Who Was Alive

Were Pope Pius IV and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Pius IV and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 1 year, from 1564 to 1565.

Pope Pius IV was 65 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 1 when Pope Pius IV died, aged 66.

Pope Pius IV

Pope Pius IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 31 March 1499 · died 9 December 1565, aged 66

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

  1. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  2. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  3. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  4. Pope Pius IV, 1499 – 1565
  5. Elizabeth I, 1533 – 1603
  6. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  7. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642
  8. William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
  9. René Descartes, 1596 – 1650
  10. Rembrandt, 1606 – 1669

Pope Pius IV and William Shakespeare in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Pope Pius IV and William Shakespeare were born

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