Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and Christopher Marlowe alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and Christopher Marlowe were alive at the same time, from c. 1564 to 1593.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator

Born c. 1564 · died 30 May 1593 (Julian calendar)

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Elizabeth I of England
  3. Miguel de Cervantes
  4. Francis Bacon
  5. Christopher Marlowe
  6. Galileo Galilei
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. René Descartes
  9. Rembrandt
Miguel de Cervantes and Christopher Marlowe 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.