Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Ferdinand Magellan alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Ferdinand Magellan were alive at the same time, from c. 1480 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

Born c. 1480 · died 27 April 1521

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