Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Smith and Leo Tolstoy alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Smith and Leo Tolstoy were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1828 to 1844.

Joseph Smith was 22 when Leo Tolstoy was born.

Leo Tolstoy was 15 when Joseph Smith died, aged 38.

Joseph Smith

American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

Born 23 December 1805 · died 27 June 1844, aged 38

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

Born 28 August 1828 (Julian calendar) · died 7 November 1910 (Julian calendar), aged 82

  1. Napoleon
  2. Joseph Smith
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
  9. Adolf Hitler
Joseph Smith and Leo Tolstoy 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.