Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Selim I were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1470 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 18 or 19 when Selim I was born.

Selim I was 35 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

Selim I

Selim I

Caliph

Born 10 October 1470 · died 22 September 1520, aged 49

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Selim I, 1470 – 1520
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Selim 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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Events both lived through

Where Christopher Columbus and Selim I were born

Christopher Columbus and Selim I are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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