Who Was Alive

Were Henry David Thoreau and Leo Tolstoy alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry David Thoreau and Leo Tolstoy were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1828 to 1862.

Henry David Thoreau was 11 when Leo Tolstoy was born.

Leo Tolstoy was 33 when Henry David Thoreau died, aged 44.

Henry David Thoreau

American essayist, poet, and philosopher

Born 12 July 1817 · died 6 May 1862, aged 44

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

Born 28 August 1828 (Julian calendar) · died 7 November 1910 (Julian calendar), aged 82

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Charles Darwin
  4. Henry David Thoreau
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
  9. Adolf Hitler
Henry David Thoreau and Leo Tolstoy 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.