Born in 1542

Mary, Queen of Scots

Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567

December 8 · 1542–1587

Akbar

Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

October 15 · 1542–1605

Robert Bellarmine

Italian Jesuit cardinal and saint

October 4 · 1542–1621

Isabella de' Medici

Italian noblewoman

August 31 · 1542–1576

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

Spanish navigator and explorer

October 1 · 1542–1595

Jan Zamoyski

Polish magnate

March 19 · 1542–1605

Richard Grenville

English politician, soldier and explorer

June 15 · 1542–1591

Henriette of Cleves

French noblewoman

October 31 · 1542–1601

Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter

English politician and courtier

May 5 · 1542–1623

Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland

English nobleman and peer

August 18 · 1542–1601

John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania

August 27 · 1542–1600

Thomas Allen

English mathematician and astrologer

December 21 · 1542–1632