Famous People Born In 1545

Yi Sun-sin was a Korean military general and admiral best remembered for his famous victories during the Imjin war, where his troops were victorious against the Japanese navy. Since the Imjin war, Yi Sun-sin has been revered in Korea as a national hero. Most of his victories were achieved despite being outnumbered by the enemies.

The eldest daughter of French king Henry II, Elisabeth of Valois later became the queen consort of Spain by her marriage to Philip II of Spain. Known for her tall stature and grace, she died in childbirth at the tender age of 23 and was mourned in Spain.

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma was an Italian condottiero and noble. He is best remembered for his service as a general in the Spanish army. From 1578 to 1592, Alexander Farnese served as the Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. He was also the Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 15 September 1586 to 3 December 1592.

Born to a farmer, Peter Binsfeld grew up to be a bishop. He was also a witch hunter and was known for his classification of demons, which paired each of the seven deadly sins with a particular demon. He was one of the main figures behind the Trier witch trials.

Janus Dousa was a Dutch statesman, historian, poet, jurist, and philologist. He is best remembered as the Leiden University Library's first Librarian. Dousa is credited with drawing many illustrious professors and teachers to Leiden University, thanks to his friendships with foreign scholars. As a poet, he published a few collections of poems.

British herbalist John Gerard is best remembered for his iconic book The Herball, known as the first catalogue for plants. However, experts feel it was mostly plagiarized from a similar collection by Flemish botanist Rembert Dodoens. Apart from details about plants, he also included folklore in his works.

Farrukh Beg was a Persian miniature painter best remembered for his contribution to Mughal art. He is also remembered for contributing as an illustrator of the Akbarnama as well as the Baburnama. Many of Farrukh Beg's works were commissioned by popular rulers like Ibrahim Mirza, Mirza Muhammad Hakim, Akbar, Ibrahim Adil Shah II, and Jahangir.

Sebastian Klonowic was a Polish poet and composer. He studied at the University of Kraków and wrote in both Latin and Polish. He composed attacks on the Jesuits in Latin, and his Latin poems were filled with Latinized Polish words. Born in Sulmierzyce, Poland, he later moved to Lublin, where he became the mayor.

George Bannatyne was a Scottish merchant and burgess best remembered as a collector of popular Scottish poems. He is also known for his compilation of an anthology of Scots poetry. Compiled during a plague in 1568, the anthology came to be known as the Bannatyne Manuscript and includes poems of famous writers like Robert Henryson, Alexander Montgomerie, and William Dunbar. 

Anglican bishop William Morgan went down in history as the first to translate the Bible into Welsh. The bishop of Llandaff and St. Asaph, Morgan virtually added to the work already done by Welsh author William Salesbury, who had translated the New Testament and The Book of Common Prayer.