Who Was Alive

Were David Ricardo and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. David Ricardo and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1809 to 1823.

David Ricardo was 36 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 14 when David Ricardo died, aged 51.

David Ricardo

British banker, classical economist and politician

Born 18 April 1772 · died 11 September 1823, aged 51

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. David Ricardo
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
David Ricardo and Abraham Lincoln 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.