Who Was Alive

Were Alexander Pope and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander Pope and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1694 to 1744.

Alexander Pope was 6 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was 49 when Alexander Pope died, aged 56.

Alexander Pope

English poet

Born 21 May 1688 (Julian calendar) · died 30 May 1744 (Julian calendar), aged 56

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

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

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Alexander Pope
  4. Voltaire
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. Napoleon
Alexander Pope and Voltaire 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.