Who Was Alive

Were James Watt and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. James Watt and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1769 to 1819.

James Watt was 33 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 50 when James Watt died, aged 83.

James Watt

British engineer

Born 19 January 1736 · died 25 August 1819, aged 83

Napoleon

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

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

  1. George Washington
  2. James Watt
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
James Watt 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.