Galileo Galilei · Pierre Corneille Were Galileo Galilei and Pierre Corneille alive at the same time? Yes. Galileo Galilei and Pierre Corneille were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1606 to 1642. Galileo Galilei was 42 when Pierre Corneille was born.Pierre Corneille was 35 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77. Galileo GalileiItalian polymathBorn 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77Pierre CorneilleFrench tragedianBorn 6 June 1606 · died 1 October 1684, aged 78 MichelangeloMiguel de CervantesGalileo GalileiWilliam ShakespeareRené DescartesPierre CorneilleMolièreIsaac Newton Galileo Galilei and Pierre Corneille 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.