Who Was Alive

Were Leo X and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Leo X and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1483 to 1521.

Leo X was 7 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 38 when Leo X died, aged 45.

Leo X

Pope from 1513 to 1521

Born 11 December 1475 · died 1 December 1521, aged 45

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. Leo X
  7. Martin Luther
Leo X 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.