Italian Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. Universally considered one of the greatest artists of all time.
Born: 6 March 1475 near Arezzo, Caprese, Tuscany, Italy.
Died: 18 February 1564 in Rome, Italy (aged 88).
Known in different languages as: Michelangelo, Michel-Ange, Miguel Ángel, and other variations.