Who Was Alive

Were Leonhard Euler and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonhard Euler and George Washington were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1732 to 1783.

Leonhard Euler was 24 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 51 when Leonhard Euler died, aged 76.

Leonhard Euler

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer

Born 15 April 1707 · died 18 September 1783, aged 76

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

Born 22 February 1732 · died 14 December 1799, aged 67

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Leonhard Euler
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Leonhard Euler and George Washington 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.