Who Was Alive

Were James Cook and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. James Cook and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1769 to 1779.

James Cook was 40 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 9 when James Cook died, aged 50.

James Cook

British explorer, cartographer and naval officer

Born 27 October 1728 · died 14 February 1779, aged 50

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. James Cook
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
James Cook and Napoleon 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.