Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Pierre Corneille alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Pierre Corneille were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1606 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 42 when Pierre Corneille was born.

Pierre Corneille was 9 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

Pierre Corneille

French tragedian

Born 6 June 1606 · died 1 October 1684, aged 78

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