Who Was Alive

Were Titian and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Titian and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1564 to 1576.

William Shakespeare was 12 when Titian died.

Titian

Italian painter

Born c. 1490 · died 27 August 1576

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