Who Was Alive

Were William Blake and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

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

William Blake was 51 when Charles Darwin was born.

Charles Darwin was 18 when William Blake died, aged 69.

William Blake

English poet and artist

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

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

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

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. William Blake
  3. Napoleon
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Vladimir Lenin
  8. Albert Einstein
William Blake 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.