Who Was Alive

Were Abraham Lincoln and José Martí alive at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and José Martí were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1853 to 1865.

Abraham Lincoln was 43 when José Martí was born.

José Martí was 12 when Abraham Lincoln died, aged 56.

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist

Born 28 January 1853 · died 19 May 1895, aged 42

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. José Martí
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
  10. Adolf Hitler
Abraham Lincoln and José Martí 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.