Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Paine and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Paine and Charles Darwin were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1809 to 1809.

Thomas Paine was 72 when Charles Darwin was born.

Charles Darwin was under a year old when Thomas Paine died, aged 72.

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist

Born 29 January 1737 (Julian calendar) · died 8 June 1809, aged 72

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Paine
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Abraham Lincoln
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
Thomas Paine and Charles Darwin 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.