Who Was Alive

Were Francis Bacon and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Francis Bacon and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 51 or 52 years, from 1564 to 1616.

Francis Bacon was 3 when William Shakespeare was born.

Francis Bacon was 55 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman

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

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

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