in 1451
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
Christopher Columbus has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1451 in Genoa, Italy.
Born
in 1451
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: May 30, 1506
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Genoa, Italy
- Professions
- inventor, explorer, sailor, seafarer, traveler
- Citizenship
- Republic of Genoa
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 1451 (Spanish Biographical Dictionary; LIBRIS; Project Runeberg; National Library of Wales archives and manuscripts catalogue) or in 1451 (Encyclopædia Britannica Online) or in 1451 (emp-web-84.zetcom.ch) or in 1450 (BnF authorities; Catálogo de autoridades BNMM) or November 9, 1451 (SNAC) or September 10, 1451 (Find a Grave).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
in 1451
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: emp-web-84.zetcom.ch
in 1450
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: BnF authorities
- Source: Catálogo de autoridades BNMM
November 9, 1451
Precision: day · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Source: SNAC
September 10, 1451
Precision: day · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Source: Find a Grave
More about Christopher Columbus
- Birth name
- Cristoforo Colombo
Family
- Spouse
- Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
- Child
- Hernando Colón
- Spouse
- Beatriz Enríquez de Arana
- Sibling
- Bartholomew Columbus
- Child
- Diego Columbus
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Spanish Biographical Dictionary
- LIBRIS
- Project Runeberg
- National Library of Wales archives and manuscripts catalogue
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy.
What was Christopher Columbus’s name at birth?
Christopher Columbus’s recorded birth name is Cristoforo Colombo.