japanese ukiyo-e artist (1749–1803)
Tilman-François Suys
architectuniversity teacher
Architect
Michel Van Cuyck
draftspersonpainter
Belgian painter
Francisco Pedro do Amaral
architectgilder
Brazilian painter, designer, scenographer and gilder (1790-1831)
Kosmas Balanos
mathematician
Greek mathematician, author and school director
John Patch
inventor
Canadian fisherman
Michael Topping
astronomer
British astronomer
John Stringfellow
engineer
British aviation pioneer (1799–1883)
Ladislaus Chernac
mathematician
Hungarian mathematician (1742-1816)
Kajetan Garbiński
mathematician
Polish mathematician (1796–1847)
Francisco Dagohoy
Cabeza de Barangaymilitary leader
Filipino insurgent
Louis Henri Fourgeoud
military officermilitary personnel
Swiss colonel employed by the Dutch in Surinam
Konstantinos Kanaris
admiralmilitary personnel
Greek admiral and politician
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
diplomatmilitary officer
Anglo-Irish official of the British Empire (1715-1774)
Staikos Staikopoulos
military leaderpolitician
Greek general (1799–1835)
Charles Stuart
writer
American abolitionist
Brian Merriman
poet
Irish poet
Teodor Janković Mirijevski
pedagogical writer
Serbian, Romanian and Russian educational reformer, academic, scholar and pedagogical writer
Al-Bannani
writer
Moroccan Muslim jurist
Wilhelmus Wilhelmius
philosopher
Dutch scientist-minister
Hemmou Talb
poet
Moroccan poet
Zozimus
poet
Irish street poet (c.1794–1846)
PV
Pierre-Antoine Véron
astronomerexplorer
French astronomer
AG
Antonio de León y Gama
anthropologistastronomer
Mexican anthropologist and astronomer
DL
David Lennox
civil engineerengineer
British stonemason
ED
Edmund Davy
chemistuniversity teacher
British chemist
GD
George Darley
astronomerliterary critic
Irish poet, novelist, and critic (1795–1846)
GA
Giuseppe Astarita
architectengineer
Architect, Engineer
JC
John Carandino
mathematicianprofessor
Greek mathematician
MA
Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi
astronomerpoet
Moroccan poet
DP
Daniel Paterson
cartographermap drawer
British army officer (1739–1825)
KH
Károly Hadaly
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Hungarian mathematician (1743-1834)
AG
Antonio Gaidon
architectnaturalist
Italian architect, urban planner and naturalist (1738-1829)
PW
Peter Woulfe
chemistmineralogist
Irish chemist
Phraya Phichai
military personnelsoldier
Thai general
William Buckley
bricklayersoldier
English convict who was transported to Australia and then escaped
AI
Ang Chan II
king
King of Cambodia
NT
Nguyễn Quang Toản
monarch
Vietnamese emperor
Roustam Raza
bodyguardmilitary personnel
Bodyguard of Napoleon
NK
Nguyễn Phúc Khoát
monarch
Vietnamese ruler
MD
Mahadhammaraza Dipadi
monarch
Last king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma
Moran Sarkar
monarch
Indian queen
LT
Lê Ý Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
Facundo Quiroga
politiciansoldier
Argentine politician
Thomas Cooley
painter
Irish painter, 1795-1872
Yuhanna al-Armani
painter
Egyptian iconographer (1720–1786)
Gilles-François Closson
painter
Belgian painter (1796-1842)
Damián Domingo
painter
Filipino painters (1796-1834)
William Brocas
painter
Irish painter and cartoonist
Christopher Hewetson
sculptor
Irish sculptor (1737–1798)
Anton Chladek
painter
Romanian painter (1794–1882)
Sarah Baartman
performing artist
Khoikhoi woman
Patrick Byrne
architect
Irish Architect who built many Catholic churches in Dublin
Edward Leahy
painter
British painter (1797–1875)
William Ashford
painter
British artist (1746-1824)
Nicolae Teodorescu
painter
Romanian artist
Richard Turner
architect
Irish iron founder
Gabriel Sweidel
painter
Finnish painter (1744-1813)
Thomas Duff
architect
Irish architect (1792–1848)
Philippe-Jacques van Bree
painter
Flemish painter (1786-1871)
Michael Rophino Lacy
composer
Irish composer (1795–1867)
Jan Palthe
painter
Dutch painter (1717–1769)
Hugh Douglas Hamilton
painter
Irish portrait-painter (1740-1808)
Johannes Flintoe
painter
Danish painter
François Coppens
architect
Belgian architect
Zaman Shah Durrani
sovereign
Durrani ruler who governed Afghanistan from 1793 to 1801 during a period of territorial expansion and internal conflict.
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
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
MU
Muddupalani
poetwriter
18th-century Telugu poet and scholar
MC
Miguel Álvarez Castro
poetpolitician
Salvadoran politician and poet
AR
Ann Cuthbert Rae
poetwriter
Canadian writer and educator
SY
Shi Yukun
novelistwriter
Qing dynasty storyteller (1810–1871)
MA
Manuela Rodríguez Aybar
editorpoet
Dominican author, editor, and poet (1790–1850)
EK
Evanthia Kairi
playwrightpoet
Greek writer
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
AM
Andrés López de Medrano
philosopherwriter
First enlightened philosopher of the Dominican Republic
DV
Demir Vlonjati
composerpoet
Albanian musician
MA
Manuel Ignacio de Alvarenga
poetwriter
Brazilian poet
SV
Stilianos Vlasopoulos
judgepolitician
Greek politician
SA
Sulayman al-Hawwat
autobiographerhistorian
Moroccan historian and writer
RB
Raphael Berdugo
rabbiwriter
1747-1821 Moroccan writer
QJ
Qalandar Bakhsh Jurat
poetwriter
Indian poet
JM
José Santiago Muñoz
journalistpolitician
Chilean politician
PV
Pompée Valentin Vastey
historianpolitician
Haitian politician
HA
Hafiz Alpuri
mufassirpoet
Pakistani Pashto Poet/ writer
JD
Juan Benito Díaz de Gamarra y Dávalos
philosopherwriter
Mexican writer (1745-1783)
JP
Juan huallparrimachi Padilla
educationpoet
Bolivian poet
JM
Jovan Muškatirović
folkloristhistorian
Serbian author, lawyer and educator
KA
Kaddour El Alamy
poetsongwriter
Poet, writer
VG
Vicente Carvallo y Goyeneche
geographerhistorian
Chilean writer and historian
NT
Nguyễn Gia Thiều
philosopherpoet
Vietnamese poet
TA
Tannus al-Shidyaq
businesspersonhistorian
Maronite clerk, chronicler and emissary of the Shihab emirs (c.1794-1861)
RB
Riocard Bairéad
poetsongwriter
Irish poet and nationalist
DH
David Ben Hassin
poetrabbi
Moroccan writer and rabbi
IM
Iosipos Moisiodax
philosophertranslator
Greek writer
FF
Farad Faqir
poetSufi
Punjabi sufi poet
VM
Vũ Miên
historianwriter
Vietnamese Chancellor, Principal of Imperial Academy
HK
Hugh Kelly
editorplaywright
Irish writer, editor (1739-1777)
NF
Nicolaus Christian Friis
Lutheran pastorwriter
Priest and writer
KO
Kane O'Hara
composerplaywright
Irish composer and playwright
MA
Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi
mysticphilosopher
Moroccan Sufi master
MO
Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta
novelistpoet
Brazilian-born writer
ĐC
Đặng Trần Côn
poetteacher
Vietnamese writer
AD
Antoine Dupré
playwrightpoet
Antoine Dupré was a Haitian writer and playwright.
RJ
Robert Jephson
playwrightpolitician
Irish politician and dramatist
TG
Timote Gabashvili
archbishopgeographer
Georgian writer and cartigrapher
MR
Modibbo Raji
scholarvizier
Nineteenth century Islamic scholar in Gwandu and Adamawa
SF
Simen Fougner
farmerpoet
Norwegian farmer, poet and non-fiction writer
JH
James Hardiman
authorhistorian
Irish librarian
VD
Vasilije Damjanović
juristwriter
(1734/35–1792) Serbian writer
Markos Botsaris
military officer
General and hero of the Greek War of Independence and more
Manuel del Castillo y Rada
military officer
Neogranadine general
Felipa Maria Aranha
leader
Founder and leader of the Mola quilombo
Nguyen Huynh Duc
military leader
Military General
Christodoulos Hatzipetros
military officer
Greek military leader (1794–1869)
Te Mamaku
military leader
Maori Chief
Võ Di Nguy
military leader
Vietnamese admiral
Te Rangihaeata
military leader
Maori chief
WK
William Henry Kearns
composerconductor
Irish composer
MD
Matthew Dubourg
composerconcertmaster
Irish composer and musician
RH
Richard Houston
copper engraverengraver
Irish etcher and painter (1721-1775)
SF
Samuel Felsted
composerorganist
Jamaican composer
RC
Raj Man Singh Chitrakar
painterscientific illustrator
Nepalese artist (1797–1865)
SB
Samuel Frederick Brocas
draftspersonpainter
Irish artist (1792–1847)
TR
Thomas Ryder
graphic artistprintmaker
English engraver (1746-1810)
AB
Angelus de Baets
paintervisual artist
Belgian artist (1793-1855)
FM
Frans van der Mijn
designerpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1719-1783)
JR
Jan van Rymsdyk
engraverpainter
Dutch artist (1730–1790)
FH
Feliks Horecki
composerguitarist
Polish composer and guitarist (1796-1870)
MM
Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado
artistscholar
Ecuadorian scholar (1725–1806)
RW
Robert West
engraverpainter
Irish artist (1710-1770)
JW
James Watson
engravergraphic artist
Irish engraver (1740–1790)
Shah Shujah Durrani
sovereign
Emir of Afghanistan (1839-1842) and ruler of the Durrani Empire (1803-1809)
JT
José Anastasio Torrens
diplomatmilitary officer
Mexican diplomat
JL
Javier López
military officermilitary personnel
Argentine politician and general
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
IU
Ignacio Jose Urrutia
historian
Cuban historian
MU
Emir of Tambawel
Irish poet
FL
Finnish writer (1786-1841)
OB
Othman Bin Bishr
historian
Saudi Arabian historian
PC
Phan Huy Chú
historian
Historian
Anastasios Manakis
benefactordiplomat
Greek revolutionary and educational benefactor
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
Trịnh Cương
monarchpoet
5th Trịnh Lord
John Canoe
kingmerchant
Akan warrior
Henri de Guénégaud
Beamterchancellor
French politician
Alexander III of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti 1639-1660
Saadat Ali Khan I
aristocratmilitary leader
Indian politician
Queen Anu
politicianqueen consort
Mongolian noble
Bagrat V of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti
François Le Gouz, sieur de La Boullaye (1623-1667)
ambassadorexplorer
Angevin noble gentleman and traveller
John William, Baron Ripperda
diplomatminister
Prime Minister of Spain (1682-1737)
Garcia IV of Kongo
Kingdom of Kongosovereign
Marquis of Matari
José de Grimaldo
civil servantminister
Spanish noble (1664-1733)
Mạc Cửu
explorermonarch
Chinese adventurer
Humphrey Gower
Anglican priestscientist
English priest
François Dollier de Casson
engineerexplorer
French missionary
Jacques Tarade
architectengineer
French military engineer
Johann Zahn
cartographermathematician
German writer
Denis Dodart
anatomistbotanist
French naturalist, physician (1634-1707)
Johann Friedrich Schweitzer
alchemistbotanist
Dutch alchemist (1630-1709)
Nathaniel Nye
astronomerauthor
British mathematician and astronomer
Matteo Campani-Alimenis
inventorpresbyter
Italian presbyter and inventor
Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel
chemistglassblower
Swedish noble and chemist
Johan Caspar von Cicignon
military engineermilitary officer
Danish/Luxembourgian military officer
William Leybourn
mathematicianwriter
English surveyor and mathematician
Vincent Wing
astrologerastronomer
English astronomer
Edme Mariotte
botanistCatholic priest
French physicist, chemist, botanist and priest
Pierre Borel
archaeologistbotanist
French scholar (1620-1671)
Leonardo Di Capua
philosopherphysician
Italian scientist and salon-holder
Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont
chemistdiplomat
Flemish alchemist and writer
Alphonse Antonio de Sarasa
Catholic priestmathematician
Jesuit mathematician
John Goad
astronomerteacher
English head-master
Georg Andreas Böckler
architectengineer
German architect and engineer
Alessandro Capra
architectengineer
Italian architect
Claude Clerselier
juristmathematician
French writer
Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu
engineergeographer
French engineer (1612–1674)
Francisco Ruiz Lozano
astronomermathematician
Peruvian astronomer
Cornelio Malvasia
astronomermilitary personnel
Italian astronomers
Ovidio Montalbani
astrologermathematician
Italian mathematician
Domenico Griminelli
mathematicianreligious
Italian mathematician and priest (17th century)
Étienne de Flacourt
biologistcolonial administrator
French colonial governor and scholar (1607–1660)
Johannes Mejer
cartographermathematician
German mathematician and cartographer (1606–1674)
Guglielmo Gargiolli
engineermathematician
Italian mathematician and engineer (17th century)
Joachim d'Alencé
astronomerphysician
French astronomer (-1707)
Jean Bourdon
cartographerengineer
New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general (1601–1668)
Adrian von Mynsicht
chemistphysician
German alchemist
Hennig Brand
chemistmerchant
German merchant
Paolo Casati
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician
Jacques Rohault
mathematicianphilosopher
French scientist
Richard Waller
naturalisttranslator
English naturalist, translator and illustrator
Jean Richer
astronomergeodesist
French astronomer
Abraham César Lamoureux
engineersculptor
French sculptor who worked mainly in Sweden and Denmark
Gabriel Wagner
mathematiciannaturalist
German philosopher
Ambrose Godfrey
apothecarychemist
German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660-1741)
Edmund Stone
mathematiciantranslator
Scottish mathematician
Sámuel Mikoviny
astronomercartographer
Slovak cartographer, engineer-surveyor, mathematician, astronomer and polymath
Jean Banières
authorphysicist
French philosopher (18th century)
Juan Martín Cermeño
architectmilitary engineer
Spanish architect, military engineer, and lieutenant general
Jean-Baptiste de Sénac
cardiologistchemist
French cardiologist
Carlos Mardel
architectengineer
Hungarian-born Portuguese architect and military engineer (1695-1763)
Bernard Forest de Bélidor
engineerhydraulic engineer
French engineer (*1698 – †1761)
Michael Christoph Hanow
historianlibrarian
German historian and scientist
Celia Grillo Borromeo
mathematicianphilosopher
Italian mathematician and scientist
Charles Hayes
geographermathematician
British mathematician (1678–1760)
Johann Heinrich von Heucher
botanistgeologist
German botanist and physicist (1677-1746)
Jonas Erickson Sundahl
architectengineer
German architect
Raphael Levi Hannover
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and mathematician
Louis de l'Isle
astronomerexplorer
French explorer and astronomer
Ignazio Bertola
architectengineer
Italian military architect
Johann Adolph Wedel
chemistuniversity teacher
Physician, chemist
Angelo Marchetti
cosmographermathematician
Matemático y cosmógrafo italiano
James Puckle
inventorwriter
British firearm designer (1677–1724)
Giovanni Antonio Capello
painterphysicist
Italian painter (1669-1741)
Methodios Anthrakites
astronomercleric
Greek philosopher and polymath
Chrysanthus Notaras
astronomercartographer
Greek Polymath and Patriarch of Jerusalem
Michelangelo Fardella
astronomermathematician
Italian scientist
Alain Manesson Mallet
cartographerengineer
French cartographer and military engineer (1630–1706)
Guy Tachard
Catholic priestdiplomat
French Jesuit missionary and mathematician
Johann Jacob Zimmermann
astrologerastronomer
German theologian
Sébastien Truchet
architectdesigner
French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
Pierre Varignon
Catholic priestmathematician
French mathematician
Jean Prestet
Catholic priestmathematician
French priest and mathematician
Thomas Tompion
inventorwatchmaker
British clockmaker; (1638-1713)
Sámuel Kálnoky
Royal treasurer (Kingdom of Hungary)
Chancellor of Transylvania
Rajasinghe II of Kandy
monarch
Sinhalese King
Iyasu I
monarch
Emperor of Ethiopia
Antón de Marirreguera
Catholic priestwriter
Spanish writer
Juan Perez de Montalban
Catholic priestnovelist
Spanish Catholic priest, dramatist, poet and novelist
William Davenant
playwrightpoet
English poet and playwright
Frang Bardhi
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
Diego Ortiz de Zúñiga
genealogisthistorian
Spanish writer
Richard Blome
cartographerhistorian
English engraver, cartographer, and publisher (1635–1705)
Petar Bogdan
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
Zanabazar
sculptorwriter
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader
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)
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
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
Juan Vélez de Guevara
playwrightwriter
Spanish playwright
Peter Sterry
philosophertheologian
English theologian
Richard Steele
journalistplaywright
17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician
Vemana
philosopherpoet
Telugu poet (1652-1730)
John Wilson
Christian ministerwriter
Puritan clergyman in Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1667)
Rodrigo Méndez Silva
genealogisthistorian
Spanish academic
Laurens Bake
juristpoet
Dutch writer
Carl Andreas Duker
classical scholarhistorian
German classical scholar and jurist (1670–1752)
Turlough O'Carolan
composerharpist
Irish harpist and composer
Kagami Shikō
haiku poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Joseph de la Vega
economistpoet
Jewish Hispano-Dutch merchant, poet, and philanthropist
Ryōnen Gensō
Buddhist nuncalligrapher
Japanese monk, teacher, and poet
Keichū
linguistpoet
Buddhist priest and scholar
William Wycherley
playwrightpoet
English dramatist of the Restoration period
Erland Dryselius
historianLutheran pastor
Swedish historian
Isaac Orobio de Castro
apologistphilosopher
Jewish physician
Hallgrímur Pétursson
Christian ministerpoet
Icelandic writer and minister
William Lamport
journalistwriter
Irish adventurer
AZ
Al Walid ben Zidan
politiciansultan
Sultan of Morocco
Carel de Vogelaer
botanical illustratorpainter
Dutch still life painter (1653-1695)
Johann Heinrich Keller
draftspersonpainter
Painter from Switzerland active in the Northern Netherlands (1692-1765)
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)
Lodovico Burnacini
architectscenographer
Italian architect (1636–1707)
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
architectdraftsperson
Italian painter, engraver and architect (1606-1680)
Enkū
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor and monk
Giovanni Battista Colomba
architectdecorator
Painter (1638-1693)
Johann Rudolf Werdmüller
medalistpainter
Swiss painter (1639-1668)
Cornelis Coning
copper engraverdraftsperson
Engraver and mayor of Haarlem
Daniel Schultz
artistetcher
Polish painter (1615-1683)
Abraham Simon
medalistpainter
English medallist (1617-1692)
Miyagawa Chōshun
painterukiyo-e artist
Painter (1683-1753)
Jan van Pee
copyistdecorative painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1630-1710)
Bernardo Falconi
artistsculptor
Swiss sculptor
Francis Barlow
draftspersonetcher
British artist (1624-1704)
Guillam Dubois
draftspersonpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1623–1680)
Gustaf Düben
composerorganist
Swedish composer (1628–1690)
Johan le Ducq
art dealerpainter
Dutch painter (1629-1676)
Martin Mytens
artistpainter
Dutch painter (1648-1736)
Joseph Goupy
artistpainter
French painter
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)
Bengt Richter
engravermedalist
Swedish medallist
Ádám Mányoki
painterportraitist
Hungarian painter (1673-1757)
Charles Jervas
art collectorlinguist
Irish artist (c.1675-1739)
Hans Hysing
miniature painterpainter
Swedish portrait-painter in England
Kaigetsudō Anchi
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese artist
David Frumerie
decorative painterpainter
Swedish painter (1641-1677)
Torii Kiyonobu
artistpainter
Painter and printmaker (1664-1729)
Sugimura Jihē
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese printmaker (1681-1703)
Domenico Parodi
paintersculptor
Italian painter and sculptor (1672-1742)
Anna Maria Thelott
illustratorpainter
Swedish artist (1683-1710)
Torii Kiyomasu
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese painter
Francis Bindon
architectpainter
Irish architect and painter (1690-1765)
Miyagawa Issho
painterukiyo-e artist
Japanese painter (1682-1752)
Otto Arnold von Paykull
alchemist
Baltic German military personnel (1662-1707)
Untung Surapati
military commandersovereign
Balinese slave-turned-warlord
Salomon Sprecher von Bernegg
military officermilitary personnel
(1697-1758)
Töle Biy
poet
Kazakhstani poet
Aqa Husayn Khwansari
philosopher
Iranian philosopher
GH
Gottfried Hensel
cartographerdraftsperson
German linguist
JK
John K'Eogh
authorcleric
Church of Ireland clergyman, naturalist, and author of scientific and medical tracts
MA
Mohammed al-Rudani
astronomerwriter
Astronomer
AP
Andrea Palma
architectengineer
Italian architect
AB
