Who Was Alive

Were Ludwig van Beethoven and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

Yes. Ludwig van Beethoven and Charles Darwin were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1809 to 1827.

Charles Darwin was 18 when Ludwig van Beethoven died.

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer

Born c. 1770 · died 26 March 1827

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. Napoleon
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
Ludwig van Beethoven and Charles Darwin 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.