Who Was Alive

Were Pope Paul II and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Paul II and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 19 or 20 years, from 1451 to 1471.

Pope Paul II was 33 or 34 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 19 or 20 when Pope Paul II died, aged 54.

Pope Paul II

Pope Paul II

Venetian Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 23 February 1417 · died 26 July 1471, aged 54

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  2. Pope Paul II, 1417 – 1471
  3. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  4. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  5. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  6. Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528
  7. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  8. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  9. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Pope Paul II 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 Paul II and Christopher Columbus were born

Pope Paul II and Christopher Columbus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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