Antonio Beduzzi
architectengineer
Italian painter (1675-1735)
WC
Willem Coucheron
map drawermilitary engineer
Dutch general in the Dano-Norwegian army
AC
Anthony Coucheron
military engineermilitary personnel
Norwegian engineer
TM
Taninganway Min
monarch
14th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma
AN
Ang Nan
king
King of Cambodia
MI
Minyedeippa
monarch
Burmese monarch
AR
Ang Tong Reachea
king
Cambodian King (1630-1640)
LT
Lê Dụ Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
AT
Ang Tong
monarch
Cambodian King
PP
Pablo Presbere
monarch
Costa Rican king
LT
Lê Thuần Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
Lambert Woutersz
painter
Brewer of Haarlem
Carel Isaak de Moor
painter
Dutch painter (1695-1751)
Frans Hals Junior
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1618-1669)
Jacob van der Sluys
painter
Dutch painter
Susanna Drury
painter
Irish artist (1698-1770)
Carel Borchaert Voet
painter
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1671-1743)
Cornelis Brouwer
painter
Dutch Golden Age (c.1634-1681)
Daniel de Koninck
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
Nicolaes Hals
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1628-1686)
Painter from England active in the Netherlands
Dirck Dicx
painter
Brewer in Haarlem
Jan van Ossenbeeck
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir
textile artist
Wife of Icelandic bishop
Jan Aelbertsz Riethoorn
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter
Marcellus Laroon
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands active in England (1653-1702)
Gerard Edema
painter
Dutch painter (1652-1700)
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
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
AB
Aletta Beck
poetwriter
Dutch-South-African poet
JR
Jerotej Račanin
copyistwriter
Serbian writer
MM
Mary Monck
poetwriter
Irish poet
CS
Christian Stub
historianjurist
Norwegian jurist
CC
Charles Coffey
composerplaywright
Irish composer
CG
Cille Gad
poetwriter
Norwegian poet
RC
Richard Cantillon
bankereconomist
Irish-French economist and banker
EP
Edward Lovett Pearce
architectpolitician
Irish architect (1699-1733)
CM
Charles-Amador Martin
composerpriest
Catholic priest
MS
Matthias Steinl
architectpainter
Austrian architect and sculptor (1644–1727)
JC
Johannes Jan Colaert
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (1621–1678)
FB
Frederik Bloemaert
copper engraverdraftsperson
Dutch printmaker and draftsman (c.1614–1690)
GH
Gerrit Willemsz Horst
draftspersonpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612/1613–1652)
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
JE
Jacinto de Evia
poet
Ecuadorian poet
GS
Gerrit van Spaan
historian
18th-century writer from the Northern Netherlands
TA
Thomas Amory
writer
Irish author
AA
Moroccan writer
MN
Mohammed ibn Nasir
writer
Moroccan scientist
AN
Ahmed ibn Nasir
writer
Moroccan writer
Ḥʻ
Ḥāmid ibn ʻAlī ʻImādī
writer
Syrian writer
TN
Thomas Nugent
writer
British writer
JM
Jón Magnússon
writer
Icelandic writer
MA
Moses Raphael de Aguilar
philosopher
Rabbi, Hebrew scholar and author
AA
Abd al-Qadir al-Baghdadi
writer
Ottoman era author, philologist and grammarian
UK
U Kala
historian
Burmese historian
MS
Moroccan Maliki scholar
MS
Muhammad bin Saud
politician
Founder of the Emirate of Diriyah and the Al Saud dynasty (1687–1765)
16th Century
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Lifespan
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)
Rostom of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti
Ahmad al-Mansur
military leadermonarch
Moroccan Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1549-1603) (r.1578-1603)
George II of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti in western Georgia
Alexander II of Kakheti
monarchroyalty
King of Kakheti from 1574 to 1605
George III of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Imereti
Jean Bodin
demonologisteconomist
French jurist, witchcraft theorist and political philosopher (1529 or 1530–1596)
António de Gouveia
grammarianjurist
Portuguese educator and writer
Simon I of Kartli
monarchroyalty
Georgian king of Kartli from 1556 to 1569 and again from 1578 to 1599
Antoine de Loménie
ambassadordiplomat
French diplomat
Luarsab II of Kartli
monarchroyalty
Bagrationi dynasty king of Kartli (1592-1622) (r.1606-1615)
Charles Loyseau
juristjurist-consultant
French lawyer
Jacques Cujas
jurist-consultantlegal historian
French jurist (1522–1590)
Adam Loftus
Anglican priestjudge
British archbishop (1533-1605)
Manco Inca
monarchSapa Inca
17th Inca Emperor under the crown of Spain and 1st Emperor Inca of the Kingdom of Vilcabamba
Lorentz Lossius
accountantengineer
German engineer
Edmund Wingate
juristlegal author
English mathematician
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
mathematicianphilosopher
Czech rabbi
Johann Wilhelm Dilich
editorengineer
Engineer and master builder in Frankfurt am Main
Johann Schröder
chemistpharmacist
German chemist (1600-1664)
Jakob Bartsch
astronomermathematician
German astronomer (1600-1633)
Pierre Carcavy
lawyerlibrarian
French mathematician and librarian
Bernard Gilles Penot
alchemisteditor
French alchemist
Giulio Cesare Vanini
astrologernaturalist
Italian philosopher
Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer
astronomerCatholic priest
Czech astronomist
John Harris
professorreligious figure
English academic, clergyman and Warden of Winchester College
Francesco Fontana
astronomerlawyer
Italian lawyer and astronomer
William Davidson
botanistchemist
Scottish physician, chemist and biologist (1593-1669)
Richard Weston
civil engineerengineer
British canal builder and agricultural improver
Giovanni Camillo Glorioso
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and astronomer
Giovanni Battista Baliani
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and physicist
Charles Malapert
astronomermathematician
1581-1630 astronomer and writer
Arnold Möller
calligraphermaster of calculations
German calligrapher
Denis Henrion
editormathematician
French mathematician
Julius Schiller
astronomerjurist
German astronomer (1580–1627)
Jacobus Sinapius
chemistpharmacist
Czech doctor
Fabio Colonna
botanistnaturalist
Italian scientist (1567-1640)
Oswald Croll
chemistpharmacist
German alchemist
Katerina Vitale
chemistpharmacist
First female pharmacist and chemist in Malta
Andrea Argoli
astrologerastronomer
Italian mathematician and astronomer
Julio Cesar Firrufino
engineermathematician
Spanish mathematician and engineer (1578-1651)
John Woodall
chemistsurgeon
English surgeon
Michael Maier
alchemistcomposer
German physician, alchemist and composer (1568–1622)
Hugh Myddelton
bankercivil engineer
Welsh businessman, civil engineer and politician
Bernardo Vargas Machuca
military personnelnaturalist
Spanish soldier and writer
Cristobal Lechuga
mathematicianmilitary personnel
Pierre Jean Fabre
alchemistphysician
French doctor and alchemist.
Cesare Ripa
academicart historian
Italian art historian
Johannes Magirus
historianmathematician
German philosopher
Jean Errard
engineermathematician
French mathematician (1554–1610)
Juan de Icíar
calligraphermathematician
Spanish 16th century calligraphist
Jerònimo Cortés
astronomermathematician
Spanish scientist
Claude Chastillon
architectcivil engineer
French civil engineer, topographical draughtsman, and architect (1559–1616)
Francisco Sanches
mathematicianphilosopher
Portuguese philosopher
Gérard Thibault d'Anvers
fencerfencing master
Fencing master and writer from the Netherlands (1574-1629), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Gerard Thibault
Giovan Battista Aleotti
architectengineer
Architect (1546–1636)
Marco Bragadino
alchemistsubdeacon
Italian alchemist
David Gans
astrologerastronomer
German scientist
Magnus Pegel
mathematicianphysician
German mathematician
Rodrigo Zamorano
cartographerhistorian of mathematics
Cartographer
Robert Hues
geographermathematician
English mathematician and geographer
Domenico Fontana
architectengineer
Italian architect (1543-1607)
Joseph Duchesne
chemistdiplomat
French physician
Juan de Alcega
mathematiciantailor
Spanish 16th century mathematician
Heinrich Decimator
astronomerauthor
German astronomer
Fabrizio Mordente
inventormathematician
Italian mathematician and philosopher
Agostino Ramelli
engineerinventor
Italian engineer
Ferrante Imperato
naturalistpharmacist
Italian humanist
Ostilio Ricci
architectmathematician
Italian mathematician
Vincenzo Danti
architectengineer
Italian sculptor (1530-1576)
Pedro Chacón
classical scholarhistorian
Spanish mathematician and theologian
Johannes Praetorius
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and mathematician (1537-1616)
Pierre Belon
botanistdiplomat
French traveler, naturalist, writer and diplomat (1517-1564)
Giuseppe Meda
architectengineer
Italian painter (1534-1599)
Juan de Herrera
architectmathematician
Spanish architect (1530-1597)
François Viète
cryptographerlawyer
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
Olympia Fulvia Morata
classical scholarpoet
Italian classical scholar
Hippolito Salviani
naturalistphysician
Italian scholar
Camillo Agrippa
architectengineer
Italian engineer
Augustin Hirschvogel
cartographerdraftsperson
16th century German artist, mathematician, and cartographer (1503-1553)
Bernard Palissy
ceramicistchemist
French potter and engineer
Aloysius Lilius
astronomermathematician
Italian astronomer
Jean Fernel
anatomistastronomer
French physician (*1497 – †1558)
Francisco Hernández de Toledo
botanistnaturalist
Spanish naturalists and physician (1515-1587)
Caspar Vopel
astronomercartographer
German mathematician, astronomer, instrument maker and cartographer
Gabriele Falloppio
anatomistbiologist
Italian anatomist (1523-1562)
Richard White
mathematicianphysicist
English mathematician
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
Wilhelm Dilich
chroniclercopper engraver
German author
Benedetto Castelli
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician (*1577/78 – †1643)
Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
astronomerengineer
Spanish inventor (1553-1613)
Girolamo Cattaneo
architectengineer
Italian architect and mathematician
Juan Valverde de Amusco
anatomistbiologist
Spanish anatomist
Aben Humeya
monarch
Spanish revolutionary
Mạc Mậu Hợp
monarch
Emperor of Annam
Mạc Tuyên Tông
monarch
Fourth Emperor of the Mạc dynasty
Francisco de Borja y Aragón
military personnelpoet
(1581-1658) Spanish poet and royal official
Joan Perez de Lazarraga
poetwriter
Basque writer
Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish writer (1547-1610)
Arthur Johnston
physicianpoet
Scottish poet
Matsunaga Teitoku
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Yagyū Munenori
Japanese swordmasterpolitician
Samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period (1571-1646)
Saúl Levi Morteira
philosopherrabbi
Dutch rabbi
Baltasar de Echave
painterwriter
Spanish painter (1558-1623)
Bathsua Makin
essayistlinguist
English linguist and feminist writer
Imagawa Ujizane
samuraiwriter
Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period
Antonio de Herrera
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish historian
Pedro de Oña
poetwriter
Chilean writer
Sancho Dávila Toledo
Catholic bishopwriter
Spanish bishop
Matsudaira Ietada
diaristwriter
Japanese samurai (1555–1600)
Fernando de Herrera
poetpriest
Spanish poet (1534-1597)
Juan Azor
philosopherpresbyter
Spanish philosopher
Esteban Garibay
historianwriter
Basque writer and historian
Anne Vavasour
poetwriter
Mistress to English Earl
Francisco Pareja
linguistmissionary
Spanish missionary and linguist
Juan de la Cueva de Garoza
playwrightpoet
Spanish poet
Pjetër Budi
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic bishop
Antonio Pérez
diplomatpolitician
Spanish politician (1534-1611)
Francisco de Figueroa
playwrightpoet
Spanish writer (1530-1588)
Jens Nilssøn
Lutheran pastorpoet
Norwegian bishop
Henry Spelman
heraldisthistorian
English antiquarian and politician (1564-1641)
Francisco Zumel
philosopheruniversity teacher
Spanish philosopher
Konoe Sakihisa
calligrapherpolitician
Japanese noble (1536-1612)
Francisco de Aldana
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish poet
Diego Durán
historianmissionary
Dominican friar (1537-1588)
Ulrich Schmidl
authorconquistador
German explorer, Landsknecht, conquistador, chronicler and councilman
Mikael Agricola
Bible translatorlinguist
Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish
Juana de Maldonado
musicianpoet
Nun, writer
Garcilaso de la Vega
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish poet
Alonso Gutiérrez
historianphilosopher
Spanish philosopher (c.1507–1584)
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)
Pietro Cerone
cantorCatholic priest
Late Renaissance Italian music theorist and singer
Ivan Zakmardi
juristpoet
Croatian humanist, lawyer and poet (1600–1667)
Luis de León
friarlinguist
Spanish poet
Luisa Sigea de Velasco
humanistpoet
Spanish poet
Juan López
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Crotone
Paulus Juusten
authorhistorian
Finnish bishop
Juan de Mal Lara
humanistlinguist
Spanish Renaissance philosopher
Antonio Campi
architectgeneral contractor
Italian painter, engraver and architect (c.1524-1587)
Hans Staden
autobiographerexplorer
German conquistador
Hermann Hamelmann
historiantheologian
German theologian
Pablo de Céspedes
architectart historian
Spanish artist (1538-1608)
Arngrímur Jónsson
regional historiantranslator
Icelandic writer
Fray Martín de Murúa
historianmonk
Spanish Mercedarian friar and missionary (1525–1618)
Michael Helding
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
German bishop, writer and humanist
Virgilio Malvezzi
historianpolitician
Italian historian
Casiodoro de Reina
Bible translatortheologian
Spanish theologian and priest
Baltasar del Alcázar
military personnelpoet
Poet
Richard Baker
historianpolitician
English politician (1568-1645)
Márton Szepsi Csombor
poetReformed pastor
Hungarian travel writer, poet and reformed pastor (1595-1622)
Martín de León Cárdenas
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish bishop and archbishop in Italy
Laurentius Surius
hagiographerhistorian
German hagiographer
Jerónimo de Vivar
explorerhistorian
Spanish explorer and historian
Francisco de Valdez
military commandermilitary leader
Spanish general (1511–1580)
Francisco Cervantes de Salazar
chroniclerwriter
Spanish writer
Diego de Simancas Simancas
Catholic bishopLatin Catholic priest
Roman Catholic prelate
Ruy López de Segura
Catholic priestchess player
Spanish priest and chess player
Ambrosio de Morales
archaeologisthistorian
Spanish historian
Pedro de Aguado
historianmissionary
Spanish Franciscan friar in the New Kingdom of Granada
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
ambassadoraristocrat
Spanish writer (1503–1575)
Nicolás Monardes
botanistphysician
Spanish botanist (1508-1588)
Jacopo Strada
antiquarian sellerarchaeologist
Italian architect (1507-1588)
Esschius
academictheologian
Dutch theologian
Martynas Mažvydas
theologiantranslator
Lithuanian writer
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
conquistadorexplorer
Founder of Bogotá
Alonzo de Santa Cruz
cartographercosmographer
Spanish cartographer
Lope de Rueda
actorplaywright
Spanish dramatist and actor
Juan de Valdés
theologianwriter
Spanish writer, 1505-1541
Luis de Granada
Catholic priesttheologian
Spanish theologian
Antonio Enríquez Gómez
playwrightpoet
Spanish writer
Choghtu Khong Tayiji
military leaderpoet
Mongolian noble
Robert Boyd
theologianwriter
Scottish theologian
Gutierre de Cetina
military personnelpoet
Spanish poet of the "Siglo de Oro"
Samuel Daniel
historianplaywright
Poet and historian
Pedro Simón
anthropologisthistorian
Spanish anthropologist
Francisco Cascales
historianhumanist
Spanish writer
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
playwrightwriter
Spanish writer, from New Spain
Friedrich Dedekind
parsonpoet
German theologian
Cecilia del Nacimiento
priorwriter
Spanish writer
Juan Pablo Bonet
Catholic priestpedagogue
Spanish priest
Pedro Páez
Catholic priestexplorer
Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia (1564-1622)
Cristóbal de Torres
theologianwriter
Roman Catholic archbishop
István Szamosközy
anthropologisthistorian
Hungarian humanist and historian
María Vela y Cueto
nunwriter
Spanish Cistercian nun (1561–1617)
Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza
poetwriter
Spanish religious poet
Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil
Catholic priestpoet
Irish Franciscan Archbishop of Armagh (1571–1626)
Luis Pacheco de Narváez
fencerfencing master
Spanish fencer
Giovanni Baglione
architectural draftspersonart historian
Painter and biographer of artists (c. 1566–1643)
Johann Jakob Wick
theologianwriter
Swiss theologian
Johannes Bureus
archaeologistarchivist
Swedish antiquarian, polymath and mystic
Honami Kōetsu
blacksmithcalligrapher
Japanese painter and calligrapher; (1558-1637)
Juan de Torquemada
missionarywriter
Spanish scholar 1557-1624
Francisco de la Cueva
juristphilologist
Spanish writer
Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega
historianplaywright
Spanish writer
Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá
explorermilitary personnel
Spanish explorer
José de Sigüenza
art historianhistorian
Spanish theologian; (1544-1606)
Antonio Escobar y Mendoza
missionarytheologian
Jesuit theologian
Domingo de Oña
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish theologian and bishop (1560-1626)
Balthasar de Ayala
juristmilitary personnel
Jurisconsult and Judge Advocate General of the Royal Army in the Low Countries
Gonzalo Argote de Molina
collectorgenealogist
Spanish writer
Juan Huarte de San Juan
philosopherphysician
Spanish physician and psychologist
Sebastián Fox Morcillo
philosopherscholar
Spanish scholar and philosopher
Santino Solari
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1576-1646)
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)
Andreas Düben
composerconductor
Swedish composer
Girolamo da Carpi
architectpainter
Italian painter (1501-1556)
Lelio Orsi
architectpainter
Italian painter (1508-1587)
Robert Smythson
architectsculptor
British architect
Wouter Crabeth I
cartographerdraftsperson
Painter (1510-1590)
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)
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)
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)
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
Jan Pynas
designerpainter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
Hidari Jingorō
architectpainter
Japanese sculptor and painter (1584-1644)
Vincenzo de' Rossi
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (1525-1587)
Hans Eworth
artistcourt painter
Painter from the Netherlands
Bartolomeo Sovero
mathematician
Swiss mathematician (1576-1629)
Oberto Cantone
mathematician
Italian mathematician (16th–17th century)
Zsigmond Forgách
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble and soldier (1557/1565-1621)
Walther Amrhyn
merchantmilitary officer
Swiss politician (1570-1635)
Nikola Šubić Zrinski
military leaderpolitician
Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general (1508–1566)
Ivan Drašković
military officerpolitician
Croatian nobleman
Tamás Erdődy
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian count, imperial military general, Ban of Croatia
István Dobó
military officerpolitician
Baron and soldier from Hungary (1502–1572)
Conradus Viëtor
writer
Dutch Lutheran minister
King of Kakheti (1589–1661) (r. 1605-1616 and 1625-1648)
Mexican poet
DR
Diego Rodríguez
astronomermathematician
Mexican mathematician and astronomer
AP
Achyuta Pisharati
astronomermathematician
Indian academic
GC
Giovanni Vincenzo Casali
architectengineer
Italian sculptor, architect, engineer and friar
AS
Saadi Dynasty ruler from 1574 to 1576
Juan Vásquez de Coronado
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
Baltazar Fernandes
explorersertanista
Paulist explorer
LT
Lê Trung Tông
monarch
Emperor of Đại Việt
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)
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
TH
Thohanbwa
monarch
King of Ava
OK
Oluf Kalips
Chancellor of Norway
Domenico dell'Allio
architect
Italian architect
Dirk Crabeth
painter
Painter
Cornelis Engelsz.
