Martin Luther · Luís de Camões Were Martin Luther and Luís de Camões alive at the same time? Yes. Martin Luther and Luís de Camões were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1524–1525 to 1546. Martin Luther was 41 when Luís de Camões was born.Luís de Camões was 21 when Martin Luther died, aged 62. Martin LutherGerman priest and theologianBorn 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62Luís de Camões16th-century Portuguese poetBorn 1524–1525 · died 10 June 1580, aged 55 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciNiccolò MachiavelliNicolaus CopernicusMichelangeloMartin LutherLuís de CamõesMiguel de CervantesGalileo GalileiWilliam Shakespeare Martin Luther and Luís de Camões 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.