Nostradamus · Galileo Galilei Were Nostradamus and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time? Yes. Nostradamus and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1564 to 1566. Nostradamus was 60 when Galileo Galilei was born.Galileo Galilei was 2 when Nostradamus died, aged 62. NostradamusFrench seer and astrologerBorn 14 December 1503 · died 2 July 1566, aged 62Galileo GalileiItalian polymathBorn 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77 Leonardo da VinciMichelangeloMartin LutherNostradamusMiguel de CervantesGalileo GalileiWilliam ShakespeareRené DescartesMolière Nostradamus and Galileo Galilei 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.