Who Was Alive

Were Honoré de Balzac and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Honoré de Balzac and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1809 to 1850.

Honoré de Balzac was 9 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 41 when Honoré de Balzac died, aged 51.

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright

Born 20 May 1799 · died 18 August 1850, aged 51

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Honoré de Balzac
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Honoré de Balzac and Abraham Lincoln 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.