painter
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1575-1650)
Charles Cornelisz. de Hooch
painter
Dutch painter (c. 1600-1638)
Gerard Soest
painter
Dutch painter (c.1600-1681)
Jan Willemsz. van der Wilde
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1586-1636)
Jan Kraeck
painter
Renaissance painter from the Northern Netherlands (1540-1607)
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Galeazzo Alessi
architect
Architect
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
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
JM
Jakob Middendorp
historiantheologian
Dutch historian and theologian
GC
Gaspar Antonio Chi
linguistwriter
Mexican translator
DC
Diego Muñoz Camargo
chroniclergeographer
Mexican historian
AB
Absalon Pederssøn Beyer
historianLutheran pastor
Norwegian writer and academic (1528–1575)
AS
Adam Steuart
philosopheruniversity teacher
British philosopher
CT
Cornelia Teelinck
poetwriter
Dutch writer, poet
AA
Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti
diplomathistorian
Moroccan historian
BA
Banarasidas
poetwriter
Indian poet
JL
Jan Willemsz Lapp
draftspersonpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1585–1663)
JC
Jan Daemen Cool
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (c.1589-1660)
JB
Jan Philipsz van Bouckhorst
draftspersonpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1588-1631)
RC
Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin
composerharpist
Irish harper and composer
JA
James Archer
architectartist
Irish Jesuit priest notorious for contributions to the rebel cause during the Nine Years War
VJ
Vinko Jelić
composerLatin Catholic priest
Croatian baroque musician and composer (1596-1636)
EM
Everard Crijnsz. van der Maes
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (1577–1647)
JP
Johannes Popels
paintervisual artist
Painter of the Southern Netherlands (1590–1663)
TM
Theodor Matham
draftspersonengraver
Dutch artist
NP
Nicholas Dáll Pierce
composermusician
Irish musician and composer
JM
Jan Matham
painterprintmaker
Dutch Golden Age painter (1600-1648)
JR
Jelle Reyners
glass artistpainter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1600-1634)
Onufri
iconographerpainter
Orthodox icon painter and archpriest of Elbasan in Albania (active 16. century)
CB
Cornelis Bos
cartographercopper engraver
Book publisher, engraver, printseller
Suzana Dias
explorer
Walter Butler of Roscrea
soldier
Irish soldier of fortune
MG
Manuel de Góis
philosopher
Portuguese philosopher
DT
Dao Duy Tu
poet
Vietnamese official
PF
Piaras Feiritéar
poet
Irish poet
AA
Abu Abdallah ibn Askar
historian
Moroccan historian
MA
Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi
writer
Moroccan author (1580–1642)
PC
Mexican writer
MJ
Magnús Jónsson
poet
Icelandic poet
FT
Nahua noble and historian
15th Century
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Alexander II of Imereti
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia (r. 1478) and King of Imereti (r. 1483–1510)
Michel Riccio
historianjurist-consultant
Italian-born French public official
John III of Navarre
kingruler
King of Navarre
Scipione Capece
humanistjurist-consultant
Italian jurist and poet (1480-1551)
Sayyida al-Hurra
politicianprivateer
16th-century Moroccan ruler of Tétouan and privateer
Ibrahim Khan Lodi
politicianSultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi)
Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1517 to 1526
John Filipec
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Oradea, and Administrator of Olomouc
Bagrat VI of Georgia
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia and of Imereti
Raffaele Zovenzoni
chancellorRenaissance humanist
Italian humanist
Domingo de Soto
Catholic priestjurist
Spanish theologian, jurist and scientist
Ulrich Rülein von Calw
astrologerengineer
German doctor, mathematician, and mining engineer
John of Głogów
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
Matthias Grünewald
architectarchitectural draftsperson
German Renaissance painter (c.1480–1528)
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
architectengineer
Italian artist (1447-1522)
Amirdovlat of Amasia
bibliographerlexicographer
15th-century ethnic Armenian physician and writer.
Giuliano da Sangallo
architectmilitary engineer
Italian artist (1445-1516)
Pellegrino Prisciani
architectural theoreticianastrologer
Italian astrologer
Tommaso Masini
alchemistmetallurgist
Italian metallurgist and alchemist
Otto Brunfels
biologistbotanist
German botanist and theologian (1488-1534)
Donato Bramante
architectcourt architect
Italian architect and painter (1444–1514)
Johannes Engel
astrologerastronomer
German astronomer and physician
Piero della Francesca
art theoristmathematician
Italian painter and mathematician (c. 1416–1492)
Juan de Ortega
friarmathematician
Spanish mathematician
Diego de Ordaz
explorerinventor
Spanish explorer
Domenico da Cortona
architectengineer
Architect
Johannes Stabius
astronomercartographer
Austrian cartographer
Juan Martínez Silíceo
Catholic priestmathematician
Spanish cardinal
Heinrich Glarean
geographerhistorian
Polymath and humanist
Giorgio Lapazaya
Catholic priestmathematician
Italian mathematician
Gaspar Lax
mathematicianphilosopher
Spanish mathematician, logician, and philosopher
Pedro Ciruelo
mathematicianphilosopher
Spanish translator, philosopher and mathematician (1470-1548)
Johann Georg Faust
astrologerastronomer
German Renaissance alchemist, astrologer, and magician
Valentin Bouché
engineerglass artist
Glass artisian (c.1490-1541)
Nagano Narimasa
military commandermilitary engineer
Japanese samurai and engineer
Jakob Köbel
exlibristmathematician
German publisher (1462-1533)
Jean Cousin
architectdraftsperson
French painter, sculptor and engraver (ca. 1490-ca. 1560)
Salaì
inventorpainter
Italian artist (1480-1524)
Pilgram Marpeck
hydraulic engineermining engineer
German Anabaptist leader
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.
Mingyinyo
monarch
Ruler of Toungoo
John VIII
monarch
Count of Vendôme
Binnya Kyan
monarch
13th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu
Wattasid ruler from 1504 to 1526
Lê Tương Dực
monarch
King of Vietnam
French princess, duchess, countess
Bolesław V of Warsaw
monarch
Polish noble
Queen consort of Naples and suo jure Princess of Taranto
Baeda Maryam I
monarch
Ethiopian Emperor
Francis
monarch
Count of Vendôme
Mạc Thái Tổ
monarch
Emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Mạc dynasty
Bentor
monarch
King of taoro
Catherine d'Amboise
poetwriter
French poet and writer
Konrad Grünenberg
heraldistpolitician
German heraldist and pilgrim to Jerusalem
Thomas of Villanova
Catholic priestfriar
Spanish Augustinian saint and archbishop
Toribio de Benavente
ethnographerhistorian
Spanish Friar Minor, Catholic missionar in Mexico, Novohispanic mesoamericanist
Matteo Maria Boiardo
poetwriter
Italian writer
Hanibal Lucić
playwrightpoet
Croatian Renaissance poet and playwright
Albert Krantz
historianjudge
German historian
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
Giovanni Luca Barberi
historianlawyer
Italian historian and lawyer
Luke of Prague
theologianwriter
Czech religion writer and theologist
Makhdoom Bilawal
philosopherwriter
Indian writer
Drukpa Kunle
Buddhist monkwriter
Buddhist master
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)
Johannes Virdung
astrologerauthor
German astrologer
Gregor Reisch
theologianuniversity teacher
German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar (c.1467–1525)
Sebastian Brant
lyricistphilosopher
German humanist and satirist
Giles of Viterbo
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Italian Augustinian friar, bishop and cardinal (1469-1532)
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
Purandara Dasa
composerphilosopher
Indian musician
Giacomo Filippo Foresti
chroniclertheologian
Italian historian (1434–1520)
Tommaso Inghirami
deaconhumanist
Italian cardinal
Giuliano Dati
Catholic bishoppoet
Poet from Italy
Lucio Marineo Sículo
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish historian
Arakida Moritake
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Diebold Schilling the Elder
historianwriter
Swiss chronicler
Christoph Schappeler
hymnwritertheologian
German preacher
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)
Martino da Como
cookwriter
Italian culinary expert
Mahmud Gawan
poetpolitician
Iranian poet
Diebold Schilling the Younger
historianwriter
Swiss chronicler
Bartolomé Torres Naharro
poetwriter
Spanish writer
Diego de Valera
historianpoet
Spanish historian
Mariangelo Accursio
archaeologisthumanist
Italian writer and critic (1489-1546)
Rupa Goswami
philosopherpoet
Indian guru, poet and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition (1489-1564)
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
Abdollah Morvarid
calligrapherpoet
Iranian poet
Leo Africanus
diplomatexplorer
Andalusian author
Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkowicz
diplomattraveler
Czech traveller, humanist, politician, writer and nobleman
Nikolaus Gerbel
humanistjurist
German writer
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)
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)
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
historianphilosopher
Spanish philosopher and theologian (1490-1573)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish explorer of the New World
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)
Pedro Mexía
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish Renaissance writer
Basinio Basini
poetwriter
Italian humanist and writer
Olivier de la Marche
poetwriter
French writer
Vittoria Colonna
poetwriter
Italian poet and noble
Bartolomeo Platina
biographergastronomist
Italian humanist writer and gastronomist (1421–1481)
Teofilo Folengo
poetwriter
Italian poet and writer
Simone Porzio
philosopherphysician
Italian philosopher
Julius Pomponius Laetus
philosopherwriter
Italian Renaissance humanist
Alardus of Amsterdam
humanistphilosopher
Dutch humanist (1491-1544)
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
philologistpoet
Malayalam devotional poet
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)
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
Caspar Hedio
historiantheologian
German academic
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
Jean Molinet
chroniclercomposer
Medieval French writer
Catherine de Pallanza
nunphilosopher
Italian philosopher (1437-1478)
Niklaus Manuel
draftspersonpainter
Swiss artist (1484-1530)
Gjon Buzuku
linguisttranslator
Albanian translator
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
Markos Bathas
engraverillustrator
Greek painter (1498–1578)
Kaspar Ursinus Velius
historianpoet
German humanist
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)
Nilus of Sora
monkphilosopher
Russian theologian and saint
Melchior Cibinensis
chemistwriter
Hungarian writer
Jyeṣṭhadeva
astronomermathematician
Indian scientist
Juanelo Turriano
architectengineer
Italian clockmaker
Blasco de Garay
inventormilitary personnel
Spanish scientist
GK
George IX of Kartli
kingroyalty
King of Kartli
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
CG
Constantine II of Georgia
monarchroyalty
King of Georgia
HM
Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
monarchruler
Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
AK
Alexander I of Kakheti
monarchroyalty
King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia 1476–1511
Camillo Leonardi
astrologerastronomer
Italian astronomer and astrologer
Master Paul of Levoča
carversculptor
Medieval carver and sculptor of the 15th and 16th century
Michael Wolgemut
graphic artistpainter
German painter and printmaker (1434–1519)
Hieronymus Lotter
architectmayor
German politician
Hans Memling
artistdraftsperson
German/Flemish painter (c. 1430–1494)
Juan Guas
architectsculptor
Spanish artist and architect of French origin (1430–1496)
Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder
architectural draftspersonpainter
German Renaissance painter (1493–1555)
Ambrosius Holbein
draftspersonpainter
German artist (1494-1519)
Hans Weiditz
artistdraftsperson
German woodcut artist (1495–1536)
Georg Lemberger
draftspersonengraver
German painter and engraver (1490-1540)
Ludger tom Ring the Elder
painterprinter
German printer and painter (1496-1547)
Peter Vischer the Elder
artisansculptor
German sculptor (c. 1455–1529)
Antonio Rossellino
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1427-1479)
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)
Hans Schwarz
medalistnumismatist
German sculptor and medallist; (1492-1550)
Girolamo da Treviso the Younger
architectpainter
Italian painter (1497-1544)
Hans Baldung Grien
architectural draftspersonbook artist
German painter and printmaker (1484–1545)
Andrea Sansovino
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (c. 1467–c. 1529)
Hans Krafft the Elder
goldsmithsculptor
German sculptor (1481–1542)
Bastiano da Sangallo
architectpainter
Italian painter (1481-1551)
Girolamo Genga
architectpainter
Italian renaissance painter (1476-1551)
Ercole de' Roberti
paintervisual artist
Italian Renaissance painter (1450-1496)
Benedetto da Maiano
architectsculptor
Italian artist and achitect (1442–1497)
Fra Carnevale
architectartist
Italian painter (1420-1484)
Erasmus Grasser
architectcarver
German sculptor (1450–1518)
Ludwig Schongauer
painterprintmaker
German painter (1440-1494)
Hans Judenkönig
composerlutenist
German lutenist
Andrea Bregno
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1418-1503)
Antonio Federighi
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1420-1483)
Hans von Kulmbach
architectural draftspersondraftsperson
German painter (1480–c. 1522)
Hans Holbein the Younger
artistdraftsperson
German artist and printmaker (1497–1543)
Antonello Gagini
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1478-1536)
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
painterprintmaker
German painter (1473–1531)
Jörg Stocker
paintersculptor
German painter (1461-1527)
Bernhard Strigel
draftspersonpainter
German painter (c.1460–1528)
Hans Holbein the Elder
artistdraftsperson
German painter (c. 1465–1524)
Simón de Colonia
architectsculptor
Spanish artist (1450–1511)
Adam Kraft
architectsculptor
German sculptor (15. century)
Bartolomeo della Gatta
architectdraftsperson
Italian painter (1448-1502)
Veit Stoss
copper engravergraphic artist
German sculptor (1447–1533)
Hans Leu the Younger
artistdraftsperson
Swiss painter and soldier from Zurich, 1490-1531
Nikolaus Hagenauer
sculptorwood carver
German late gothic sculptor from Alsace (1445–1538)
Bernt Notke
paintersculptor
German painter and sculptor (1440–1509)
Michael Vehe
composertheologian
German theologian
Anton Coberger
booksellergoldsmith
German printer (c.1440-1513)
Simone Mosca
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1492-1554)
Peter Flötner
architectgoldsmith
German sculptor (1485-1546)
Bartolommeo Berrecci
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1480–1537)
Mạc Thái Tông
monarch
Second Emperor of the Mạc dynasty
Alonso Berruguete
architectpainter
16th century Spanish painter, sculptor and architect (c.1486-1561)
Benedikt Rejt
architectdesigner
German architect
Christoph Weiditz the Elder
engravergoldsmith
German painter, sculptor, engraver, medallist and goldsmith (1498–1559)
Giuliano da Maiano
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1432–1490)
Agostino di Duccio
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1418–1481)
Georg Rhau
choir directorcomposer
German composer
Wolf Huber
architectengraver
German painter and architect. (c.1485-1553)
Lương Thế Vinh
mathematician
Vietnamese scholar and mathematician
Theodore Bibliander
linguisttheologian
Swiss orientalist and linguist
Bernardino de Sahagún
anthropologistChristian missionary
Ca. 1499-1590, Spanish mesoamericanist, evangelizador, fraile franciscano, misionero
Felipe de Guevara
art collectorart historian
Spanish humanist, art writer and patron
Cristóbal de Morales
composerwriter
Spanish composer
Gómez Pereira
philosopherphysician
Spanish philosopher
Nikolaus Herman
composerhymnwriter
German composer and cantor
Georg Pictorius
gynecologistphilosopher
German physician (c. 1500 – 1569)
Kaspar von Silenen
military officermilitary personnel
Swiss military personnel. 1st Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (1467-1517)
Emeric Zápolya
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian politician
Adrian von Bubenberg
military officerpolitician
Swiss general (1424-1479)
Nikola Jurišić
diplomatmilitary leader
Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat (1490-1545)
Pál Kinizsi
military leadermilitary personnel
Hungarian general, politician (1432-1494)
Tamás Nádasdy
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble (1498–1562)
Pál Tomori
Catholic priestmilitary leader
Hungarian archbishop, military leader (1475-1526)
John Warkworth
writer
English chronicler
Vallabha
philosopher
Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect
Bozhidar Vukovich
writer
Serbian printer in Venice
Pelbartus Ladislaus of Temesvár
philosopher
Hungarian writer and peacher (1430-1504)
Melchior Russ
historian
Swiss noble
Cacamatzin
poet
King of Texcoco
FS
Francesco Solari
architectengineer
Italian artist (1420-1469)
MŻ
Marcin Król z Żurawicy
astronomermathematician
15th-century astrologer
MB
Marcin Bylica
astrologerastronomer
Polish astronomer
GH
Georgius de Hungaria
friarmathematician
Ottoman escapee slave
MF
Michał Falkener
astrologerastronomer
Polish philosopher
JS
Jan of Stobnica
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
LT
Lê Túc Tông
monarch
King of Vietnam
BI
Binnya Ran II
monarch
King of Kingdom of Hanthawaddy
RP
Raden Patah
monarch
Indonesian sultan
MA
Minyekyawswa of Ava
monarch
King of Ava
BW
Binnya Waru
monarch
Hanthwaddy King
Ignatius of Loyola
Catholic theologianfounder of Catholic religious community
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
Hernán Cortés
conquistadorexplorer
Spanish conquistador
LM
Leik Munhtaw
monarch
14th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu
Early Netherlandish painter (1475-1495)
Lucas Cornelisz de Kock
painter
Dutch painter at the Tudor court (1493-1552)
Hans Fries
painter
Swiss artist (c.1465-c.1520)
Hans Asper
painter
Swiss artist (1499-1571)
Hans Leu the Elder
painter
Swiss painter (1460-1507)
Baccio da Montelupo
sculptor
Italian artist (1469–1523)
AP
Andrea Pannonio
friarmilitary personnel
Hungarian engraver (15th century)
UH
Ulrich Hugwald
historianuniversity teacher
Swiss author and historian
PE
Petermann Etterlin
historianwriter
Swiss historian
KM
Konstantin Mihailović
autobiographerhistorian
Serbian writer
JS
Johannes Salat
authorhistorian
Swiss writer
FF
Felix Fabri
historiantheologian
Swiss theologian
JK
Judah Kalaẓ
rabbiwriter
Algerian writer
DY
David ben Shlomo ibn Yahya
exegetegrammarian
Portuguese rabbi
AA
Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar
Islamicistwriter
Libyan Muslim saint
BL
Biernat of Lublin
linguistphysician
Polish writer
GN
Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson
Catholic priestwriter
Icelandic bishop
RS
Raghunatha Siromani
philosopherwriter
Indian philosopher
JB
Jean Bagnyon
historianjurist
15th-century Swiss lawyer, historian and writer
RE
