Who Was Alive

Were Alexander Hamilton and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander Hamilton and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1769 to 1804.

Alexander Hamilton was 12 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 34 when Alexander Hamilton died, aged 47.

Alexander Hamilton

American Founding Father and statesman

Born 11 January 1757 · died 12 July 1804, aged 47

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. Alexander Hamilton
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
Alexander Hamilton and Napoleon 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.