Who Was Alive

Were John Dalton and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. John Dalton and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1809 to 1844.

John Dalton was 42 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 35 when John Dalton died, aged 77.

John Dalton

British chemist and mathematician

Born 6 September 1766 · died 27 July 1844, aged 77

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. John Dalton
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
John Dalton 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.