Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Pius V alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Pius V were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1504 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 28 when Pius V was born.

Pius V was 60 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Pius V

16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer

Born 17 January 1504 · died 1 May 1572, aged 68

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