Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and Caravaggio alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and Caravaggio were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1571 to 1610.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

Caravaggio

Italian painter

Born 29 September 1571 · died 18 July 1610, aged 38

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. Caravaggio
  6. René Descartes
  7. Rembrandt
Miguel de Cervantes and Caravaggio 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.