Who Was Alive

Were El Greco and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. El Greco and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1564 to 1614.

El Greco was 22 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 50 when El Greco died, aged 72.

El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect

Born 1 October 1541 · died 7 April 1614, aged 72

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. El Greco
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Molière
El Greco 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.