Who Was Alive

Were Benjamin Franklin and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1732 to 1790.

Benjamin Franklin was 26 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 58 when Benjamin Franklin died, aged 84.

Benjamin Franklin

American polymath and statesman

Born 17 January 1706 · died 17 April 1790, aged 84

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

Born 22 February 1732 · died 14 December 1799, aged 67

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Benjamin Franklin
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Benjamin Franklin and George Washington 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.