Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Francis I of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Francis I of France were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1494 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 42 or 43 when Francis I of France was born.

Francis I of France was 11 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Francis I of France

King of France from 1515 to 1547

Born 12 September 1494 · died 31 March 1547, aged 52

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Francis I of France
Christopher Columbus and Francis I of France 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.