Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Nicolas Poussin alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Nicolas Poussin were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1594 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 30 when Nicolas Poussin was born.

Nicolas Poussin was 21 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

Nicolas Poussin

French painter

Born June 1594 · died 19 November 1665, aged 71

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