Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and William Harvey alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and William Harvey were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1578 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 14 when William Harvey was born.

William Harvey was 63 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

William Harvey

English physician

Born 1 April 1578 · died 3 June 1657, aged 79

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