Who Was Alive

Were Pope Paul II and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Paul II and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1452 to 1471.

Pope Paul II was 35 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 19 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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci were born

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