Who Was Alive

Were Niccolò Paganini and Leo Tolstoy alive at the same time?

Yes. Niccolò Paganini and Leo Tolstoy were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1828 to 1840.

Niccolò Paganini was 45 when Leo Tolstoy was born.

Leo Tolstoy was 11 when Niccolò Paganini died, aged 57.

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer

Born 27 October 1782 · died 27 May 1840, aged 57

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

Born 28 August 1828 (Julian calendar) · died 7 November 1910 (Julian calendar), aged 82

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  4. Charles Darwin
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Niccolò Paganini and Leo Tolstoy 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.