Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Paine and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Paine and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1769 to 1809.

Thomas Paine was 32 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 39 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

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

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