Who Was Alive

Were Akbar and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Akbar and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1564 to 1605.

Akbar was 21 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 41 when Akbar died, aged 62.

Akbar

The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

Born 15 October 1542 · died 15 October 1605, aged 62

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. Akbar
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Molière
Akbar and Galileo Galilei in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.