Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Molière alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Molière were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1622 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 57 when Molière was born.

Molière was 19 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

Molière

French playwright and actor

Born 15 January 1622 · died 17 February 1673, aged 51

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Rembrandt
  7. Molière
  8. John Locke
  9. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and Molière 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.