Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1809 to 1844.

Joseph Smith was 3 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 35 when Joseph Smith died, aged 38.

Joseph Smith

American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

Born 23 December 1805 · died 27 June 1844, aged 38

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Joseph Smith
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln 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.