Who Was Alive

Were Michael Faraday and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Faraday and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1809 to 1865.

Michael Faraday was 17 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Michael Faraday was 73 when Abraham Lincoln died, aged 56.

Michael Faraday

British scientist

Born 22 September 1791 · died 25 August 1867, aged 75

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Michael Faraday
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Michael Faraday and Abraham Lincoln 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.