Who Was Alive

Were Jean-Jacques Rousseau and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and George Washington were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1732 to 1778.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was 19 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 46 when Jean-Jacques Rousseau died, aged 66.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer

Born 28 June 1712 · died 2 July 1778, aged 66

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. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 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.