Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama were alive at the same time, from 1457–1469 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

Vasco da Gama

Portuguese explorer

Born 1457–1469 · died 24 December 1524

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