Who Was Alive

Were John Calvin and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. John Calvin and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1564 to 1564.

John Calvin was 54 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was under a year old when John Calvin died, aged 54.

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer

Born 10 July 1509 · died 27 May 1564, aged 54

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Michelangelo
  3. Martin Luther
  4. John Calvin
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Francis Bacon
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
  10. Rembrandt
John Calvin 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.