Who Was Alive

Were Martin Luther and François Rabelais alive at the same time?

Yes. Martin Luther and François Rabelais were alive at the same time for 51 or 52 years, from 1494 to 1546.

Martin Luther was 10 or 11 when François Rabelais was born.

François Rabelais was 51 or 52 when Martin Luther died, aged 62.

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

François Rabelais

16th-century French writer and humanist

Born 1494 · died 9 April 1553, aged 58 or 59

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. François Rabelais
  8. Miguel de Cervantes
Martin Luther and François Rabelais 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.