Time Period
Printing Era
1450 - 1699
The Printing Era took place between 1450 and 1699. This Era was preceded by the Scribal Era and followed by the Newspaper Era. The most memorable people born in this era include François Girardon, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, and Vannoccio Biringuccio. The most important cities in this era, ranked by number of deaths, were Rome (194), Paris (139), and Venice (113).
People
Between 1450 and 1699, the Printing Era era was the birth place of 4,396 globally memorable people, including François Girardon, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, and Vannoccio Biringuccio. Additionaly, 3,889 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Nur Devlet, Susanna Hall, and Abbas II of Persia.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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François Girardon
1628 - 1715
HPI: 64.09
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
1583 - 1648
HPI: 59.71
Vannoccio Biringuccio
1480 - 1539
HPI: 58.52
Marco Uccellini
1603 - 1680
HPI: 59.76
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars
1620 - 1642
HPI: 63.73
Francesco Maria Veracini
1690 - 1768
HPI: 63.59
Jean de Brébeuf
1593 - 1649
HPI: 58.26
Salamone Rossi
1570 - 1630
HPI: 59.57
William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
1560 - 1620
HPI: 60.83
Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
1536 - 1606
HPI: 63.37
Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1592 - 1642
HPI: 62.22
Wang Fuzhi
1619 - 1692
HPI: 62.86
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
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Nur Devlet
HPI: 58.63
Susanna Hall
1583 - 1649
HPI: 59.82
Abbas II of Persia
1633 - 1666
HPI: 70.72
Christopher Marlowe
1564 - 1593
HPI: 74.16
Diego Laynez
1512 - 1565
HPI: 61.21
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg
1582 - 1628
HPI: 63.56
Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq
1373 - 1453
HPI: 58.05
Francesco I Sforza
1401 - 1466
HPI: 74.38
Francis of Paola
1416 - 1507
HPI: 72.69
Ivan Gundulić
1589 - 1638
HPI: 66.48
Pieter Aertsen
1508 - 1575
HPI: 70.26
Camillus de Lellis
1550 - 1614
HPI: 72.26
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Printing Era were POLITICIANS (1371), PAINTERS (505), WRITERS (426), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (344), and NOBLEMEN (294), while most who died were POLITICIANS (1284), WRITERS (379), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (324), NOBLEMEN (278), and PAINTERS (493).
