Who Was Alive

Were Isaac Newton and Daniel Defoe alive at the same time?

Yes. Isaac Newton and Daniel Defoe were alive at the same time, from 1659–1662 to 1727.

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

Daniel Defoe

English trader, writer, and journalist

Born 1659–1662 · died 24 April 1731

  1. René Descartes
  2. Isaac Newton
  3. Daniel Defoe
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Voltaire
  6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. Immanuel Kant
Isaac Newton and Daniel Defoe 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.