Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Ferdinand Magellan alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Ferdinand Magellan were alive at the same time, from c. 1480 to 1521.

Michelangelo was 46 when Ferdinand Magellan died.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

Born c. 1480 · died 27 April 1521

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Michelangelo
  5. Ferdinand Magellan
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Michelangelo and Ferdinand Magellan 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.