Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Ismail I alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Ismail I were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1487 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 35 or 36 when Ismail I was born.

Ismail I was 18 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

Ismail I

Ismail I

Safavid governor

Born 17 July 1487 · died 23 May 1524, aged 36

  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. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Ismail I, 1487 – 1524

Christopher Columbus and Ismail I 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 Ismail I were born

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