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Who Was Alive in 1487

11 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1487

Christopher Columbus
Christopher ColumbusAge 36
1451–1506 · Exploration
Sailed to the Americas in 1492
 Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 35
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
 Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 18
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 18
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 16
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 14
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 12
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 7
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world
 Raphael
RaphaelAge 4
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master
 Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 4
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
 Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 2
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire

Also Born in 1487

Ismail I
1487–1524 · born July 17
Shah of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1524
Pope Julius III
1487–1555 · born September 10
Head of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555

Sources

  1. 1487 — 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
  10. Raphael — Wikipedia
  11. Martin Luther — Wikipedia
  12. Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
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