Who Was Alive

Were Elizabeth I of England and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Elizabeth I of England and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1564 to 1603.

Elizabeth I of England was 30 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 39 when Elizabeth I of England died, aged 69.

Elizabeth I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603

Born 7 September 1533 · died 24 March 1603 (Julian calendar), aged 69

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. Elizabeth I of England
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Molière
Elizabeth I of England and Galileo Galilei 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.