Who Was Alive

Were James K. Polk and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. James K. Polk and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1809 to 1849.

James K. Polk was 13 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 40 when James K. Polk died, aged 53.

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

Born 2 November 1795 · died 15 June 1849, aged 53

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. James K. Polk
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
James K. Polk 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.