Who Was Alive

Were John Locke and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. John Locke and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1694 to 1704.

John Locke was 62 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was 9 when John Locke died, aged 72.

John Locke

English philosopher and physician

Born 29 August 1632 (Julian calendar) · died 28 October 1704 (Julian calendar), aged 72

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

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

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. John Locke
  4. Isaac Newton
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. George Washington
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. Napoleon
John Locke 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.