Who Was Alive

Were Sandro Botticelli and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Sandro Botticelli and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1451 to 1506.

Sandro Botticelli

Italian painter

Born c. 1445 · died 17 May 1510

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

  1. Sandro Botticelli
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Sandro Botticelli and Christopher Columbus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.