Who Was Alive

Were Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli alive at the same time?

Yes. Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1484 to 1531.

Martin Luther was under a year old when Huldrych Zwingli was born.

Both were 47 when Huldrych Zwingli died.

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

Huldrych Zwingli

Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder

Born 1 January 1484 · died 11 October 1531, aged 47

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