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Who Was Alive in 1481

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1481

Christopher Columbus
Christopher ColumbusAge 30
1451–1506 · Exploration
Sailed to the Americas in 1492
 Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 29
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
 Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 12
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 12
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 10
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 8
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 6
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 1
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world

Sources

  1. 1481 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Christopher Columbus — Wikipedia
  3. Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
  5. Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
  6. Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
  7. Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
  8. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  9. Ferdinand Magellan — Wikipedia
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