Who Was Alive

Were Edward Jenner and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Edward Jenner and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

Edward Jenner was 20 when Napoleon was born.

Edward Jenner was 71 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination

Born 17 May 1749 · died 26 January 1823, aged 73

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Edward Jenner
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
Edward Jenner and Napoleon 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.