Who Was Alive

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

Yes. William IV and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1809 to 1837.

William IV was 43 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 28 when William IV died, aged 71.

William IV

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

Born 21 August 1765 · died 20 June 1837, aged 71

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 IV
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
William IV 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.