Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Caravaggio alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Caravaggio were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1571 to 1610.

William Shakespeare was 7 when Caravaggio was born.

William Shakespeare was 46 when Caravaggio died, aged 38.

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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

Caravaggio

Italian painter

Born 29 September 1571 · died 18 July 1610, aged 38

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Francis Bacon
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. Caravaggio
  6. René Descartes
  7. Rembrandt
William Shakespeare and Caravaggio 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.