Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Nicolaus Copernicus alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Nicolaus Copernicus were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1473 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 20 when Nicolaus Copernicus was born.

Nicolaus Copernicus was 46 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

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

Nicolaus Copernicus

Polish mathematician and astronomer

Born 19 February 1473 · died 24 May 1543, aged 70

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