Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Akbar alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Akbar were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1542 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 67 when Akbar was born.

Akbar was 21 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Akbar

The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

Born 15 October 1542 · died 15 October 1605, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Akbar
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
Michelangelo and Akbar 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.