Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Shah Jahan alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Shah Jahan were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1592 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 27 when Shah Jahan was born.

Shah Jahan was 49 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

Shah Jahan

The fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658

Born 15 January 1592 · died 22 January 1666, aged 74

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