Martin Luther · Anne Boleyn Were Martin Luther and Anne Boleyn alive at the same time? Yes. Martin Luther and Anne Boleyn were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1501 to 1536. Martin Luther was 17 when Anne Boleyn was born.Martin Luther was 52 when Anne Boleyn died, aged 35. Martin LutherGerman priest and theologianBorn 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62Anne BoleynSecond wife of Henry VIII of EnglandBorn 5 May 1501 · died 19 May 1536, aged 35 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciNiccolò MachiavelliNicolaus CopernicusMichelangeloMartin LutherAnne Boleyn Martin Luther and Anne Boleyn 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.