Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and James K. Polk alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and James K. Polk were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1795 to 1821.

Napoleon was 26 when James K. Polk was born.

James K. Polk was 25 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 K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

Born 2 November 1795 · died 15 June 1849, aged 53

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