Who Was Alive

Were Martin Luther and Pieter Brueghel the Elder alive at the same time?

Yes. Martin Luther and Pieter Brueghel the Elder were alive at the same time, from c. 1525 to 1546.

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

Flemish painter

Born c. 1525 · died 9 September 1569

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Pieter Brueghel the Elder
  8. Miguel de Cervantes
  9. Galileo Galilei
  10. William Shakespeare
Martin Luther and Pieter Brueghel the Elder 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.