Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Skanderbeg alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Skanderbeg were alive at the same time for 61 or 62 years, from 1393–1406 to 1468.

Skanderbeg was about a year old when Johannes Gutenberg was born.

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Skanderbeg

Skanderbeg

Albanian military commander

Born 6 May 1405 · died 17 January 1468, aged 62

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  3. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  4. Skanderbeg, 1405 – 1468
  5. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  6. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  7. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  8. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Johannes Gutenberg and Skanderbeg 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 Johannes Gutenberg and Skanderbeg were born

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