Who Was Alive

Were Adam Mickiewicz and Leo Tolstoy alive at the same time?

Yes. Adam Mickiewicz and Leo Tolstoy were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1828 to 1855.

Adam Mickiewicz was 29 when Leo Tolstoy was born.

Leo Tolstoy was 27 when Adam Mickiewicz died, aged 56.

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist

Born 24 December 1798 · died 26 November 1855, aged 56

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

Born 28 August 1828 (Julian calendar) · died 7 November 1910 (Julian calendar), aged 82

  1. Napoleon
  2. Adam Mickiewicz
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
  9. Adolf Hitler
Adam Mickiewicz and Leo Tolstoy 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.