Who Was Alive in 1480

7 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1480

Christopher ColumbusAge 29

1451–1506 · Exploration

Sailed to the Americas in 1492

Leonardo da VinciAge 28

1452–1519 · Art

Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath

Niccolò MachiavelliAge 11

1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought

Author of The Prince

Vasco da GamaAge 11

1469–1524 · Exploration

First European to reach India by sea

Nicolaus CopernicusAge 7

1473–1543 · Science & Invention

Heliocentric model of the solar system

MichelangeloAge 5

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Ferdinand MagellanAge 0

1480–1521 · Exploration

First circumnavigation of Earth