Who Was Alive

Were Robert Walpole and Johann Sebastian Bach alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert Walpole and Johann Sebastian Bach were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1685 to 1745.

Robert Walpole was 8 when Johann Sebastian Bach was born.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 59 when Robert Walpole died, aged 68.

Robert Walpole

British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford

Born 26 August 1676 (Julian calendar) · died 18 March 1745 (Julian calendar), aged 68

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Robert Walpole
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. Voltaire
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Robert Walpole and Johann Sebastian Bach 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.