Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Oliver Cromwell alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Oliver Cromwell were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1599 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 35 when Oliver Cromwell was born.

Oliver Cromwell was 42 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader

Born 25 April 1599 (Julian calendar) · died 3 September 1658 (Julian calendar), aged 59

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Oliver Cromwell
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and Oliver Cromwell 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.