Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1469 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 17 when Niccolò Machiavelli was born.

Niccolò Machiavelli was 50 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

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

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist

Born 3 May 1469 · died 21 June 1527, aged 58

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli 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.