Famous People Born In 157
Discover the most famous people born in 157. The list includes people like Richard I of England, Guy Fawkes, Caravaggio, Johannes Kepler, John Donne and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include emperors & kings, poets, political leaders and priests born in 157. This list includes people from England, Italy, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
Died: April 6, 1199
Richard I of England, the king of England from 1189 to 1199, was known as Richard the Lionheart, for his military prowess. He also reigned over Normandy, Aquitaine, Gascony, Cyprus, Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes. The third son of King Henry II, he fought actively in the Third Crusade.
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: York
Died: January 31, 1606
Guy Fawkes was a member of an infamous group which unsuccessfully plotted the murder of King James I. The plot, which came to be known as the Gunpowder Plot, became popular and Guy Fawkes became synonymous with the plot. The failure of the plot has been commemorated as Guy Fawkes Night, during which Fawkes' effigy is burned on a bonfire.
Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Weil der Stadt, Germany
Died: November 15, 1630
This 17th-century German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer is remembered for his pathbreaking work on optics. He invented a developed version of the refracting telescope. He also laid down Kepler's laws of planetary motion and wrote Astronomia Nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae.
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Caravaggio(One of the Most Prominent Italian Painters of His Generation)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: July 18, 1610
Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is best remembered for his influence on the Baroque style of painting. He pioneered a tactic known as tenebrism, and combined light and darkness to create his masterpieces. He was known for his erratic and aggressive nature and died under mysterious circumstances.
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hiers-Brouage, Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, France
Died: December 25, 1635
Samuel de Champlain was a French colonist, navigator, draftsman, soldier, and explorer who made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean. He founded Quebec and New France and is considered an important figure in Canadian history. He is also referred to as the "Father of New France." As a businessman, he founded many trading companies.
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Peter Paul Rubens(One of the Most Influential Artists of the Flemish Baroque Tradition)
Birthdate: 28th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Siegen, Germany
Died: May 30, 1640
Peter Paul Rubens is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. He lived during the Dutch Golden Age. His style of art emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. He painted altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings and also drew cartoons for the Flemish tapestry workshops. He was a classically educated humanist scholar as well.
Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Folkestone, England
Died: June 3, 1657
The first to discover the entire process of human blood circulation, physician William Harvey was a Royal College of Physicians fellow. He also served as the personal physician of James I. He later worked at the Bartholomew’s Hospital but was replaced for being a staunch monarchist.
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John Donne(17th Century English Poet Who is Considered the Preeminent Representative of the Metaphysical Poets)
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 31, 1631
English metaphysical poet John Donne is best known for his touch of sensuality and spirituality in his poems. One of his best-known poems is The Canonization. He had also worked on Latin translations, elegies, sermons, and epigrams. He was known for his reckless lifestyle, that affected his financial status.
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: July 3, 1642
Queen Marie de Médicis, the second wife of Henry IV of France, acted as the regent for her son till he came of age. An art connoisseur, she built the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Known for her affinity for Concino Concini, she was eventually exiled for her excesses.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Arpinum
Died: January 13, 0086
Born to a plebeian farmer, near Arpinum, Gaius Marius was a skilled military leader but lacked the polish and sophistication required of a political leader. Known as "the third founder of Rome" for his win at the Cimbrian War, Marius had been made a consul for seven terms.
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: August 6, 1637
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Nur Jahan
(Mughal Emperor Jahangir's Wife Who Exerted Immense Political Influence)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died: December 17, 1645
Mughal empress and the 20th wife of Emperor Jahangir, Nur Jahan is remembered for her political influence. Though nothing concrete is known about her childhood, it is known that she was initially married to Mughal official Sher Afgan Khan who died in a battle. Jahangir’s reckless lifestyle made her dominate the political scene.
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: February 15, 1637
Ferdinand II was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to1637. He was a member of the House of Habsburg and the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria. A zealous Catholic, he wanted to restore the Catholic Church as the only religion in the empire, a move that earned him the ire of Protestant groups.
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Died: November 3, 1639
Martin de Porres was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order. He was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI. He lived an austere life and often went hungry. He abstained from meat and was said to be able to communicate with animals. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and those who seek racial harmony.
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Abbas I of Persia
(5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Died: January 19, 1629
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Hasekura Tsunenaga
(The First Japanese Ambassador to the Spain and to the Americas)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Japan
Died: August 7, 1622
Hasekura Tsunenaga was a Japanese samurai who served under Date Masamune, the daimyō of Sendai. He is best remembered for heading a diplomatic mission called the Keichō Embassy and is regarded as the first Japanese ambassador in Spain and in the Americas. Hasekura Tsunenaga's life and career have inspired several works of art including a 1980 novel titled The Samurai.
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Sasaki Kojirō
(Japanese Swordsman)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Fukui, Japan
Died: April 13, 1612
Sixteenth-century Japanese swordsman Sasaki Kojirō was known as the Demon of the Western Provinces because of his skill with the nodachi, a sword that demons used. Known for his signature move, Tsubame Gaeshi, he died fighting Miyamoto Musashi, his arch rival, at what is now known as Ganryu island.
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Mulla Sadra
(philosopher, writer)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Shiraz
Died: 1636 AD
Mulla Sadra was a Persian Twelver Shi'i Islamic mystic and philosopher. He was also an Alim who led the Iranian cultural renaissance in the 17th century. He is considered one of the most influential philosophers in the Muslim world in the last four hundred years. He tried to prove the idea of Unity of Existence through his works.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Alkmaar
Died: November 8, 1633
Cornelis Drebbel was a Dutch inventor and engineer credited with building the first navigable submarine. He is also credited with contributing immensely to the development of chemistry, optics, control systems, and measurement. A street called Cornelis Drebbelweg in the Netherlands has been named in his honor.
