Who Was Alive

Were Henry IV of France and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry IV of France and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1564 to 1610.

Henry IV of France was 10 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 46 when Henry IV of France died, aged 56.

Henry IV of France

King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610

Born 13 December 1553 · died 14 May 1610, aged 56

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Henry IV of France
  4. Galileo Galilei
  5. William Shakespeare
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
Henry IV of France and Galileo Galilei 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.