Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Evangelista Torricelli alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Evangelista Torricelli were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1608 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 44 when Evangelista Torricelli was born.

Evangelista Torricelli was 7 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

Evangelista Torricelli

Italian physicist and mathematician

Born 15 October 1608 · died 25 October 1647, aged 39

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