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Beatrice Cenci
(Noblewoman)
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: September 11, 1599
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William Laud
(Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–1645))
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 10, 1645
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Jane Frances de Chantal
(Saint)
Birthdate: 28th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dijon, Burgundy, France
Died: December 13, 1641
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died: December 18, 1645
Nur Jahan was the chief consort of Mughal emperor Jahangir. She reigned as Badshah Begum of the empire from 1620 to 1627. Nur Jahan is often credited with influencing Jahangir's decisions for much of his reign. She is also remembered for her strength and courage and her skills in hunting ferocious tigers. Her life has inspired many books and movies.
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Guido Reni
(Italian Baroque Painter Who Belonged to the Bolognese School)
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: August 18, 1642
Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni was a major figure of the Bolognese School. His subjects were predominantly mythological and religious figures. Initially inspired by Annibale Carracci, he later deviated to lighter colors and free brushwork. His iconic works include the fresco Aurora and the composition Atalanta and Hippomenes.
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Jan Janszoon
(Dutch Pirate)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: 1641 AD
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John Webster
(Playwright, Poet, Writer, Poet lawyer)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 1634 AD
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Inigo Jones
(First Significant Architect in England and Wales)
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 21, 1652
Inigo Jones was a British architect who played an important role in the early modern period. Regarded as England's first significant architect in the said period, Jones was the first person to make use of Vitruvian rules of symmetry and proportion in his buildings. He was also the first architect to introduce the architecture of the Italian Renaissance to Britain.
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Robert Fludd
(British Paracelsian Physician, Astrologer and Mathematician Known for His Compilations in Occult Philosophy)
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milgate House, Bearsted, Kent, England
Died: September 8, 1637
Best remembered for his study of occult philosophy, Robert Fludd, the son of English diplomat Sir Thomas Fludd, was also a physician. However, he was criticized for being a medical professional who believed in magic and defended Rosicrucianism. His other interests included cosmology, astrology, and Freemasonry.
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Tokugawa Hidetada
(Politician)
Birthdate: 2nd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamamatsu
Died: March 14, 1632
Tokugawa Hidetada was the second shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty. Named to the shogunate by his father Tokugawa Ieyasu because of his even temper, he not only consolidated his family’s rule, but also banned Christianity and Christian literature in Japan, executing many missionaries and converts. To protect Japan from foreign influence, he also took steps to ban foreign trade.
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Willem Janszoon
(Dutch Navigator and Colonial Governor Known for European Discovery of Australia)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: 1630 AD
Willem Janszoon was a Dutch colonial governor and navigator who served in the Dutch East Indies in the early 1600s. He is best remembered for captaining the first recorded European landing on Australia in 1606.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Izumo Province, Japan
Died: November 30, 1613
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François Leclerc du Tremblay
(Capuchin Frair)
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 17, 1638
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Christoph Scheiner
(German Jesuit Priest, Physicist and Astronomer)
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Markt Wald, Germany
Died: June 18, 1650
Christoph Scheiner was a Jesuit priest, astronomer, and physicist. He is credited with inventing the pantograph which he demonstrated in Munich after he was invited by Duke William V of Bavaria. Several schools and streets in Germany are named after him. A lunar crater is also named in his honor.
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Roberto de Nobili
(Missionary)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Montepulciano, Italy
Died: January 16, 1656
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Sigismund Báthory
(Prince of Transylvania (1586 - 1598))
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Oradea, Romania
Died: March 27, 1613
Sigismund Báthory was the Prince of Transylvania and the Duke of Racibórz and Opole. Sigismund was still a child when he was elected as voivode as requested by his dying father. His rule was largely controlled by the Diet of Transylvania, which played a key role in the expulsion of the Jesuits during Sigismund Báthory's reign.
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 17, 1650
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: 1601 AD
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Michael Praetorius
(Composer)
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Creuzburg, Germany
Died: February 15, 1621
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell
(King of Tyrconnell (1593–1602))
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lifford, Ireland
Died: September 10, 1602
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John Fletcher
(Playwright)
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rye, Sussex, England
Died: July 31, 1625
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Alfonso II of Aragon
(King of Aragon)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huesca, Spain
Died: April 25, 1196
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Frans Snyders
(Flemish Baroque Painter)
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: August 19, 1657
Flemish painter Frans Snyders is best remembered for his paintings of animals and hunting scenes. He also created still-lifes of flowers and fruits. He is also considered a pioneer in depicting animals as protagonists in everyday situations. His works also featured many collaborations with Antwerp painters.
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Thomas Mun
(British Economist and Writer)
Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 21, 1641
Seventeenth-century merchant Thomas Mun had been the director of the East India Company. He was the first to explain the economic theory of the balance of trade. A pioneer of mercantilism, he believed a nation’s wealth lay in its stock of gold, though such thoughts were proved flawed by later economists.
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Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
(Duke of Bavaria)
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: September 27, 1651
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: August 21, 1612
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: January 7, 1655
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Thomas Dekker
(playwright, poet, writer)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: London
Died: August 25, 1632
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Piet Pieterszoon Hein
(Admiral)
Birthdate: 25th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Delfshaven, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: June 18, 1629
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coventry,England
Died: June 25, 1634
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Died: 1640 AD
Sōtatsu is best remembered for mingling the Japanese scroll painting tradition, Yamato-e, with the screen painting of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His works were known for their elaborate use of color, especially gold and silver. He is credited with pioneering the Rinpa school of art, along with Hon'ami Kōetsu.