Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Rembrandt alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Rembrandt were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1606 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 42 when Rembrandt was born.

Rembrandt was 9 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

Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker

Born 15 July 1606 · died 4 October 1669, aged 63

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