Michelangelo · John Calvin Were Michelangelo and John Calvin alive at the same time? Yes. Michelangelo and John Calvin were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1509 to 1564. Michelangelo was 34 when John Calvin was born.John Calvin was 54 when Michelangelo died, aged 88. MichelangeloItalian artist and architectBorn 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88John CalvinFrench Protestant reformerBorn 10 July 1509 · died 27 May 1564, aged 54 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciMichelangeloMartin LutherJohn CalvinMiguel de CervantesGalileo GalileiWilliam Shakespeare Michelangelo and John Calvin 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.