Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Leo X alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Leo X were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1475 to 1521.

Michelangelo was under a year old when Leo X was born.

Michelangelo was 46 when Leo X died, aged 45.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Leo X

Pope from 1513 to 1521

Born 11 December 1475 · died 1 December 1521, aged 45

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