Who Was Alive

Were George Washington and Ludwig van Beethoven alive at the same time?

Yes. George Washington and Ludwig van Beethoven were alive at the same time, from c. 1770 to 1799.

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

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

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer

Born c. 1770 · died 26 March 1827

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
George Washington and Ludwig van Beethoven 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.