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 Kuroda Yoshitaka, Peter the Great, and Galileo Galilei. 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 4,406 globally memorable people, including Kuroda Yoshitaka, Peter the Great, and Galileo Galilei. Additionaly, 3,901 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Vasco da Gama, Blaise Pascal, and Baruch Spinoza.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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Kuroda Yoshitaka
1546 - 1604
HPI: 62.76
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.89
Galileo Galilei
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.08
Henry VIII
1491 - 1547
HPI: 94.65
Lady Saigō
1552 - 1589
HPI: 57.06
Charles I of England
1600 - 1649
HPI: 89.90
Tecun Uman
1504 - 1524
HPI: 55.88
James VI and I
1566 - 1625
HPI: 89.83
Edward VI of England
1537 - 1553
HPI: 89.67
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
HPI: 88.95
Charles II of England
1630 - 1685
HPI: 88.62
Giordano Bruno
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.57
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
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Vasco da Gama
1460 - 1524
HPI: 91.06
Blaise Pascal
1623 - 1662
HPI: 91.04
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rembrandt
1606 - 1669
HPI: 90.59
Johannes Gutenberg
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Francis Bacon
1561 - 1626
HPI: 90.32
Mehmed the Conqueror
1432 - 1481
HPI: 89.49
Johannes Kepler
1571 - 1630
HPI: 89.24
Lady Jane Grey
1537 - 1554
HPI: 88.92
Erasmus
1466 - 1536
HPI: 88.33
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 88.29
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Printing Erawere POLITICIANS (1371), PAINTERS (505), WRITERS (427), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (344), and NOBLEMEN (298), while most who died were EXPLORERS (151), MATHEMATICIANS (85), PHILOSOPHERS (116), PAINTERS (493), and INVENTORS (11).
