Who Was Alive

Were Erasmus and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Erasmus and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1475 to 1536.

Erasmus was 8 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 61 when Erasmus died, aged 69.

Erasmus

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian

Born 28 October 1466 · died 12 July 1536, aged 69

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Erasmus
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Erasmus and Michelangelo 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.