Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Gregory XIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Gregory XIII were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1502 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 26 when Gregory XIII was born.

Gregory XIII was 62 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Gregory XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585

Born 1 January 1502 · died 10 April 1585, aged 83

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