Who Was Alive

Were Martin Luther and Ivan the Terrible alive at the same time?

Yes. Martin Luther and Ivan the Terrible were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1530 to 1546.

Martin Luther was 46 when Ivan the Terrible was born.

Ivan the Terrible was 15 when Martin Luther died, aged 62.

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

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

Ivan the Terrible

Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584

Born 25 August 1530 · died 18 March 1584 (Julian calendar), aged 53

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