Who Was Alive

Were Niccolò Machiavelli and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Niccolò Machiavelli and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1483 to 1527.

Niccolò Machiavelli was 14 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 43 when Niccolò Machiavelli died, aged 58.

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist

Born 3 May 1469 · died 21 June 1527, aged 58

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
Niccolò Machiavelli 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.