Who Was Alive

Were Johann Sebastian Bach and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Johann Sebastian Bach and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1694 to 1750.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 9 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was 55 when Johann Sebastian Bach died, aged 65.

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

Born 21 November 1694 · died 30 May 1778, aged 83

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Voltaire
  4. Immanuel Kant
  5. George Washington
  6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8. Napoleon
Johann Sebastian Bach and Voltaire 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.