Who Was Alive

Were Tycho Brahe and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Tycho Brahe and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1564 to 1601.

Tycho Brahe was 17 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 37 when Tycho Brahe died, aged 54.

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

Born 14 December 1546 · died 24 October 1601, aged 54

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Tycho Brahe
  4. Francis Bacon
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Rembrandt
Tycho Brahe 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.