Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Hayreddin Barbarossa alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Hayreddin Barbarossa were alive at the same time, from c. 1478 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

Hayreddin Barbarossa

Hayreddin Barbarossa

Ottoman admiral

Born c. 1478 · died 4 July 1546

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Hayreddin Barbarossa, c. 1478 – 1546
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Hayreddin Barbarossa in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Christopher Columbus and Hayreddin Barbarossa were born

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