Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Haydn and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Haydn and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1769 to 1809.

Joseph Haydn was 37 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 39 when Joseph Haydn died, aged 77.

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer

Born 31 March 1732 · died 31 May 1809, aged 77

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Joseph Haydn
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
Joseph Haydn and Napoleon 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.