Who Was Alive

Were William Wordsworth and Leo Tolstoy alive at the same time?

Yes. William Wordsworth and Leo Tolstoy were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1828 to 1850.

William Wordsworth was 58 when Leo Tolstoy was born.

Leo Tolstoy was 21 when William Wordsworth died, aged 80.

William Wordsworth

English Romantic poet

Born 7 April 1770 · died 23 April 1850, aged 80

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

Born 28 August 1828 (Julian calendar) · died 7 November 1910 (Julian calendar), aged 82

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William Wordsworth and Leo Tolstoy 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.