Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1564.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Galileo Galilei
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. René Descartes
  9. Rembrandt
Michelangelo and Miguel de Cervantes 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.