Who Was Alive

Were Benedict XIV and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Benedict XIV and George Washington were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1732 to 1758.

Benedict XIV was 56 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 26 when Benedict XIV died, aged 83.

Benedict XIV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758

Born 31 March 1675 · died 3 May 1758, aged 83

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

Born 22 February 1732 · died 14 December 1799, aged 67

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Benedict XIV
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. George Washington
  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. Napoleon
Benedict XIV and George Washington 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.