Who Was Alive

Were Vasco da Gama and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Vasco da Gama and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1475 to 1524.

Michelangelo was 49 when Vasco da Gama died.

Vasco da Gama

Portuguese explorer

Born 1457–1469 · died 24 December 1524

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

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