Who Was Alive

Were Samuel Johnson and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Samuel Johnson and George Washington were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1732 to 1784.

Samuel Johnson was 22 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 52 when Samuel Johnson died, aged 75.

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer

Born 18 September 1709 · died 13 December 1784, aged 75

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

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

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