Ludovico Ariosto · Martin Luther Were Ludovico Ariosto and Martin Luther alive at the same time? Yes. Ludovico Ariosto and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1483 to 1533. Ludovico Ariosto was 9 when Martin Luther was born.Martin Luther was 49 when Ludovico Ariosto died, aged 58. Ludovico AriostoItalian poetBorn 8 September 1474 · died 6 July 1533, aged 58Martin LutherGerman priest and theologianBorn 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciNiccolò MachiavelliNicolaus CopernicusLudovico AriostoMichelangeloMartin Luther Ludovico Ariosto 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.