Who Was Alive

Were David Hume and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. David Hume and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1769 to 1776.

David Hume was 58 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 7 when David Hume died, aged 65.

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

Born 26 April 1711 (Julian calendar) · died 25 August 1776, aged 65

Napoleon

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

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

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. David Hume
  3. George Washington
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
David Hume 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.