Georges Bizet · Mahatma Gandhi Were Georges Bizet and Mahatma Gandhi alive at the same time? Yes. Georges Bizet and Mahatma Gandhi were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1869 to 1875. Georges Bizet was 30 when Mahatma Gandhi was born.Mahatma Gandhi was 5 when Georges Bizet died, aged 36. Georges BizetFrench composerBorn 25 October 1838 · died 3 June 1875, aged 36Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activistBorn 2 October 1869 · died 30 January 1948, aged 78 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxLeo TolstoyGeorges BizetMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald Trump Georges Bizet and Mahatma Gandhi 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.