Who Was Alive

Were James Monroe and Napoleon alive at the same time?

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

James Monroe was 11 when Napoleon was born.

James Monroe was 63 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

Born 28 April 1758 · died 4 July 1831, 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. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. James Monroe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
James Monroe 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.