Who Was Alive

Were Ali-Shir Nava'i and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Ali-Shir Nava'i and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1475 to 1501.

Ali-Shir Nava'i was 34 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 25 when Ali-Shir Nava'i died, aged 59.

Ali-Shir Nava'i

Ali-Shir Nava'i

Poet

Born 9 February 1441 · died 3 January 1501, aged 59

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Ali-Shir Nava'i, 1441 – 1501
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Ali-Shir Nava'i and Michelangelo in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Ali-Shir Nava'i and Michelangelo were born

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