Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and John Locke alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and John Locke were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1632 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 68 when John Locke was born.

John Locke was 9 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

John Locke

English philosopher and physician

Born 29 August 1632 (Julian calendar) · died 28 October 1704 (Julian calendar), aged 72

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Molière
  7. John Locke
  8. Isaac Newton
  9. Johann Sebastian Bach
  10. Voltaire
Galileo Galilei and John Locke 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.