Who Was Alive

Were Pope Callixtus III and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Callixtus III and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 6 or 7 years, from 1451 to 1458.

Pope Callixtus III was 71 or 72 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 6 or 7 when Pope Callixtus III died, aged 79.

Pope Callixtus III

Pope Callixtus III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 8 January 1379 · died 15 August 1458, aged 79

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  2. Pope Callixtus III, 1379 – 1458
  3. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  4. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  5. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  6. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  7. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  8. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  9. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  10. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Pope Callixtus III and Christopher Columbus 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 Pope Callixtus III and Christopher Columbus were born

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