Who Was Alive in 1479

6 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1479

Christopher ColumbusAge 28

1451–1506 · Exploration

Sailed to the Americas in 1492

Leonardo da VinciAge 27

1452–1519 · Art

Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath

Niccolò MachiavelliAge 10

1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought

Author of The Prince

Vasco da GamaAge 10

1469–1524 · Exploration

First European to reach India by sea

Nicolaus CopernicusAge 6

1473–1543 · Science & Invention

Heliocentric model of the solar system

MichelangeloAge 4

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture