Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and James Buchanan alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and James Buchanan were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1791 to 1821.

Napoleon was 21 when James Buchanan was born.

James Buchanan was 30 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

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

Born 23 April 1791 · died 1 June 1868, aged 77

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