Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and François de La Rochefoucauld alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and François de La Rochefoucauld were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1613 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 49 when François de La Rochefoucauld was born.

François de La Rochefoucauld was 2 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs

Born 15 September 1613 · died 17 March 1680, aged 66

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Francis Bacon
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Rembrandt
  7. François de La Rochefoucauld
  8. Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare and François de La Rochefoucauld 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.