Who Was Alive

Were David Ricardo and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

Yes. David Ricardo and Charles Darwin were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1809 to 1823.

David Ricardo was 36 when Charles Darwin was born.

Charles Darwin was 14 when David Ricardo died, aged 51.

David Ricardo

British banker, classical economist and politician

Born 18 April 1772 · died 11 September 1823, aged 51

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. David Ricardo
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
David Ricardo and Charles Darwin 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.