Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1571 to 1630.

Galileo Galilei was 7 when Johannes Kepler was born.

Galileo Galilei was 66 when Johannes Kepler died, aged 58.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

Johannes Kepler

German mathematician and astronomer

Born 27 December 1571 · died 15 November 1630, aged 58

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. Johannes Kepler
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler 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.