Who Was Alive

Were Pope Nicholas V and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Nicholas V and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 3 or 4 years, from 1451 to 1455.

Christopher Columbus was 3 or 4 when Pope Nicholas V died.

Pope Nicholas V

Pope Nicholas V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1397 · died 24 March 1455

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  3. Pope Nicholas V, c. 1397 – 1455
  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 Nicholas V 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 Nicholas V and Christopher Columbus were born

Pope Nicholas V and Christopher Columbus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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