Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Adrian VI alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Adrian VI were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1459 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 6 when Pope Adrian VI was born.

Pope Adrian VI was 60 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

Pope Adrian VI

Pope Adrian VI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 2 March 1459 · died 14 September 1523, aged 64

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Pope Adrian VI, 1459 – 1523
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Adrian VI 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 Pope Adrian VI were born

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