Who Was Alive

Were Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe alive at the same time?

Yes. Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe were alive at the same time, from c. 1564 to 1593.

Francis Bacon was 32 when Christopher Marlowe died.

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman

Born 22 January 1561 · died 9 April 1626 (Julian calendar), aged 65

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator

Born c. 1564 · died 30 May 1593 (Julian calendar)

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Elizabeth I of England
  3. Miguel de Cervantes
  4. Francis Bacon
  5. Christopher Marlowe
  6. Galileo Galilei
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. René Descartes
Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe 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.