Who Was Alive

Were Francis Drake and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Francis Drake and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1564 to 1596.

Galileo Galilei was 31 when Francis Drake died.

Francis Drake

English sailor and privateer

Born c. 1540 · died 28 January 1596

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

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