Molière · Benedictus de Spinoza Were Molière and Benedictus de Spinoza alive at the same time? Yes. Molière and Benedictus de Spinoza were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1632 to 1673. Molière was 10 when Benedictus de Spinoza was born.Benedictus de Spinoza was 40 when Molière died, aged 51. MolièreFrench playwright and actorBorn 15 January 1622 · died 17 February 1673, aged 51Benedictus de SpinozaDutch philosopherBorn 24 November 1632 · died 21 February 1677, aged 44 Galileo GalileiRené DescartesRembrandtMolièreJohn LockeBenedictus de SpinozaIsaac Newton Molière and Benedictus de Spinoza 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.