Authors born between 1500 and 1600
Ancient times| before 1500| 1500-1600| 1600-1700| 1700-1800| 1800-1850| 1850-1900| 1900-1950| after 1950
| Author (number of quotes) | Description |
| B | |
| Bacon, Francis (19) | English philosopher, statesman |
| Balassi, Bálint (2) | Hungarian poet |
| Bruno, Giordano (1) | Italian philosopher |
| Burton, Robert (1) | English scientist and clergyman |
| C | |
| Cardano, Girolamo (1) | Italian mathematician, physicist, doctor and astronomer |
| Cecil, William (1) | English statesman |
| D | |
| Descartes, René (4) | French philosopher, mathematician |
| Donne, John (1) | English poet |
| Drummond, William (1) | Scottish poet |
| G | |
| Galilei, Galileo (8) | Italian scientist |
| K | |
| Kepler, Johannes (3) | German mathematician, astronomer |
| M | |
| Montaigne, Michel de (6) | French philosopher |
| S | |
| Shakespeare, William (13) | English playwright, poet, actor |