Who Was Alive

Were Ludwig van Beethoven and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Ludwig van Beethoven and Napoleon were alive at the same time, from c. 1770 to 1821.

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer

Born c. 1770 · died 26 March 1827

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. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Ludwig van Beethoven
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
Ludwig van Beethoven 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.