Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1483 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 31 or 32 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 22 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.