Who Was Alive

Were Giordano Bruno and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Giordano Bruno and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1564 to 1600.

Giordano Bruno was 16 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 35 when Giordano Bruno died, aged 51 or 52.

Giordano Bruno

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician

Born 1548 · died 17 February 1600, aged 51 or 52

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Giordano Bruno
  4. Francis Bacon
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Rembrandt
Giordano Bruno and William Shakespeare 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.