Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Hugo Grotius alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Hugo Grotius were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1583 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 18 when Hugo Grotius was born.

Hugo Grotius was 33 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

Hugo Grotius

Dutch jurist and scholar

Born 10 April 1583 · died 28 August 1645, aged 62

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