Famous People Born in 1493

16 notable people were born in 1493. See what happened in 1493 →

Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist

November 11 · 1493–1541

French soldier, statesman and diplomat

March 15 · 1493–1567

Duchess of Guise

December 25 · 1493–1583

Italian artist

October 17 · 1493–1560

Swedish clergyman and reformer

January 6 · 1493–1552

German Lutheran theologian

June 5 · 1493–1555

Duke of Bavaria

November 13 · 1493–1550

Duchess of Urbino

December 31 · 1493–1550

Dominican visionary and anchoress

November 25 · 1493–1565

Augustinian friar

May 6 · 1493–1563

Duke of Pomerania from 1523 to 1531

April 11 · 1493–1531

Japanese daimyō

October 14 · 1493–1568

More birthdays

1493–1543John Neville, 3rd Baron LatimerEnglish politician and BaronNovember 17
1493–1556Giovanni PoggioItalian cardinal and bishopJanuary 21
1493–1566Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the InfantadoSpanish noblemanDecember 9
1493–1573Johann PfeffingerGerman theologianDecember 27