Born and died in 1598

Italian sculptor and architect credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture and recognized as a uomo universale

Spanish Baroque painter known for his religious works, intense chiaroscuro, and still-lifes, often called the 'Spanish Caravaggio'

A Japanese samurai and daimyo from a peasant background who rose to become the second "Great Unifier" of Japan and the most powerful man in his time, holding the esteemed titles of Kampaku and Taikō

King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, and Sicily, and King consort of England, known as Philip the Prudent

Flemish cartographer and geographer known for creating the first modern atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, and a founder of the Netherlandish school of cartography