Who Was Alive

Were Giovanni Bellini and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Giovanni Bellini and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1451 to 1506.

Giovanni Bellini

Giovanni Bellini

Venetian painter

Born c. 1430 · died 26–29 November 1516

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Giovanni Bellini, c. 1430 – 1516
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Giovanni Bellini and Christopher Columbus 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 Giovanni Bellini and Christopher Columbus were born

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