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 Claes Jansz. Visscher, Pietro Mengoli, and Jean-Baptiste Lully. 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 Claes Jansz. Visscher, Pietro Mengoli, and Jean-Baptiste Lully. Additionaly, 3,889 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Ruy López de Villalobos, Zheng Jing, and Paul Fleming.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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Claes Jansz. Visscher
1587 - 1652
HPI: 60.43
Pietro Mengoli
1626 - 1686
HPI: 60.05
Jean-Baptiste Lully
1632 - 1687
HPI: 80.15
Charles VIII of France
1470 - 1498
HPI: 80.03
Nicolas Coustou
1658 - 1733
HPI: 63.45
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 71.94
Hadım Sinan Pasha
1459 - 1517
HPI: 60.85
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
1584 - 1611
HPI: 73.75
Catherine of Braganza
1638 - 1705
HPI: 68.93
William Byrd
1543 - 1623
HPI: 71.09
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
1628 - 1699
HPI: 55.69
Francesca Caccini
1587 - 1640
HPI: 69.31
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
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Ruy López de Villalobos
1500 - 1544
HPI: 62.64
Zheng Jing
1642 - 1681
HPI: 61.77
Paul Fleming
1609 - 1640
HPI: 59.32
Pasquale Malipiero
1392 - 1462
HPI: 58.95
Thomas Fincke
1561 - 1656
HPI: 62.33
Fra Bartolomeo
1472 - 1517
HPI: 72.87
Sibylla of Anhalt
1564 - 1614
HPI: 57.57
Abu'l-Khayr Khan
1412 - 1468
HPI: 68.75
Anne Hutchinson
1591 - 1643
HPI: 56.73
Martino Martini
1614 - 1661
HPI: 62.93
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
1393 - 1455
HPI: 53.59
Vladislaus II of Hungary
1456 - 1516
HPI: 76.02
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 EXPLORERS (151), POLITICIANS (1284), WRITERS (379), MATHEMATICIANS (85), and PAINTERS (493).
