Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Michel de Montaigne alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Michel de Montaigne were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1533 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 57 when Michel de Montaigne was born.

Michel de Montaigne was 30 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Michel de Montaigne

French author, philosopher, and statesman

Born 28 February 1533 · died 13 September 1592, aged 59

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