Martin Luther · Hernán Cortés Were Martin Luther and Hernán Cortés alive at the same time? Yes. Martin Luther and Hernán Cortés were alive at the same time for 60 or 61 years, from 1485 to 1546. Martin Luther was 1 or 2 when Hernán Cortés was born.Hernán Cortés was 60 or 61 when Martin Luther died, aged 62. Martin LutherGerman priest and theologianBorn 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62Hernán CortésSpanish conquistadorBorn 1485 · died 2 December 1547, aged 61 or 62 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciNiccolò MachiavelliNicolaus CopernicusMichelangeloMartin LutherHernán Cortés Martin Luther and Hernán Cortés 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.