Who Was Alive

Were Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great were alive at the same time, from 356 BC to 323 BC.

Diogenes of Sinope

4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher

Born c. 400 BC · died c. 323 BC

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. Aristophanes
  3. Diogenes of Sinope
  4. Aristotle
  5. Demosthenes
  6. Chanakya
  7. Alexander the Great
  8. Epicurus
Diogenes of Sinope 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.