Reinalda van Eymeren
nunwriter
Nun in Arnhem, wrote Margarita Evangelica
Xicotencatl I
poet
Tlaxcaltec ruler
Lekë Dukagjini
military leader
Albanian noble
NC
Nicolao Civitali
architectsculptor
Italian architect and sculptor
SF
Sebastian z Felsztyna
composermusic theorist
Polish music theorist and composer
GC
Giovanni Battista Caporali
architectpainter
Italian painter (1476-1560)
CC
Cesare Cesariano
architectarchitectural theoretician
Italian artist (1475-1543)
PA
Pietro Paolo Agabito
architectpainter
Italian painter (1470-1540)
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
JC
Jan Crans
guildmasterheraldic artist
Painter from the Southern Netherlands (1480-1535)
TV
Tommaso Vincidor
architectpainter
Italian painter (1493-1536)
AL
Antonio Labacco
architectprintmaker
Italian architect (1495–1570)
BG
Bertoldo di Giovanni
medalistsculptor
Italian sculptor and medallist of the renaissance
AA
Andrea Aleksi
architectpainter
Venetian Dalmatian architect and sculptor (c.1425-1505)
FA
Filipa de Almada
lady-in-waitingpoet
Portuguese poet and noblewoman
MB
Michał Twaróg of Bystrzyków
philosopher
Polish philosopher
DF
Dhimitër Frëngu
historian
Venetian catholic scholar
XA
Xayacamach
poet
Aztec poet
JM
Jan de Molder
paintersculptor
Dutch woodcarver
MB
Master of Jannecke Bollengier
illuminatorpainter
Dutch painter
Gjon Kastrioti II
condottieropolitician
Albanian prince
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
14th Century
61Figure
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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
Christian of Prachatice
astrologerastronomer
Czech astrologist, astronomist, botanist, doctor, mathematician and theologist
Nicolas Flamel
alchemistamanuensis
French scrivener
Filippo Brunelleschi
architectcivil engineer
Italian architect, sculptor and engineer
Ibn al-Shatir
astrologerastronomer
Arab astronomer and clockmaker (1304–1375)
tangtong gyalpo
engineerphysician
Tibetan lama
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
monarch
Lithuanian noble (1365–1440)
Jadwiga I of Poland
queen regnant
Queen of Poland (1384–1399)
Olaf II of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark and Norway
Anna von Schweidnitz
empress consort
Queen of Bohemia
Marie of Luxembourg
queen
Queen of France
Duke of Pomerania-Stolp
Temür Qutlugh
monarch
Khan of the Golden Horde
Guarino da Verona
humanistphilosopher
Italian humanist
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)
Bridget of Sweden
memoiristmystic
Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)
Jean Froissart
canonchronicler
French writer
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
Stanislav of Lesnovo
hagiographerwriter
Serbian writer
Ibn 'Ata Allah
academicIslamic jurist
3rd sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi
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
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
Frederick VII of Toggenburg
aristocratmilitary leader
Count of Toggenburg
Japanese poet
BM
Benedict Makrai
astronomerdiplomat
Hungarian noble and diplomat
SE
Saw E
monarch
King of Hanthawaddy Pegu
NP
Narathu of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
HW
Hayam Wuruk
monarch
Javanese King
Jacopo della Quercia
sculptor
Italian artist (1374-1438)
EH
Einarr Hafliðason
poetpriest
Icelandic writer
CC
Chen Cheng
diplomatexplorer
Ming Dynasty diplomat
CJ
Conrad Justinger
historianwriter
Swiss chronicler
AJ
Abdul Karim Jili
mysticpoet
Muslim Sufi saint and mystic
HG
Henry of Gorkum
philosophertheologian
Theologian
SM
Sadhbh Béan Ó Mailchonaire
poetwriter
Irish poet and historian
FT
Francesco Talenti
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1305-1369)
HJ
Hans von Judenburg
paintersculptor
Austrian artist (14./15. century)
NL
Niccolò di Piero Lamberti
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor (1370–1451)
IA
Ibn Abbad al-Rundi
writer
Moorish theologian
DG
Davud Ghaffarzadegan
novelistteacher
Iranian writer, teacher and novelist
KM
Kulthum Bin Masoud
businesspersonpoet
Emirati poet
13th Century
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Mindaugas
monarch
King of Lithuania
Arghun
sovereign
The fourth Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1284–1291)
Alauddin Khalji
politiciansultan
13th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 2nd from the Khalji dynasty (1266-1316)
Shvarn
monarchroyalty
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Birger Jarl
military personnelmonarch
Jarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210–1266)
Bolesław I of Masovia
feudatorymonarch
Polish noble
Ladislaus III of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (1199–1205)
Cino da Pistoia
jurist-consultantpoet
Italian Renaissance jurist and poet (1270–1336)
Hovhannes Erznkatsi
art historianexegete
Armenian writer
Cecco d'Ascoli
astrologerastronomer
Italian physician and poet
Guido Bonatti
astrologerastronomer
Italian astrologer and astronomer
Guillaume de Bray
Catholic priestmathematician
French mathematician and cardinal
Zakariya al-Qazwini
geographerhistorian
Persian scientist (1203–1283)
Theodoric of Freiberg
mysticnaturalist
German physicist
Al-Ashraf Umar II
astrolabe makerastronomer
Third Rasulid sultan (1242–1296)
Campanus of Novara
astrologerastronomer
Italian mathematician and astronomer (*~1210 – †1296)
Salvino D'Armate
inventorphysicist
Person who was said to have invented eyeglasses
Khwaju Kermani
mathematicianphysician
Persian poet
Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
monarch
1st Bahmani Sultan
Clemence of Austria
queen regnant
Titular Queen of Hungary
King of Sweden from 1275 to 1290
King of Majorca
Yagbe'u Seyon
monarch
Emperor of Ethiopia
Adityawarman
monarch
King of Malayapura (present-day West Sumatra), ruling circa 1347–1375 CE
Adelasia of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Charles I of Hungary
monarch
King of Hungary
Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon
queen regnant
Queen of Aragon
Roman Danylovich
monarch
Prince of Black Ruthenia
Stefan Dragutin
monarch
King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282 and King of Syrmia from 1282 to 1316
Adolf, King of the Romans
King of the Romans
King of Germany (1292-1298), count of Nassau (1276-1298)
Yekuno Amlak
monarch
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1270 to 1285; the founder of Solomonic dynasty
María de Molinillo
queen consort
Queen consort of Castile and León
Rhys ap Maredudd
monarch
Member of the Welsh royal house of Deheubarth
Robert II of Burgundy
monarch
Duke of Burgundy
Queen consort of Sicily
Michael II Asen
monarch
Bulgarian ruler
Rudrama Devi
monarch
13th-century Indian queen
Saionji Kishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
Kyawswa I of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
Ubaldo of Gallura
monarch
Sardinian giudici
Treniota
monarch
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1210–1264)
Kunigunda of Halych
queen regnant
Queen consort of Bohemia
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
Cielo d'Alcamo
playwrightpoet
Poet and playwright from Italy
Taddeo Alderotti
physicianuniversity teacher
Italian physician and translator (1215-1295)
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
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
Hugo von Trimberg
poetreligious writer
German poet and writer (c. 1230-1313)
Menaḥem ben Shelomoh Meʾiri
authorrabbi
Catalan rabbi, Talmudist and Maimonidean
Yishan Yining
Buddhist monkcalligrapher
Buddhist monk (1247–1317)
Pakpa Lodro Gyeltsen
compilernon-fiction writer
Tibetan Lama (1235-1280)
Guittone d'Arezzo
poetwriter
Italian poet (1235-1294)
Süßkind von Trimberg
poetwriter
German poet
Walter of Winterburn
Catholic priestphilosopher
English cardinal and theologian
John the Victorious
composerpoet
Duke of Brabant (1252-1294)
Hamdallah Mustawfi
geographerhistorian
Iranian writer and scholar
Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama
compilerpoet
Third Karmapa, an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism
Bertold of Regensburg
Catholic priestpreacher
German monk
Herrand II of Wildon
poetwriter
Austrian nobleman and poet
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)
Jean de Meun
novelistpoet
French author (1240–1305)
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)
Haji Bektash Veli
mysticphilosopher
Anatolian Muslim mystic (1209–1271)
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
Baraq
military leader
Khan of the Chagatai Khanate (r. 1266–1271)
AL
Al-Ashraf
aristocratmonarch
Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt 1250-1255
MG
Maredudd ap Rhys Gryg
aristocratmonarch
Welsh prince, of Deheubarth
AI
Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I
governormonarch
Monarch
MA
Marianus II of Arborea
monarchvicar general
Italian noble
HC
Hugh IV of Cyprus
monarchruler
King of Cyprus
Arnolfo di Cambio
architectpainter
Italian architect and sculptor (1240–1302)
Sabina von Steinbach
art modelsculptor
German sculptor
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
GB
George II of Bulgaria
monarch
Bulgarian ruler
SO
Saw O
monarch
King of Hanthawaddy Pegu
EB
Elena Asenina of Bulgaria
empress consort
Byzantine empress
TH
Thihathu
monarch
King of Myinsaing–Pinya
CH
Chaiyasongkhram
monarch
King of Lan Na
Indrajayavarman
monarch
King of the Khmer Empire
II
Indravarman III
monarch
Ruler of the Khmer Empire from 1295 to 1308
SY
Saw Yun
monarch
King of Sagaing
IN
Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway
queen consort
Queen consort of Norway
UP
Uzana I of Pinya
monarch
King of Pinya
TS
Tarabya I of Sagaing
monarch
King of Sagaing
BR
Brother Robert
Catholic priestwriter
Medieval monk and translator
GW
Georges Warda
compilerpoet
Assyrian poet who lived in the 13th century
SH
Seifried Helbling
poetwriter
Austrian writer
MC
Mạc Đĩnh Chi
philosopherpoet
Confucian scholar
RF
Richard FitzRalph
authorCatholic bishop
Archbishop, university administrator (1295–1360)
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
UB
Ugolino Brunforte
chroniclerhagiographer
Italian writer (ca. 1260–1345)
UB
Ulrich Boner
fabulistwriter
Swiss writer
HE
Haukr Erlendsson
judgelawspeaker
Lawspeaker of Iceland
AA
Al-Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada'il
historianwriter
Egyptian historian
AS
Amir Najm al-Din Hasan Sijzi
poetwriter
Indo-persian poet
ÓÞ
Óláfr Þórðarson
historianlawspeaker
Icelandic historian and poet
Jacob Svetoslav
military leader
Emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria
LM
Lorenzo Maitani
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1255-1330)
DO
Domentijan
writer
Serbian monk and writer
TT
Trần Thánh Tông
poet
Emperor of Vietnam
Sheikh Jafar Shooshtari
writer
Sheikh
TH
Serbian writer
LH
Le Van Huu
historian
Vietnamese historian
Bhagat Trilochan
hymnwriter
Indian saint
Baydu
ruler
The sixth Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1295)
HA
Hallar-Steinn
poetwriter
Icelandic writer
Baiju
military personnel
Mongol general
Doquz Khatun
royal
13th-century Keraite princess and consort to Ilkhanate Khan, Hulagu
12th Century
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Notes
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.
Béla II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
Hungarian king (1108-1141)
Géza II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary and Croatia (1130-1162)
George IV of Georgia
kingroyalty
King of Georgia
Kayqubad baraa I
monarchsultan
Sultan of Rum
Andrew II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (1175-1235)
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)
Joscelin II
monarchpolitician
Count of Edessa (1113-1159)
Louis VII of France
monarchsovereign
King of France from 1137 to 1180 (1120–1180)
Stephen II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary from 1116 to 1131
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
astronomermathematician
12th-century Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher
Ibn Zafar
philosopherpolitical scientist
12th-century Arab-Sicilian philosopher and politician
Johannes de Sacrobosco
astrologerastronomer
English astronomer and mathematician
Haakon II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
Sukaphaa
King of Ahom
Ahom king
Fujiwara no Tamako
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
King of Sri Lanka
Magnus Henriksson
monarch
King of Sweden
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
Mathieu II de Montmorency
monarch
Lord of Montmorency
Henry I the Bearded
monarch
High Duke of Poland
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
Elena of Gallura
monarch
Sardinian queen
King of Norway
Mychailo of Chernigiv
monarch
Grand Prince of Kyiv
Rhys ap Gruffydd
monarch
Ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth
Diarmait Mac Murchada
monarch
King of Leinster in Ireland
Alice of Champagne
queen
Queen consort of Cyprus
Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd
monarch
Prince of Kingdom of Gwynedd
Duke and King of Bohemia (1110–1172)
Canute II of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
monarch
Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218
Gonario II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Inge II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
Helena, Queen of Hungary
queen regnant
Queen consort of Hungary
Odo III, Duke of Burgundy
monarch
Duke of Burgundy
Euphrosyne of Kyiv
queen regnant
Queen consort of Hungary
Judith of Thuringia
queen consort
Queen consort of Bohemia from 1158 to 1172
Sigurd II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
Bohemond III of Antioch
monarch
Prince of Antioch
Torchitorio III of Cagliari
monarch
Judge of Cagliari
Ottokar I of Bohemia
monarch
Duke and king of Bohemia
Eric IX of Sweden
monarch
12th-century Swedish King and Saint
Constantine II of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
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
King of Thessalonica
Shunten
monarch
King of Okinawa
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
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
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
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
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
Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo
politicianwriter
Tibetan Buddhist lama (1110-1170)
Azalaïs de Porcairagues
composerpoet
Trobairitz
Fujiwara no Toshinari
poetwriter
Poet and court noble
Aimery of Limoges
patriarchpresbyter
French priest
Fujiwara no Michinori
Buddhist monkwriter
Japanese aristocrat, Confucian scholar and Buddhist monk in late Heian period
Elizabeth of Schönau
abbesswriter
German Benedictine visionary
Clement III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1188 to 1191
Eberhard of Béthune
grammarianlinguist
13th-century Flemish author
Bertran de Born
aristocratcomposer
Occitan troubadour
Godfrey of St Victor
philosophertheologian
French theologian
Akka Mahadevi
philosopherpoet
Kannada poet
Nizami Ganjavi
philosopherpoet
Persian poet
Kamo no Chōmei
essayistkannushi
Japanese poet
Martin of Leon
canonCatholic priest
Priest and canon regular of the Augustinian Order
Folquet de Marseille
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Trobadour and anti-Cathar bishop of Toulouse
Chrétien de Troyes
novelistpoet
12th century French poet and trouvère
Inpumon-in no Taifu
poetwriter
Japanese poet
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
Taira no Tadanori
samuraiwaka poet
General in the Genpei War
Jakuren
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Peire Vidal
composerpoet
Troubadour
Gui d'Ussel
composerpoet
Troubadour
Savari de Mauléon
composerpoet
French soldier and troubadour
Gaucelm Faidit
composerpoet
Limousin troubadour
Shikishi-naishinnō
poetwriter
Japanese princess and poet, daughter of emperor Go-Shirakawa
Hugh of Lincoln
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Lincoln; Saint
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)
Gottfried von Strassburg
composerMinnesänger
Medieval German poet
Berenguer de Palou
composerpoet
Troubadour
Kambar
poetwriter
Tamil poet
Guiraut de Bornelh
composerpoet
Troubadour (c. 1138 – 1215)
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
Neophytos of Cyprus
Eastern Orthodox priestmonk
Cypriot Orthodox monk and priest
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)
Eugene III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153
Jaufré Rudel
composerpoet
Prince of Blaye and troubadour
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
Guiraut de Calanson
composerpoet
Gascon troubadour
SP
Stephen du Perche
archbishopchancellor
Roman Catholic archbishop; Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily
JK
Jon Kuvlung
anti-kingmonk
Pretender to the Norwegian throne
AG
Anarawd ap Gruffydd
aristocratmonarch
Prince of Deheubarth
GV
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
monarchruler
Prince of Achaea
MG
Maredudd ap Gruffydd
aristocratmonarch
Welsh prince, of Deheubarth
JI
Joscelin III
feudatorymonarch
Count of Edessa
TR
Tala'i ibn Ruzzik
ministerpoet
Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
WO
Walter of Saint Omer
monarchpolitician
The son of William II of Saint Omer and Melisinde of Picquigny, and Prince of Galilee and Tiberias
OC
Owain Cyfeiliog
monarchpoet
Welsh prince
RG
Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd
aristocratmonarch
Prince of Gwynedd
Bakenkhonsu
Ancient Egyptian priestarchitect
Ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
Unkei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor (1151-1223)
Tankei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor (1173-1256)
Kaikei
busshipainter
Japanese artist and painter (1150-1250)
Biduino
architectsculptor
Italian sculptor
Kōkei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor
Köten
aristocratmilitary leader
Cuman khan
Hōjō Tokimasa
military commanderpolitician
1st Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate (1138-1215)
Saionji Kintsune
poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Shun'e
poet
Japanese waka poet
AA
Alam al-Din al-Hanafi
astronomerengineer
Egyptian mathematician (1178-1251)
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
Hoelun
consort
Mother of Genghis Khan
Diotisalvi
architect
Italian architect
Ajami Nakhchivani
architect
Architect (1120-1300)
JI
Jinaratna
poetwriter
Jain scholar monk
TA
Theodorus of Antiochia
astrologerdiplomat
Syrian astrologer
SS
Sighvatr Sturluson
poetskald
Poet
DD
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
poetwriter
Irish poet
AM
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon
physicianrabbi
Egyptian rabbi
OS
Oddr Snorrason
hagiographermonk
Icelandic writer
SB
Sun Bu'er
daoshipoet
Founder of Qingjing lineage in Quanzhen Taoism
BA
Benedetto Antelami
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1150-1230)
VI
Viestards
military leaderpolitician
Livonian noble
Icelandic poet
Gaelic poet and crusader
KJ
Karl Jónsson
writer
Writer
BP
Benedict of Poland
explorertranslator
Polish explorer
Lorcán Ua Tuathail
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic Irish archbishop and saint
Rusudan of Georgia
politicianroyalty
Queen regnant of Georgia (1223–1245)
George III of Georgia
politicianroyalty
King of Georgia
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.
