Who Was Alive

Were Alexander VI and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander VI and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1475 to 1503.

Michelangelo was 28 when Alexander VI died.

Alexander VI

Pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family

Born c. 1431 · died 18 August 1503

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

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