Leonardo da Vinci · Martin Luther Were Leonardo da Vinci and Martin Luther alive at the same time? Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1483 to 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was 31 when Martin Luther was born.Martin Luther was 35 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67. Leonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymathBorn 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67Martin LutherGerman priest and theologianBorn 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciNiccolò MachiavelliNicolaus CopernicusMichelangeloMartin Luther Leonardo da Vinci 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.