Historical Figures Born in 1564
Notable people born in 1564. Each links to a full biography, feats, trivia and similar figures.
Galileo Galilei
95Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, the "father of modern science", whose telescopic discoveries and championing of heliocentrism transformed our understanding of the cosmos.
William Shakespeare
96William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist.