Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Ivan the Terrible alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Ivan the Terrible were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1530 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 55 when Ivan the Terrible was born.

Ivan the Terrible was 33 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Ivan the Terrible

Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584

Born 25 August 1530 · died 18 March 1584 (Julian calendar), aged 53

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Ivan the Terrible
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
Michelangelo and Ivan the Terrible 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.