Who Was Alive

Were Lope de Vega and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Lope de Vega and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 71 years, from 1564 to 1635.

Lope de Vega was 1 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 71 when Lope de Vega died, aged 72.

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet

Born 25 November 1562 · died 27 August 1635, aged 72

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Lope de Vega
  4. Galileo Galilei
  5. William Shakespeare
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
Lope de Vega 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.