Charles Darwin · Bernhard Riemann Were Charles Darwin and Bernhard Riemann alive at the same time? Yes. Charles Darwin and Bernhard Riemann were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1826 to 1866. Charles Darwin was 17 when Bernhard Riemann was born.Charles Darwin was 57 when Bernhard Riemann died, aged 39. Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologistBorn 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematicianBorn 17 September 1826 · died 20 July 1866, aged 39 Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNapoleonCharles DarwinAbraham LincolnKarl MarxBernhard RiemannLeo TolstoyVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Charles Darwin and Bernhard Riemann 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.