Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Francisco Pizarro alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Francisco Pizarro were alive at the same time, from c. 1478 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

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

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

Born c. 1478 · died 26 June 1541

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Francisco Pizarro
  7. Martin Luther
Leonardo da Vinci and Francisco Pizarro in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.