Who Was Alive

Were Matsuo Bashō and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Matsuo Bashō and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1694 to 1694.

Matsuo Bashō was 49 or 50 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was under a year old when Matsuo Bashō died, aged 49 or 50.

Matsuo Bashō

Japanese poet

Born 1644 · died 28 November 1694, aged 49 or 50

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

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

  1. René Descartes
  2. Molière
  3. Isaac Newton
  4. Matsuo Bashō
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. George Washington
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. Napoleon
Matsuo Bashō 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.