Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Pius II alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Pius II were alive at the same time for 57 or 58 years, from 1393–1406 to 1464.

Pius II was about a year old when Johannes Gutenberg was born.

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor and craftsman

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Pius II

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464

Born 18 October 1405 · died 14 August 1464, aged 58

  1. Ibn Khaldun
  2. Zheng He
  3. Johannes Gutenberg
  4. Pius II
  5. Joan of Arc
  6. Christopher Columbus
  7. Leonardo da Vinci
  8. Erasmus
Johannes Gutenberg and Pius II 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.