Famous People Born in 1579

13 notable people were born in 1579. See what happened in 1579 →

Catholic saint

December 9 · 1579–1639

Military leader of Japan from 1605 to 1623

May 2 · 1579–1632

Flemish painter

November 11 · 1579–1657

Breton-French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots

August 21 · 1579–1638

Spanish dramatist and novelist

August 1 · 1579–1644

Dutch scholar

February 9 · 1579–1639

Italian cardinal and statesman

October 4 · 1579–1644

French abbess

August 18 · 1579–1640

Scottish scholar and historian

August 23 · 1579–1625

September 1 · 1579–1634

Founder of the New Netherlands colony

May 1 · 1579–1662

November 12 · 1579–1635

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