Jan Hus · Johannes Gutenberg Were Jan Hus and Johannes Gutenberg alive at the same time? Yes. Jan Hus and Johannes Gutenberg were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1415. Jan HusCzech theologian, philosopher and preacherBorn 1370–1379 · died 6 July 1415Johannes GutenbergGerman inventor and craftsmanBorn 1393–1406 · died 1468 HafezIbn KhaldunGeoffrey ChaucerJan HusZheng HeJohannes GutenbergJoan of ArcChristopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciErasmus Jan Hus and Johannes Gutenberg 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.