Who Was Alive

Were Voltaire and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart alive at the same time?

Yes. Voltaire and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1756 to 1778.

Voltaire was 61 when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 22 when Voltaire died, aged 83.

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

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

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period

Born 27 January 1756 · died 5 December 1791, aged 35

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Voltaire
  3. George Washington
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Ludwig van Beethoven
  7. Napoleon
Voltaire and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 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.