Who Was Alive

Were Abraham Lincoln and Alexander II of Russia alive at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Alexander II of Russia were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1818 to 1865.

Abraham Lincoln was 9 when Alexander II of Russia was born.

Alexander II of Russia was 46 when Abraham Lincoln died, aged 56.

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

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

Alexander II of Russia

The 12th Emperor of Russia

Born 17 April 1818 (Julian calendar) · died 1 March 1881 (Julian calendar), aged 62

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Alexander II of Russia
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
Abraham Lincoln and Alexander II of Russia 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.