Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand II of Aragon alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand II of Aragon were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1452 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was about a year old when Ferdinand II of Aragon was born.

Ferdinand II of Aragon was 54 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

Ferdinand II of Aragon

King of Aragon, Sicily, Naples, and Valencia

Born 10 March 1452 · died 23 January 1516, aged 63

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Ferdinand II of Aragon
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand II of Aragon 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.