Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Charles I of England alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Charles I of England were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1600 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 36 when Charles I of England was born.

Charles I of England was 41 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

Charles I of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

Born 19 November 1600 (Julian calendar) · died 30 January 1649 (Julian calendar), aged 48

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Charles I of England
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and Charles I of England 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.