Who Was Alive

Were William Blake and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. William Blake and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1809 to 1827.

William Blake was 51 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 18 when William Blake died, aged 69.

William Blake

English poet and artist

Born 28 November 1757 · died 12 August 1827, aged 69

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. William Blake
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
William Blake and Abraham Lincoln 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.