Who Was Alive

Were Gregory XIII and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Gregory XIII and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1564 to 1585.

Gregory XIII was 62 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 21 when Gregory XIII died, aged 83.

Gregory XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585

Born 1 January 1502 · died 10 April 1585, aged 83

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Michelangelo
  3. Martin Luther
  4. Gregory XIII
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Galileo Galilei
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. René Descartes
  9. Molière
Gregory XIII 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.