Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Paine and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Paine and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1809 to 1809.

Thomas Paine was 72 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was under a year old when Thomas Paine died, aged 72.

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist

Born 29 January 1737 (Julian calendar) · died 8 June 1809, aged 72

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

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