Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Bartolomeu Dias alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Bartolomeu Dias were alive at the same time, from c. 1467 to 1500.

Leonardo da Vinci was 48 when Bartolomeu Dias died.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese explorer

Born c. 1467 · died 29 May 1500

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Bartolomeu Dias, c. 1467 – 1500
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Leonardo da Vinci and Bartolomeu Dias 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 Leonardo da Vinci and Bartolomeu Dias were born

Leonardo da Vinci and Bartolomeu Dias are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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