Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Hector Berlioz alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Hector Berlioz were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1803 to 1821.

Napoleon was 34 when Hector Berlioz was born.

Hector Berlioz was 17 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

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor

Born 11 December 1803 · died 8 March 1869, aged 65

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