Who Was Alive

Were Lope de Vega and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Lope de Vega and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 51 or 52 years, from 1564 to 1616.

Lope de Vega was 1 when William Shakespeare was born.

Lope de Vega was 53 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet

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

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. Francis Bacon
  4. Lope de Vega
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Rembrandt
Lope de Vega 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.