Who Was Alive

Were George Frideric Handel and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. George Frideric Handel and George Washington were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1732 to 1759.

George Frideric Handel was 46 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 27 when George Frideric Handel died, aged 74.

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer

Born 23 February 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 14 April 1759, aged 74

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

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

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