Galileo Galilei · Nicolas Poussin Were Galileo Galilei and Nicolas Poussin alive at the same time? Yes. Galileo Galilei and Nicolas Poussin were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1594 to 1642. Galileo Galilei was 30 when Nicolas Poussin was born.Nicolas Poussin was 47 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77. Galileo GalileiItalian polymathBorn 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77Nicolas PoussinFrench painterBorn June 1594 · died 19 November 1665, aged 71 MichelangeloMiguel de CervantesGalileo GalileiWilliam ShakespeareNicolas PoussinRené DescartesMolièreIsaac Newton Galileo Galilei and Nicolas Poussin 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.