Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Niccolò Machiavelli alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Niccolò Machiavelli were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1469 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 17 or 18 when Niccolò Machiavelli was born.

Niccolò Machiavelli was 37 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

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist

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

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