Who Was Alive

Were John Dalton and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. John Dalton and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

John Dalton was 2 when Napoleon was born.

John Dalton was 54 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

John Dalton

British chemist and mathematician

Born 6 September 1766 · died 27 July 1844, aged 77

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. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. John Dalton
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
John Dalton 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.