Who Was Alive

Were Nicolaus Copernicus and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicolaus Copernicus and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 68 years, from 1475 to 1543.

Nicolaus Copernicus was 2 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 68 when Nicolaus Copernicus died, aged 70.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Polish mathematician and astronomer

Born 19 February 1473 · died 24 May 1543, aged 70

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
Nicolaus Copernicus 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.