Who Was Alive

Were Martin Luther and Akbar alive at the same time?

Yes. Martin Luther and Akbar were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1542 to 1546.

Martin Luther was 58 when Akbar was born.

Akbar was 3 when Martin Luther died, aged 62.

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

Akbar

The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

Born 15 October 1542 · died 15 October 1605, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Akbar
  8. Galileo Galilei
  9. William Shakespeare
  10. René Descartes
Martin Luther and Akbar 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.