Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and Peter Paul Rubens alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and Peter Paul Rubens were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1577 to 1616.

Peter Paul Rubens was 38 when Miguel de Cervantes died.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter

Born 28 June 1577 · died 30 May 1640, aged 62

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