Who Was Alive

Were Zheng He and Johannes Gutenberg alive at the same time?

Yes. Zheng He and Johannes Gutenberg were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1433–1435.

Zheng He

Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat

Born 1371 · died 1433–1435

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor and craftsman

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

  1. Hafez
  2. Ibn Khaldun
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer
  4. Zheng He
  5. Johannes Gutenberg
  6. Joan of Arc
  7. Christopher Columbus
  8. Leonardo da Vinci
  9. Erasmus
Zheng He and Johannes Gutenberg 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.