Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Adam Mickiewicz alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Adam Mickiewicz were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1798 to 1821.

Napoleon was 29 when Adam Mickiewicz was born.

Adam Mickiewicz was 22 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist

Born 24 December 1798 · died 26 November 1855, aged 56

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Napoleon
  4. Adam Mickiewicz
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
Napoleon and Adam Mickiewicz 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.