Who Was Alive

Were Jacques Cartier and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Jacques Cartier and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1557.

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America

Born 31 December 1491 · died 24 September 1557, aged 65

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Jacques Cartier
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
  10. Rembrandt
Jacques Cartier and Miguel de Cervantes 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.