Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Shah Jahan alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Shah Jahan were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1592 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 27 when Shah Jahan was born.

Shah Jahan was 24 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

Shah Jahan

The fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658

Born 15 January 1592 · died 22 January 1666, aged 74

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