Who Was Alive

Were Jean Le Rond d'Alembert and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Jean Le Rond d'Alembert and George Washington were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1732 to 1783.

Jean Le Rond d'Alembert was 14 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 51 when Jean Le Rond d'Alembert died, aged 65.

Jean Le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist

Born 16 November 1717 · died 29 October 1783, aged 65

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 Le Rond d'Alembert
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert 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.