Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Henry David Thoreau alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Henry David Thoreau were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1817 to 1821.

Napoleon was 47 when Henry David Thoreau was born.

Henry David Thoreau was 3 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

Henry David Thoreau

American essayist, poet, and philosopher

Born 12 July 1817 · died 6 May 1862, aged 44

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Henry David Thoreau
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
Napoleon and Henry David Thoreau 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.