Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Paul III alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Paul III were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1468 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 15 when Paul III was born.

Paul III was 51 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

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

Paul III

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

Born 29 February 1468 · died 10 November 1549, aged 81

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Paul III
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
  8. Miguel de Cervantes
Leonardo da Vinci and Paul III 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.