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)
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
aristocratmonarch
Welsh Prince
Adam of Balsham
Catholic priestmathematician
Anglo-Norman scholastic philosopher
Hemachandra
historianmathematician
12th-century Jain scholar, poet, writer, mathematician and polymath
Abraham ibn Ezra
astrologerastronomer
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
Abraham bar Hiyya
astrologerastronomer
Mathematician and astronomer
Ibn al-Yasamin
astrologerengineer
Moroccan mathematician
Al-Mubashshir ibn Fātik
mathematicianphilosopher
11th-century Arab philosopher and scholar
Domnall Ua Lochlainn
monarch
Irish high King
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
monarch
Duke of Bohemia
King of England from 1087 to 1100
King of Norway in 1103–1115
Igor II of Kiev
monarch
Grand prince of Kiev
Inge the Younger
monarch
King of Sweden
Somerled
king
Twelfth-century King of the Isles, Lord of Argyll, and religious patron
Sverker I of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden
Leo I, Prince of Armenia
monarch
Prince of Armenia
Álmos, Duke of Nitra
monarch
Duke of Hungary, Croatia and Nyitra (c.1070–1127)
Andrew Tanca of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Blot-Sweyn
monarch
Politician
Marianus I of Torres
monarch
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Håkan the Red
monarch
11th-century King of Sweden
Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa
monarch
Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110
Judith of Schweinfurt
queen consort
Czech princess
Amadeus II, Count of Savoy
monarch
Count of Maurienne
Bretislaus II
monarch
Duke of Bohemia from 1092 to 1100
Roman Svyatoslavich
monarch
(1052-1079)
Magnus the Good
monarch
King of Norway and Denmark
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill
monarch
King of Dublin and the Isles
Rostislav of Tmutarakan
monarch
Rus' prince
Count of Salm; German anti-king
Anastasia of Kyiv
queen consort
Queen of Hungary from 1046 to 1060
11th-12th century Chaulukya king of Gujarat
Vsevolod II of Kiev
monarch
Grand Prince of Kiev
Muirchertach Ua Briain
monarch
High King of Ireland
Yaropolk Izyaslavich
monarch
Prince of Turov and Volhynia (r. 1078–1086/1087)
Magnus Barefoot
monarch
King of Norway
Constantine Bodin
monarch
Medieval king of Duklja, and temporary of Bulgaria
Torchitorio I of Cagliari
monarch
Italian noble
Conrad III of Germany
monarch
Hohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)
Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
monarch
French noble
Gleb Svyatoslavich
monarch
Prince of Tmutarakan and Prince of Novgorod
Gertrude of Poland
aristocratwriter
Polish princess and astrologer (1025–1108)
Ahmad Ghazali
mystictheologian
Iranian theologian and writer
Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne
archbishopCatholic bishop
Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 to 1075
Suō no Naishi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Fujiwara no Tadaie
calligrapherpoet
Japanese statesman, courtier, politician, poet and calligrapher
Langri Tangpa
poetwriter
Kadampa master
Abu al-Hariri
arabistpoet
Arab poet and scholar (1054–1122)
Constantine the African
monkphysician
11th-century monk and translator of medical works
Machig Labdrön
Buddhist nunteacher
Tibetan Buddhist teacher
Uicheon
aristocratBuddhist monk
Korean Buddhist monk and philosopher (1051–1101)
Theophylact of Ohrid
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Byzantine archbishop and saint
Arialdo
canonwriter
Italian saint
Adalbert of Mainz
archbishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic archbishop
Alexander II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073
Marpa Chokyi Lodro
editorphilosopher
Tibetan Buddhist teacher
Victor III
Catholic priestwriter
Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1086 to 1087
Ernulf
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Rochester; Abbot of Peterborough
Otto of Bamberg
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
German Roman Catholic bishop and saint (c. 1060-1139)
Gilbert de La Porrée
Catholic priestphilosopher
French theologian (1070-1076, 1154)
Ekkehard of Aura
historianwriter
Crusader historian
Shaykh Tabarsi
Islamic juristlinguist
Persian scholar
Theobald of Étampes
philosophertheologian
French schoolmaster and theologian (12th century)
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
Hugh of Amiens
Catholic priestwriter
French archbishop
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
Barthélemy de Jur
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Laon
Fujiwara no Mototoshi
calligrapherpoet
Japanese poet and writer
Eliezer ben Nathan
poetrabbi
Halakist and poet
Guigues du Chastel
Catholic priestprior
Cartusian monk and prior of Grande Chartreuse
Theodwin of Liège
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Liège
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
Bernard II, Count of Besalú
papal legatewriter
Catalan Crusader (11th century)
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
historianmuhaddith
Muhaddith, historian and Hafiz
Gyōson
Buddhist monkwaka poet
Japanese Tendai monk and waka poet
Ngok Loden Sherab
editortranslator
Tibetan Buddhist Lama and scholar
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
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
Sylvester of Kyiv
chroniclerwriter
Clergyman and writer
Minamoto no Shunrai
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer
Minamoto no Tsunenobu
poetwriter
Japanese poet and 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)
Ramanuja
philosopherpoet
12th-century Indian Hindu philosopher
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
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
Alexander III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
Gundulf
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Norman monk and Bishop of Rochester
Abu Al - Moin Al - Nasafi
historianulema
Central Asian Hanafi theologian (1027–1115)
AA
Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas
monarchpolitician
Emir of Badajoz from 1022 to 1045
GS
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir
consortmonarch
Danish royal consorts
OC
Owain ap Cadwgan
aristocratmonarch
Welsh prince of Powys
Alusian of Bulgaria
military personnelmonarch
Bulgarian and Byzantine noble
Toba Sōjō
Buddhist monkpainter
Japanese astronomer (1053-1140)
Osmund
artistCatholic bishop
Norman nobleman and member of the English clergy
Juan de Ortega
civil engineer
Spanish saint
Vata
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian noble, leader of the Vata pagan uprising
Ly Nhan Tong
poet
Vietnamese emperor
Ōe no Masafusa
poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Poet
Minamoto no Takakuni
writer
Japanese noble
Dōin
poet
Japanese waka poet
Japanese poet
Từ Đạo Hạnh
poet
Buddhist monks
WM
Walcher of Malvern
astrologerastronomer
Second prior of Malvem
OH
Oddi Helgason
astronomerexplorer
Icelandic astronomer
JV
Jayavarman VI
monarch
Cambodian king
High King of Connaught
OA
Ojugbelu Arere
monarch
Olowo of Owo
IG
Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter
queen consort
Queen consort of Norway
HS
Halsten Stenkilsson
monarch
King of Sweden
DI
Dharanindravarman I
monarch
Cambodian king
YI
Yasovarman II
monarch
Ruler of the Khmer empire
RK
Ragnvald Knaphövde
monarch
King of Sweden
Lanfranco
architect
Italian architect
ES
Einarr Skúlason
poetskald
Icelandic poet
MS
Marianus Scotus
chroniclermonk
Irish monk and chronicler
AJ
Arnórr jarlaskáld
poetskald
Icelandic skald
SF
Sæmundr fróði
historianpriest
Icelandic writer
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
10th Century
162Figure
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Notes
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
George I of Georgia
royaltytsar
King of Georgia
Olaf I of Norway
monarchwarrior
King of Norway
Hákon Sigurðsson
monarchruler
De facto ruler of Norway from c. 975–995
David III of Tao
monarchroyalty
Georgian prince
Qabus
monarchpoet
Ziyarid ruler
Bhoja
kingpoet
Indian king
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
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
Haakon the Good
monarch
King of Norway
Duke and saint
Siemomysl
monarch
10th-century duke of the Polans
Harald Greycloak
monarch
King of Norway
William I of Provence
monarch
Count of Provence
Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu
monarch
King of Pagan
Owain ap Dyfnwal
monarch
Eleventh-century King of Strathclyde
Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia
monarch
Duke of Bohemia
Edmund II of England
monarch
King of the English, Wessex dynasty
Gisela of Hungary
queen consort
German princess, Hungarian queen consort and Roman Catholic blessed
Olof Skötkonung
monarch
King of Sweden from c.995 to 1022
Rededya
monarch
Circassian king
Samuel Aba
monarch
King of Hungary (born: c. 990 death: 1044)
Airlangga
monarch
Monarch of Kadiri kingdom
Stephen I of Hungary
monarch
11th-century king of Hungary and saint
Eric the Victorious
monarch
Swedish king (945-995)
Olaf II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway from 1015 to 1028
Saigū no Nyōgo
musicianpoet
Japanese poet in Heian period; consort of emperor Murakami
Gunnlaugr Ormstunga
explorerpoet
Icelandic poet
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
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
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
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
Adalbert
amanuensisCatholic priest
French saint, archbishop and missionary (c.910–981)
Egill Skallagrímsson
berserkerexplorer
Viking Age poet, warrior and farmer
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
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
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
Nakatsukasa
poetwriter
Japanese writer
Adalberon
archbishopCatholic priest
Archbishop of Reims
John the Iberian
calligraphermonk
Georgian monk
Sone no Yoshitada
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
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
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)
Olaf Cuaran
king
10th century Norse king of Northumbria and Dublin
Vāsishka
monarch
Kushan ruler from 247 to 265
Haly Abenragel
astronomer
Arab astrologer
Humbert of Silva Candida
Catholic priestdiplomat
French cardinal, writer and diplomat
Ukon
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
Sawīris ibn al-Muqaffaʿ
Eastern Orthodox priesthistorian
Egyptian bishop
John XV
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Ise no Taifu
poetwriter
Japanese poet
Maurus of Pécs
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop of Pécs from year 1036 until his death around year 1075 and saint
Eadric Streona
magistratemilitary officer
Anglo-Saxon noble
Æthelwald, Ealdorman of East Anglia
magistratemilitary officer
Ealdorman of East Anglia
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
military commandersovereign
High King of Ireland, King of Mide
Japanese poet and nobleman
Japanese poet
Japanese writer
Japanese court noble and poet
Ryōzen
poet
Japanese waka poet
Japanese poet
Japanese waka poet
Nōin
poet
Japanese poet
Japanese noble
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Japanese poet
Japanese waka poet
Jōchō
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor
LT
Lê Trung Tông
monarch
Vietnamese emperor
GE
Gamle Eirikssen
Vikings
Norwegian monarch
FJ
Fujiwara no Junshi
empress consort
Empress consort of En'yū
Erik the Red
conquistadorexplorer
Explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
JV
Jayavarman V
monarch
Cambodian king
FS
Fujiwara no Seishi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
HG
Harald Grenske
king
10th century King of Vestfold
FT
Fujiwara no Teishi
empress consort
Japanese empress consort of Emperor Ichijō.
ÆD
Æthelflæd of Damerham
queen consort
Anglo Saxon queen consort
TH
Theinhko
monarch
King of Pagan
FA
Fujiwara no Anshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
NS
Nyaung-u Sawrahan
monarch
King of Pagan
Thorvald Eiriksson
explorerseafarer
Icelandic explorer
TO
Tryggve Olafsson
king
Norwegian petty king
FK
Fujiwara no Koshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
MA
Masako-naishinnō
empress consort
Japanese princess and empress consort in 10th century
Einar Thambarskelfir
explorermilitary personnel
Noble and politician from Norway (980-1050)
DL
Dunash ben Labrat
grammarianlinguist
10th-century Moroccan Jewish poet and grammarian
Kodai no Kimi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
UN
Uma no Naishi
poetwriter
Japanese poet
KÖ
Kormákr Ögmundarson
poetsinger
10th-century Icelandic poet
KV
Khuông Việt
poetwriter
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and poet
ES
Eyvindr skáldaspillir
poetskald
Norwegian poet and author
BS
Bersi Skáldtorfuson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
HV
Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld
poetskald
Icelandic poet
Mibu no Tadami
waka poet
Poet
Japanese waka poet
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
Åsmund Kåresson
artistrunemaster
Viking Age runecarver
AS
Aaron Scotus
Catholic priestcomposer
Irish abbot and musician
Al-ʻIjliyyah
astronomer
Syrian scientist, mathematician, and astronomer, astrolabe maker
EG
Eilífr Goðrúnarson
court poetskald
Icelandic poet
AB
Abu Ali Bal'ami
historianvizier
10th-century Persian historian and Samanid vizier
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
ÞD
Þorbjörn dísarskáld
poetskald
Icelandic poet
ÞL
Þórarinn loftunga
poetskald
Icelandic poet
SÞ
Skúli Þórsteinsson
explorerpoet
Icelandic explorer
ÞS
Þórðr Sjáreksson
poetskald
Icelandic poet
ED
Eyjólfr dáðaskáld
poetskald
Icelandic poet
GG
Glúmr Geirason
poetskald
Icelandic poet
EH
Einarr Helgason
poetskald
10th-century Icelandic skald (poet)
ÞJ
Þorleifr jarlsskáld
poetskald
Icelandic skald (10th century)
ÞK
Þórðr Kolbeinsson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
VV
Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
DH
Dharmarakshita
philosopherteacher
Buddhist teacher and philosopher
TH
Tindr Hallkelsson
poetskald
Icelandic skald
ÓS
Óttarr Svarti
poetskald
Icelandic poet and author
BI
Bilhana
poetwriter
Indian writer
SI
Suryavarman I
sovereign
Cambodian king
9th Century
101Figure
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
Al-Battani
astronomermathematician
Islamic astronomer and mathematician (died 929)
Ibn al-Mundhir
mufassirscientist
Islamic legal scholar
Abu Bakr al-Razi
chemistinventor
Persian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopher (854-925)
King of the Picts from 858 to 862
Rurik
monarch
Varangian chieftain (c. 830-879)
Charles the Fat
monarch
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887)
Louis III the Younger
monarch
King of East Francia
Boso of Provence
monarch
Frankish noble, King of lower Bourgundy
Salomon, King of Brittany
monarch
King of Brittany
Richilde of Provence
queen regnant
Frankish Queen
Adelaide of Paris
queen
Queen of the West Franks from 877 to 879
Osberht
monarch
9th-century Northumbrian monarch
King in Denmark
Bořivoj I
monarch
Duke of Bohemia (9th century)
Zwentibold
monarch
King of Lotharingia
Louis the Child
monarch
King of East Francia and Lotharingia
Mardavij
monarch
Founder of the Ziyarid Dynasty (319–323)
Marozia
queen regnant
Italian queen
Olaf III Guthfrithson
monarch
10th-century King of Dublin
Sitric Cáech
monarch
Norse King of Dublin and King of York
Beorhtwulf of Mercia
monarch
King of Mercia
Dir
monarch
Prince of Kiev
Louis III of France
monarch
King of France
Adelchis of Benevento
monarch
Prince of Benevento
Arnulf of Carinthia
monarch
King of East Francia
Flann Sinna
monarch
High King of Ireland
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
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
SH
Shaghab
politicianQueen mother
Mother of the eighteenth Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir
FI
Flaithbertach mac Inmainén
kingreligious figure
King of Munster
AA
Ahmad ibn al-Tayyib al-Sarakhsi
consultantgeographer
9th century Persian historian and philosopher
OG
Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf
explorerking
Norwegian petty king (c. 877–c. 934)
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
Mibu no Tadamine
waka poet
Japanese writer
Ono no Takamura
poet
Japanese scholar and poet (802–853)
Kōkō
waka poet
Emperor of Japan
Poet and nobleman
Poet and nobleman
Japanese writer
Japanese waka poet
Japanese noble and scholar
Japanese poet
Minamoto no Tōru
poet
Japanese poet and statesman
Motoyoshi-shinnō
poet
Japanese nobleman and poet
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
MB
Moses Bar-Kepha
Eastern Orthodox priesttheologian
Syriac bishop
AN
Anandavardhana
philosopherpoet
Author and philosopher
GP
Gao Pian
calligrapherpoet
Tang dynasty general
ÞH
Þjóðólfr of Hvinir
poetskald
Norwegian poet (skald)
CP
Constantine of Preslav
clerichistorian
Bulgarian scholar
Kiyohara no Fukayabu
poetwriter
Poet
ÞH
Þorbjörn Hornklofi
poetskald
9th-century Norwegian skald
AL
Al-Fakihi
historianmuhaddith
9th-century Hijazi Historian and Hadith scholar
UM
Uallach ingen Muinecháin
poetwriter
Irish poet
AA
Abu Bakr al-Shibli
poetscholar
Persian Sufi scholar (861–946)
MY
Minamoto no Yoshiari
archerhistorian
Japanese court official, historian, archer and military officer
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)
8th Century
65Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
JI
Jayavaraman II
monarch
9th-century king of Cambodia
Višeslav of Serbia
monarchžupan
Prince of the Serbs
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
astronomergeographer
9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer
Al-Jahiz
biologisthistorian
Arabic writer (776–869)
Jabir ibn Hayyan
alchemistastronomer
8th-century Islamic alchemist and author
Virasena
Digambara monkmathematician
Indian Jain monk
Kōken
emperor
Empress of Japan
Causantín mac Fergusa
monarch
King of Picts
Theuderic IV
monarch
Frankish king
Childeric III
monarch
King of Francia
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
Pepin I of Aquitaine
monarch
9th-century Frankish king
Bernard of Italy
monarch
Illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy
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)
Coenwulf
monarch
King of Mercia from 796 to 821
Cuthred of Kent
monarch
King of Kent
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
monarch
King of Mercia
Wiglaf of Mercia
monarch
King of Mercia
Arbeo of Freising
Catholic priestwriter
Medieval bishop and author
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)
Donatus of Fiesole
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish teacher, poet, Bishop of Fiesole and saint
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)
Kawa Peltsek
compilertranslator
Tibetan Buddhist
Angilbert
diplomatpoet
Frank/served Charlemagne as diplomat/abbot/poet/semi-son-in-law
Benedict of Aniane
monktheologian
Benedictine monk and reformer
Paschal I
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope
Einhard
biographerCatholic priest
Frankish scholar and courtier (c. 775 – 840)
Amalarius of Metz
Catholic priestpoet
French priest, poet and writer
Ādi Shankara
philosopherpoet
8th-century Hindu philosopher and theologian- Restorer of “Dashanami Sampradaya”.
