Who Was Alive

Were Ludovico Ariosto and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Ludovico Ariosto and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1475 to 1533.

Ludovico Ariosto was under a year old when Michelangelo was born.

Both were 58 when Ludovico Ariosto died.

Ludovico Ariosto

Italian poet

Born 8 September 1474 · died 6 July 1533, aged 58

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Ludovico Ariosto
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Ludovico Ariosto and Michelangelo 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.