Who Was Alive

Were René Descartes and Diego Velázquez alive at the same time?

Yes. René Descartes and Diego Velázquez were alive at the same time for 50 or 51 years, from 1599 to 1650.

René Descartes was 2 or 3 when Diego Velázquez was born.

Diego Velázquez was 50 or 51 when René Descartes died, aged 53.

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter

Born 1599 · died 6 August 1660, aged 60 or 61

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. René Descartes
  5. Diego Velázquez
  6. Molière
  7. Isaac Newton
René Descartes and Diego Velázquez 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.