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Were Christopher Columbus and Pope Adrian VI alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Pope Adrian VI were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1459 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 7 or 8 when Pope Adrian VI was born.

Pope Adrian VI was 47 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

Pope Adrian VI

Pope Adrian VI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 2 March 1459 · died 14 September 1523, aged 64

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Pope Adrian VI, 1459 – 1523
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Pope Adrian VI 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 Pope Adrian VI were born

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