Who Was Alive

Were Niccolò Machiavelli and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Niccolò Machiavelli and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1475 to 1527.

Niccolò Machiavelli was 5 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 52 when Niccolò Machiavelli died, aged 58.

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist

Born 3 May 1469 · died 21 June 1527, aged 58

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Niccolò Machiavelli and Michelangelo 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.