Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Abel Tasman alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Abel Tasman were alive at the same time for 12 or 13 years, from 1603 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 38 or 39 when Abel Tasman was born.

Abel Tasman was 12 or 13 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

Abel Tasman

Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant

Born 1603 · died 10 October 1659, aged 55 or 56

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Francis Bacon
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Abel Tasman
  7. Rembrandt
  8. Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare and Abel Tasman 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.