Who Was Alive

Were Pius V and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Pius V and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1564 to 1572.

Pius V was 60 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 8 when Pius V died, aged 68.

Pius V

16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer

Born 17 January 1504 · died 1 May 1572, aged 68

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. Pius V
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Francis Bacon
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
  10. Rembrandt
Pius V 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.