Who Was Alive

Were Guru Nanak and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Guru Nanak and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1483 to 1539.

Guru Nanak was 14 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 55 when Guru Nanak died, aged 70.

Guru Nanak

First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism

Born 15 April 1469 · died 22 September 1539, aged 70

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Guru Nanak
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Guru Nanak 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.