Emperor Saga
calligrapherpoet
Emperor of Japan
Jinasena
Digambara monkmonk
8th/9th-century CE Indian Jain monk
Ennin
Buddhist monkwriter
Japanese Buddhist monk (794–864)
Lul
archbishopCatholic deacon
Archbishop of Mainz
Śāntarakṣita
philosophertranslator
Indian Buddhist philosopher (725-788)
Akalanka
philosopherpoet
Indian Jain monk
IA
Idris Ibn Abdallah
imammonarch
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
NI
Nandivarman II
kingmonarch
Pallava king
FC
Fedelmid mac Crimthainn
kingreligious figure
King of Munster
Abd ar-Rahman I
military leaderpolitician
Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788
Abu Muslim al Khorasani
da'imilitary leader
Abbasid general
Isonokami no Yakatsugu
writer
Japanese noble
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
waka poet
Japanese statesman and poet of the Nara period
Ono no Minemori
poet
Japanese poet
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
KK
Khalifa ibn Khayyat
historianwriter
Arab historian of Abbasid era (777-854)
CI
Clement of Ireland
monkscholar
Iro-Scottish monk and scholar who was in the service of Charlemagne from 774
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
7th Century
60Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Anania Shirakatsi
alchemistastronomer
Armenian scientist
Vergilius of Salzburg
astronomerCatholic bishop
Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
South Saxon monarch
Sigebert III
monarch
King of Austrasia
Bridei III
monarch
7th-century king of the Picts
Dagobert I
monarch
Frankish king
Childebert the Adopted
monarch
Frankish king
Charibert II
monarch
Frankish king
Childeric II
monarch
Frankish king
Cædwalla of Wessex
monarch
King of Wessex
Dihya
monarch
Amazigh queen
Childebert III
monarch
King of the Franks
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
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
Tonmi Sambhota
inventorminister
Purported inventor of the Tibetan script and grammar.
AL
Alahis
aristocratmonarch
Lombard king
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-Mukhtar
military leaderrevolutionary
Pro-Alid Arab revolutionary (c.622–687)
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
military leaderwali
Umayyad general and governor (died 686)
Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
military commanderwali
General and Umayyad governor
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
CC
Cú Chuimne
canon law juristcomposer
Irish monk
PT
Princess Tajima
poetwriter
Japanese princess
JE
Jacob of Edessa
clericphilosopher
Syriac Bishop of Edessa (c.640-708)
KW
Kume no Wakame
poetwriter
Poet
LK
Lady Kasa
poetwriter
Japanese poet
TK
Takechi no Kurohito
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
PN
Princess Nukata
poetwriter
Japanese poet
AM
Agata Inukai no Michiyo
lady-in-waitingwaka poet
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
Bridei I
monarch
6th-century king of the Picts
6th-century Himyarite king of Yemen
Chilperic I
monarch
King of Neustria from 561 to 584 (537-584)
Theudebert II
monarch
King of Austrasia
Theuderic II
monarch
King of Burgundy
Charibert I
monarch
King of Paris
Guntram
monarch
King of Burgundy from 561 to 592
Peroz II
monarch
The temporary ruler of the Sassanid Empire (630)
Gundemar
king of Wisigoths
Visigothic king
Rhydderch Hael
monarch
Ruler of Alt Clut
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
Eadbald of Kent
monarch
King of Kent
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)
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
Pelagius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
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
Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
huntermilitary leader
Muhammad's companion and uncle (c. 568–625)
al-Khansāʼ
poetwriter
Arab poet
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
poetpolitician
Companion of Muhammad (594–656)
Shuraih Al-Qadhi
historianqadi
Judge in 6th-century Arabia
Barbad
musicianpoet
Persian musician
Candrakīrti
philosophertranslator
Indian Mahayana scholar of the Madhyamaka school
AU
Audulf
kingmoneyer
Obscure Frankish moneyer or Frisian king attested by some coins (fl. c. 600-630)
AL
Aldfrith
monarchpoet
King of Northumbria
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
CF
Cumméne Fota
latinistwriter
Irish bishop
CS
Chen Shuda
poetpolitician
Chinese writer and chancellor
MM
Muirchú maccu Machtheni
authormonk
Irish hagiographer
Mononobe no Moriya
military leader
Japanese noble
BH
Bharavi
poet
Indian author and poet
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish bishop
5th Century
42Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Emperor Ninken
emperorruler
Emperor of Japan
Aryabhata
astrologerastronomer
Indian mathematician-astronomer
Dionysius Exiguus
canon law juristmathematician
Byzantine saint
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
Godomar
monarch
Burgundic prince
Eleutherius of Tournai
presbyterwriter
Frankish bishop (456-532)
al-Muhalhil
knightmilitary leader
Poet and warrior in pre-Islamic Arabia
Felix III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope (483-492)
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)
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
Saint Remigius
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
French archbishop and saint
Hormisdas
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Rome from 514 to 523
Avitus of Vienne
Catholic bishoppoet
Archbishop of Vienne
Mazdak
philosopherpolitician
Iranian philosopher
Jacob of Serugh
Christian ministermatenagir
Syrian writer and bishop
Hilary of Arles
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Arles
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
4th Century
91Figure
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
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
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)
Ausonius
military personnelpoet
Late Roman poet
Optatus
Catholic priesttheologian
4th century Christian theologian and priest
Lucifer of Cagliari
Catholic priestwriter
4th-century bishop of Cagliari, Sardinia
Aelius Donatus
grammarianpoet
Roman grammarian
Libanius
rhetoricianwriter
Greek rhetorician (4th century AD)
Epiphanius of Salamis
Christian ministerwriter
4th century Christian bishop and saint
Pacian
Catholic priestwriter
Bishop of Barcelona
Gregory of Nazianzus
bishopepigrammatist
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
Basil of Caesarea
archbishopCatholic bishop
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
Moses the Black
monkpriest
Monk, priest and martyr in Egypt
Macrina the Younger
nunphilosopher
4th-century Roman nun
Gaudentius of Brescia
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Brescia
Faltonia Betitia Proba
poetwriter
Ancient Roman poet
Phoebadius of Agen
prelatewriter
4th-century Catholic bishop
Ambrose
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
Ammianus Marcellinus
historianmilitary personnel
4th-century Roman historian and soldier
Gregory of Nyssa
Catholic priesttheologian
Bishop of Nyssa
Amphilochius of Iconium
presbyterwriter
Bishop of Iconium
Chromatius
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Aquileia
Huiyuan
Buddhist monkphilosopher
Chinese Buddhist monk (334–416)
Victricius
authorpresbyter
Gallo-Roman saint
Jerome
anchoriteapologist
4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
Anastasius I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
Prudentius
juristpoet
Roman writer
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
military personnelorator
Consul of the Roman Empire 391, orator (340-402)
Tyrannius Rufinus
church historianhistorian
Monk, historian, and theologian
Evagrius Ponticus
asceticChristian monk
Christian Monk
Shenute
religious figurewriter
Egyptian saint
Calcidius
philosopherwriter
4th-century philosopher
Paulinus of Nola
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Christian bishop and saint
Pelagius
Christian monkmissionary
4th-century theologian, namesake of Pelagianism
Daosheng
philosophertranslator
Chinese Buddhist monk
John Cassian
Christian monktheologian
Christian monk and theologian
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
JU
Justina
emperorregent
Roman empress as the wife of Valentinian I
AL
Alatheus
monarchpolitician
Greuthung chieftain and general
HO
Hortar
military personnelmonarch
Monarch
Sun Tzu
mathematician
Mathematician
Alaric I
military leadersovereign
King of the Visigoths
Valens
military officerpolitician
Roman emperor from 364 to 378
Helena
writer
Daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great and Roman empress as the consort of Julian
JM
Julius Firmicus Maternus
astrologerastronomer
4th century Latin writer and astrologer
TH
Themistius
logicianmilitary personnel
Roman statesman, rhetorician and philosopher (317–c.388)
EJ
Emperor An of Jin
monarch
Emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
MA
Marcus
monarch
Roman usurper who was proclaimed emperor in 406 in Roman Britain
Martin of Tours
Catholic bishopsoldier
Christian saint
Domar
semi-legendary king of Sweden
Mythological Swedish king
GR
Gratian
monarch
Roman usurper who was proclaimed emperor in 406 in Roman Britain
Dai Kui
painter
Painter (0326-0396)
Zong Bing
painter
Hermit who lived 375-443 (375-444)
PA
Pope Timothy I of Alexandria
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Pope of the Coptic Church
YH
Yuan Hong
historianpolitician
Chinese scholar (328-376)
WJ
Wang Jia
historian
Chinese historian
SC
Sun Chuo
poet
Poet (0320-0377)
YS
Yuan Shansong
poet
Chinese poet
PS
Pei Songzhi
historian
Chinese historian and politician (372–451)
Simeon Stylites
monkstylite
Christian ascetic saint
Ciarán of Saigir
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Irish saint
Onuphrius
hermitmonk
Desert father
3rd Century
67Figure
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
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)
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)
Pandrosion
mathematician
Mathematician
Macrianus Major
military officermilitary personnel
Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)
Balista
military officermilitary personnel
Roman praetorian prefect and usurper (died c.261)
Pentadius
poet
Roman poet
Dionysius Cato
writer
Author of distichs of Cato
Cassius Longinus
philosopher
Syrian/Egyptian Neoplatonist philosopher (c.213–273)
AL
Anatolius of Laodicea
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Laodicea
EJ
Emperor Huai of Jin
monarch
3rd emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
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
UR
Urbanus
monarch
Possible Roman imperial usurper in 271 or 272
MT
Muiredach Tirech
king
Irish king
EU
Eugenius
monarch
Early 3rd-century Roman tribunus and usurper from Antioch
Alexander of Bergamo
military personnelsoldier
Patron saint of Bergamo, Capriate San Gervasio, and Cervignano d'Adda
CR
Cao Rui
monarch
Chinese Cao Wei emperor from 226 to 239
Shapurdukhtak
monarch
Wife of her cousin, Sasanian king Bahram II
SE
Septimius
monarch
Usurper of the Roman Empire during 271 or 272
Theodore of Amasea
military personnelsoldier
Anatolian saint
Achilleus
civil servantpolitician
Rebel against the Roman emperor Diocletian in Egypt in 297 AD
PI
Princess Iwa
poetwriter
Japanese poet
GB
Gan Bao
historianwriter
Chinese historian and writer (died 336)
YY
Yu Yi (Shuyu)
military leaderpolitician
Chinese Jin dynasty general and official (293–342)
SB
Sima Biao
writer
Jin dynasty historian and noble
ZS
Zuo Si
poet
Chinese writer and poet (250–305)
GX
Guo Xiang
philosopher
Chinese philosopher
XC
Xun Can
philosopher
Chinese xuanxue philosopher (c. 209–237)
Fei Yi
diplomatpolitician
Shu Han state regent and general (died 253)
ZQ
Zhou Qi
military leader
Jin dynasty official (258-313)
LX
Li Xiang (Xuanxu)
military leader
LL
Li Liu
military leader
Spiritual founder of Cheng Han
SM
Sima Mo
military leader
Western Jin Imperial prince; brother of Sima Yue
DZ
Deng Zhong
military officer
Cao Wei general
HY
Huo Yi
military officerpolitician
General of Shu Han
2nd Century
63Figure
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
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)
Seleucus
historianpolitician
3rd century Roman imperial usurper
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
Ge Xuan
alchemist
Chinese Taoist (164–244)
Diophantus of Alexandria
mathematician
3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician
Sextus Catius Clementinus Priscillianus
military officerpolitician
Roman military officer and consul in 230
Tullius Menophilus
military leaderpolitician
Roman senator and general (fl. 241)
Wei Yan
military officerpolitician
State of Shu Han general (died 234)
Perpetua
writer
Carthaginian Christian writer and martyr
Julia Domna
philosopher
Ancient Roman empress
Alexandros of Aphrodisias
philosopher
2nd-3rd century Greek peripatetic philosopher and commentator on Aristotle
QZ
Qiao Zhou
astronomerpolitician
Shu Han official and scholar (died 270)
LH
Liu Hong
astronomermathematician
Chinese astronomer and official (129–210)
AE
Aetius
astronomerdoxographer
1st- or 2nd-century AD Greek doxographer and philosopher
Cornelia Supera
monarch
Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Aemilianus
Maximinus Thrax
politiciansoldier
Roman Emperor (173-238)
EJ
Empress Cao Jie
empress consort
Chinese Han dynasty empress (197-260)
LS
Liu Shao
poetpolitician
3rd century Cao Wei state official and poet
Wen Chou
military leader
General serving warlord Yuan Shao (died 200)
Ma Chao
military leader
Chinese military general and warlord (176–222)
Zhu Ran
military leader
Chinese Eastern Wu general (182 – 249)
Cao Zhen
soldier
State of Cao Wei general (died 231)
HQ
Huang Quan
military officerpolitician
General of the state of Wei (died 240)
ZZ
Zhang Zhi
writer
Chinese calligrapher
Wei Boyang
writer
Chinese writer
Zhang Ni
military personnelpolitician
Chinese Shu Han state general (died 254)
Ma Liang
diplomatpolitician
Chinese official (187–222)
Guan Xing
military personnelpolitician
3rd century Chinese Shu Han state official
SA
Sabellius
theologian
3rd century Libyan theologian who espoused modalistic monarchianism
YQ
Yang Qiu
military leader
3rd century Chinese warlord
ZL
Zhu Ling
military leader
3rd century Chinese Cao Wei state general
LT
Luo Tong
military leader
Chinese official serving warlord Sun Quan (193–228)
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)
SK
Sun Kuang
military leader
Younger brother of Sun Quan, founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu
DH
Ding Huan
inventor
Engineer
1st Century
63Figure
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
Hero of Alexandria
engineerinventor
Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer
Apollonius of Tyana
mathematicianphilosopher
1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher
Frontinus
architectcivil engineer
Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator (c. 30 – 103 AD)
Apollodorus of Damascus
architectengineer
2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer
Nicomachus
mathematicianmusicologist
Greco-Syrian mathematician (c. 60 – c. 120 AD)
Theon of Smyrna
astronomermathematician
2nd century Greek mathematician and philosopher
Marinus of Tyre
cartographergeographer
Greek cartographer and mathematician (c.70–130)
Claudia Octavia
Roman Empress
Daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius and wife of Emperor Nero
Berenice
monarch
1st century CE member of the Herodian Dynasty that ruled the Roman province of Judaea
Livia Orestilla
empress consort
Second wife of Roman Emperor Caligula
Vologases I of Parthia
monarch
Parthian king 51-ca. 78 CE
Antiochus IV of Commagene
monarch
Last king of Commagene (ruled AD 38-72)
Domitia Longina
empress consort
Roman empress, wife of emperor Domitian (c. AD 53/55 - c.126/130)
Vologases II of Parthia
monarch
1st century AD Parthian prince
Tiberius Julius Cotys II
monarch
King of the Bosporus from 123 to 131
Karikala Chola
monarch
Historical Chola king who ruled southern India
Amanitenmemide
monarch
Nubian king
Vologases III of Parthia
monarch
King of Parthia
Jia Kui
philosopherpoet
Han dynasty classicist
Josephus
historianwriter
Roman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37–c. 100)
Quintilian
lawyerpedagogue
1st century Hispanic-born Roman educator and rhetorician
Plutarch
biographeressayist
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
Publius Papinius Statius
poetwriter
1st century AD Roman poet
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
Petronius
military personnelphilosopher
1st century AD Roman courtier and author of the Satyricon (27–66)
Silius Italicus
historianlawyer
1st-century AD Roman senator, orator and poet (26–101)
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
Paul the Apostle
artisanmissionary
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
IM
Izates bar Monobaz
monarchrabbi
King of the Parthian client kingdom of Adiabene (c.1 CE-55 CE)
Lucius Flavius Silva
military officerpolitician
1st century AD Roman senator, commander and politician
Lucius Funisulanus Vettonianus
military officerpolitician
Late 1st century Roman general and senator
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
military officerpolitician
1st century Roman general and provincial governor
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
GA
Gaius Julius Alexion
monarch
1st century Roman Client Priest King of Emesa
1st century Briton king
Calocerus
Catholic priestsoldier
Christian martyr
Charaka
academicAyurvedacharya
Indian physician and academic
AT
Aelianus Tacticus
poetwriter
2nd-century Greek military writer
BY
Ban Yong
diplomatexplorer
2nd-century Han dynasty official and general
TN
Trưng Nhị
military leader
Vietnamese military leader
0th Century
58Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Vitruvius
architectartillerist
Roman architect and engineer
Machares
monarch
Son of Mithridates VI
Pharnaces II of Pontus
monarch
Bosporan king from 63 to 47 BC
King of Cappadoccia
Polemon II of Pontus
monarch
King of Pontus
Herod of Chalcis
monarch
Roman client king of Chalcis in Iturea (ruled 41–48 AD)
Verica
monarch
British Roman client king
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)
Seneca
aphoristphilosopher
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
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)
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
Sextius Niger
physicianwriter
Roman writer on pharmacology during the reign of Augustus
Verrius Flaccus
lexicographerpoet
Roman lexicographer and writer (55 BC-20 AD)
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)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
architectmilitary personnel
Ancient Roman statesman and general
Gaius Maecenas
patron of the artspoet
Roman political advisor (d. 8 BC)
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
elegistepigrammatist
1st century BC Roman poet, orator and politician
Strabo
geographerhistorian
Greek geographer, philosopher and historian (64/63 BC–c.24 AD)
Gaius Asinius Pollio
historianorator
Roman politician, historian and writer (75 BC–AD 4)
Aulus Hirtius
historianmilitary personnel
Roman historian, politician and soldier
Marcus Junius Brutus
philosopherpoet
Assassin of Julius Caesar
IN
Indutiomarus
monarchwarrior
Gallic prince
Herod Antipas
monarchpolitician
1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
MO
Monime
aristocratqueen consort
Macedonian Greek noblewoman
Chariovalda
leaderwar chief
1st century Batavian chieftain
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
Calpurnia
writer
Widow of Julius Caesar
Ch'in Chia
poet
Chinese poet
Catullus
poet
Lyric Latin poet of the Roman Republic
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
LX
Liu Xin
archivistastronomer
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, historian, librarian and politician (c. 50 BCE-23CE)
Tincomarus
monarch
King of the Atrebates in southern central Britain
LP
Lucius Pomponius
playwrightpoet
Roman writer and playwright
NF
Nigidius Figulus
astrologerphilosopher
Roman philosopher and writer (0098-0045)
GM
Gaius Matius
politicianwriter
Roman writer and supporter of Julius Caesar
DC
Didymus Chalcenterus
grammarianlexicographer
Greek scholar and grammarian (c.63 BC–c.AD 10)
HT
Huan Tan
philosopherpoet
Chinese philosopher, poet, and politician (c. 43 BC - AD 28)
CD
Cassius Dionysius
translatorwriter
Ancient Greek agricultural writer of the 2nd century BC.
