Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Pedro Calderón de la Barca alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Pedro Calderón de la Barca were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1600 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 35 when Pedro Calderón de la Barca was born.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca was 16 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

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist

Born 17 January 1600 · died 25 May 1681, aged 81

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