Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Ismail I alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Ismail I were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1487 to 1524.

Michelangelo was 12 when Ismail I was born.

Michelangelo was 49 when Ismail I died, aged 36.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Ismail I

Ismail I

Safavid governor

Born 17 July 1487 · died 23 May 1524, aged 36

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  5. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  6. Ismail I, 1487 – 1524
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Michelangelo and Ismail I 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.

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Where Michelangelo and Ismail I were born

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