Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and William Harvey alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and William Harvey were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1578 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 13 or 14 when William Harvey was born.

William Harvey was 38 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

William Harvey

English physician

Born 1 April 1578 · died 3 June 1657, aged 79

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