Who Was Alive

Were Nicholas I of Russia and Leo Tolstoy alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicholas I of Russia and Leo Tolstoy were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1828 to 1855.

Nicholas I of Russia was 32 when Leo Tolstoy was born.

Leo Tolstoy was 26 when Nicholas I of Russia died, aged 58.

Nicholas I of Russia

The 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855

Born 25 June 1796 (Julian calendar) · died 18 February 1855 (Julian calendar), aged 58

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

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

  1. Napoleon
  2. Nicholas I of Russia
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
  9. Adolf Hitler
Nicholas I of Russia 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.