Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and John Donne alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and John Donne were alive at the same time for 43 or 44 years, from 1572 to 1616.

John Donne was 43 or 44 when Miguel de Cervantes died.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

John Donne

English poet and cleric

Born 1572 · died 31 March 1631, aged 58 or 59

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