Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Tycho Brahe alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Tycho Brahe were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1546 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 71 when Tycho Brahe was born.

Tycho Brahe was 17 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

Born 14 December 1546 · died 24 October 1601, aged 54

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Tycho Brahe
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
Michelangelo and Tycho Brahe 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.