Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Washington Irving alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Washington Irving were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1783 to 1821.

Napoleon was 13 when Washington Irving was born.

Washington Irving was 38 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

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat

Born 3 April 1783 · died 28 November 1859, aged 76

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