Famous People Born In 1585
Discover the most famous people born in 1585. The list includes people like Cardinal Richelieu, Hamnet Shakespeare, Heinrich Schütz, John Cotton, John Rolfe and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, playwrights, priests and spiritual & religious leaders born in 1585. This list includes people from France, England, Netherlands and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon
Died: July 31, 1596
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 4, 1642
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bad Köstritz, Germany
Died: November 6, 1672
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Derbyshire, England
Died: December 23, 1652
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John Rolfe
(English settlers of North America)
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heacham, United Kingdom
Died: 1622 AD
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
(Former Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom)
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Finchingfield, Essex, England
Died: October 4, 1646
7
Uriel Acosta
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Porto, Portugal
Died: March 31, 1640
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Cornelius Jansen
(Dutch Catholic Bishop Best Remembered as the Father of a Theological Movement Called 'Jansenism')
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Acquoy, Netherlands
Died: May 6, 1638
9
Zacharias Janssen
(Spectacle-maker)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: 1638 AD
10
Caspar Berthelsen Bartholin
(Polymath)
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Malmö Municipality, Sweden
Died: July 13, 1629
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Unknown
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Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
(Soldier)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Armagh, Ireland
Died: November 6, 1649
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William Rowley
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: January 31, 1626
14
Jacques Lemercier
(French Architect)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Pontoise, France
Died: January 13, 1654
15
Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc
(Trader)
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Died: 1636 AD
16
Gerbrand Bredero
(Dutch Poet and Playwright)
Birthdate: 16th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: August 23, 1618
17
William Lithgow
(Traveler)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Lanark, Scotland
Died: 1645 AD
18
Luis Carrillo y Sotomayor
(Poet)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Baena, Spain
Died: January 22, 1610
19
Claude Favre de Vaugelas
(Grammarian)
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Died: February 26, 1650
20
Hendrick Avercamp
(Painter)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: May 15, 1634
21
Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses
(Novelist)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: January 27, 1638
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saumur, France
Died: June 18, 1658
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William Drummond of Hawthornden
(The First Notable Poet in Scotland to Write Deliberately in English)
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Midlothian, Scotland
Died: December 4, 1649
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Innsbruck, Austria
Died: December 14, 1618
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John George I, Elector of Saxony
(Elector of Saxony)
Birthdate: 5th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: October 8, 1656