Who Was Alive

Were Vlad the Impaler and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Vlad the Impaler and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time, from 1451 to 1476–1477.

Vlad the Impaler

15th-century ruler of Wallachia

Born 1428–1431 · died 1476–1477

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

  1. Vlad the Impaler
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Vlad the Impaler 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.