GM
Gaius Memmius
military personnelpoet
Roman politician, orator and poet
AP
Alexandros Polyhistor
geographerhistorian
1st-century BC Greek scholar
AP
Apollonius
sculptor
Ancient Athenian sculptor, son of Archias
AC
Achillas
military officer
1st-century BC Greek general
-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
Mithridates II of Commagene
monarch
King of Commagene
Cleopatra II of Egypt
monarch
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Parthian king
Parisades V
monarch
King of the Bosporan Kingdom from 125 to 109 BC
Eucratides I
monarch
Greco-Bactrian king from 172/171 BC to 145 BC
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
Asander
monarch
Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom
Gouyi
empress consort
Noblewoman; consort of Emperor Wu of Han
Tasciovanus
king
Roman-era Catuvellauni King
Cunobeline
monarch
1st-century British monarch
Tiberius Julius Aspurgus
monarch
Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom (ruled 8-38 AD)
Demetrius III
king
Indo-Greek king
Nawidemak
queen
Queen of Kush
Commius
monarch
King of Atrebates tribe
Apollophanes
monarch
Indo-Greek king
Artabanus II
monarch
King of Kings of the Parthian Empire (r. 12 AD - 38/41 AD)
Natakamani
monarch
Kushite King
Malichus I
monarch
Nabataean king
Lucterius
monarch
Gaulish ruler
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
historianpolitician
Gallo-Roman historian who flourished during the reign of the emperor Augustus
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)
Alfenus Varus
juristpoet
Ancient Roman jurist and writer
Valerius Maximus
historianpoet
Early 1st century AD Roman professional rhetorician, historian and author
Quintus Tullius Cicero
military leaderofficial
Brother of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Titus Pomponius Atticus
annalistbanker
Roman banker, writer and philosopher (c.110 BC – 32 BC)
Quintus Hortensius
annalistlawyer
Roman lawyer, statesman and orator (consul 69 BC)
Dionysius Thrax
grammarianwriter
Ancient Greek grammarian
AR
Archelaus
monarchpriest
High priest of Comana Cappadocia
LT
Laodice VII Thea
monarchpolitician
Greek monarch
LC
Lucius Licinius Crassus
jurist-consultantorator
Roman consul 95 BC
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
SR
Servius Sulpicius Rufus
military personnelpoet
Roman orator, jurist and consul (c.105 BC–43 BC)
GM
Gaius Maecenas Melissus
librarianpoet
1st-century Roman playwright
GO
Gaius Oppius
historianpolitician
Intimate friend of Julius Caesar
ML
Marcus Antistius Labeo
juristlawyer
1st century BC/AD Roman jurist and author
CR
Castor of Rhodes
historianrhetorician
Greek grammarian, rhetorician, and historian
AA
Aulus Licinius Archias
epigrammatistpoet
1st century BC Greek writer
QD
Quintus Dellius
historianpolitician
Ancient Rome politician
PS
Publilius Syrus
actorphilosopher
1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer
TM
Thrasyllus of Mendes
astrologerhistorian
1st-century AD Egyptian Greek astrologer and philosopher
DL
Decimus Laberius
military personnelmimographer
Ancient Roman writer
LC
Lucius Cornificius
military personnelpolitician
Roman politician
GM
Gaius Licinius Macer
annalisthistorian
Roman historian and senator (died 66 BC)
VS
Volcatius Sedigitus
literary criticphilologist
Roman literary critic
TA
Titus Albucius
philosopherpolitician
Politician and philosopher
GV
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus
ancient Roman priestmilitary personnel
Roman senator, orator and poet (c. 131 – 87 BC)
MG
Marcus Antonius Gnipho
grammarianpoet
Writer (0115-0065)
LL
Lucius Lucceius
historianpolitician
Ancient Roman orator and historian
SM
Spurius Mummius
military personnelwriter
Brother of Achaicus
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
Apollodorus of Athens
architecthistorian
Ancient Greek grammarian and historian
PS
Publius Mucius Scaevola
juristlawyer
Ancient Roman politician
GL
Gaius Lucilius
poetwriter
2nd-century BC Roman satirist
LA
Lucius Accius
playwrightpoet
Roman poet and literary scholar (170–c.86 BC)
LA
Lucius Coelius Antipater
annalisthistorian
2nd-century Roman jurist and historian
LP
Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus
grammarianphilologist
Roman philologist (c. 154 – 74 BC)
GG
Gnaeus Gellius
annalisthistorian
2nd century BC Roman historian
QC
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
historianmilitary personnel
Roman politician and general (149–87 BC)
LH
Lucius Cassius Hemina
annalisthistorian
Roman historian
Hortensia
oratorwriter
1st century BC female Roman orator
MT
Marcus Tullius Tiro
secretarystenographer
Secretary and personal assistant to Marcus Tullius Cicero
LT
Lucius Aelius Tubero
historianmilitary personnel
Friend of Cicero
AC
Aulus Caecina
politicianwriter
Roman writer and critic of Julius Caesar
QP
Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex
juristlawyer
Ancient Roman jurist, politician and writer (consul in 95 BC)
MA
Mago
agronomistwriter
Carthaginian writer
LA
Lucius Afranius
poetwriter
1st c. BCE Roman comic poet
GA
Ganymedes
eunuchmilitary leader
Eunuch, general, tutor of Arsinoe IV
CL
Clitomachus
philosopher
2nd-century BC Greek academic skeptic philosopher
HA
Heliodorus of Athens
historian
Athenian historian (2nd century BCE)
Huo Guang
politicianregent
Politician and regent
WB
Wang Bao
lyricistpoet
Chinese poet of 1st century BCE
-2th Century
85Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Mithridates V of Pontus
military personnelmonarch
King of Pontus
Timarchus
governormonarch
Usurper of the Seleucid empire
Apollonius of Perga
astronomermathematician
Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer noted for his writings on conic sections
Archimedes
astronomerengineer
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
Eratosthenes
astronomerelegist
Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist
Zariadres
king
King of Sophene
Demetrius II Aetolicus
monarch
King of Macedonia
Arsinoe III of Egypt
monarch
Queen of Egypt from 220 BC to 204 BC
Cleopatra I Syra
queen regnant
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Antimachus I
king
Graeco-Bactrian king
Phraates III of Parthia
monarch
Parthian emperor (70 BC - 57 BC)
Antimachus II
king
Indo-Greek king
Indo-greek King
Heliokles II
king
Indo-Greek king
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
monarch
King of Cappadocia
Nicomedes II of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Mithridates I Callinicus
monarch
King of Commagene
Orophernes of Cappadocia
monarch
Monarch
Antialcidas
monarch
Indo-Greek king
Plato of Bactria
king
Bactrian king
Lysias Anicetus
king
Indo-Greek king
Zoilus I
monarch
Indo-Greek king
Artemidoros
monarch
1st-century BC Indo-Greek king
Nicomedes III of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Parthian emperor (132-128 BC)
Indo-Greek king
Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisade to Punjab
King of Parthian Empire
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)
Alexandros of Antioch
poetsculptor
Hellenistic sculptor
Plautus
comedy writerplaywright
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
Gnaeus Naevius
playwrightpoet
Ancient Roman dramatist
Hedylus
epigrammatistpoet
Ancient Greek poet and writer
Menippus
comedianphilosopher
3rd-century BC Greek Cynic satirist
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)
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
Hamilcar Barca
military officerpolitician
Carthaginian general
Fu Sheng
philosopher
Confucian scholar
GG
Gaius Sulpicius Gallus
astronomerdiplomat
Roman consul 166 BC
AC
Andronicus of Cyrrhus
architectastronomer
Macedonian astronomer around 100 BC
AR
Aristion
diplomatphilosopher
1st-century BCE Athenian philosopher and politician
PS
Publius Cornelius Scipio
historianpolitician
Eldest son of Scipio Africanus (died 170 BC)
EC
Euphorion of Chalcis
epigrammatistlibrarian
Classical Greek poet
SA
Sempronius Asellio
historianmilitary personnel
Roman historian
QQ
Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius
annalisthistorian
1st century BC Roman historian and writer
PA
Pasiteles
sculptorwriter
1st century BC Greco-Roman Neo-Attic school sculptor
QS
Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus
annalisthistorian
2nd century BC Roman general, consul 142 BCE
AT
Atilius
poetwriter
2nd century BC Roman playwright
VA
Valerius Antias
annalisthistorian
1st-century BC Roman historian
GA
Gaius Acilius
annalisthistorian
Roman politician and 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
AI
Apama III
aristocratqueen
Greek princess
Hasdrubal the Boeotarch
military leader
Carthaginian leader in the Third Punic War
Bai Qi
military leader
Chinese Qin state military general ( c. 332 BC – 257 BC)
Hasdrubal Barca
military leader
Carthaginian general (245–207 BC)
ZC
Zhang Cang
mathematician
Mathematician
AD
Adherbal
military officerofficial
Governor of Gades
HE
Hanno the Elder
condottieromilitary officer
Carthaginian general
HA
Hasdrubal
military leadermilitary officer
Mid-3th-century BC Carthaginian general
AT
Athenion
comedy writer
Athenian comic poet
LY
Li Yiji
philosopher
Han dynasty advisor
SY
Song Yu
poet
Chinese poet of the Chu State (the Warring States Period)
VA
Vararuchi
linguistmathematician
Indian mathematician and linguist
Hasdrubal the Fair
military personnelpolitician
Carthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)
EP
Epigonus of Pergamum
sculptor
Hellenistic sculptor
HP
Hermogenes of Priene
architect
Greek temple architect
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
Qin Kai
military leader
Zhou Dynasty general
ZK
Zhao Kuo
military commander
General of the State of Zhao in Warring States period
MA
Mago
military leader
Barcid Carthaginian who played an important role in the Second Punic War
-3th Century
106Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Pytheas
astronomerexplorer
Ancient Greek explorer
Aristoxenus
mathematicianmusicologist
4th century BC Greek Peripatetic philosopher
Xenocrates
mathematicianphilosopher
4th-century BC Greek philosopher, mathematician and scholarch
Theophrastus
botanistphilosopher
Greek philosopher (c.371-c.287 BC)
Heraclides Ponticus
astronomerphilosopher
Greek philosopher and astronomer (c.390–c.310 BC)
Euclid
mathematicianwriter
Ancient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)
Strato of Lampsacus
pedagoguephilosopher
Ancient Greek philosopher
Aratus
astronomerpoet
Greek didactic poet (c. 315/310–240 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
Gentius
monarch
Illyrian king
Arakamani
monarch
King of Meroe
Mithridates III of Pontus
monarch
King of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus
monarch
King of Pontus
Prusias II of Bithynia
monarch
Bithynian king
Prusias I of Bithynia
monarch
King of Bithynia
Bagadates I
Persian king-priest
Dynast of Persis from 164 to 146 BC
Dutugamunu
monarch
Sri Lankan King
Philip II of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
Darius III
monarch
Last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)
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
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
Pyrrho
painterphilosopher
Greek philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism (c.360-c.270 BC)
Posidippus
epigrammatistpoet
Greek epigrammatist and poet (c.310–c.240 BC)
Callimachus
elegistepigrammatist
3rd-century BC Greek poet, scholar and librarian
Yin Wen
philosopherwriter
Philosopher of the School of Names
Demetrius of Phalerum
librarianphilosopher
Greek statesman and philosopher (c.350–c.280 BC)
Epicurus
philosopherwriter
Ancient Greek philosopher
Craterus
historianmilitary leader
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great
Ptolemy I Soter
historianmilitary personnel
Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt
Apelles
painterwriter
4th century BC Greek painter
Moero
epigrammatistpoet
Ancient Greek poet
Zoilus
historianorator
Greek grammarian, philosopher and literary critic (c.400–320 BC)
Nearchus
explorerhistorian
Admiral of Alexander the Great
CM
Cleopatra of Macedon
politicianqueen regnant
4th-century BC Macedonian princess and queen regent of Epirus
AN
Ankhmakis
monarchstatesperson
Egyptian Pharaoh
SO
Sosibius
ministerpolitician
Late 3rd-century BC Ptolemaic chief minister
TM
Thessalonike of Macedon
politicianqueen consort
Macedonian princess (353/2 or 346/5 BC – 295 BC)
Scopas
architectsculptor
Greek sculptor (394 BC–349 BC)
Lysippos
architectbrazier
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
Euphranor
paintersculptor
Painter and 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
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
military leadermilitary personnel
Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC)
Ariobarzanes
military commanderofficial
Persian satrap
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
Hiero II of Syracuse
military leaderpolitician
3rd-century BC Sicilian Greek ruler
Eumenes
military officermilitary personnel
Greek general and satrap (c. 362 – 316 BC)
Philotas
military commandermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian general, son of Parmenion
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
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
KQ
King Zhaoxiang of Qin
monarch
King of Chinese state of Qin from 307 to 251 BC
KW
King Zhao of Wei
monarch
Monarch
Praxiteles
sculptor
Attic sculptor
HC
Hieronymus of Cardia
historianwriter
4th/3rd century BC Greek general and historian
CH
Chaeremon
comedy writerpoet
4th century BC Greek dramatist and poet
ZY
Zou Yan
philosopherwriter
Zhou Dynasty philosopher
TI
Timaeus
historianwriter
Greek historian (died c. 260 BC)
PH
Philochorus
Atthidographerhistorian
Greek historian (c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC)
BA
Badarayana
authorphilosopher
Indian author
CR
Craterus
historianjurist
Macedonian historian
AL
Alexis
comedy writerpoet
4th century BC Athenian comic poet
LA
Lycurgus of Athens
oratorpolitician
4th century BCE Greek politician and orator
TH
Theodectes
oratorpoet
4th-century BC Greek poet
SO
Sositheus
poettragedy writer
Ancient Greek tragedy writer
AN
Anticlides
historianwriter
3rd-century BC historian
Cleitus the Black
military officer
4th-century BC Macedonian cavalry officer
LE
Leonnatus
bodyguardmilitary officer
Ancient Macedonian military commander
YZ
Yang Zhu
philosopher
Chinese founder of Yangist philosophy (440–c.360 BC)
EA
Ephippus of Athens
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
CS
Calippus of Syracuse
philosopher
Tyrant of Syracuse from 354 to 352 BC
CI
4th century BC Greek poet
AD
Aristotelis the Dialectician
philosopher
Ancient Greek dialectic philosopher from Argos
DI
Diyllus
historian
Late 4th/early 3rd-century BC Greek historian
TH
Theognetus
comedy writer
3rd century BC Athenian New Comedy poet
EU
Eubulus
comedy writer
4th-century BC Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
EA
Epimachus of Athens
architectmilitary engineer
Athenian engineer and architect
PA
Patrocles
explorermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian general and geographer
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
Parmenion
military personnelpolitician
Ancient Macedonian general
CY
Carcinus the Younger
poettragedy writer
4th-century BC Greek tragedian
CL
Cleidemus
historianpoet
Ancient Greek author on Attica
CR
Crates
comedy writerpoet
5th-century BC Athenian Old Comedy poet
PO
Polyperchon
military officer
Macedonian general
HG
Hasdrubal Gisco
military officer
Carthaginian general (died 202 BC)
SP
Spitamenes
military leader
Sogdian warlord
-4th Century
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Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Darius II
monarchshah
The ninth Achaemenid emperor (423–404 BC)
Democritus
art historianmathematician
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
Eudoxus of Cnidus
geographermathematician
Greek astronomer and mathematician (c.408–c.355 BC)
Zeno of Elea
mathematicianphilosopher
Greek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
Philolaus
astronomermathematician
Greek philosopher, astronomer and Pythagorean (c.470–c.385 BCE)
Anaxagoras
astronomermathematician
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
Speusippus
mathematicianphilosopher
4th-century BC Greek philosopher
Archytas
engineermathematician
4th-century BC Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and statesman
Dicaearchus
geographerhistorian
4th-century BC Greek philosopher and geographer
Mozi
engineermilitary engineer
5th-century BC Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism
Li Kui
engineerphilosopher
Chinese philosopher
Bian Que
physicianscientist
Ancient Chinese physician
Ocellus Lucanus
astronomerphilosopher
Ancient Greek scholar
Philip IV of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon
Bardylis
monarch
Illyrian king from 393 BC to 358 BC
Artaxerxes II
king
The 10th Achaemenid Emperor (404–358 BC)
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
Theocritus
poetwriter
3rd-century BC Greek poet
Sophocles
playwrightpolitician
Ancient Greek playwright
Sun Bin
military officerphilosopher
Chinese general, military strategist and writer (died 316 BC)
Lais of Hyccara
hetaerawriter
Ancient Greek heteira
Philistus
historianpolitician
Greek historian (c. 432 – 356 BC)
Xenophon
historianmercenary
Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
Wu Qi
military personnelphilosopher
Chinese general (440–381 BC)
Isocrates
oratorwriter
Greek rhetorician and writer (436–338 BC)
Lysias
logographerorator
Athenian orator (c. 445 – c. 380 BC)
Lie Yukou
philosopherpoet
4th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and author
Diagoras of Melos
dithyrambic poetphilosopher
5th-century BC Greek poet and sophist
Aristophanes
comedy writerplaywright
Classical Athenian comic playwright (c. 446 – c. 386 BC)
Diotima of Mantinea
philosopherprophet
Ancient Greek philosopher
Acron
philosopherphysician
Ancient Greek physician
Fan Li
entrepreneurphilosopher
Early 5th-century BC Chinese political and military advisor
Phrynis
citharodepoet
5th-century BC Greek musician and poet
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)
Penthesilea Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Greek vase painter (c. 5. century BCE)
