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 Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Isabella of Portugal, and James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. 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 4,400 globally memorable people, including Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Isabella of Portugal, and James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. Additionaly, 3,893 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Gjon Buzuku, and Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
1453 - 1515
HPI: 67.00
Isabella of Portugal
1503 - 1539
HPI: 77.56
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
1673 - 1721
HPI: 54.23
Abraham Bloemaert
1566 - 1651
HPI: 66.51
Abraham Mignon
1640 - 1679
HPI: 62.06
Abraham Janssens
1570 - 1632
HPI: 60.97
Giambattista Marino
1569 - 1625
HPI: 67.94
Thomas Kyd
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
1509 - 1579
HPI: 65.79
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
1504 - 1553
HPI: 66.31
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
1460 - 1490
HPI: 65.78
Realdo Colombo
1516 - 1559
HPI: 60.14
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
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Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1627 - 1669
HPI: 57.03
Gjon Buzuku
1499 - 1577
HPI: 59.79
Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile
1428 - 1496
HPI: 70.40
Luigi Rossi
1597 - 1653
HPI: 63.22
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1519 - 1574
HPI: 78.12
Heo Jun
1546 - 1615
HPI: 64.85
Hans Holbein the Elder
1465 - 1524
HPI: 70.57
Carlo Dolci
1616 - 1686
HPI: 66.19
Rasmus Bartholin
1625 - 1698
HPI: 65.67
John Bull
1562 - 1628
HPI: 62.63
Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé
1599 - 1678
HPI: 59.93
Joachim Wtewael
1566 - 1638
HPI: 59.53
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Printing Era were POLITICIANS (1371), PAINTERS (505), WRITERS (426), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (344), and NOBLEMEN (297), while most who died were NOBLEMEN (281), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (324), COMPANIONS (110), COMPOSERS (135), and POLITICIANS (1284).
