Who Was Alive

Were Charles I of England and Isaac Newton alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles I of England and Isaac Newton were alive at the same time for 6 years, from 1642 to 1649.

Charles I of England was 42 when Isaac Newton was born.

Isaac Newton was 6 when Charles I of England died, aged 48.

Charles I of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

Born 19 November 1600 (Julian calendar) · died 30 January 1649 (Julian calendar), aged 48

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. René Descartes
  5. Charles I of England
  6. Isaac Newton
  7. Johann Sebastian Bach
  8. Voltaire
  9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  10. Immanuel Kant
Charles I of England and Isaac Newton 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.