Who Was Alive

Were John Dryden and Johann Sebastian Bach alive at the same time?

Yes. John Dryden and Johann Sebastian Bach were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1685 to 1700.

John Dryden was 53 when Johann Sebastian Bach was born.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 15 when John Dryden died, aged 68.

John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright

Born 9 August 1631 (Julian calendar) · died 1 May 1700 (Julian calendar), aged 68

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

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

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. John Dryden
  4. Isaac Newton
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. Immanuel Kant
  8. George Washington
  9. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John Dryden and Johann Sebastian Bach 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.