Who Was Alive

Were Francis Bacon and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Francis Bacon and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1564 to 1626.

Francis Bacon was 3 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 62 when Francis Bacon died, aged 65.

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman

Born 22 January 1561 · died 9 April 1626 (Julian calendar), aged 65

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Francis Bacon
  4. Galileo Galilei
  5. William Shakespeare
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
Francis Bacon 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.