Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan were alive at the same time, from c. 1480 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

Born c. 1480 · died 27 April 1521

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