Who Was Alive

Were Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon and George Washington were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1732 to 1788.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was 24 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 56 when Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon died, aged 80.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

French natural historian

Born 7 September 1707 · died 15 April 1788, aged 80

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

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

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon 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.