Who Was Alive

Were Vlad the Impaler and Niccolò Machiavelli alive at the same time?

Yes. Vlad the Impaler and Niccolò Machiavelli were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1469 to 1476–1477.

Niccolò Machiavelli was 7 when Vlad the Impaler died.

Vlad the Impaler

15th-century ruler of Wallachia

Born 1428–1431 · died 1476–1477

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist

Born 3 May 1469 · died 21 June 1527, aged 58

  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 Niccolò Machiavelli 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.