Who Was Alive

Were Robert Walpole and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert Walpole and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1694 to 1745.

Robert Walpole was 18 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was 50 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

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

Born 21 November 1694 · died 30 May 1778, aged 83

  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. Napoleon
Robert Walpole and Voltaire 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.