Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1564 to 1616.

Galileo Galilei was 52 when Miguel de Cervantes died.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Rembrandt
  7. Molière
Miguel de Cervantes and Galileo Galilei 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.