Who Was Alive

Were Akbar and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Akbar and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1564 to 1605.

Akbar was 21 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 41 when Akbar died, aged 62.

Akbar

The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

Born 15 October 1542 · died 15 October 1605, aged 62

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. Akbar
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Francis Bacon
  6. Galileo Galilei
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. René Descartes
  9. Rembrandt
Akbar and William Shakespeare 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.