from medievalhistory.net. William Cecil biography from NNDB. William Cecil, Baron Burghley , from the Luminarium Encyclopedia Project. Top Cervantes, Don Miguel de (1547 - 1616) Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra [b] ( IPA : [miˈɣel ðe θerˈβantes saaˈβeðra] in modern Spanish; September 29 , 1547 – April 23 , 1616 )