Who Was Alive

Were Denis Diderot and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Denis Diderot and George Washington were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1732 to 1784.

Denis Diderot was 18 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 52 when Denis Diderot died, aged 70.

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist

Born 5 October 1713 · died 31 July 1784, aged 70

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

Born 22 February 1732 · died 14 December 1799, aged 67

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Denis Diderot
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Denis Diderot and George Washington 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.