Who Was Alive

Were Pope Innocent VIII and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Innocent VIII and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 40 or 41 years, from 1451 to 1492.

Pope Innocent VIII was 18 or 19 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 40 or 41 when Pope Innocent VIII died, aged 59 or 60.

Pope Innocent VIII

Pope Innocent VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1432 · died 25 July 1492, aged 59 or 60

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Pope Innocent VIII, 1432 – 1492
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Pope Innocent VIII 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 Innocent VIII and Christopher Columbus were born

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