Who Was Alive

Were Mary, Queen of Scots and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Mary, Queen of Scots and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1564 to 1587.

Mary, Queen of Scots was 21 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 22 when Mary, Queen of Scots died, aged 44.

Mary, Queen of Scots

Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567

Born 8 December 1542 · died 8 February 1587, aged 44

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. Mary, Queen of Scots
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Molière
Mary, Queen of Scots 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.