Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1599 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 34 or 35 when Oliver Cromwell was born.

Oliver Cromwell was 16 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

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader

Born 25 April 1599 (Julian calendar) · died 3 September 1658 (Julian calendar), aged 59

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