Who Was Alive

Were François Villon and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. François Villon and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 11 or 12 years, from 1451 to 1463.

François Villon was 19 or 20 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 11 or 12 when François Villon died, aged 31 or 32.

François Villon

French poet and criminal

Born 1431 · died 1463, aged 31 or 32

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

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

  1. Zheng He
  2. Johannes Gutenberg
  3. François Villon
  4. Mehmed II
  5. Christopher Columbus
  6. Leonardo da Vinci
  7. Niccolò Machiavelli
  8. Nicolaus Copernicus
  9. Michelangelo
  10. Martin Luther
François Villon and Christopher Columbus 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.