Who Was Alive

Were Gregory XIII and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Gregory XIII and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1564 to 1585.

Gregory XIII was 62 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 20 when Gregory XIII died, aged 83.

Gregory XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585

Born 1 January 1502 · died 10 April 1585, aged 83

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Michelangelo
  3. Martin Luther
  4. Gregory XIII
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Francis Bacon
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
  10. Rembrandt
Gregory XIII and William Shakespeare 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.