Who Was Alive

Were John Cabot and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. John Cabot and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time, from c. 1450 to c. 1498.

Christopher Columbus was about a year old when John Cabot was born.

John Cabot

John Cabot

Venetian sailor

Born c. 1450 · died c. 1498

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. John Cabot, c. 1450 – c. 1498
  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

John Cabot 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 John Cabot and Christopher Columbus were born

John Cabot and Christopher Columbus 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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