Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Fuzuli alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Fuzuli were alive at the same time, from 1477–1496 to 1556.

Michelangelo was 80 or 81 when Fuzuli died.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

Fuzuli

Fuzuli

Poet

Born 1477–1496 · died 1556

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  4. Fuzuli, c. 1488 – 1556
  5. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  6. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  7. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Michelangelo and Fuzuli in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

Challenge a friend with this question Compare Michelangelo with someone else

Events both lived through

Where Michelangelo and Fuzuli were born

Michelangelo and Fuzuli are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list