Who Was Alive

Were Molière and Isaac Newton alive at the same time?

Yes. Molière and Isaac Newton were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1642 to 1673.

Molière was 20 when Isaac Newton was born.

Isaac Newton was 30 when Molière died, aged 51.

Molière

French playwright and actor

Born 15 January 1622 · died 17 February 1673, aged 51

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. Rembrandt
  4. Molière
  5. John Locke
  6. Isaac Newton
  7. Johann Sebastian Bach
  8. Voltaire
  9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  10. Immanuel Kant
Molière and Isaac Newton 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.