Meleager Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
Jīvaka Kaumārabhṛtya
scientist
Personal physician of the Buddha and Indian King Bimbisara
Alcetas
military officermilitary personnel
General of Alexander the Great
Phocion
diplomatmilitary leader
Athenian diplomat
Agesilaus II
diplomatmilitary leader
King of Sparta
Polemon
philosopher
Greek philosopher and scholarch (died 270/269 BC)
Criton
philosopher
5th-century BC Athenian philosopher
Zisi
philosopher
Chinese philosopher, grandson of Confucius (c. 481–402 BCE)
Herodotus
historian
Greek historian and geographer (c.484–c.425 BC)
Crates of Athens
philosopher
3rd-century BC Greek Platonist philosopher
Antisthenes
philosopher
Greek philosopher, founder of Cynicism (c.446–c.366 BCE)
HI
Hippias
astronomerdithyrambic poet
5th century BC Greek sophist
HM
Hippodamus of Miletus
architectmathematician
Greek architect, urban planner and philosopher (498 – 408 BC)
GD
Gan De
astrologerastronomer
4th-century BC Chinese astronomer and astrologer
IC
Ion of Chios
comedy writerdithyrambic poet
5th-century BC Greek poet, dramatist and philosopher
TH
Theaetetus
mathematicianphilosopher
Greek mathematician (c.417–c. 369 BCE)
SS
Shi Shen
astrologerastronomer
Chinese astronomer
KZ
King Xian of Zhou
monarch
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 368 to 321 BC
KZ
King Nan of Zhou
monarch
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 314 to 256 BC
KZ
King An of Zhou
monarch
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 401 to 376 BC
Silanion
sculptor
Ancient Greek writer and sculptor
Timotheos
sculptor
Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC
Philon
architect
Ancient Greek architect
AN
Antiphanes
comedy writerpoet
4th-century BC Greek poet of Middle Comedy
SO
Sophron
comedy writermimographer
Ancient Greek writer
CR
Critias
philosopherpoet
Athenian politician (c. 460 – 403 BC)
HE
Hedyle
elegistepigrammatist
Ancient Greek iambographer and epigrammatist
AN
Antiphon
poettragedy writer
Poet
TH
Theopompus
comedy writerplaywright
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
PA
Palaephatus
historianmythographer
Ancient Greek writer
PR
Prodicus
diplomatphilosopher
Greek philosopher (c. 465 – c. 395 BC)
AN
Anaxandrides
comedy writerdithyrambic poet
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy and dithyrambic poet
PH
Pherecrates
comedy writerwriter
Athenian Old Comedy poet (5th-century BCE)
AT
Androsthenes of Thasos
explorerhistorian
Admiral of Alexander the Great
XE
Xenocleides
poetwriter
Ancient Greek writer
XE
Xenarchus
comedy writerpoet
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
IS
Isaeus
oratorspeechwriter
4th-century BC Greek orator
MP
Marsyas of Pella
historianwriter
Historian and writer
MO
Morsimus
physiciantragedy writer
Tragedy writer
AU
Autocrates
comedy writertragedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy and tragic poet
TM
Timotheus of Miletus
dithyrambic poetmusician
Greek harpist and poet (c. 446 – 357 BC)
AG
Agathon
tragedy writerwriter
Athenian tragic poet (c.448–c.400 BC)
SA
Stratonicus of Athens
musicianpoet
Famously witty 4th-century BCE kithara player
AT
Athanis
historianwriter
Historian, author and writer (0400-0400)
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
HP
Haimon Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
ER
Erigyius
military officermilitary personnel
Ancient Macedonian general
BO
Bomilcar
military officerpolitician
Carthaginian commander in the war against Agathocles
HM
Hannibal Mago
military leaderpolitician
Carthaginian shofet and general (died 406 BC)
AC
Adeimantus of Corinth
military officermilitary personnel
5th century BCE Corinthian naval commander, son of Ocytus
ER
Erasinides
military officermilitary personnel
Athenian military commander (died 406 BC)
CH
Chaerephon
philosopher
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
ME
Metagenes
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy
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
AS
Aeschines of Sphettus
philosopher
4th century BC Greek philosopher
DA
Diogenes of Apollonia
philosopher
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
AP
Apollodorus of Phaleron
philosopher
Ancient Athenian student and pupil of Socrates
AC
Adeimantus of Collytus
philosopher
Brother of Plato
EP
Epigenes
philosopher
Greek philosopher, son of Antiphon
Aristodemus of Cydathenaeum
philosopher
Ancient Athenian philosopher and follower of Socrates
TH
Theognis
tragedy writer
Athenian statesman and playwright (?)
MA
Magnes
comedy writer
Athenian poet of Old Comedy
PH
Phaedrus
philosopher
Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates (c. 444 – 393 BC)
CR
Cratinus
comedy writer
Athenian Old Comedy poet
SY
Socrates the Younger
philosopher
4th-century BCE Athenian philosopher
OS
Ostanes
alchemistastrologer
Pen-name used by several pseudo-anonymous authors of Greek and Latin works of alchemy
DE
Demetrius
military personnelsoldier
Somatophylakes
Pericles
army officermilitary personnel
Athenian statesman, orator and general (c. 495 – 429 BC)
CY
Cephisodotus the Younger
sculptor
Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC
LE
Leochares
sculptor
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
BR
Bryaxis
sculptor
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
AP
Apollodorus
sculptor
Ancient Greek sculptor
PA
Panaenus
painter
Ancient Greek artist
Alcibiades
army officermilitary personnel
Athenian statesman
Thrasybulus
military personnelpolitician
Athenian general and politician (c. 440 – 388 BC)
CA
Callicrates
architect
5th-century BC Greek architect
PE
Paeonius of Ephesus
architect
Ancient Greek architect, one of the builders of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Lysander
military personnelpolitician
Spartan military and political leader (died 395 BC)
TI
Timocles
comedy writerpoet
Athenian poet, of the Middle Comedy
IO
Iophon
poettragedy writer
5th-century BC Greek tragic poet
DA
Damon of Athens
musicologistmusic theorist
5th-century BC Greek musicologist
Cynisca
athlete
Spartan princess (born 442 BC)
ME
Meleager
military leader
4th-century BC Macedonian general
NA
Nabarzanes
military officer
Persian commander (died c. 330 BC)
NS
Nicanor of Stageira
military officer
Macedonian officer
CM
Cleander of Macedon
military leader
Officer of Alexander the Great
AL
Alexander of Lyncestis
military leader
4th-century BC Greek general
HI
Himilco
military leader
Magonid Carthaginian general (died 396 BC)
RP
Reed Painter
Attic vase-painterwhite-groud vase-painter
Ancient Attic-Greek white-ground vase painter
Cleophis
actor
Indian warrior
-5th Century
132Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Archelaus I of Macedon
athleteking
King of Macedon
Cyrus the Great
foundermilitary leader
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
Darius I
military leadermonarch
The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)
Pythagoras
mathematicianmusicologist
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
Anaximenes of Miletus
astronomerphilosopher
Greek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.586–c.526 BC)
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)
Timaeus of Locri
astronomermathematician
Character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher
Leucippus
philosopherphysicist
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
Metrodorus of Chios
mathematicianmeteorologist
4th-century BC Greek philosopher
Atossa
queen regnant
Persian Achaemenid empress (550–475 BC)
Inaros II
monarch
5th century BC Egyptian ruler
Amyntas II of Macedon
monarch
Macedonian monarch
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
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)
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
Telesilla
poetwriter
Late 6th century and early 5th century BC Greek poet
Praxilla
dithyrambic poetpoet
Poet of the 5th century; there is very little surviving of her works
Panyassis
poetwriter
5th-century BC Greek epic poet
Parmenides
legislatorphilosopher
Late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek pre-Socratic philosopher
Bacchylides
dithyrambic poetepigrammatist
Greek lyric poet (c. 518 – c. 451 BC)
Panini
grammarianlinguist
Ancient Sanskrit grammarian
Wu Zixu
philosopherpolitician
Chinese Wu kingdom general and politician (died 484 BC)
Pindar
mythographerpoet
Ancient Greek lyric poet
Zichan
philosopherpolitician
Chinese statesman of the State of Zheng (died 522 BC)
Simonides of Ceos
elegistepigrammatist
Greek lyric poet (c. 556–468 BC)
Confucius
philosopherteacher
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
Zuo Qiuming
historianwriter
Chinese historian (556–451 BC), responsible for an important commentary on Confucius's Spring & Autumn Annals
Śāriputra
monkphilosopher
Chief disciple of Gautama Buddha
Bias of Priene
lawyerorator
6th-century BC Greek sage
Pan Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
Painter of Acropolis 606
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter
Phrynos Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek 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
Exekias
ancient Greek potterAttic vase-painter
Ancient Athenian vase painter
Brygos Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter (5./6. century BCE)
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
Min Sun
philosopher
Prominent disciple of Confucius (536–c.487 BC)
Bu Shang
philosopher
5th-century BC prominent disciple of Confucius
Yan Hui
philosopher
Chinese philosopher (c. 521–481 BC)
AN
Antiphon
mathematicianphilosopher
Ancient Athenian philosopher
Themistocles
politiciansoldier
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
HE
Helü
monarch
Twenty-fourth King of Chinese state of Wu from 514 to 496 BC
Alcamenes
sculptor
5th-century BC Greek sculptor
XE
Xeniades
philosophersophist
Ancient Greek philosopher
PH
Phocylides
elegistepigrammatist
Ancient Greek writer
PO
Polus
philosopherrhetorician
5th-century BC Greek rhetorician
TM
Theognis of Megara
elegistepigrammatist
Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC
PH
Phrynichus
poettragedy writer
Late 6th/early 5th century BC Athenian playwright
AN
Androtion
historianorator
4th-century BC Athenian orator
ON
Onomacritus
mythographerpoet
5th-century BC Athenian compiler of oracles
HE
Hermippus
comedy writerpoet
5th-century BC Athenian Old Comedy poet
CI
Cinesias
dithyrambic poetpoet
Athenian dithyrambic poet (c.450–390 BC)
Ariabignes
military officer
Persian admiral and prince (died 480 BC)
Cyrus the Younger
military officer
Achaemenid prince, satrap of Lydia from 408 to 401 BC
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
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
AR
Artachaies
military engineer
5th-century BC Persian engineer
Himilco
explorer
Carthaginian explorer
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
HI
Histiaeus
military commanderpirate
Tyrant of Miletus and an instigator of Ionian Revolt (died 493 BC)
HE
Hermogenes
philosopher
Ancient Greek philosopher
Yuan Xian
philosopher
Disciple of Confucius
Fu Buqi
philosopher
Disciple of Confucius (born 521 BC)
EU
Euphorion
tragedy writer
5th-century BC Greek playwright, son of Aeschylus
AM
Ameipsias
comedy writer
Athenian poet between Old Comedy and Middle Comedy
Timon of Athens
philosopher
Ancient Athenian misanthrope
Ran Qiu
philosopher
Leading disciple of Confucius (born 522 BC)
Yan Wuyou
philosopher
Disciple of Confucius (born c. 545 BC)
PH
Phormis
comedy writer
One of the originators of ancient Greek comedy
Archelaus
philosopher
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
Kapila
philosopher
Vedic Sage in Hindu tradition
PO
Polycrates
writer
Athenian sophist (late 5th-early 4th century BC)
XB
Ximen Bao
civil engineerengineer
4th-century BC Chinese philosopher and engineer
MA
Meton of Athens
astronomerengineer
5th century BC Greek astronomer
ME
Metagenes
architectinventor
Ancient Greek architect in Ephesos
HN
Hanno the Navigator
explorerseafarer
5th century BC Carthaginian explorer
Nicias
military personnelpolitician
5th c. BCE Athenian politician and general, son of Niceratus
AP
Apollodorus
painter
5th-century BC Greek painter
CE
Cephisodotus the Elder
sculptor
4th-century BC Greek 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)
SO
Sophroniscus
sculptor
Sculptor and father of Socrates
DA
Demetrius of Alopece
sculptor
Athenian sculptor
Cimon
military personnelpolitician
Athenian statesman
CH
Chersiphron
architect
Ancient Greek architect
Hippocrates
military personnelpolitician
Athenian general (c. 459 – 424 BC)
Ictinus
architect
Mid-5th-century BC Athenian architect
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
-6th Century
76Figure
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
Nebuchadnezzar IV
monarch
Armenian leader of Babylonian revolt against the Achaemenid Empire (died 521 BC)
Gaumata
monarch
Third Achaemenid emperor (522–521 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
Eucharides Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Attic vase-painter at the edge of black- and red-figure style
Ptoon Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient attic-Greek black-figure vase painter
Makron
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter (5./6. century BCE)
Euthymides
ancient Greek potterAttic vase-painter
Late 6th century BC Athenian potter and painter of red-figure vases
Berlin Painter
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Ancient Greek vase painter (5./6. century BCE)
Castellani Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Unidentified ancient Greek vase painter
Arkesilas Painter
black-figure vase painterlaconian vase-painter
Ancient Laconian-Greek vase-painter
Douris
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
5th-century BC Greek vase painter and potter
Epiktetos
Attic vase-painterred-figure vase painter
Greek vase painter active between 520 and 490 BC
Sophilos
Attic potterAttic vase-painter
Ancient Athenian vase painter
Lydos
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
6th-century BC Greek vase painter
Acheloos Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
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
XM
Xu Mu
poetwriter
7th-century BC Chinese princess, politician and poet
CA
Callinus
elegistpoet
Ancient Greek poet
HM
Hecataeus of Miletus
geographerhistorian
Greek historian and geographer (c.550–c.476 BC)
SC
Scylax of Caryanda
biographerexplorer
Greek explorer and writer of the late 6th and early 5th centuries BCE
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
VU
Vulca
sculptor
Etruscan sculptor
Antenor
sculptor
6th century BC Athenian sculptor
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
Anathapindika
bankerreligious figure
Disciple of Gautama Buddha
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)
SH
Shuliang He
military officer
Father of Master Kong (Confucius)
NP
N Painter
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase painter
NE
Nearchos
Attic potterAttic vase-painter
Ancient Greek black-figure vase-painter
SK
Skythes
Attic vase-painterblack-figure vase painter
Ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter of red-figure style
Śuddhodana
politician
King of Shakya Kingdom
-7th Century
37Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Senkamanisken
monarchpharaoh
Nubian king, around 620 BC
Butades
ceramicistcoroplast
Ancient Greek potter
Perdiccas I of Macedon
monarch
King of Macedon, 700 BC to 678 BC
Abdi-Milkutti
monarch
Sidonian king
Aspelta
monarch
Kushite King
Necho II
monarch
2nd Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty
Hanunu
king
King of Gaza in the 8th century BCE
Hoshea
monarch
King of Israel
Ahaz
monarch
King of Judah
Shallum
monarch
King of Israel, biblical figure
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
Baal I
monarch
King of Tyre
Epimenides of Crete
philosopherpoet
7th/6th-century BC Greek seer, philosopher, and poet
Periander
philosopherpoet
Second tyrant of Corinth
Anacharsis
philosopherpolitician
Scythian philosopher
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
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
PP
Panther 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
BP
Bellerophon 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
-8th Century
27Figure
Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Yajnavalkya
astronomerphilosopher
One of the Great Sages of Vedic India
Jeroboam II
monarch
Israeli monarch
Shoshenq V
monarch
Egyptian pharaoh
Eriba-Marduk
monarch
King of Babylon
Peftjauawybast
monarch
Egyptian ruler
Nimlot of Hermopolis
monarch
Egyptian ruler
Osorkon IV
monarch
Egyptian pharaoh
Sarduri II
monarch
King of Urartu
Pekahiah
monarch
King of Israel
Pekah
monarch
King of Israel
Zechariah of Israel
monarch
King of the Kingdom of Israel; son of Jeroboam II
Argishti I of Urartu
monarch
King of Urartu
Xuan
king
Eleventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
Ahaziah
monarch
King of the Kingdom of Israel; son of Ahab and Jezebel
Jehoram
monarch
King of Ancient Israel
Jehu
monarch
King of Israel
King of Babylon
KZ
King Li of Zhou
monarch
Tenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
AI
Argishti II
monarch
King of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC
RI
Rusa II
monarch
King of Urartu
DJ
Djehutyemhat
monarch
Egyptian ruler of Hermopolis
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
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
Ishpuini of Urartu
monarch
King of Urartu
Menua
monarch
King of Urartu
Jehoahaz
monarch
King of Israel 814 BC – 798 BC
Omri
monarch
Sixth King of Israel
King Xiao of Zhou
monarch
King of Zhou Dynasty China
Suppiluliuma
monarch
King of Pattin
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
7Figure
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
Smendes III
Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
Egyptian High Priest of Amun
Iuwelot
Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
Egyptian High Priest of Amun
Iuput
Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
Ancient Egyptian prince and High Priest of Amun
Menelik I
ruler
Emperor of Ethiopia
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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