Who Was Alive

Were Selim I and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Selim I and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1475 to 1520.

Selim I was 4 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 45 when Selim I died, aged 49.

Selim I

Selim I

Caliph

Born 10 October 1470 · died 22 September 1520, aged 49

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Selim I, 1470 – 1520
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Selim I and Michelangelo 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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Events both lived through

Where Selim I and Michelangelo were born

Selim I and Michelangelo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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