Who Was Alive

Were Jean de La Fontaine and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Jean de La Fontaine and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1694 to 1695.

Jean de La Fontaine was 73 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was under a year old when Jean de La Fontaine died, aged 73.

Jean de La Fontaine

French poet, fabulist and writer

Born 8 July 1621 · died 13 April 1695, aged 73

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

Born 21 November 1694 · died 30 May 1778, aged 83

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. Jean de La Fontaine
  4. Isaac Newton
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. George Washington
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. Napoleon
Jean de La Fontaine and Voltaire 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.