Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Vasco da Gama alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Vasco da Gama were alive at the same time, from 1457–1469 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

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

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
Leonardo da Vinci 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.