Who Was Alive

Were Robert Walpole and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert Walpole and George Washington were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1732 to 1745.

Robert Walpole was 55 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 13 when Robert Walpole died, aged 68.

Robert Walpole

British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford

Born 26 August 1676 (Julian calendar) · died 18 March 1745 (Julian calendar), aged 68

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

Born 22 February 1732 · died 14 December 1799, aged 67

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Robert Walpole
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. Voltaire
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. Ludwig van Beethoven
  10. Napoleon
Robert Walpole and George Washington 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.