Raphael · Martin Luther Were Raphael and Martin Luther alive at the same time? Yes. Raphael and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1483 to 1520. Raphael was under a year old when Martin Luther was born.Martin Luther was 36 when Raphael died, aged 37. RaphaelItalian painter and architectBorn 1483 · died 6–7 April 1520, aged 37Martin LutherGerman priest and theologianBorn 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciNiccolò MachiavelliNicolaus CopernicusMichelangeloRaphaelMartin Luther Raphael 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.