Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.

3 May 1469

Born on the same birth day (3 May): Adams George Archibald • Amaro Pargo • Ben Revere • Christina Hendricks • Emilia Bicchieri • Georges Moustaki • Jacob Viner • John Jensen • Mary Cain (athlete) • Nona Gaprindashvili • Norm Chow • Red Ruffing • Steve Barclay • Tatyana Tolstaya • Ted Bates (footballer) • Virgil Fox

Born in the same month (May 1469): Manuel I of Portugal