Who Was Alive

Were Nostradamus and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Nostradamus and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1564 to 1566.

Nostradamus was 60 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 2 when Nostradamus died, aged 62.

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer

Born 14 December 1503 · died 2 July 1566, aged 62

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

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