Who Was Alive

Were Mehmed I and Johannes Gutenberg alive at the same time?

Yes. Mehmed I and Johannes Gutenberg were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1421.

Mehmed I

Mehmed I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 1386 · died 26 May 1421, aged 34 or 35

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

  1. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  2. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  5. Mehmed I, 1386 – 1421
  6. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  7. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  8. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  9. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  10. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Mehmed I and Johannes Gutenberg 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 Mehmed I and Johannes Gutenberg were born

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