Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Pius III and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 51 or 52 years, from 1451 to 1503.

Pope Pius III was 11 or 12 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 51 or 52 when Pope Pius III died, aged 64.

Pope Pius III

Pope Pius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 9 May 1439 · died 18 October 1503, aged 64

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Pope Pius III, 1439 – 1503
  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 Pius 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 Pius III and Christopher Columbus were born

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