Who Was Alive

Were Julius II and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Julius II and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1451 to 1506.

Julius II was 7 or 8 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Julius II was 62 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Julius II

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513

Born 5 December 1443 · died 21 February 1513, aged 69

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Julius II
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Julius II and Christopher Columbus 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.