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 Virginia Dare, Pietro Aretino, and Umar Shaikh Mirza II. 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 Virginia Dare, Pietro Aretino, and Umar Shaikh Mirza II. Additionaly, 3,889 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Josaphat Kuntsevych, António de Abreu, and Ivan Moskvitin.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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Virginia Dare
1587 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Pietro Aretino
1492 - 1556
HPI: 73.72
Umar Shaikh Mirza II
1456 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Josaphat Kuntsevych
1580 - 1623
HPI: 69.06
Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1686 - 1752
HPI: 63.21
Anacaona
1474 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Prasat Thong
1599 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Farrukhsiyar
1685 - 1719
HPI: 59.30
António de Abreu
1480 - 1514
HPI: 63.73
Martin Chemnitz
1522 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Ivan Moskvitin
1600 - 1601
HPI: 54.92
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 62.88
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
Go to all RankingsJosaphat Kuntsevych
1580 - 1623
HPI: 69.06
António de Abreu
1480 - 1514
HPI: 63.73
Ivan Moskvitin
1600 - 1601
HPI: 54.92
Nicolò Marcello
1397 - 1474
HPI: 59.00
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 62.88
Qiu Ying
1494 - 1552
HPI: 56.12
Giorgione
1478 - 1510
HPI: 79.60
Dionisius
1444 - 1502
HPI: 57.62
Albertus Pictor
1440 - 1507
HPI: 59.87
Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale
1460 - 1490
HPI: 59.22
Kerei Khan
1425 - 1473
HPI: 63.94
Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1564 - 1613
HPI: 64.07
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Printing Era were POLITICIANS (1370), PAINTERS (505), WRITERS (426), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (344), and NOBLEMEN (295), while most who died were RELIGIOUS FIGURES (324), EXPLORERS (151), POLITICIANS (1283), MATHEMATICIANS (85), and PAINTERS (493).
