Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and Johannes Kepler alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and Johannes Kepler were alive at the same time for 44 years, from 1571 to 1616.

Johannes Kepler was 44 when Miguel de Cervantes died.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

Johannes Kepler

German mathematician and astronomer

Born 27 December 1571 · died 15 November 1630, aged 58

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