William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. In his description in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, A.F. Pollard wrote, "From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England."

13 September 1521

Born on the same birth day (13 September): Andres Küng • Chu Berry • Edenilson Bergonsi • Henri Kuprashvili • Henry F. Ashurst • Lloyd Dyer • Luis Rentería • Mildred D. Taylor • Minkhaung I • September 13