Who Was Alive

Were John Cabot and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. John Cabot and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time, from c. 1450 to c. 1498.

Leonardo da Vinci was under a year old when John Cabot was born.

John Cabot

John Cabot

Venetian sailor

Born c. 1450 · died c. 1498

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci were born

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