Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Francisco Pizarro alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Francisco Pizarro were alive at the same time, from c. 1478 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

Born c. 1478 · died 26 June 1541

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