Who Was Alive

Were William Blake and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. William Blake and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

William Blake was 11 when Napoleon was born.

William Blake was 63 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

William Blake

English poet and artist

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

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

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