Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sixtus IV and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sixtus IV and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 32 or 33 years, from 1451 to 1484.

Pope Sixtus IV was 36 or 37 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 32 or 33 when Pope Sixtus IV died, aged 70.

Pope Sixtus IV

Pope Sixtus IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 21 July 1414 · died 12 August 1484, aged 70

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Pope Sixtus IV, 1414 – 1484
  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 Sixtus IV 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 Sixtus IV and Christopher Columbus were born

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