Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Francisco Pizarro alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Francisco Pizarro were alive at the same time, from c. 1478 to 1541.

Michelangelo was 66 when Francisco Pizarro died.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

Born c. 1478 · died 26 June 1541

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Michelangelo
  5. Francisco Pizarro
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Michelangelo and Francisco Pizarro 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.