Who Was Alive

Were George Washington and Charles-Augustin de Coulomb alive at the same time?

Yes. George Washington and Charles-Augustin de Coulomb were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1736 to 1799.

George Washington was 4 when Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was born.

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was 63 when George Washington died, aged 67.

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

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

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

French physicist

Born 14 June 1736 · died 23 August 1806, aged 70

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George Washington and Charles-Augustin de Coulomb 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.