Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and David Ricardo alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and David Ricardo were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1772 to 1821.

Napoleon was 2 when David Ricardo was born.

David Ricardo was 49 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

David Ricardo

British banker, classical economist and politician

Born 18 April 1772 · died 11 September 1823, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Napoleon
  4. David Ricardo
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
Napoleon and David Ricardo 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.