Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Paul IV were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1476 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 24 when Pope Paul IV was born.

Pope Paul IV was 42 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 Paul IV

Pope Paul IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 28 June 1476 · died 18 August 1559, aged 83

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Pope Paul IV, 1476 – 1559
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  8. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616

Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Paul IV 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 Paul IV were born

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