Who Was Alive

Were Mehmed II and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Mehmed II and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 6 years, from 1475 to 1481.

Mehmed II was 42 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 6 when Mehmed II died, aged 49.

Mehmed II

Seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 30 March 1432 · died 3 May 1481, aged 49

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Mehmed II
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
  8. Miguel de Cervantes
  9. Galileo Galilei
Mehmed II and Michelangelo 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.