Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and John Milton alive at the same time?

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

William Shakespeare was 44 when John Milton was born.

John Milton 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

John Milton

English poet and civil servant

Born 9 December 1608 · died 8 November 1674, aged 65

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