Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Jacques Cartier alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Jacques Cartier were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1491 to 1557.

Michelangelo was 16 when Jacques Cartier was born.

Michelangelo was 82 when Jacques Cartier died, aged 65.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America

Born 31 December 1491 · died 24 September 1557, aged 65

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Jacques Cartier
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
Michelangelo and Jacques Cartier 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.