Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1473?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1473. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year.

Born in 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus.

  1. Leonardo da Vinci21
  2. Christopher Columbus21–22
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli4
  4. Nicolaus Copernicusborn
  5. Albrecht Dürer2
  6. Vasco da Gama3–15
  7. Erasmus7
  8. Mehmed II41
  9. Sandro Botticelli25–30
  10. Amerigo Vespucci19
  11. Guru Nanak4
  12. Alexander VI40–44
  13. Isabella I of Castile22
  14. Julius II30
  15. Hieronymus Bosch20–25
  16. Paul III5
  17. Vlad the Impaler41–45
  18. Ferdinand II of Aragon21