Who Was Alive

Were Aristotle and Alexander the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Aristotle and Alexander the Great were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 356 BC to 323 BC.

Aristotle was 27 or 28 when Alexander the Great was born.

Aristotle was 60 or 61 when Alexander the Great died, aged 32.

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Born 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia

Born 20 July 356 BC · died 10 June 323 BC, aged 32

  1. Hippocrates
  2. Diogenes of Sinope
  3. Aristotle
  4. Demosthenes
  5. Chanakya
  6. Alexander the Great
  7. Epicurus
Aristotle and Alexander the Great 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.