Torquato Tasso · Galileo Galilei Were Torquato Tasso and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time? Yes. Torquato Tasso and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1564 to 1595. Torquato Tasso was 19 when Galileo Galilei was born.Galileo Galilei was 31 when Torquato Tasso died, aged 51. Torquato TassoItalian poetBorn 11 March 1544 · died 25 April 1595, aged 51Galileo GalileiItalian polymathBorn 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77 MichelangeloMartin LutherTorquato TassoMiguel de CervantesGalileo GalileiWilliam ShakespeareRené DescartesMolière Torquato Tasso 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.