Who Was Alive

Were Humphry Davy and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Humphry Davy and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1809 to 1829.

Humphry Davy was 30 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 20 when Humphry Davy died, aged 50.

Humphry Davy

British chemist

Born 17 December 1778 · died 29 May 1829, aged 50

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Humphry Davy
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Humphry Davy and Abraham Lincoln 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.