Who Was Alive

Were Anne of Great Britain and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Anne of Great Britain and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1694 to 1714.

Anne of Great Britain was 29 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was 19 when Anne of Great Britain died, aged 49.

Anne of Great Britain

Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714

Born 1665 (Julian calendar) · died 1714 (Julian calendar), aged 49

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

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

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  2. Isaac Newton
  3. Anne of Great Britain
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Voltaire
  6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. George Washington
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. Napoleon
Anne of Great Britain 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.